We continue our tomato reviews: today you will get to know the best large-fruited varieties and hybrids - real record holders!
A large tomato is a contender for a record Let me remind you that the record weight of one tomato fruit still stands at 3.51 kg! But hybrids and varieties with fruits weighing more than 300 g of a wide variety of colors and shapes are considered large (beef). Our summer residents have a huge interest in such tomatoes: even in a small plot there is certainly at least one large-fruited variety or hybrid, which is understandable. Firstly, summer residents managed to appreciate their excellent taste; secondly, one should not discount the sporting interest - every gardener secretly or openly dreams of growing a champion tomato.
Most large-fruited tomatoes are salad, dessert varieties and hybrids with juicy sweet pulp of exquisite tomato taste. Therefore, they are used primarily fresh and also for stuffing. They are good for baby and diet food.
Tomato 'Raspberry popsicle', photo by Elena Stolpovskaya
You have already met some of them on the site thanks to users who took part in the “100,000 rubles for the largest tomato” competition.
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Variety 'Alsu'
This wonderful variety from Siberian breeders is a gift for those who don’t like to bother with tall tomatoes. Tomato 'Alsu'. Photo from the site fermeru.pro. Fruit close-up. Photo from the site dachamechty.ru This is a determinate variety up to 80 cm high. Medium early (106-110 days from germination to ripening). The fruits are red, heart-shaped, weighing 500-800 g, with excellent taste characteristics. It is suitable for both open ground cultivation and greenhouses.
Variety 'Berdsky large'
This tomato can become a favorite for those who want to get large fruits, but do not like tall tomatoes, which need to be grown with additional supports and garters.
Tomato 'Berdsky large'. Photo from the site dachamechty.ru. Photo from the site 1semena.ru Semi-determinate, up to 1 m high. Medium early (106-110 days). The fruits are red, flat-round, weighing up to 700 g, with very tasty fleshy aromatic pulp. Requires pinching only up to the first flower cluster.
Hybrid 'Big Beef F1'
A luxurious, productive hybrid, aromatic fruits with sugary, juicy pulp that you just want to eat straight from the bush.
Such tomatoes, cut into slices, can make any dish “summer”, festive. Tomato 'Big Beef F1'. Photo from the site otomatah.ru Indeterminate, up to 1.8 m high, early ripening (99-110 days). The fruits are red, flat-round, weighing 230-330 g. Produced in open ground in the south, in greenhouses in central Russia - with pinching and staking of shoots; resistant to tomato diseases.
Hybrid 'Pride of the Feast F1'
This is a participant in the “100,000 rubles for the largest tomato” competition on our website.
Tomato 'Pride of the Feast', photo by Tatyana Anisimovna Indeterminate hybrid, 1.8 m high. Early ripening (90-105 days). The fruits are pink-crimson, flat-round, weighing 400 g or more. Tatyana Anisimovna (a user of our site) had the largest fruit weighing 543 g!
Her record holder, photo by Tatyana Anisimovna
They are grown in 2 stems in stake and trellis crops, in open ground (in the south) and in greenhouses in central Russia. Resistant to tomato diseases.
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Variety 'Delicious'
Its seeds may be sold under the name 'Delicious'.
It is in ripe tomatoes like this one that in the height of summer contain the so-called strawberry furanone, which is why strawberries and the fruits of the 'Delicious' tomato are interchangeable. Tomato 'Delicious', appearance and its ripe fruit. Photo from the website happyseeds.ru This is a liana-like variety up to 2.5 m high. Mid-season (120-130 days). The fruits are red-cherry, round, with an average weight of 500-800 g, but you can get real record holders weighing up to 1.6 kg. Grown on a trellis or in a stake culture; in the south - in open ground, in central Russia - in greenhouses.
You can find a large assortment of tomato varieties and hybrids in our catalog, which combines offers from several online stores of seeds and planting material. Choose seeds of large-fruited tomatoes.
Tomato Fantasy 22 RUR
Russian Vegetable Garden
Tomato Wonder of the World 17 RUR
Russian Vegetable Garden
Tomato Honey pink 28 RUR
Russian Vegetable Garden
Red bell tomato 14 RUR
Russian Vegetable Garden
The most productive tomatoes for the middle zone
The summer weather in the middle zone is very changeable and varies from year to year. It is impossible to guess what awaits in the new season - heat or prolonged rains. Therefore, agricultural technicians recommend planting several varieties and hybrids at once. This variety should include not only tomatoes for the soul, but also hybrids that are resistant to low temperatures, high humidity, and various diseases.
