The best time to sow tomatoes. A guide to different varieties

Do you love tomatoes? Of course you do but do you have your favourite type? Tomatoes are among the most popular plants in our gardens. In our climate tomato plants are annuals but in tropical climates tomatoes live longer. A tomato plant can easily reach a height of 2.5 meters that is if you clip side shoots well. Tomato plants are usually clipped at the top so all the nutrients go to the fruit. Growing tomatoes is not difficult and everyone can do it. All you need to do is sow seeds in a pot and transplant seedling in your garden later – in May. After that you just need to water. Today, we shall take a look at different tomato varieties that you may choose for the upcoming season.

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Bush, climbing or small “balcony” tomatoes?

Before you focus on a specific variety, you need to decide between the basic types, such as bush, climbing or even wild tomatoes. Another important thing is, where you want to grow tomatoes.

Bush tomatoes

Tomato bushes or shrubs only reach a height of about one meter and the fruit is produced on the top. These plants do not need support and are much less demanding in terms of cultivation.

Climbing or vining types

If you want to grow this type of tomatoes, you need to monitor the development of the main shoot, regularly clip off side shoots and tie the plant to a pole for support. If you use spiral rods, you just need to guide the plant around the rod.

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”Balcony” tomatoes

There are special bush varieties that grow very low and you can grow them successfully on your balcony. You need the get the right containers and you can have a great tomato “garden” on your balcony.

What are the best varieties?

Let us take a look at tomato varieties that are most popular among gardeners.

Small “balcony” varieties

Well, if you do not have a garden, you do not have much choice. Get the small shrub variety.

Karla

• known for its typical great red and appetizing fruits

Aztec

• a hanging variety with yellow fruits

Tumbling Tom Red and Yellow

• red and yellow cherry tomatoes

Vilma

• great aroma and beautiful red fruits

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Classic climbing tomatoes

Great for garden or greenhouse.

Tornado F1

• an excellent hybrid for greenhouses. Produces firm fruits which is excellent raw or cooked. Fruit is round with smooth surface.

F1 start

• An ideal choice for field cultivation, an early hybrid capable of withstanding even sudden changes in weather. It has a beautiful dark red colour.

Ateron F1

• tomatoes intended mainly for greenhouses and gardens. May also be grown in pots on a balcony. Fruit is resistant to cracking and can be stored for up to 4 weeks.

Toro F1

• Early hybrid of universal type. It produces larger fruits. Resistant to frequent weather changes.

Fleshy tomatoes

Fleshy tomatoes offer volume. They are great for ketchups, pickling and other processing.

Rosso Sicilian

• The fruit is shaped as a flower. Similar to a shape when you cut tomato in half.

Pavlína

• fleshy bush tomatoes bred in the Czech Republic.

Cherokee Purple

• American tomatoes with a typical dark red to purple colour

Beefsteak

• another American variety with large red fruits

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Delicious cherry tomatoes

Tomatoes that looks similar to cherries. Let us take a look at the individual varieties.

Radana

• semi-early variety with fruits in the form of small red pears

Pollicino

• oval red fruits full of juice

Goldkrone

• yellow very sweet fruit

Cherolla F1

• a great currant tomato hybrid grown outdoors

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Tiny Wild Tomatoes

Growing wild tomatoes is not difficult. The plant forms a bush, a pretty impenetrable bush, near the ground. But the tiny fruit is excellent. The most popular varieties are:

• Wild yellow,
• Wild red,
• White currant,
• Hawaiian Currant,
• Wild kangaroos.

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Source: osiva-semena.cz, radimejak.cz, idnes.cz, jandlgardens.com, healthline.com

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