For cultivation in a cold climate, "Siberian" varieties of tomato were bred. As in all other breeding groups, there are tomatoes in the "Siberian" assortment, which differ in size of the fruit, color, maturity and height of the bush.
Some of the best Siberian selection are varieties of large-fruited tomatoes. They are both tall (indeterminate) and undersized ( determinant ), but in all, on average, the fruits reach a mass of 300 g and above. Let's get acquainted, which sorts.
Here is a list of large-bodied varieties of Siberian breeding tomatoes.
The most popular are "traditional", red-berry varieties :
- "Alsu" - its fruits can reach 700-800 g;
- "Grandmother's Secret";
- "Dimensionless" - round fruits have a sugar taste;
- "The Berdsky large";
- "Budenovka" - in the form of a heart with a tail;
- "Bull forehead";
- Danko;
- "Crimson is crimson";
- "Cardinal Crimson" and "Cardinal Red";
- "The King of Giants" - its fruits have excellent characteristics to taste, size (about 1 kg), yield and shelf life;
- "Favorite gardener";
- "Mazarin";
- "Stellate sturgeon";
- "Siberian trump card" - for open ground;
- "Semipalatinsk";
- "Northern Crown";
- Japanese Crab.
The following varieties have a pink coloration of fruits :
- "Abakan pink" - fruits that resemble the shape of "Bull's Heart", a variety of early ripening with high yield;
- "Andreevsky Surprise" - is intended for cultivation only in a greenhouse;
- "Bull's heart is pink";
- "The Grandee";
- "Nastenka" - gives a pink tomato weighing about 300 grams, perfect for salads;
- "Pinky" - outside it is pink, but inside is red;
- "Pink honey" - from this bush you can remove a fruit weighing up to 1.5 kg;
- "Heavyweight of Siberia";
- "The miracle of the earth."
Yellow or orange fruits can be obtained by growing varieties:
- "Dvuhkolor" (with the addition of red);
- "Cardinal yellow";
- "The King of the Orange";
- "The King of Siberia";
- "Honey saved";
- "The dream of an amateur";
- "The Orange Jubilee";
- "Persimmon".
Those who are looking for a variety with an unusual color , like these:
- "Chernomor" is lilac-violet;
- "Black elephant" is black and brown.
Each of them has its own peculiarities of growing, so before planting it must be studied in order to avoid mistakes and failures in the process.