The “Big White Blues” tomato is not a variety for beginners. It requires a lot of attention to care for. But the efforts are worth it - the fruits ripen very tasty, with an unusual brown-lilac-yellow color.
The variety was originally developed by Reindhart Kraft, a German breeder. The Great White Blues were perfected by Stephane Marier from the Canadian city of Quebec, who crossed the Great White and OSU blue varieties.
Description
The original name of the variety is “Great Write Blues”. Grows well in central Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. Considered exotic.
The highest yields can be achieved by growing tomatoes in greenhouses. In open ground the yield is practically zero.
The fruits are suitable for fresh consumption. And also for making juices.
Unusual varieties of tomatoes - white-fruited and black-fruited
Small and large, pepper-shaped and round, black and even with patterns - there are all sorts of tomatoes!
Black tomatoes
The abundance of varieties of this crop seems endless - after all, breeders are constantly creating new products. How not to get lost in such diversity, we discussed in detail in the articles How to choose suitable varieties of tomatoes for seedlings and Tomatoes: selecting varieties and growing seedlings. We discussed the earliest varieties of tomatoes, as well as those that have been tested in practice and are small-fruited and resistant to late blight. And now I propose to talk about unusual varieties - this information will certainly be of interest to many gardeners who want to grow not just a tomato, but a curiosity that 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 a rather broad topic, and I will try to cover it as much as possible in a series of articles:
- Unusual tomatoes: green, orange, yellow
- Unusual varieties of tomatoes - with patterned and velvety fruits
- Tomatoes of unusual shape: ribbed and long-fruited
And today we will talk about white-fruited and black-fruited tomatoes.
Chokeberry tomatoes
Amazing varieties and hybrids with brown-burgundy, purple-violet and almost black fruit colors always attract attention. Popular chokeberry tomatoes include:
- 'Black pear';
- 'Creme brulee';
- 'Paul Robeson';
- 'Sugar brown';
- 'Black Galaxy';
- 'De Barao black';
- 'Uncle Styopa';
- 'Blue Sky';
- 'Raj Kapoor';
- 'Black Prince';
- 'Gypsy'.
Black-fruited tomato varieties attract with their unusualness
Each of these varieties is endowed with a special “zest”. Among others, chokeberry tomatoes are leaders in the content of ascorbic acid, b-carotene and other vitamins. The size of the fruit varies over a very wide range - from very small to very large, weighing up to 700-800 g.
The disadvantages common to all black-fruited varieties are relatively low yield and low cold resistance (therefore, it is recommended to plant them in open ground no earlier than the first ten days of June).
'Black Pear'
'Black Pear' is a mid-season (110-115 days from germination to ripening) variety of tall tomatoes, the bushes of which reach a height of 100-150 cm.
Tomato 'Black Pear' Photo from florafields.com
Relatively small pear-shaped fruits (weighing about 50-80 g) are distinguished by their unusual brown-burgundy color and high content of vitamin C and carotene. Designed for cultivation in film greenhouses and open ground.
'Creme brulee'
The mid-early variety 'Creme Brulee' (from germination to the ripening of the first fruits - about 118-120 days) forms relatively tall bushes: they reach a height of 120-150 cm, so they need supports. The fruits are large, weighing up to 200-400 g, flat-round in shape. They are distinguished by an unusual rich brown color, which they acquire after full ripening. Tomato 'Creme Brulee'
The variety is intended for cultivation in greenhouses and open ground; it can tolerate small temperature changes and shade.
'Paul Robeson'
Variety 'Paul Robson' - large-fruited (fruits weighing up to 150-400 g). These tomatoes have a beautiful glossy chocolate color.
Tomato variety 'Paul Robeson'. Photo from njaes.rutgers.edu
The variety is late-ripening - about 115-120 days pass from germination to the beginning of fruit ripening. Designed for cultivation in greenhouses and film shelters. The plants are tall, reaching a height of 150-180 cm.
'Sugar brown'
'Brown Sugar' is a late-ripening (about 115-120 days from germination to ripening) variety of black-fruited tomatoes. Tomato 'Sugar Brown'
When cultivated in greenhouses and film shelters, it requires staking, as it reaches a considerable height. In open ground, plants are usually medium-sized. The rich chocolate-colored fruits are very juicy, reaching a weight of 90-110 g.
