Why are Minusinsk tomatoes valuable?

The "motherland" of Minusinsk tomatoes is the city of Minusinsk, Krasnoyarsk Territory, where they were bred by one of the leading gardeners. It even celebrates the Minusinsk Tomato Day. This group of varieties is famous not only for its cold resistance, impressive size, but also for the incredible taste of the fruit.

Minusinskiy tomatoes enjoy stable popularity among gardeners. Many people note their high yield, as well as the possibility of growing both outdoors and in greenhouses.

In the article, we will tell you in detail about the features of Minusinsk tomatoes, varieties, and also give advice on growing and care.

Characteristics and description of the variety

Minusinsk tomatoes are classified as mid-season indeterminate (tall) varieties. The bush can grow up to 2.5 meters in height and requires a garter. Most often, a bush develops one or two stems. The leaves of the plant are medium in size and have a dark green color.

Tomato fruits reach up to 1 kg and have a rich raspberry color. The photo shows that the tomato has smooth skin and small seed chambers. Fruit pulp is juicy, not watery. It is also known that Minusinsk tomatoes are famous for their excellent sweet taste.

Apple variety

Apple tomato is a mid-ripening variety. The bush is high, it requires timely garter. Compared to other varieties, apple is relatively small (up to 500 g). The fruits of tomatoes are red, flat-round in shape. The taste is harmonious, balanced, pleasant. Gardeners who grow the variety speak of good yields.

Minusinsk glasses

These glass-like tomatoes are not suitable for growing in the middle and northern lane, so they are recommended to be planted in greenhouses. They differ in pink, bright red or orange-pink color... The stem length reaches 2.5 m, and the fruits themselves are distinguished by their small size - up to 300 g.

The fruit has a dense skin, so it is not prone to cracking. Due to the increased sugar content, tomatoes are most often consumed fresh. However, this variety is also suitable for conservation.

In terms of external and taste characteristics, "Glasses" is often confused with the "Minusinskie Bychki" variety, however, the latter differs in the shape of the fruit.

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Minusinsk gobies

It is a tall plant that sometimes reaches the top of the greenhouse and has to be pinched. Each cluster has 5-6 fruits. They have an oval-cylindrical shape and a slightly drawn "nose".

The fruits are distinguished by a rich pink color. The pulp is dense, fleshy, with excellent taste. The weight of tomatoes is 250-400 g. Great for salads.

Burlak Early maturing

Minusinsky burlak is considered the only early-maturing variety. The leaves of the plant are shaped like potato leaves. The stem reaches a length of 1.8 m. The fruits of the variety are flat. Their weight reaches 500 g. The pulp is with pronounced granularity, juicy and very sweet.

Minusinsk tomatoes

The Minusinskiy tomato is one of the “progenitors” of the varieties. The characteristics of this tomato are considered to be the benchmark for the development of derived varieties. Fruits reach up to 1kg. When ripe, it has a rich raspberry hue and a bright taste.Unripe fruits are slightly sour, but they are also used for cooking.

Minusinsk balls

The fruits of the Minusinsk balls are dense, not very juicy, but sweet. They are distinguished by intolerance to high soil moisture. The weight of the fruit reaches only 200 g, therefore, against the background of other varieties, they look like real dwarfs. The yield of the bush with this weight of fruits is no more than 3.5 kg.

Giant

The weight of the Minusinsk giant fruits varies from 300 g to 1.5 kg. It depends on the growing conditions. To obtain large fruits, all stepchildren are removed from the main stem. To get tomatoes weighing up to 600 g, it is recommended to leave the lower stepsons.

These fruits are distinguished by their bright red color and sugar taste.

Yielding

The variety is considered the most fertile. The yield of the bush reaches 6 kg. Individual fruits weigh up to 400 g when grown on a single-stem bush. The bush reaches a height of 1.8 m. Leaves are of the usual type. It is recommended to grow such a variety in the middle lane in greenhouses. The fruit has a round shape, rich red color and excellent juicy taste.

Minus flat hearts

The tomato gets its name from its slightly flattened shape. The average weight of fruits is within 250-350 g. They are heart-shaped and have a bright crimson hue. The height of the bush reaches 2 m. It requires a garter and pinching. The leaves are long. Up to 3-5 fruits ripen on the brush. The pulp of tomatoes is low-seeded, fleshy. Good for making sauces and juices.

