Tomatoes have been cultivated by man for several centuries. During this time, just a huge number of their most diverse varieties were bred. Some of the varieties are suitable for fresh consumption and for salads, others are used mainly for canning. The latter also includes a variety very popular with summer residents - Cream. These tomatoes are grown by many owners of suburban areas and have earned simply excellent reviews from gardeners.
The fruits of all Cream are different:
Judging by the reviews of many gardeners, dense Slivki tomatoes, which have a large mass fraction of pulp, are much better suited for drying than many other varieties. They are also often used for pickling and pickling. Very often, various kinds of sauces and pastes are also prepared from these tomatoes. Many housewives praise this variety, including for the fact that it can be used in fresh vegetable salads.
These tomatoes got their name from characteristic shape fruits. Outwardly, these tomatoes strongly resemble a large plum. Fruit skin color different varieties this group may be different. But the shape of Cream is always oblong and neat.
The popularity of cream tomatoes among summer residents has earned, among other things, because they belong to the group of early ripening. Usually, no more than 100 days pass from the moment the seeds germinate to the harvest of these tomatoes. Tall tomatoes of this group most often do not grow. In most cases, Cream are determinant varieties. Their height does not exceed 60 centimeters and they do not need a garter or pinching. These tomatoes are grown mainly in open ground. They are not self-pollinating.
The leaves of tomatoes of this variety are ordinary - dark green, slightly corrugated. Branching in tomatoes Cream is medium. Their inflorescence is complex, slightly loose.
According to most gardeners, Cream tomatoes are completely unpretentious in their care. Seedlings can be grown in the usual way. That is, the seeds are planted in boxes in late March - early April. In open ground, grown tomatoes are transferred at the end of May.
Tomatoes of the Slivka variety are fed (a photo of such tomatoes can be seen on the page) during the season, usually with organic fertilizers - manure or compost diluted slurry. These tomatoes are watered quite often, preventing the soil from drying out in the beds.
As for the yield, according to most gardeners, these tomatoes are very good. They form ovaries simply in large numbers. Moreover, almost all fruits eventually ripen. At the same time, such tomatoes are really just perfect for pickling - they do not change color at all in jars and keep their shape very well. Since the pulp of such tomatoes is very dense, they can be transported even over long distances without any problems. The keeping quality of cream tomatoes, according to most gardeners, is also very good.
Most often, summer residents in suburban areas grow Cream:
Most often, summer residents grow Yellow Cream tomatoes on their plots. Varieties Pink and Canned are also very popular. Black Cream in the gardens of Russians can be seen less often.
It will not be difficult for even a not very experienced summer resident to grow an unpretentious Cream in his garden. To the defeat of various kinds of infectious and fungal diseases, this variety of tomatoes, as you can see, is resistant. For example, late blight or fusarium tomato varieties Slivki almost never get sick. These tomatoes do not have leaves.
However, according to many summer residents, this variety is quite often infected with TMV and cladosporiosis. Tomato varieties Cream Pink and Black are especially unstable to this disease.
It manifests itself in these tomatoes, as in any others, primarily in changing the color of the leaves to variegated. At the same time, light spots appear on the fruits. Unfortunately, antiviral drugs for this disease have not yet been developed. Therefore, when growing tomatoes of the Slivki variety, it is important to pay maximum attention to the prevention of TMV. For planting, use only quality seeds purchased from reliable sellers. In autumn, all tops from the beds should be removed and burned. The same goes for fallen leaves in the garden.
Cladosporiosis is usually treated with broad-spectrum fungicides. It can be, for example, or the drug "Bravo". Preventive treatment with such means should be carried out twice per season. This will reduce the risk of developing brown spot disease to a minimum.