You can choose tomato seeds in our catalog, where products from various online stores are presented. We recommend taking a look at the selection of Black-fruited tomatoes.
Characteristic
- Tall. On average it grows up to 1.8 meters.
- The weight of each fruit is about 300 g.
- To obtain the highest yield, it should be formed into 1 or 2 stems.
Interesting
Amazing fact: fruits can ripen in different colors: yellow, brown, purple. This is influenced by various factors. They turn purple under the influence of low temperatures. Fruits of this color are considered rare. If you want to grow just like this, it is advisable to add additional light to the bushes. You can organize additional lighting at night, for example, in a greenhouse using electricity.
White varieties of tomatoes - 7 most popular options
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In terms of the abundance of colors and varieties, hardly a single vegetable can compare with the tomato. Tomatoes come in orange, yellow, almost black, striped, etc. But the white tomato is still a novelty for gardeners, although it has an unusual taste and a lot of useful properties.
The color of these tomato varieties can only be conditionally called white: it varies from light green to pale yellow. This color is given to them by flavones - biologically active substances that reduce the fragility of blood vessels and increase the effect of ascorbic acid.
Why are white-fruited tomatoes good?
White tomatoes, unlike their red counterparts, do not cause allergies and are suitable for feeding even children. Doctors recommend using them for people with nervous system disorders; they will not cause harm to patients with gastritis or ulcers, because. they contain less organic acids.
White-fruited tomatoes also have an original sweet taste, so they are most often consumed fresh and in salads. We have prepared for you a selection of the most popular varieties of white tomatoes.
David's Pineapple
Very juicy with sweet pulp with notes of fruit, the light yellow fruits of the David's Ivory Pineapple tomato variety, which is intended for growing in a greenhouse, are distinguished. He was specially bred by David Lemasters from Pennsylvania (USA).
The variety, like most white-fruited tomatoes, is indeterminate. The bush can reach a height of more than 2 m. To get a good harvest, it needs to be formed into 2 stems, protected from the wind and tied up.
The fruits have an irregular, slightly flattened shape and can weigh 300-400 g. Despite their size and abundance of moisture, they almost never crack. Suitable for salads.
For the season from 1st quarter. m you can harvest up to 12 kg of David's Pineapple tomatoes.
White cherry
Despite the name, the heart-shaped fruits of the White Cherry tomato variety are not at all berry-like in size: they reach a weight of 400-500 g and do not crack. Their flesh is white-pink, juicy with a delicate sweetish taste, in which notes of cherry are felt.
The variety is early ripening, indeterminate, intended for cultivation in open ground and greenhouses. The fruits ripen 95-110 days after emergence. The plant is medium-sized (up to 1.5 m in height); due to the large mass of tomatoes, it needs a garter.
White Cherry is a variety that is valued for its originality, high yield and resistance to tomato diseases. “Berries” are used to prepare fresh salads.
White Queen
The mid-season White Queen variety, which was bred in the USA back in 1941, is recognized as one of the tastiest and lightest white-fruited tomatoes. It is also intended for cultivation in protected ground.
The creamy-white fruits have a flat-round shape and taste like fruit, are not sour, and are suitable for feeding those who are allergic to red tomatoes. Up to 5 fruits weighing 250-350 g can be formed on one brush. Up to 5 kg of white tomatoes can be obtained from one plant. Moreover, it bears fruit until frost.
The White Queen variety is indeterminate; depending on the planting location, the bushes grow up to 1.6-2 m in height. The plant is rarely affected by infections and pests. The fruits have a universal purpose.
White Jack
Tomatoes of the mid-season variety Jack White retain their impeccable creamy color until full maturity, unlike other white-fruited tomatoes. The variety was obtained by American Alan Bishop as a result of crossing two others: White Beauty and White Tomesol.
White Jack took the best from both of his “parents.” It is distinguished by its high yield even in cool summers, the rapid ripening of large, fleshy fruits, the weight of which reaches 500 g. Tomatoes with a light taste of lemon sweetness are suitable for many salads, including seafood.
