The best Dutch tomato varieties for growing yourself
Tomatoes brought to Europe by the discoverers of America; at first, tomatoes were grown as ornamental plants. This was especially true for European countries with temperate climates. Due to lack of heat and sun, the tomatoes simply did not have time to ripen.
After tomatoes began to be grown through seedlings, and their green fruits learned to ripen, they became one of the most favorite vegetables on the table of the inhabitants of the Eurasian continent. Holland is one of the world leaders in breeding tomatoes and the production of their seeds. Let's try to find out which Dutch varieties of tomatoes can be grown in a personal plot.
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Early Dutch tomatoes
Seeds of early varieties of tomatoes attract all gardeners because thanks to them, they can produce a harvest in an average of 100 days from the moment of friendly shoots appearing. Early varieties selected by Dutch scientists include:
- Bobcat F1
- Tarpan F1
- President II F1
- Crystal F1
- Big Beef F1
Variety Big Beef F1
This variety belongs to very large-fruited, so-called beef tomatoes or beefsteak varieties of tomatoes. Like all varieties of this group, the fruits are large, weighing at least 200 grams; tomatoes weighing 350 grams are not uncommon. Round shape, mature color tomatoes - red, very bright. Tomatoes have excellent taste and salad purpose.Ripening begins already on the hundredth day after mass germination of seeds.
Important! In order for the fruits to show their varietal characteristics, this variety must be grown in one stem and constantly be planted. The Big Beef F1 variety is grown in open ground on a trellis. The variety is also suitable for greenhouses. The advantage of this variety is its good tolerance to diseases:
- tobacco mosaic
- stem cancer
- fusarium wilt
- nematode
- gray spot
Also, the advantage of the fruit is the increased content of dry matter and the predominance of pulp over the volume of seed nests. If on one square. Do not place more than 2-3 plants per meter, then from one bush you can collect about 5 kg of tomatoes. The disadvantages include the need to install high, more than 2 m trellises.
If the shoots are not fastened to the trellis in time, they may break under the weight of the fruit. Despite the fact that many gardeners strive to grow the earliest varieties, most of the plot area is usually allocated to varieties with an average ripening period.
Medium Dutch tomato varieties
Medium-ripening tomatoes are most often universal varieties. They are good both fresh and for home canning. Among the medium-ripening tomatoes of the Dutch selection, the following should be noted:
- Organza F1
- Dundee F1
- Picolino F1
- Torbay F1
- Bomax F1
- Yaki F1
Variety Organza F1
These tomatoes are characterized by unlimited shoot growth. The fruits are oval with an obovate shape. During the initial period of ripening, the fruits of the variety are light green in color, and when fully ripe they are bright orange. The weight of the fruit is 45 - 50 g, the number of seed nests does not exceed three. The taste is excellent; the fruits have a high content of sugar and dry matter.
The purpose is universal. Very suitable for preservation in its entirety. The advantage of the variety is its productivity; from one square meter you can harvest 21 kg of Organza F1 tomatoes. The variety is tolerant of unfavorable weather and most diseases tomatoes.
Variety Torbay F1
The tomato has pink fruits and excellent taste. It is not inferior in taste to the proven variety Bull's Heart. A variety for open ground and temporary film shelters. The fruits are large, average weight 200.0 g. There is no green spot on the peduncle. The shape is round, with pronounced ribbing, slightly flattened.
When broken, the pulp is sugary. The dense structure of the pulp makes it possible to transport the fruits of this variety over considerable distances without loss of quality and presentation.
It is resistant to fruit cracking. Despite the limited growth, the bushes are no higher than 0.8-0.9 m; when grown, the variety requires tying and shaping. The best way to grow is in two stems. Productivity is good. When placing up to three bushes per square meter. meter bushes are simply sprinkled with pink fruits.
Variety Bomax F1
Tall variety of unlimited growth. The fruits are large, weighing 210 - 220 grams, the color of unripe fruits is green, ripe ones are red. The skin is shiny, glossy. Grown in open ground with the obligatory formation of the bush and fruit clusters. It is most convenient to grow into one or two shoots, and form the brush into four ovaries.
It withstands transportation very well and is stored fresh without loss of quality for up to 4-5 weeks. Despite the fact that many medium-sized varieties can produce a medium-late harvest, up to 5-10% of the area allocated for tomatoes can be planted with late varieties.
Late Dutch tomatoes
One of the well-known varieties with extended late fruiting is the Dutch variety Super Roma VF. These tomatoes begin to ripen four months after the bulk of the shoots appear. When ripe, the fruits have green stripes; when fully ripe, they become a uniform red color.
The shape is elongated plums, sometimes with a small spout. Average weight - up to 90.0 g. Bushes of limited growth up to 0.6 m in height. The variety has extended fruiting, is very productive, yields up to 15 kg per square meter. m. You can pick them in an unripe state, the tomatoes are well stored and ripen.
Variety Resistant to major tomato diseases. Despite the fact that most Dutch varieties are of hybrid origin, this does not detract from their merits. In the process of working on new hybrids, breeders conduct targeted pollination of one tomato variety with another. The result of such pollination is first-generation hybrids, which are superior in quality to the parent forms.
All of the above varieties have been tested and approved for cultivation. Very often, high germination and good yield are ensured by pre-sale processing of Dutch seeds using special technology, rather than the use of genetic modification methods.
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