Thus, canning is what Slivki tomatoes are most suitable for. Harvesting for the winter can be done using different technologies. But most often they, like any other tomatoes, of course, are simply salted in jars. For this:
The brine is prepared at the rate of 600-700 grams of table salt per 10 liters of water. For reliability, some housewives also put aspirin in it (two tablets per jar). Pour it in such a way that the tomatoes are completely covered by it. Of course, there are a huge number of harmful microorganisms in brine and on tomatoes. To destroy them, the brine from each jar is poured into a saucepan. Then the latter is put on gas and the liquid is brought to a boil. At the final stage, the brine is poured back.
Cream tomatoes are grown ubiquitously for food and canning. They have high commercial qualities, beautiful, unpretentious care. However, there are so many varieties of these tomatoes that it is very difficult to navigate. Description the best varieties cream tomatoes for greenhouses, open ground, canning will be discussed later in the article.
What are the features of cream tomatoes
Cream tomatoes are known all over the world. They are easy to distinguish from other varieties by external qualities.
Despite the general similarity of cream tomato fruits, there are a lot of varieties of this species. They differ in color, fruit length, although all have an oblong shape. Taste, sugar content, acidity, skin density, disease resistance, and many other characteristics can also vary.
The best varieties of tomatoes cream for greenhouses
When you need to get a rich and fast harvest, cream tomatoes are grown in a greenhouse. Greenhouse conditions, gentle microclimate allows you to accelerate the germination, development of plants and fruits. But what varieties of cream are recommended for greenhouses?
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The best varieties of tomatoes cream for open ground
Vitamin cream tomatoes grow in open ground. Scientists have proven that the abundance of the sun and fresh air positively affect the quality and composition of tomatoes, therefore, for personal consumption, tomato bushes are usually planted under the open sky.
What varieties of tomato cream can be canned?
Cream tomatoes are the most popular for pickling and canning. They have a rather dense peel and fleshy pulp, and therefore they rarely crack in a jar, keep their shape perfectly, are saturated with marinade, acquiring a unique taste and aroma. And although you can preserve any cream, there are a number of varieties that endure long “imprisonment” in a jar better than others.
This group of cream tomatoes also includes Red Alert, Lemon Liana, Yellow Date, Pink Pear, etc.
The most productive varieties of cream tomatoes
When canning or selling cream-type tomatoes, yield plays an important role in choosing a variety. Below are the cream tomatoes with the highest yields, the seeds of which are sold everywhere.
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Tomatoes have been cultivated by man for several centuries. During this time, just a huge number of their most diverse varieties were bred. Some of the varieties are suitable for fresh consumption and for salads, others are used mainly for canning. The latter also includes a variety very popular with summer residents - Cream. These tomatoes are grown by many owners of suburban areas and have earned simply excellent reviews from gardeners.
The fruits of all varieties of tomatoes of the Cream variety are distinguished by:
Judging by the reviews of many gardeners, dense Slivki tomatoes, which have a large mass fraction of pulp, are much better suited for drying than many other varieties. They are also often used for pickling and pickling. Very often, various kinds of sauces and pastes are also prepared from these tomatoes. Many housewives praise this variety, including for the fact that it can be used in fresh vegetable salads.
These tomatoes got their name for the characteristic shape of the fruit. Outwardly, these tomatoes strongly resemble a large plum. The color of the skin of the fruit in different varieties of this group may vary. But the shape of Cream is always oblong and neat.
The popularity of cream tomatoes among summer residents has earned, among other things, because they belong to the group of early ripening. Usually, no more than 100 days pass from the moment the seeds germinate to the harvest of these tomatoes. Tall tomatoes of this group most often do not grow. In most cases, Cream is determinant varieties. Their height does not exceed 60 centimeters and they do not need a garter or pinching. These tomatoes are grown mainly in open ground. They are not self-pollinating.
The leaves of tomatoes of this variety are ordinary - dark green, slightly corrugated. Branching in tomatoes Cream is medium. Their inflorescence is complex, slightly loose.
According to most gardeners, Cream tomatoes are completely unpretentious in their care. Seedlings can be grown in the usual way. That is, the seeds are planted in boxes in late March - early April. In open ground, grown tomatoes are transferred at the end of May.
