Extraordinary shaped tomato varieties

Tomatoes can surprise not only with taste, but also with the size, original shape and unusual color of the skin. In addition to the traditionally red and yellow rounded tomatoes, there are especially rare varieties of this vegetable in the world that are not at all like tomatoes. Seeds of these varieties (and more often hybrids) cannot be bought in a regular store. You can buy them only from private collectors and avid gardeners.

8 unusual varieties of tomatoes

Tomatoes of rare exotic varieties are, as a rule, original in some way - color, shape or taste. Only gourmets can appreciate the characteristics of unusual vegetables, which is why they are not released on an industrial scale.

Auria

Domestic variety, attracting attention to the unusual shape of the fruit - they are narrow and very elongated (up to 15 centimeters in length). The skin is traditionally red, the cavity is filled with a small amount of seeds. The pulp contains a large amount of dry matter, but it can not be called dry. The weight of one middle fetus is about 100-110 grams. Fresh taste is mediocre, therefore, most often Auria is canned.

Auria is a high-yielding, rather unpretentious variety. However, in the northern regions, it is preferable to grow vegetables in greenhouse conditions.

Auria plants also strike with their original growth, uncharacteristic of ordinary varietal tomatoes. The bush extends to a height of almost two meters and looks like a vine. The main stalk forms many stepsons, which must be removed to obtain a larger crop. The fruit ovaries are formed by brushes of 5-8 tomatoes.

Reystomat (Garlic, Zehen)

The birthplace of this outlandish tomato is unknown. Some claim that it was created in Germany, others - in Transylvania. Reistomat came to Russia at the end of the 20th century. An early ripe tomato is of interest, first of all, with its external form. The fruit is formed into small slices and looks like a tangerine or a head of garlic. Slices can be broken off from a common piece and enjoy them without fear of getting dirty. It is for this feature that Reistomat was nicknamed the "travelers tomato" (it can be eaten while on the go. In this case, the tomato does not need to be cut with a knife).

Tomato bushes are indeterminate, highly branched. The stems are thick and durable, easily withstand 250-gram fruits, which are formed on each branch of 8-9 pieces. Tomatoes reach biological maturity by mid-July.

Outwardly notable, Raysetomat, however, is quite “not interesting” in taste. Sugar in the pulp is not enough, there is a sensitive acidity. Racetomat is hardly suitable for making juices or pastes, but it will look perfect as an ingredient in compound dishes. It is also convenient to preserve it - it is enough to divide the fruit into slices and put it in a jar.

Cherokee Green Golden

American selection tomato bred in 1997. In our country, it can only be found among private collectors. Cherokee fruits have a traditionally rounded shape. They are quite large - weigh 400 grams. A thin, dense peel is painted in green-yellow shades with a green area at the peduncle. Of great interest is the taste of the Cherokee fruits: breeders tried to bring fruity notes to the familiar tomato sweetness. Seeds give this feature - they smell and taste tropical products.

Cherokee is a tall tomato. Form it preferably in 3-4 stems. The first wave of the harvest is the most successful: for the first time, the fruits are the largest and juiciest. Then the tomatoes become smaller and dry. The variety can be grown in a greenhouse or in open ground - the main thing is that the soil is well saturated with nutrients, especially potassium and nitrogen. Under favorable conditions, from one bush you can collect up to 15 kilograms of selected tomatoes. The fruits are very tasty, suitable for any kind of processing. But they are especially good fresh.

Amethyst Jewel

Mid-season indent appeared in Britain. The variety has an unusual color: round fruits - a dense glossy peel in technical ripeness has a dark purple color, and in the phase of full ripening it is repainted in black with maroon shades. Juicy fleshy flesh with notes of exotic fruits has a pinkish color. The cavity contains a few small yellow seeds.

Amethyst jewel is a very productive variety. In the greenhouse, he gives out up to 14 kilograms of tomato, and fruiting is delayed until the end of September. In open ground, the variety shows excellent endurance, rarely sick. Amethyst's main weakness is heat intolerance. If the degree is above 25, then the plant knits worse, and the fruits are formed small and dry.

Ovaries begin to form in mid-June. Each brush contains 5-6 fruits.