Generosity
Early ripening tomato of determinate growth type. Bushes up to 70 cm high have very strong immunity. Due to early ripening, tomato beds are used for replanting other crops in the same season. Fruits with an average weight of 80-100 g are good for pickling; the thick skin does not crack due to heat treatment. The variety is resistant to late blight, rot and pests. The yield per bush is 4-5 kg per season.
Bell
Bluebell plants reach two meters in height. Plants are resistant to infections and form ovaries in unfavorable conditions. Fruits with an average weight of 150-200 g tolerate transportation well and are stored for 20-30 days. Taste qualities are assessed as good. The shape of the vegetables is elongated, similar to a bell, the color is traditional red. Productivity per 1 m² is 18-20 kg. Plants are demanding on soil fertility.
Sugar Pudding
Pudovichok has maintained a leading position among new tomato products since the 90s. In beds without shelter, bushes do not exceed 1 meter. Tomatoes are slightly leafy, side shoots are formed throughout the growing season. The yield indicators are excellent - 35-40 pcs. vegetables from the bush. Among the advantages: the plant itself grows in two trunks and is not afraid of temporary cold snaps. Sugar puds are especially prized for their taste. Broken sugar vegetables, sweet with a delicate skin. Of the minuses: it requires support for the stem and for branches with heavy tomatoes.
La-la-fa
The productivity of la-la-fa is enviable. From four small bushes placed per 1 m2 the yield of marketable fruit is 20 kg. But achieving such indicators is possible only if agricultural practices are followed (removal of shoots, watering, fertilizers). La-la-fa tomatoes will appeal to connoisseurs of traditional red sweet and sour varieties. Medium weight vegetables (120-150 g) are suitable for preparing and eating fresh. According to reviews, plants of the variety very rarely get sick. But they are afraid of frost, so when it gets cold, the beds should be covered.
Semko-Sinbad F1
Time-tested early ripening hybrid. The yield is 10 kg per 1 m², but the bushes do not exceed one meter in height. Sinbad's advantage is considered to be his early maturity. Red fruits will appear on the bushes on the 90th day after germination. The yield of the harvest lasts no more than 2 weeks. The taste of the fruit is sweet and sour, the skin is dense, the pulp contains seeds and chambers. The hybrid is disease resistant.
Irishka F1
The fruits of an early ripening hybrid begin to ripen 90-95 days from the appearance of the first shoots. Bushes up to 70 cm high are spreading with a large number of shoots and leaves. The average weight of the fruit is 80-100 g. The pulp of the fruit is multi-chambered, with a large amount of seeds and juice, the color of the fruit is red. The shape of the fruit is round, well aligned. The variety has good disease resistance and high yield. Output from 1 m² is about 16 kg.
Yamal
Yamal bushes are standard and low-growing (only 35 cm). During the fruiting period, dwarf bushes are strewn with smooth, red fruits. The average weight of vegetables is 80-100 g, the pulp and skin are very dense, so tomatoes are grown mainly for pickling. Beds with such tomatoes do not require special care, except for occasional watering and weeding. Plants yield their harvest very quickly 85-90 days after the first loops appear. The yield for such baby bushes is very good: 5-6 kg per m².
Gardener advice!
Agricultural experts do not recommend planting tomatoes in open ground in central Russia before mid-June. Since before this time there is a high probability of return frosts. To obtain an early harvest, you can build a temporary small shelter in the form of arcs and film.
Variety 'King of Siberia'
Despite its northern origin, this variety succeeds in open ground both in central Russia and in the south - I have already tried to grow it in a stake culture (that is, tying it to metal pegs made of reinforcement with soft twine in a figure eight in several places).
Good for growing in greenhouses in central Russia. Tomato 'King of Siberia'. Photo from asienda.ru. One of its largest fruits. Photo from the site grounde.ru Indeterminate liana-like variety, 1.5 m high. Mid-season (111-115 days). The fruits are orange-yellow, heart-shaped, weighing 300-400 g. They are grown in stake and trellis crops in open ground (in the south) and in greenhouses (central Russia). Resistant to tomato diseases.
Description of the Berdsky large tomato variety and its characteristics
Tomatoes have long been among the most popular plants for planting among Russian gardeners. The Berdsky tomato has become a successful fruit of the work of Siberian breeders. The popularity of the variety is due to a large number of advantages.
