Many of us like tomatoes, and most gardeners grow these delicious and healthy vegetables in their plots. Experts argue that to obtain a higher yield of tomatoes, it is best to grow them in greenhouse conditions. This has several advantages: the first vegetables appear several weeks earlier than those grown in the open ground, they are less prone to disease , and hence the yield of such tomatoes will be correspondingly higher.
To choose varieties of tomatoes for cultivation in a greenhouse made of polycarbonate is a rather complicated task, since the greenhouse conditions differ from the open ground. It is important to think about everything - from the selection of varieties to the regime of irrigation and periodicity of feeding. Let's find out together which tomato varieties are most suitable for growing in such greenhouses.
High-yielding varieties of tomatoes for greenhouses
In greenhouses, mostly grown tall or determinant varieties of tomato. Their main feature is that their bushes are formed into a single stem. With such lianate tomato bushes, it is possible to collect a much larger crop in conditions of a closed ground. All tall tomato varieties for greenhouses have rather large fruits. Such varieties include:
- "Cardinal" , delicious beautiful crimson fruits that reach a weight of 800 g. They have a wonderful aroma and are distinguished by their sugar content;
- "Mikado" is an exceptional large-bodied variety of tomatoes for greenhouses, its pink-red fruits are very tasty, fleshy and sugary;
- "Orange miracle" - fruits weighing up to 400 g each, very decorative;
- "Bullish heart" - the weight of pink and red fruits reaches 700 g. To grow a really good harvest, tomatoes of this variety need constant care: gartering, regular watering, and mandatory maintenance of constant temperature;
- Sweet and fleshy fruits of the variety "The ox's heart" are especially good for salads;
- "Abakan pink" is an early ripe variety of tomatoes for greenhouses, pink fruits weighing up to 300 grams are very decorative and have an excellent taste.
Suitable for growing in polycarbonate greenhouses and carpal tomatoes. Collected by brushes, like grapes, they can be transported for long distances and do not lose their qualities, because their distinctive feature is the high strength of the fruit. In addition, they are extremely resistant to various diseases. To carpal tomatoes can include such varieties:
- "De Baro" - the yield of tomato from one bush reaches 20-30 kg, its fruits are tasty both fresh and canned;
- "Ivanhoe F1" - one of the best hybrids of carpal tomatoes for greenhouses, this new salad tomato has bright red fruits of the same size. The plant can be grown without the use of chemicals;
- "Reflex F1" is another large-fruited hybrid of carpal tomatoes, its fruit weighing up to 140 g can be stored for up to one month.
Low-grown tomato varieties intended for growing in polycarbonate greenhouses have a low stem. They earlier and more amicably begin their
- "Early Sun" - small-fruited tomatoes with dense yellow-orange fruits;
- "Mishka in the North" is an ultra-ripened variety with sweet fruits that weigh up to 110 g;
- fruits of the variety "Tayana" weighing up to 200 g red and flat;
- "Oxen's ear" has long fleshy fruits.
As you can see, there are a lot of tomato varieties that can be grown in greenhouses. Choose the most suitable for your conditions, and good harvests!