The plant is indeterminate, intended for greenhouse cultivation.
Big Ice Cream
Bolshoi Plombir is a mid-early variety of Russian selection recommended for cultivation in greenhouses and open ground. The creamy-white round fruits ripen 102-115 days after germination, have a sweet taste without bitterness and an average weight of 150-200 g.
The indeterminate plant reaches a height of 2 m, is resistant to adverse factors and drought-resistant, and is characterized by high productivity. With good feeding, Big Plombir produces up to 10 kg of tomatoes per 1 sq. m. m.
The excellent taste of the fruit is best demonstrated in salads and juices, which are suitable for dietary nutrition. You can also preserve tomatoes of this variety. Tomatoes contain a small amount of seeds, so in winter preparations the fruits can be used either whole or chopped.
Captain Fortune white
The mid-season variety Captain Lucky White, which was bred in 2014 by Millard Murdoch (USA), has gained popularity with its well-balanced sweet fruity taste.
An indeterminate plant with medium development, large stems and dense foliage, produces a good harvest of creamy-white fruits, the average weight of which is 190 g. Individual specimens grow up to 400 g. Their pulp is fleshy, dense, suitable for making salads and juices.
The white Captain Luck variety is intended for growing in a greenhouse, is resistant to diseases, and bears fruit until frost.
Sugar White
The late, high-yielding variety Sugar White, native to Estonia, is well suited to regions with short or cool summers. From the appearance of the first shoots to the ripening of round, small fruits (100-250 g), 118-120 days pass.
The bush grows up to 1.7 m in height, is quite strong and has a powerful root system. The plant is not afraid of disease and cold, but it develops better and faster in a greenhouse. From one bush you can collect up to 6 kg.
Tomatoes of the Sugar White variety are especially tasty in salads and juice. Thanks to the dense pulp and strong skin, the fruits easily tolerate long-distance transportation and long-term storage in a cool, ventilated area.
White-fruited tomatoes may not have as attractive an appearance as colored tomatoes and may seem unripe to some. But their main advantage is not their color, but their health benefits. So, if you care about them, it’s time for them to take up residence in your garden bed.
Rules for growing seedlings
- Before sowing, it is advisable to keep the seeds in a pink solution of potassium permanganate for about 20 minutes. Those that float should be thrown away - they will not rise. The rest - sow. Before doing this, be sure to rinse in water.
- To disinfect the seeds, they can be left for 20 minutes in a glass of vodka.
- They will sprout faster if, on the eve of sowing, you put them in a warm place for 2-3 days and cover them with a damp cloth. It should be moisturized regularly.
Transplanting into a greenhouse or open ground
- When planting seedlings in the ground, its height, as a rule, reaches 30-35 cm.
- In the middle zone, the right time for this is the end of May-beginning of June. By this time, the threat of return frosts should have passed, and the soil should warm up to +10 degrees.
- The soil for planting must be prepared, ideally in the fall. It is good to add horse manure or complex mineral fertilizers (according to the instructions).
- Planted bushes should be immediately tied to supports.
- Once planted, you need to water it. The next watering and first fertilizing should be no earlier than a week later.
Care Tips
- It is important to regularly remove emerging stepsons.
- Ventilate the greenhouse for several hours every day.
- Treat against diseases and pests (despite the resistance of tomatoes to diseases, for greater reliability the procedure should be carried out 2-3 times per season).
- Water every day (preferably in the evening).
- When weeds appear, weed the beds.
- Be sure to feed every 10-12 days. Both organic and complex mineral fertilizers are suitable.
Reviews
Maria Viktorovna, Minsk region.
The tomato did not disappoint me. Pleasant fruit taste, not sour. Goes great with other vegetables in salads. I learned about this variety from my friend. She gave it to me to try. I was also surprised by the color. I will definitely plant it next year.
Leonid Leonidovich, Mogilev region.
