Not a single summer cottage is complete without growing tomatoes. What are the best varieties of tomatoes for cultivation in the Kharkov and Lugansk regions, as well as for the Donbass.
Tomato varieties for the Donetsk region
Tomato varieties that are most suitable for growing in the Donetsk region:
- Midas
The variety belongs to the mid-early ripening period of tomatoes. It is considered one of the best tomatoes for growing outdoors. Tomatoes are a rich orange hue, pepper-shaped. The weight of one ripe fruit can reach 150 grams. Vegetables are distinguished by high taste qualities.Suitable for fresh consumption and canning. Very productive, you can harvest more than 4 kg of ripe vegetables from one bush.
- Alpatieva
Tomatoes are early ripening varieties. The yield is stable; from a bush you can harvest from 3 to 6 kg of ripe vegetables. The oval-shaped fruits are suitable for pickling as a whole and for making juices, sauces and lecho. The bushes are determinate, the height of the main stem does not exceed 65 cm.
- Waterfall
Tomatoes of this variety are classified as mid-season cherry tomatoes. The fruits are small, the weight of the vegetable does not exceed 80 grams. The skin is smooth, glossy, without ribbing. The shape of the vegetable is oval, the shade of the pulp is red. Suitable for fresh consumption and for making salads. From one adult plant you can harvest from 4 kg of vegetables.
- Kostroma
The hybrid of the nightshade culture Kostroma is classified as mid-season. The fruits reach a weight of up to 140 grams. The skin is smooth, without ribbing. The first red fruits begin to appear on the 105th day after planting the seedlings in open ground. It is a high-yielding hybrid; the plant also requires constant care. The main advantage of the hybrid is its resistance to most diseases of nightshade crops.
- Wonder of the world
Another productive variety of tomatoes, which is suitable not only for growing in the Donetsk region, but also in Zaporozhye. The variety is tall, the height of the main stem can exceed 3 meters. From 40 to 60 small tomatoes can form on each plant cyst. The weight of one tomato does not exceed 80 grams. The maximum yield that can be harvested from one plant is 6 kg. The fruit is yellow in color and resembles small lemons in shape. Tomatoes are good for pickling.
Early varieties of tomatoes for the Kharkov region
What tomatoes are suitable for growing if the planting location is Kharkov region? The most popular tomato hybrids for cultivation in the Kharkov region:
- brindle
Hybrid with mid-early ripening vegetables. It is classified as low-growing, the plant does not exceed 130 cm in height. The skin is smooth, slightly ribbed near the stalk. Unusual shade of fruit. The tomatoes themselves are red with yellow stripes. High taste, ideal for preparing fresh salads.
Fruiting begins on the 113th day after the appearance of the first shoots and continues until the beginning of September. It is necessary to tie the bushes to a vertical support. Stable yield throughout the entire fruiting period.
- Black Prince
Another tomato with an unusual vegetable color. The color of ripe fruits is black with a rich crimson-red tint. The hybrid is mid-season, the fruiting period begins 100 days after the appearance of the first sprouts. The pulp is quite dense, very sweet, without any sour taste. Ideal not only for consumption as a whole immediately after picking fresh from the garden, but also for decorating various salads.
Unripe fruits near the stalk are dark green; as they ripen, they acquire a dark purple hue. The average fruit weight ranges from 140 to 200 grams. Maximum weight – 450 g. The very first inflorescence of this variety is formed on 7 or 9 leaves.
- Semko-98
Nightshade crop with mid-early ripening tomato. Ripe vegetables are oval in shape and are classified as cherry. The weight of one vegetable does not exceed 80 grams. The inflorescence begins to form above the 6-7 leaf. Then an inflorescence is formed every 1 or 3 leaves.90-97 days after sowing the planting material, you can begin to collect the first ripened cherries. One of the main advantages of Semko-98 is the presence of high immunity to late blight and other common diseases of nightshade crops.
- Talan
Talan belongs to the mid-early hybrids. The bushes are tall; the main stem can grow up to 1.7 meters in height. Vegetables are large, weighing up to 300 g. The shade of the skin and pulp itself is scarlet. It is worth noting that the skin is smooth; there may be slight ribbing near the stalk, as well as a green-yellow spot. The fruits are sweet and juicy, the flesh is not dense. There is a fairly small number of achenes inside.
Pink and red tomatoes for the Lugansk region
What hybrids of nightshade crops are suitable for cultivation in the Lugansk region?
- Stanichnik
Stanichnik belongs to the mid-season. From the moment the first sprouts appear until the beginning of the fruiting period, as a rule, 96 to 125 days pass. It can be cultivated not only in greenhouse conditions, but also in garden beds. The shape of the fruit is oval, elongated. Small, only 60-75 grams. They are also distinguished by a beautiful, rich burgundy shade of pulp and skin. The plant itself is determinate (stem height is limited), from 50 to 65 cm. It does not require tying to a vertical support.
- South Palmyra
A very productive hybrid. Southern Palmyra belongs to the early hybrids. From the moment the planting material is sown in the soil until the tomatoes turn red, 60 to 76 days pass. The bushes themselves are strong, the plant is low-growing, not spreading. The barrel is powerful. One of the main advantages of South Palmyra is its unpretentiousness to unfavorable climatic conditions. The plant tolerates temperature changes well.After harvesting, vegetables can sit for a long time without spoiling. Tomatoes are oval-shaped, slightly elongated. The shade of the pulp and skin is red-orange.
- Cinderella
Cinderella is a mid-early tomato variety. The plant is medium-leaved, the leaf shape is ordinary. The bushes are not spreading, do not exceed 75-85 cm in height. From 88 to 93 days pass after the emergence of seedlings and before the start of the fruiting period. 6-8 tomatoes are formed on each cyst. The tomatoes themselves are small, weighing from 140 to 200 g. The skin is smooth, the flesh is dense. There are a small number of seed chambers inside. Unripe green vegetables. As they ripen, they acquire a red-green color.
- Cimmerian
The hybrid of this tomato variety is classified as mid-early. After sowing seeds into the soil and before the period of active fruiting begins, no more than 105 days pass. The plant itself is determinate (the height of the main stem is limited and does not reach more than 1 meter). The shape of the fruit is pear-shaped, the average weight of tomatoes is 60-75 g. The skin is smooth, without ribbing. There is no green spot near the stalk. The flesh is red in color. The fruits are suitable for fresh consumption and also for canning.