Tomatoes of the Slivka variety are fed (a photo of such tomatoes can be seen on the page) during the season, usually with organic fertilizers - manure or compost diluted slurry. These tomatoes are watered quite often, preventing the soil from drying out in the beds.
As for the yield, according to most gardeners, these tomatoes are very good. They form ovaries simply in large numbers. Moreover, almost all fruits eventually ripen. At the same time, such tomatoes are really just perfect for pickling - they do not change color at all in jars and keep their shape very well. Since the pulp of such tomatoes is very dense, they can be transported even over long distances without any problems. The keeping quality of cream tomatoes, according to most gardeners, is also very good.
Most often, summer residents in suburban areas grow Cream:
Most often, summer residents grow Yellow Cream tomatoes on their plots. Varieties Pink and Canned are also very popular. Black Cream in the gardens of Russians can be seen less often.
It will not be difficult for even a not very experienced summer resident to grow an unpretentious Cream in his garden. To the defeat of various kinds of infectious and fungal diseases, this variety of tomatoes, as you can see, is resistant. For example, late blight or fusarium tomato varieties Slivki almost never get sick. These tomatoes do not have verticillium wilt of the leaves.
However, according to many summer residents, this variety is quite often infected with TMV and cladosporiosis. Tomato varieties Cream Pink and Black are especially unstable to this disease.
The tobacco mosaic appears in these tomatoes, as in any others, primarily in the change in leaf color to variegated. At the same time, light spots appear on the fruits. Unfortunately, antiviral drugs for this disease have not yet been developed. Therefore, when growing tomatoes of the Slivki variety, it is important to pay maximum attention to the prevention of TMV. For planting, use only quality seeds purchased from reliable sellers. In autumn, all tops from the beds should be removed and burned. The same goes for fallen leaves in the garden.
Cladosporiosis is usually treated with broad-spectrum fungicides. It can be, for example, copper oxychloride or the drug "Bravo". Preventive treatment with such means should be carried out twice per season. This will reduce the risk of developing brown spot disease to a minimum.
Thus, canning is what Slivki tomatoes are most suitable for. Harvesting for the winter can be done using different technologies. But most often they, like any other tomatoes, of course, are simply salted in jars. For this:
The brine is prepared at the rate of 600-700 grams of table salt per 10 liters of water. For reliability, some housewives also put aspirin in it (two tablets per jar). Pour it in such a way that the tomatoes are completely covered by it. Of course, there are a huge number of harmful microorganisms in brine and on tomatoes. To destroy them, the brine from each jar is poured into a saucepan. Then the latter is put on gas and the liquid is brought to a boil. At the final stage, the brine is poured back.
Cream tomatoes are a category of varieties so named because of the ellipsoid shape of the fruit. Such varieties have been bred for a long time, and many site owners know about them. The main purpose of growing these nightshades is whole-fruit canning and fresh consumption of fruits. Plum tomatoes are compared to the cherry variety, but are more productive. These varieties are an excellent choice for both an experienced gardener and a novice gardener.
Varieties of tomatoes Cream
Features of plum tomatoes
Cream tomatoes are distinguished by a wide variety of varieties intended for the most different conditions cultivation. But they all have a number of differences that make it possible to distinguish them from other varieties. It is desirable to remember these differences for every gardener. This will allow him to avoid confusion when choosing varieties. Here is the list characteristic features this nightshade group:
Otherwise, cream tomato varieties differ in size, fruit color and ripening speed. They come in crimson, orange or bright red colors. The size of the fruit also varies, from small tomatoes to very large ones. The size and height of the bushes also differ. Plum tomatoes are also determinant and indeterminate. You can grow them outdoors, in greenhouses and even in an apartment on the windowsill. And the beginner needs to be able to navigate in all this variety of varieties.