Pear Black

Tomato tall group. Indent can grow to a height of one and a half meters. The bush is very branched, powerful. Formation of 3 stems is required. Harvest begins to ripen in mid-July. The fruits ripen at the same time. A characteristic feature of the Black pear is its shape - in the form of ... a pear (or light bulb). The narrow part in mature form is dark green, a little rough. The rounded part is copper colored. The skin of a ripe tomato is very dense, it allows the fetus not to spoil for a long time and tolerate transportation well.

The fruit is small in size and weighs 80 grams. The taste is sweet, the cavity is slightly succulent.

Among the many advantages of the variety are high resistance to late blight, prolonged multiphase fruiting, excellent commercial qualities, and the versatility of fruits. At the same time, Black Pear tomatoes have a number of drawbacks: they are demanding on the composition of the soil (grow poorly on sandstone), form a lot of stepsons, which must be constantly removed. In open ground, the number of stepsons is slightly reduced than in the greenhouse.

Black galaxy

Hybrid variety produced by Seeds Technologies. Genetics have created a completely different kind of tomato, which is more like a plum. Small fruits the size of a small apple are painted bright purple.

The black galaxy, according to scientists, is very useful than ordinary red tomatoes. Breeders received such an unusual product in every sense due to the repeated crossing of wild varieties of vegetables with cultivated fruits. The blueberry coloring pigment was “added” to the end result, which became the chip of the hybrid. This pigment reveals its abilities in bright light - the longer the sun enters the fetus, the darker the skin color becomes.

Tomato Black Galaxy is exported only in small quantities. They buy exot, first of all, luxury resorts, which strive to surprise their customers with dishes with unusual products.Although, I admit, the taste of the Black Galaxy is quite mediocre. There are few sweets in the tomato, the flesh is dry. On the other hand, dishes with the addition of this tomato do not “blur” and always look original.

White heart

White-fruited tomato of medium early ripening period (tomatoes enter the stage of biological maturity on the 110th day after sowing seeds). Another name for the variety is the White Bull (cow) heart.

White Heart plants are tall, powerful, bushy. They grow well in greenhouse conditions, medium-sized in open ground. Up to five brushes are formed on the main stem, each of which can form 5-6 fruits of a heart shape weighing 500-600 grams each. Tomatoes White heart - surprisingly juicy, sweet, tender, fleshy vegetables. Their skin is thin, smooth, painted a light yellow color. The surface is slightly ribbed, cracking extremely rarely.

White heart tomatoes are ideal in everything, even in the moments of cultivation. They easily tolerate adverse climatic conditions, rarely get sick and are practically not affected by pests. The only thing they need is a lot of moisture and nitrogen. It is best to eat tomatoes fresh, as they can often become sour in canned form.

White tomatoes are rich in flavones - substances that strengthen the walls of blood vessels and have a sedative effect on the nervous system. They are indicated for allergy sufferers and those who are on a diet.

Elberta Peach

Mid-sized early ripening variety, generating medium-sized plum-shaped fruits. The external data of tomatoes is amazing - they are bicolor (striped) and fluffy. The peel of the tomatoes is painted pink with transverse yellow stripes. On the surface there are many small soft villi. It is noteworthy that the bushes of Elberta themselves are also pubescent. Moreover, the green of the bush is not green, as we are used to, but bluish.

Elberta fruits weigh an average of 100 grams. They ripen in late June. Ripe tomatoes are saturated with sucrose, the inside is fleshy and juicy. Elberta can be used as an integral component of a dish and as a fresh vegetable cut - in any case, the bright taste of tomatoes will be felt well.

To grow Elberta peach is better in greenhouse conditions. It is important to keep the bush in 3 stems, otherwise you can lose a significant part of the crop. The variety has an average sensitivity to late blight, therefore, it is necessary to timely process plants and correctly perform agricultural practices.

The vast majority of unusual tomato varieties remain rare for Russians, since they are not adapted to the climatic conditions of our country. A rare gardener can grow a rich crop of exotic tomato varieties. Those who managed to do this can only be envied - those who know how to grow a completely ordinary, but completely “non-native” vegetable on their summer cottage, most likely have a special gift. Check you, do you have it?