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Each tomato variety has its own distinctive characteristics and cultivation nuances. Some tomatoes thrive in open ground, while others produce only in greenhouse conditions. The choice of one or another growing method, just like the variety, is up to the gardener. In this article we will talk about the Iceberg tomato, intended for growing directly in the garden.
Description
The Iceberg tomato is an early ripening variety. The plant practically does not need pinching and is intended for planting in open ground. The bush is short, strong, up to 80 cm in height.
Ripe fruits are quite large, fleshy, juicy, and have a bright red color. The weight of one vegetable can reach 200 grams. Productivity is high. With proper care, you can harvest up to 4 kg of tomatoes from one bush.
In cooking, tomatoes of this variety are used for making juices, vegetable salads, and canning.
Advantages
The undeniable advantages of the variety include:
- good resistance to sudden temperature changes and good frost tolerance, cold resistance;
- high density of ripe tomato fruits;
- unpretentiousness of cultivation and lack of urgent need for pinching and bush formation;
- excellent presentation and excellent taste.
The ability of the variety to tolerate temperature changes and cold well gives it a great advantage among its peers, thereby expanding the geography of planting, making the reproduction of tomatoes accessible even in the northernmost regions.
As you may have noticed from the description, Iceberg tomatoes are not afraid of low temperatures and successfully drift in the vastness of northern regions with a short period of summer heat and harsh, frosty nights.
