Choose tomatoes. What is the difference indeterminate and determinate varieties?

There are few people who would not like tomatoes. Each cottage garden or you can see them. And who does not garden, learned to grow them on balconies and terraces.

All is good, except that the natives of South America is very capricious. You need to know and comply with all the rules of their cultivation. And select varieties best suited for each individual region.

Let's talk today about the indeterminate (tall) and the determinant (dwarf) varieties or hybrids of tomatoes.

What is the difference

Varieties of tomatoes, which are themselves limited in growth, that is, cease to grow after the laying of a floral brush on top of the stem is called Determinant.

Further shoots are formed from the lateral leaf axils. Since Determinate tomatoes are not building up a lot of foliage, the power consumed in the formation of fruit.

They can grow in the open field and in greenhouses.

A distinctive feature of indeterminate tomatoes is that they grow without restriction. If the bush does not form, it will greatly increase, and a good harvest will not work.

Indeterminate tomatoes are grown mainly in greenhouses worth. Long forming bush thank large crop tomatoes.

Features care undersized tomatoes

Low tomatoes not form a large bush height of about one meter of thirty centimeters. Therefore it can be grown in the greenhouse, low tunnel.

Determinate tomatoes grow easy for beginners. Since pasynkovanii they do not need. While forming a small bush will not hurt.

in large cultivation is not difficult, it is:

· Timely watering;

· Adding dressings;

· Loosening the soil;

· The fight against pests and diseases;

· In the event of cool temperatures, you need to take care of their shelter.

Determinate tomatoes are different early maturing. On stam varieties and hybrids of the first harvest will be in June.

For regions with a cold climate growing undersized tomatoes the most acceptable.

During the short summer, they will have time to please their owners harvest. The downside is the small yield.

Features Care tall tomatoes

Tall tomatoes look at their pros and cons.

Benefits

· Space saving. Such varieties of tomatoes are formed in one or two of the stem, so wide they do not need much space. Importantly provide good helpers for them to grow up.

· Formation bush upwards, allows the formation of more brushes. Thus, the bush can get a higher yield.

· High tomatoes have more light. In addition, they have better ventilation than that undersized, so they are more resistant to certain types of diseases.

· Fruited tomatoes tall for a long time. Subject to all rules of agricultural technology be ready for harvesting within six months. And in greenhouse conditions for about a year.

· Such landings are very decorative. They are well decorate the garden or vegetable garden.

On the downside is the fact that these varieties require additional equipment for their cultivation, it helpers, trellis, or special mesh.

In addition, the long period from planting the seeds until the first harvest.

Every gardener and grower decides for himself what he pick tomatoes for cultivation. It all depends on his skills and area of ​​the site.