February is the best time to take care of the seeds for the next season, to buy what you read about, what you planned and dreamed of planting. Today we are talking about tomatoes, as they are about to be sown for seedlings. Let’s talk about several varieties that have already shown and proven themselves from the best side.
‘Mongolian Dwarf’
This variety is intended for growing in the open ground and has extreme cold resistance. Tomato is ultra-ripe, semi-stellating, does not require pinching and garter, practically does not get sick. About such varieties, they say that “it grows by itself”. The weight of the fruit is about 200 g, the height of the plant does not exceed 50 cm.
‘Striped chocolate’
A delicious exotic variety that will become the pride of the gardener. It can be grown in an open garden, but is better suited for greenhouses. Fleshy beef-tomato, has a good shelf life. The height of the plant is 1.5-2 m, the average weight of the fruit is 250-300 g, but the caring owner is poured and up to 500 g. Grown in 1-2 stems, pinching is mandatory.
‘Columnar’
This is a very original variety-stick. The bush is narrow, you can plant it in uncomfortable places and corners. The height of the plant is up to 80 cm, the weight of the fruit is 20-30 g. It is suitable for planting in open ground and greenhouses. Requires stepsonship. When grown in 1, the stem can be placed very tightly, in increments of 20 cm. It tolerates drought well, is ideal for whole-fruit canning, and is also good in salads.
‘Kiss F1’
An incredible hybrid! The brush can ripen up to 150 delicious and bright fruits with a cute “nose”. Indeterminate tomato of early maturity, grows better in protected soil. It is resistant to diseases, it ties the fruit well even in adverse conditions. The weight of each tomato is 20-25 g. It is grown in 1-2 stems, pinching and garter of brushes are required.
‘Garlic Head’
A real exotic tomato for the traveler. A very unusual variety, the fruits of which consist of separate fused lobules. You can break them off and eat them — you don’t even need to cut anything. The fruits resemble a bunch of grapes, the weight reaches 400 g. It is also very important that the seeds of this tomato are mycorrhizal, that is, they are treated with endomycorrhizal fungi, which contributes to the formation of a powerful root system, increases immunity and resistance to diseases, and allows you to grow plants on poor man-made soils.