Personally, my approach to this variety is this. I remove the stepsons almost every 3-4 days. When the first fruits appear, I quickly remove most of the leaves. I fertilize once every 2 weeks, while the leaves are growing, with organic matter, then only with mineral fertilizers. To prevent late blight, I spray it with an aqueous solution of serum (1 liter per 10 liters of water) 3 times during the growing season. Very tasty tomatoes! In salads - simply amazing!
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SWEETIE Beefsteak.
Mid-season productive variety. The plant is about 1m high. Large, beautiful, bright pink, juicy fruits with a wonderful, bright, sweet taste that will not leave anyone indifferent. Tomatoes are flat-round, slightly ribbed, weighing 300-700g. Small seed chambers with few seeds. Very high yield and resistance to late blight.
EGYPTIAN BOAT.
Mid-season, high-yielding and, perhaps, the most beautiful variety among pink-fruited giant tomatoes. The plant is powerful, 1.5-1.7 m high. The fruits are raspberry-pink, all very even, rounded and flattened
BIG DIPPER.
Mid-season high-yielding variety. One of the hits of the season. The plant is 1.5-1.7 m high. After about 100-110 days from germination, delicious tomatoes begin to ripen on the plants - round-flat, with shiny pink skin and pink, granular-sugar pulp. The fruits are large, weighing on average 500 - 700 g, individual first fruits are huge, up to 1 kg or more. Beautiful, dense, meaty.
SIBERIAN GIANT PINK.
Fruitful mid-season variety. Plant up to 1.8 m high. The fruits are one-dimensional, raspberry-pink in color, rounded-flattened in shape, elastic and moderately dense, fleshy, weighing 400-600g (up to 800g), excellent taste.
SIBERIAN GIANT RED.
A very productive mid-season variety. Plant up to 1.8 m high. The variety has red, uniform fruits that adhere very tightly to the branches and can be cut with brushes. Tomatoes are flat-round, dense, fleshy, weighing 400-600g.
CLAUDE BROWN'S YELLOW GIANT.
Claude Brown of Pike County, Kentucky, worked on developing this variety for several decades. The variety is mid-season, productive. The plant is powerful, 1.6-1.8 m high. The fruits are beautiful, rich orange in color, flat-round in shape,
PRIDE OF PRIDE (PERTH PRIDE).
Fruitful mid-season variety. The bush is super powerful, very beautiful, with dense dark green foliage, 70-80 cm high. The fruits are rounded-flattened, even and smooth, fleshy, burgundy in color, weighing 100-130g. Great explosive taste.
BORONIA.
A mid-season, large-fruited variety, obtained by crossing the varieties “New Big Dwarf” and “Paul Robeson”. The bush is about 70 cm high, strong, hung with a large number of flat-round fruits. Potato leaves, slightly wrinkled. The fruits are slightly ribbed, purple in color, have a pronounced tomato aroma, very tasty, weighing 150-250g (sometimes up to 300g).
GNOME BERYL BEAUTY (DWARF BERYL BEAUTY).
Mid-season productive variety. Bush about 1m high. The fruits are round in shape (the first ones are rounded-flattened), smooth, when fully ripe - green with a very attractive pink blush, weighing 80-140g. Extremely tasty and aromatic.
GNOME MISTER SNOW (DWARF Mr. SNOW).
The variety is mid-season, productive. Plants are strong, up to 1 m high. The fruits are large, flat-round in shape, and when fully ripe, yellowish-white, often with a pink top. Tomatoes are very aromatic, have excellent taste, weighing up to 200g or more.
DWARF BLAZING BEAUYT.
A beautiful mid-season variety. Plants 80-100cm high. The fruits are smooth, flat-round, intensely orange in color, fleshy, weighing 120-150g (at the beginning of fruiting - up to 200g). Very strong aroma, harmonious taste, with an admixture of astringency.
HEART-SHAPED STRIPED.
Early ripening fruitful variety. The bush is spreading, 60–80 cm high. The fruits are round-heart-shaped, even, smooth and moderately dense, bright red with longitudinal yellow stripes, weighing 130–230 g. A very rare variety in beauty, which also has a high yield.
DRAGON'S EYE.