Tomato information
The plant is successfully grown in film shelters, greenhouses and open ground. The planting location depends on the climatic conditions of the cultivation area. Characteristics and description of the variety:
- Mid-early, the berry ripens after 110 days from planting the seeds;
- Semi-determinate;
- high yield, up to 3 kg of berries per bush per season, provided they are grown in open ground;
- Large-fruited;
- Low-growing, the bush does not exceed 1 meter;
- Resistance to most nightshade diseases;
- Unpretentiousness;
- Good keeping quality;
- Possibility of transportation without loss of presentation.
According to reviews from vegetable growers, the tomato successfully bears fruit in open ground in the south of Russia and shows decent results in temperate climate zones, subject to greenhouse cultivation. Features of the fruit:
- Flat-round shape;
- Rich red color when ripe;
- Large in size, the weight of individual tomatoes reaches 700 grams;
- Not prone to cracking;
- Medium density;
- Sweet taste;
- Fleshy;
- Juicy;
- Ribbed;
- Fragrant.
Ripe berries are used to make tomato products. Tomato paste and juice, ketchup and sauces are made from the fruits. The variety is classified as a salad variety and is not suitable for canning or pickling.
Recommendations for agricultural technology
The Berdsky tomato variety, like most of its relatives, prefers the seedling method of planting. Healthy seedlings are the key to a good harvest. Tips for growing seedlings:
- Preparing a container with universal soil for tomatoes;
- Sowing depth 1-2 centimeters;
- After sowing, the soil is moistened with warm water from a spray bottle and covered with film until sprouts appear;
- Ensure the temperature is plus 22-25 degrees;
- Regular watering with water at room temperature;
- Provide seedlings with access to sunlight at least 12 hours a day;
- Hardening before planting.
IMPORTANT! The plant shows best results when formed into 1-2 stems.
The variety does not like dense planting; more than 4 plants should not be placed on one square meter of land. The tomato is not whimsical and requires compliance with simple rules of agricultural technology:
- Weeding and loosening the soil;
- Water as needed;
- Feeding with complex mineral fertilizer, up to 6 times per season;
- Installation of supports.
Gardeners' opinions
Good day. For residents of the northwestern region, I recommend the Berdsky tomato variety. The plant of Siberian selection withstands cool summers, provided that it is grown in a greenhouse. From one bush I get up to 3 kg of fruit. The berries are large, sweet and very juicy. An excellent option for vegetable salad and processing into tomato products.
Nadezhda Grishina, 54 years old.
Good afternoon! After numerous positive reviews about large tomatoes of the Berdsky variety, I decided to try cultivating them. The plant turned out to be unpretentious. A very compact bush that loves plenty of watering and feeding. During the summer season I fertilized the soil 6 times. The greenhouse needs to be well ventilated; the tomato has shown resistance to most diseases. The fruits are very large, it was possible to grow berries up to 600 grams.
Variety 'Bear's Paw'
Grown in stake and trellis crops in open ground in central Russia and the south;
in greenhouses in central Russia. An excellent fruitful salad variety for those who love fresh tomatoes. In addition, real gourmets perfectly combine such tomatoes with olives, hard cheese, various spices: thyme, cloves, cinnamon, ginger, fresh cilantro leaves, horseradish. Tomato 'Bear's Paw'. Photo from sadovodu.com Semi-determinate, 1.2-1.7 m high. Medium early (106-110 days). The fruits are red, flat-round, weighing up to 800 g, with sugary pulp. A powerful bush requires gartering and pinching.
Variety 'Heavenly Delight'
These reddish-pink giant salad tomatoes are especially good in the south, where they gain the hot sun and become unusually aromatic and tasty!
They are so exquisite in themselves that they can only be spoiled by adding cucumbers, olives, or lettuce. Despite being self-sufficient, they go well with eggplant, mushrooms, lamb, potatoes, bacon, white fish, bell peppers, shellfish, onions, chicken, garlic, and eggs. Tomato 'Heavenly Delight'. Photo from the site elit-semena.com.ua This is an indeterminate liana-like variety 1.2-1.5 m high. Mid-season (111-115 days). The fruits are round, reddish, weighing 350-400 g. Suitable for trellises and stakes in open ground in the south and in greenhouses in central Russia. Resistant to tomato diseases.