Variety varieties
Breeders have been working on varieties of cream tomatoes for a long time, and they managed to bring out many varieties and hybrids of this type. Even an incomplete list looks quite impressive. In total, there are more than 100 varieties and hybrids of plum tomatoes. And many breeders continue to work on improving them.
It is advisable to purchase cream tomatoes of any variety through specialized stores and firms. Of these firms, Gavrish and SeDek can be mentioned. You can take seeds from your hands only if the farmer is completely confident in the seller. Otherwise, even out of 100 seedlings, not one will be desired variety. When choosing a plum tomato, you need to decide what characteristics it should have. Will it be a determinate or indeterminate plant, early or late ripening, and other similar characteristics.
Pink cream is a tomato that is distinguished by unpretentiousness and productivity. It has medium-sized fruits, which is compensated by a large number of them on the bush. Designed for outdoor cultivation, determinant variety. The bush is not stepson, or stepchildren begin to grow late and in small quantities. The flesh of a ripe fruit is dense, pink, with a low moisture content. The mass of tomatoes is no more than 120 grams. Since the bush is not tall, the fruits are not large, which is compensated by their large number.
Cream tomatoes of this variety belong to standard varieties. They have low bushes, and without a tendency to the appearance of stepchildren. Harvest can be obtained in 85-90 days after planting in the ground. Medium-sized tomatoes, weighing 130-150 grams each. Gardeners respect Bulgarian cream for its excellent yield. According to site owners, these plum tomatoes are versatile. They will not be superfluous in any dish. But you can eat the fruits raw, they have an excellent taste. The variety is resistant to viruses and fungi.
Red cream tomato belongs to the classic indeterminate varieties. Usually not grown in greenhouses, the tree grows up to 2.5 m tall, sometimes more. Red plum tomatoes are characterized by medium-sized fruits, weighing from 30 to 80 grams. The low weight is compensated by the high yield. It is recommended to plant seedlings in early June, although in the south, planting can be carried out earlier. The plant needs pinching and garter. It belongs to mid-season varieties, excellent for growing in the middle lane.
Tomatoes of the nursery cream variety belong to determinant varieties, the height of their bushes rarely exceeds 40-50 centimeters. Pinching is not required in principle, it is highly resistant to fungal and viral diseases. Weakly affected by various pests. Tomatoes are medium-sized, weighing 30-50 grams, but the yield is extremely high. The pulp is tasty, sugary, perfect for fresh consumption. This variety is equally well suited for various kinds canning.
The main characteristics of the black plum tomato are a mid-season productive plant, not suitable for greenhouse conditions. Bushes are indeterminate, reach a height of 2.5 meters. The fruits ripen 115-120 days after planting. According to reviews, the color of tomatoes is rarely pure black. It usually ranges from maroon to purple-blue. Seedling bushes are recommended to be planted in late May or early June. The fruits ripen by the end of September. Productivity is high, tomatoes have a pleasant, sweet taste.
Cream tomatoes of this variety are valued for their tasty fruits and unpretentiousness. The height of one plant rarely exceeds 1.5 meters, but they still need a garter. Outdoors, they can only be grown in warm areas, with in early spring and hot summer. But with this cultivation of tomatoes, yellow cream requires additional watering. The description indicates that the fruits here are not so much orange as yellow. These are early ripe plants, the harvest can be obtained already 3 months after planting.
This variety is distinguished by medium-sized bright pink fruits and high yields. She has a long fruiting period, which is convenient for those who want to pick tomatoes in small portions. It will be very convenient to roll them into liter jars or use them for salads. Lilac cream - the best tomatoes among universal varieties. They are also perfect for home use, and for sale.
An unusual red-yellow striped variety belonging to indeterminate plants. Bushes definitely need a garter, the fruits ripen early, 3 months after planting. Tomatoes have a pleasant, sweet flavor and are easy to grow outdoors. You can use it for twists or in salads.
Red fruits are suitable for making ketchups and sauces.