Mid-season variety by Brad Gates; plants 1.5-1.7 m high. The bushes are strewn with small round-heart-shaped fruits of raspberry-pink color with golden stripes, weighing 60-120 g. The tomatoes are smooth, moderately dense, and have a good, refreshing taste.
YELLOW ZEBRA.
A mid-early Chinese variety with small rounded fruits of original color. Plants are 1.5-1.7 m high. The fruits are round, even and smooth, bright yellow with green stripes (which practically disappear when fully ripe). Tomatoes, moderately dense and light, sweet and very tasty, weighing 40-60g.
Crimson ZEBRA.
High-yielding and very beautiful mid-season variety. In OG the bushes of this rare and unique amateur variety reach a height of up to 1.5 m. The fruits are golden in color with bright, thick crimson stripes. The tomatoes are round, slightly flattened, even and smooth, moderately dense with aromatic juicy pulp, weighing 100-150g, excellent taste.
YELLOW WITH A RED SPOT (RED SPOT YELLOW).
A unique early ripening and very productive variety. The plant is densely leafy, 1.5-1.7 m high. Fruit
PINK FIG.
A new mid-season variety with amazingly tasty and aromatic pulp. The plant is densely leafy, up to 1.8 m high. The fruits are very bright raspberry-pink in color,
COPPER RIVER.
A mid-early productive variety with tasty, multi-colored fruits that acquire fantastic colors when ripe. On the outside, the tomatoes have a bizarre mixture of copper, green, yellow and burgundy tones. And when cut, they are yellowish-green with bright pink veins. The plant is 1.3-1.5 m high. The fruits are flat-round, fleshy, aromatic, very tasty and sweet, weighing 300-400g.
FIRST MATE.
Mid-season productive variety. The plant is 1.3-1.5 m high. Produces multi-colored fruits with
ROSE BEAUTY.
Family heirloom from Kentucky. The variety is productive, mid-season. The plant is 1.4-1.7 m high. Produces excellent flat-round fruits, light yellow in color with a pink blush, very fleshy, weighing 300-400g. Tomatoes have a very attractive appearance and have a delicate, sweet taste.
HARTSACK YELLOW.
Early ripening, high-yielding variety. Plant with potato leaves, 1.5 m high. The fruits are flat-round, very bright, golden-orange with a thick pink blush and marbled flesh. When fully ripe, the fruits become almost completely pink. The tomatoes are very meaty, weighing 150-300g, and have an excellent sweet taste.
GOLDEN TIGER.
A wonderful mid-early variety that bears fruit until autumn frosts. Plants are densely leafy, 1.0-1.2 m high. Produces beautiful, round and tasty fruits weighing 50-100g with a strong, tart aroma. At the beginning of ripening, tomatoes are covered with dark stripes of blue and green colors, which gradually transform into blue.
GREAT WHITE + P20 (GREAT WHITE + P20).
The most amazing variety of the 2016 season! Mid-season, very productive. Beautiful, slender plants up to 1.5 m high are densely hung with very bright fruits of fantastic color. The tomatoes are round or slightly flattened, even and smooth, delicately creamy in color with a thick and bright purple spill on the sides. The pulp of the fruit is tender, almost white, delightfully aromatic and tasty. The average weight of the fruit is about 150g, in the first cluster - up to 300g or more.
PINK SIBERIAN TIGER.
Another beautiful variety - new for the 2016 season. Medium early, very productive. Bushes 1.3-1.5 m high. The fruits are flat-round in shape, sometimes slightly ribbed, incredibly attractive: bright, purple-pink with a thick violet-blue spill from the stalk and along the sunlit sides. The tomatoes are very fleshy and aromatic, with a unique fruity taste, weighing on average 150g (up to 300g in the first bunch).
OZARK SUNRISE.
This mid-early variety can perhaps be called a twin of the PINK SIBERIAN TIGER variety. An equally beautiful and even more productive variety, except that its fruits are slightly smaller in size. The bushes are 1.0-1.3 m high, strewn with an abundance of beautiful fruits. The tomatoes are flat-round, slightly ribbed, purple-pink with a thick purple-black streak from the stalk and on the sides of the fruit. Very meaty and aromatic, have an original and very good fruity taste. Fruit weight up to 200g.