Tomatoes of Siberian selection for open ground: early, low-growing
Since residents of risky farming zones also want to eat fresh tomatoes and eat pickles from their own grown tomatoes, Siberian breeders are working tirelessly to create more and more new varieties. The best tomatoes of Siberian selection for open ground, early, low-growing, are listed in this article on our website about how to run a successful farm. By the way, these varieties have become recognized not only in the northern regions, but also in warmer areas.
What early and compact tomatoes do Siberian breeders offer?
Alsou One of the most famous tomatoes of Siberian selection. It produces very fleshy and large fruits, with an average weight of 500 g. The taste is sweet and has virtually no sourness. It has a high yield - up to 9 kg/sq.m. m, as well as good marketability - 90%. The height of the plant does not exceed 80 cm. These tomatoes can be transported to any distance.
Tomato Alsou is one of the most famous varieties of Siberian selection
Velvet season By planting this variety of tomatoes in an area of open ground, you are guaranteed to get a good harvest of early and sugary fruits for salads and canning, weighing up to 300 g. Fruiting in this case depends little on the weather. Velvet season tomato tops usually do not exceed a height of 70 cm.
The Velvet season
White filling An early variety of tomatoes of Siberian selection, which has become a favorite of many owners of open ground plots. A small half-meter bush usually brings a good, although not the richest, harvest. Fruits weighing 100 g or more have good elasticity, thanks to which they are perfectly stored and do not crack either on the bush or in the jar. The tomato juice from them turns out to be too thick. And if you need tomatoes for freezing, then White Naliv is what you are looking for.
White filling - a tomato of Siberian selection for preservation
Berdsky large This Siberian selection tomato combines three rarely combined features: short stature, large fruit and early ripening. It is semi-determinate and grows up to a meter in height. The maximum weight of one tomato of this variety is 700 g. They are very tasty and aromatic. From one bush, with good care in the open ground, you can collect 3 kg of pilaf - and this is a very good indicator.
Berdsky large
Sugar bison This variety complemented the tomatoes of Siberian selection for open ground, early, low-growing. The maximum height is 1 m, the largest fruit weight is 600 g (average 300 g). Both indoor and outdoor ground are equally suitable for him. The fruits have gained fame among the people due to their sugar content, meatiness and exquisite taste. This tomato is considered high-yielding.
Sugar bison
Hybrid 'Russian size F1'
Lives up to its name 100%!
Its amazing classic tomato flavor pairs perfectly with salty bacon. By adding a leaf of lettuce, you will create a wonderful sandwich. By simplifying this option to a budget option, you can get a delicious sandwich for the student construction team: tomato slices and onion rings on fresh black bread, spread with butter! Tomato 'Russian size F1'. Photo from the site 1semena.ru. Photo from the site cwtimes.ru This is a vigorous liana-like hybrid with a height of 1.5-1.8 m. Late-ripening (more than 130-140 days). The fruits are bright red, flat-round, weighing up to 2 kg, with juicy pulp of exquisite taste. Suitable for growing on a trellis or in a stake culture in open ground (in the south) and in greenhouses in central Russia. By leaving fewer ovaries, you can get larger fruits.
Tomato Berdsky large characteristics and description of the variety with photos
Tomato varieties for greenhouses
Hurricane F1. Early ripening. Smooth fruits up to 90g.
Typhoon F1. Early ripening. Round fruits weighing up to 90g.
Friend F1. Early ripening. Plant up to 70 cm high. Bright red fruits are round in shape, medium in size. Fruiting is friendly.
Semko-Sinbad F1. Early ripening. Round tomatoes, red, 90g.
Blagovest F1. Valued for its friendly and early maturation. Round vegetables weighing 110g.
Kostroma F1. Mid-early. Tomatoes weighing 125g.
Ilyich F1. Early ripening and high-yielding. The plant is disease-resistant and produces tomatoes weighing 140–150 g.
Search F1. Early ripening and high-yielding. The plant is up to 1m high and produces high quality fruits. Resistant to diseases and temperature changes.
Samara F1. Early ripening. Dense, smooth round tomatoes, 80g each. Excellent taste. Simultaneous ripening makes it possible to harvest with brushes.
Tornado F1. Universal hybrid. The plant is 1.5 - 1.8 m high. Mid-season. Bright red round tomatoes weighing up to 90g.
Variety 'Tsar Bell'
For those who do not like indeterminate liana-like varieties and hybrids, but want to get large, tasty fruits without installing supports, garters, or pinching, this Siberian variety is suitable.