There are several varieties of giant cream. Two main types are usually mentioned - orange and red giants. They differ in the color of the fruit. There are no special differences in breeding and caring for them. But there are differences in terms of taste and ways of using. Orange giants are useful in salads, for pickling or cooking tomatoes in own juice. And red fruits are taken for making sauces, tomato paste and other similar products. Tomatoes of this variety weigh a lot, 0.2-0.3 kilograms each.
Goldfish is one of the varieties of orange tomatoes. According to its characteristics, it is similar to other similar varieties. It has sweet and tasty fruits that are perfect for pickles or salads. It belongs to mid-ripening tomatoes, while it is highly unpretentious. The plant easily tolerates excessive moisture, resists fungi and viral infections. The fruits are small, about 100 grams each.
Contrary to the name, honey cream has fruits that are not orange or yellow, but a bright red hue. This is one of those varieties that can be recommended to beginners. She has many advantages. It is resistant to diseases, very unpretentious and differs in precocity. Moreover, early maturity is combined with a good yield. The fruits are medium-sized, 60-70 grams each.
An interesting sort of author's selection. Cream Bendrik is unpretentious, suitable for all climatic conditions, and is suitable for both greenhouses and open ground. Ripens 3-3.5 months after planting. The harvest is plentiful, and the tomatoes are tasty and suitable for any use case.
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Tips for Growing Plum Tomatoes
Usually experienced gardeners recommend early ripening to beginners. unpretentious varieties. Among plum tomatoes there are many similar varieties. In addition to the varieties already described, it is worth paying attention to Nepas 6 (f1), Korean Dragon, Argentinean and Royal Cream. All these varieties also belong to productive and unpretentious tomatoes. For home cultivation, you can use medium-sized, standard plants - for example, baby or Bulgarian cream. But what else do experienced gardeners advise:
“It is highly recommended not to forget about stepsoning. Most of the plum varieties are not large in size. And to get a harvest you need a large number of fruits. And extra shoots on the bushes will reduce the number of ovaries. At the same time, experts believe that it is necessary to check for stepchildren even undersized tomatoes belonging to non-stepchildren varieties. It is better to remove extra shoots in time than to worry about a small harvest later.
Conclusion
Plum varieties are a great choice for any gardener. These tomatoes are high yielding, excellent tasting, and generally not difficult to care for. A variety of varieties will allow you to choose the right variety for any growing conditions.
Cream tomatoes are grown ubiquitously for food and canning. They have high commercial qualities, beautiful, unpretentious care. However, there are so many varieties of these tomatoes that it is very difficult to navigate. A description of the best varieties of cream tomatoes for greenhouses, open ground, canning will be discussed later in the article.
Cream tomatoes are known all over the world. They are easy to distinguish from other varieties by external qualities.
Despite the general similarity of cream tomato fruits, there are a lot of varieties of this species. They differ in color, fruit length, although all have an oblong shape. Taste, sugar content, acidity, skin density, disease resistance, and many other characteristics can also vary.
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When you need to get a rich and fast harvest, cream tomatoes are grown in a greenhouse. Greenhouse conditions, gentle microclimate allows you to accelerate the germination, development of plants and fruits. But what varieties of cream are recommended for greenhouses?
Vitamin cream tomatoes grow in open ground. Scientists have proven that the abundance of sun and fresh air has a positive effect on the quality and composition of tomatoes, therefore, for personal consumption, tomato bushes are usually planted under the open sky.
Cream tomatoes are the most popular for pickling and canning. They have a rather dense peel and fleshy pulp, and therefore they rarely crack in a jar, keep their shape perfectly, are saturated with marinade, acquiring a unique taste and aroma. And although you can preserve any cream, there are a number of varieties that endure long “imprisonment” in a jar better than others.
This group of cream tomatoes also includes Red Alert, Lemon Liana, Yellow Date, Pink Pear, etc.
When canning or selling cream-type tomatoes, yield plays an important role in choosing a variety. Below are the cream tomatoes with the highest yields, the seeds of which are sold everywhere.
