Unusual varieties of tomatoes - white and black

Small and large, pepper-shaped and round, black and even with patterns - what only tomatoes do not happen.

The abundance of varieties of this culture seems endless, because breeders are constantly creating new products. How not to get lost in such a variety, we talked in detail in the articles How to choose the right varieties of tomatoes for seedlings and tomatoes: select varieties and grow seedlings. The earliest varieties of tomatoes were also discussed. And now I propose to talk about unusual varieties - this information will surely be interesting to many gardeners who want to grow not just a tomato, but a curiosity, which will certainly surprise with its taste and appearance.

It is impossible to talk about all the unusual varieties of tomatoes in one article - this is too extensive a topic, and I will try to reveal it as much as possible in the series of articles. Let’s start with white and black tomatoes.

Amazing varieties with brown-maroon, purple-purple and almost black color of the fruits always attract attention. Popular black varieties include Black Pear, Creme Brule, Paul Robson, Brown Sugar, Black Galaxy, De Barao Black, Uncle Stepa, Blue Skyte, Raj Kapoor, Black Prince and Gypsy.

Each of these varieties has its own “highlight”. Among others, black tomatoes lead in the content of ascorbic acid, b-carotene and other vitamins. The size of the fruit varies in a very wide range - from very small cherries to very large, weighing up to 700-800 grams.
.
Common to all black varieties disadvantages are relatively low yield and low cold resistance (so plant them in the open ground is recommended not earlier than the first decade of June).


Black Pear is a medium-ripe (from the appearance of shoots to the beginning of ripening 110-115 days) variety of tall tomatoes, bushes of which reach a height of 100-150 cm.

Pear-shaped, relatively small fruits weighing about 50-80 grams are characterized by an unusual brown and maroon color, high content of vitamin C and carotene. Designed for growing in film greenhouses and open ground.


The middle-early variety of Creme brule (from the appearance of shoots to the ripening of the first fruits - about 118-120 days) forms relatively high bushes: in height they reach 120-150 cm, so they need supports. The fruits are large, weighing up to 200-400 grams, of a flat round shape. They differ in an unusual saturated brown color, which is acquired after full ripening.

The variety, designed for growing in greenhouses and open ground, is able to tolerate small temperature changes and shade.


Paul Robson Sort is large fruit (fruits weighing up to 150-400 g). These tomatoes have a beautiful glossy and chocolate color.

The variety of late ripe - from seedlings to the beginning of fruit ripening takes about 115-120 days. Designed for cultivation in greenhouses and film shelters. Plants are tall, reach a height of 150-180 cm.


Brown sugar is a late ripe (from the appearance of seedlings to ripening takes about 115-120 days) variety of black tomatoes.

Plants when cultivated in greenhouses and film shelters require tying, as they reach a significant height. In the open ground, plants are usually medium-sized. The fruits of rich chocolate color are very juicy, weighing 90 - 110 grams.


The Black Galaxy tomato variety is a “child” of Seeds Technologies, a company specializing in the production of hybrid vegetables. The Black Galaxy was obtained by crossing cultivars with wild tomatoes.

The peculiarity of the variety is unusual fruits that resemble plums. To achieve such an unusual color was possible due to the introduction of pigment, which is very sensitive to light, so the longer the tomato is in the sun, the darker it becomes.

White varieties are no less amazing than black ones. They differ not only in unusual appearance, but also in taste. Such tomatoes contain a large amount of natural sugar, and there is no acid at all.

The most striking representatives of white tomatoes are varieties White Beauty, White Wonder, White Heart, White Queen, Snowball.


White Wonder tomatoes are designed for growing in greenhouses and temporary film shelters. Plants of the variety are tall (reach 1.5 meters or more), strongly branched and very powerful.

At the same time, about 10 kg of fruits can ripen on the plant, because in one brush they are usually at least 10 pieces. The fruits are almost white, only at the base have a yellowish tint. The shape of the fruits is flat round, and their weight reaches 350-400 grams. A feature of the fruits of the variety is not only their unusual color, but also a pleasant sweet taste of the flesh.


The white heart is also called the white bull heart. This is one of the rare varieties of medium-ripe (90-100 days) white tomatoes.

Plants of the variety are tall, indeterminant, very powerful. The bushes can reach a height of more than one and a half meters, so they need tying. On the main stem at the same time formed about 4-5 brushes, each of which at least 5 fruits. Heart-shaped fruits weighing up to 400-800 grams, transparent white, with a slight yellowness.

The variety is extremely resistant to adverse weather conditions, and its fruits are not prone to cracking. Like most white tomatoes, the fruits of the variety White bull heart completely devoid of acid, which makes their taste even more delicate, aromatic and sweet.



Source: www.7dach.ru