Last summer, relatives from Spain came to visit us: they tried all the tomatoes from the garden and chose this particular variety to prepare a simple Catalan dish called pantumaka. On toasted bread rubbed with garlic, they squeezed fresh juice and spread the pulp of tomatoes (without skin), poured olive oil on top and sprinkled with salt. It was divinely delicious! Tomato 'Tsar Bell'. Photo from the site plant-sad.rf. Close-up of an individual fruit. Photo from dim-sad-gorod.com Determinate, up to 1 m high, in open ground in the south it grows up to 0.8 m. Mid-season (100-105 days). The fruits are red, drop-shaped, weighing 400-700 g. They are grown in open ground and in greenhouses (in the latter case, they are formed and tied). Resistant to tomato diseases.
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Large Berdsky tomato - description and characteristics of the variety
The variety is intended for cultivation in open ground and under film cover. The tomato is determinate and does not require staking or pinching. The plant is unpretentious, early ripening, with large tasty fruits. The fruits are used for winter preparations and consumed fresh.
Description
The Berdsky tomato is the successful fruit of the painstaking work of Siberian breeders. Its popularity is due to a number of remarkable qualities. The weight of flat-round fruits reaches 600 g. According to gardeners, the variety bears fruit well in open ground conditions in regions with a temperate climate. This variety of tomatoes forms compact plants with a branched root system. Full-fledged large and well-ripened fruits can be obtained on a personal plot by first growing potted seedlings of this variety.
Growing and care
To grow tomatoes, you need to set aside a well-warmed place (preferably with a south-facing slope), where there is not even the slightest shadow.
- Tomatoes can be returned to their place on the floor no earlier than after 4 years. Before digging in the fall, and if you didn’t have time, in early spring, add a large amount of organic fertilizers (compost, humus, non-acidic peat).
- The optimal age of seedlings should be 50 days. Older, overgrown seedlings grow poorly, set fewer fruits, and therefore produce a low yield.
- Seedlings should be grown in March. To fill the containers, prepare a soil mixture consisting of sand, humus, and peat. To a bucket of the mixture you need to add 2 matchboxes of urea or ammonium nitrate, 3 each of superphosphate and potassium fertilizers.
- Before sowing, seeds are heated for 3 hours at a temperature of 60 degrees and kept for 20 minutes in a solution of potassium permanganate (1 g per glass of water). They can be immediately sown in cups, previously filled with soil mixture, watered with a warm pink solution of potassium permanganate. But it’s best to pour fresh sawdust into a small box or pot, pour boiling water over it and, when it cools down to 30 degrees (when you touch the sawdust with your hand, you feel about the same warmth as your body temperature), sow the seeds.
The first week after starting to grow seedlings, the temperature should not fall below 23 degrees. Subsequently, the seedlings are transferred to a loggia, balcony, or primitive solar greenhouse. It is recommended to build a temporary film shelter on arches in the yard or on a summer cottage. When there is a threat of frost, these structures are covered with film and burlap.
Watering and fertilizing
The seedlings must be watered regularly, fed with mullein twice, diluted with water 1:6, bird droppings (1:10), and urea solution (2 matchboxes per bucket of water). Try not to wrap the plants too much in film, keep them open - this way they will grow stronger, take root faster and form a branched root system. This variety of tomatoes forms compact plants, so seedlings can be planted with a distance between rows of 50 - 70 cm.
Water the tomatoes once every three days. Holes are made near the bushes and mulched with humus. In order to get side shoots earlier, on which flowers form and fruits are set, the shoots are pinched.
How to collect seeds yourself
If you want to get pure-quality seeds, you need to grow one variety within a radius of at least 5 m. For sowing, fruits that are typical in shape and color with good taste characteristics of the pulp are selected.
A small amount of seeds are collected after the fruit is eaten, spread on cloth and dried in the sun. If you need to collect a lot of seeds, cut the tomato, externally evaluate the quality of the pulp, and select it into a large container. Water is poured into it, the pulp rises, and the seeds sink. They are spread on cloth and dried.
You should not collect seeds from the last fruits to set, as they may be atypical and not ripened enough.
How to get rid of aphids on tomatoes
To get rid of aphids, prepare a solution of salt, soap and vinegar. To prepare the drug, take 400 g of iodized table salt, 400 g of laundry soap, grated on a coarse grater, and 500 g of 9% vinegar. Pour the ingredients into 10 liters of water and mix thoroughly. After straining, spray tomatoes that have aphid accumulations. To combat diseases and pests, you can also use Tattu and Aliet.
