10 best varieties of tomatoes for the Urals

In the Siberian Heavyweight, breeders managed to combine three qualities at once - early ripeness, short stature and large-fruitedness.Thanks to them, gardeners in the Urals can grow a good crop of tomatoes in the open field, which are in no way inferior to mid-season and late greenhouse varieties in taste. Sugar content, meatiness, juiciness and tenderness make the vegetable ideal for fresh salads, juices and use as part of homemade preparations. Bushes are low, but need support. Stepchildren can be left if you are not aiming for especially large fruits. And in this variety, they can grow up to a kilogram. Tomatoes often ripen on the vine even in cool summers. The variety of Siberian selection is resistant to pests, diseases and even short-term frosts.

An interesting variety of Siberian selection is distinguished by a combination of short stature and large fruit. The maximum size of tomatoes is a kilogram. In open ground, tomatoes grow smaller - an average of 400-600 grams. In shape and taste, they resemble the "Bull's Heart". The same fleshy, sugary, with a thin skin and a small amount of seeds. Great for salads, juices and sauces. It is possible to grow "Buffalo Heart" both indoors and outdoors. The height of the bush rarely exceeds 80 cm, but a garter is still needed. Under the weight of large, heavy tomato branches can break. The fruiting period is extended. Tomatoes ripen gradually, until the first frost.Ripe fruits do not store well, while unripe ones lie well.

One of the most productive varieties for open ground. Bushes grow low, almost do not give stepchildren. A tie is not required, but recommended. A lot of tomatoes are tied on the bush, under their weight the branches lie on the ground. "Demidov" grows well in any weather - it is not afraid of light frosts, prolonged rains, cool summers. It also tolerates heat steadfastly, but without frequent watering, tomatoes crack. Medium-early variety, matures in an average of 3.5 months. In the northern regions of the Urals, green fruits can be removed for ripening. It doesn't detract from their taste at all. Tomatoes are fleshy, sugary, with a slight sourness. Bushes are extremely rarely affected by phytophthora, but are prone to vertex rot.

An early variety of Siberian selection, which always ripens in any weather.It is popular with summer residents, both in the southern and middle Urals. The grade differs in unsurpassed cold resistance and unpretentiousness to external conditions. The fruits turn red on the vine, they do not have to be ripened at home. But the taste is average, the tomatoes lack sugar content and aroma. Bushes are short and stocky. They rarely grow above half a meter, but you still have to tie them up so that the stems do not bend, do not break under the weight of the fruit. The variety does not need pinching. Tomatoes are small, perfect round shape. But fruits are not suitable for whole-fruit canning - the thin skin bursts during heat treatment.

One of the most popular varieties among summer residents of the southern and middle Urals. It differs from many varieties of Siberian selection by large fruits. Without shaping, the average weight of tomatoes is 300-600 grams. Keeping in one or two stems allows you to get tomatoes weighing more than a kilogram on the lower brushes. With good care, you can remove up to 6 kilograms from each bush. And the Ural summer residents boast of completely incredible results - up to 14 kilograms per plant when run in four stems. In addition to large-fruitedness, the variety justifies the name with fleshiness, sugar content and tenderness of fruits.Taste qualities are rated by gardeners as very high. But the harvested fruits are best eaten or processed immediately. The variety is not suitable for long-term storage.

One of the best greenhouse varieties for pickling. Tomatoes are small, evenly shaped, with a dense skin that does not burst during canning. Small fruits are neatly placed in a jar, after pickling they retain their density. Taste qualities are excellent for a small-fruited variety - the pulp is juicy, sweet. In cultivation, the "Chelyabinsk meteorite" is one of the most unpretentious. Bushes rarely get sick, withstand a drop in temperature, prolonged cloudy weather. Abundant ovaries are formed in any weather - in bad weather and heat. Productivity is stable, can reach 5 kilograms per bush. This is one of the varieties that never fails.For this, he is especially appreciated by summer residents of the Urals.

"Siberian miracle" pleasantly surprises. Tall bushes almost to the crown are covered with ovaries, which gradually but surely ripen. With luck, up to 6 kilograms of tomatoes can be removed from one plant over the summer. The fruits are round-ovoid, dense, fleshy and sweet, with a pronounced tomato flavor. The skin is bright red, the flesh is pink in the context. The purpose is universal: small tomatoes can be pickled, eaten fresh, dried. The variety is not afraid of cold snaps, temperature fluctuations, is not too picky about the sun, therefore it ripens well in the Ural climate. But sometimes the "Siberian miracle" can also present an unpleasant surprise - the shape of the fruit varies depending on the manufacturer. Instead of "cream", round tomatoes can grow.

"Andreevsky Surprise" is surprisingly shade-tolerant, therefore it sets fruits well and ripens regardless of the amount of sun. And this is not the only advantage. The variety is large-fruited, the tomatoes are dense, juicy, but at the same time tender. The pulp is sweet, almost without acid. One of the best tomatoes for making sauces and juice. The bushes are powerful, grow up to two meters in the greenhouse. The largest fruits can be obtained by forming 1-2 stems. You can leave more shoots, but then the tomatoes will be smaller. In a good year, it is really possible to remove up to 5 kilograms of tomatoes from one plant. The fruiting period is extended, in good greenhouses it continues until October. Minus - the fruits often crack.

"Pink Elephant" refers to mid-season varieties, but begins to ripen simultaneously with the early ones. In the weather conditions of the southern and middle Urals, it turns red in the bud, fully gaining sugar content. The standard height of the bushes is 150-160 cm, but in the greenhouse they grow above two meters. Growth is just rapid, you need to form plants in time. The best option is to leave one or two stems. Then the tomatoes will be large and neighboring tomatoes of other varieties will not suffer from shading and oppression.The fruits are a pleasant pink-raspberry color, sweet, tender and very juicy. But tomatoes crack from temperature changes and non-compliance with the irrigation regime, which is why they are poorly stored.

Proven hybrid bred specifically for cold climates. Summer residents grow it in both the southern and northern parts of the Urals. A tall hybrid is recommended to be planted in greenhouses. The plant is tall, up to two meters, so it needs mandatory shaping and garter. The best option is to keep the bush in one stem. The first fruits from the lower brushes gain up to 400 grams. Tomatoes of the second and third order are already smaller - about 200 grams. Taste for a greenhouse hybrid is very good. But for fresh salads, you have to remove the skin. It is very dense, but due to this, the tomatoes are stored longer. "Ural" surprises with resistance to fusarium, tobacco mosaic. Infection can be avoided even if a diseased bush of a different variety grows nearby.