Advantages and disadvantages

Minusinsk tomatoes have many advantages over other varieties:

• high productivity;
• good taste of fruits and their large size;
• the ability to grow the variety both in greenhouses and in the open field;
• the resistance of the fruit to cracking.

Disadvantages:

• instability to temperature changes;
• the requirement for regular watering and weeding;
• complex agricultural techniques of plants (bushes require tying after planting in a permanent place growth).

Yield

The harvest of this variety of tomatoes is harvested from mid-July to the end of August. Individual plants can bear fruit before the first frost begins. If all the requirements for agricultural technology are fulfilled, vegetable growers manage to collect up to 4 kg of fruits from one plant. If the plant did not receive the necessary fertilizers and sufficient glaze, the yield can be reduced to 2 kg of tomatoes from one bush.

Growing and care

It is not recommended to sow the seeds of Minusinsk tomatoes directly into the ground. They need to be grown by seedlings in order to achieve good germination.

It is recommended to prepare seedlings 60 days before transplanting plants to a permanent growth site. For growing seedlings, special deep boxes are used. It is better to take a universal ready-made soil. The soil temperature should not be lower than +22 degrees, otherwise the seedlings may die.

In the open field

Seeds for seedlings are sown in early or mid-March.

To grow young viable plants, you need:

1. Properly prepare the seeds for planting. To do this, they must be put in a cloth moistened with warm clean water for a day.
2. Prepare the land for seedlings. If you are using a ready-made mixture from a store, it is enough to heat it in the oven. It is important that its temperature is not lower than +22 degrees at the time of sowing the seed. If you use the soil collected in your own local area, pre-treat it with a weak solution of potassium permanganate for the purpose of disinfection.
3. Seeds are sown in seedling pots at a distance of 2 cm from each other and buried 1 cm into the ground. After that, the seedlings are watered and covered with foil or glass.
4. When the first shoots appear in the pots, the film is removed. The seedlings are then watered once a week. Also during this period it is necessary to create temperature fluctuations for tomatoes.Move the boxes from one place to another so that the temperature readings change. Do this daily.
5. As soon as the plants have 2 true leaves, the seedlings must be dived. Viable, strong plants are planted in separate pots. Two weeks after this, the plants are fed with a nitrophoska solution.
6. Before transplanting tomatoes to a permanent place of cultivation, the culture must be "hardened". To begin with, take out flowerpots with young tomatoes outside for an hour, gradually increase the time spent in the air.
7. As the bush grows, it needs to be pinned. The top must be trimmed so that it sprouts. The side branches are gradually removed so that they do not take away the vitality of the plant.

After the plant has at least 8 leaves and one real inflorescence, it is transplanted to a permanent place of growth. For plants, prepare small holes up to 12 cm deep. They are arranged in a checkerboard pattern so that there are no more than 3 plants per 1 square meter. Tomatoes are transplanted into the holes along with an earthen clod, added dropwise, leaving a small depression around the plant, and watered again.

After planting plants in the ground, they will need care:

• plucking a bush;
• soil mulching;
• watering at least 1 time a week;
• fertilizing with mineral fertilizers 2 times during the flowering period and 2 times during the growing season.

In greenhouses

In greenhouse conditions, tomato bushes with 2 stems are formed. After they reach a height of 1.45 m, the plants are pinched to stop growth. Regular watering of tomatoes in the greenhouse, top dressing, garter to the trellis remain obligatory elements of caring for the bushes.... Watering both in greenhouse conditions and in the open field is done strictly at the root. Leaves can be burned if water gets on the leaves.

Also, Minusinsk tomatoes grown in a greenhouse need to provide the correct level of humidity. It should not exceed 70%, especially during the flowering period. For this purpose, be sure to ventilate the greenhouse, especially after watering.

Reviews

Minusinsk tomatoes are characterized by positive reviews. Most gardeners note the unique taste of tomatoes, high yields and large fruit weight. Many people share delicious recipes for sauces and juice from these tomatoes.

However, there are reviews in which gardeners complain that the plant stems are weak and require a garter. But this does not negate the excellent taste and fruitful qualities of this variety.

Conclusion

Minusinsk tomato is very popular among gardeners precisely because of its high yield, good taste of the fruit and their large size. You can grow such a crop on your own plot and get a good harvest from it in the first year of work. To do this, it is enough to carefully study the recommendations on the agricultural technology of this crop, select high-quality seed and in the future follow all the recommendations of gardeners.

The main requirements are as follows: plant seeds for seedlings, transplant young plants in time to a place of constant growth and take care of them until the end of the harvest.