Indigo Rose tomatoes are rightfully considered a real miracle of selection. This is an innovative variety that announced itself in 2015. We owe its invention to breeders from Oregon State University, USA. A distinctive property of this variety is the blue color of the tomato. This is a unique variety, still the only one in the world. Despite its recent appearance, this variety of tomato has already gained enormous popularity in the market, and not only due to its incomparable color, but also to its unique composition. What's the secret? Let's figure it out.
The thing is that the color of this variety in a rich blue-violet hue is possible due to the presence in the fruit of a certain substance called anthocyanin. It is thanks to the high content of anthocyanins in the fruits that these varieties of tomatoes have already been called “super food”. Why was this variety invented in the USA and gained enormous popularity there? The trick is that the problem of excess weight is a real scourge for Americans. And the substance anthocyanin effectively burns fat, thereby combating the problem of obesity.
It is also very important to eat such tomatoes even with diabetes. Before the invention of this variety of tomato, anthocyanins could be found in such abundant quantities in all blue berries: blueberries, blueberries, lingonberries, black currants. Now even tomatoes can very effectively fight extra pounds.
What is this variety?
Since this unique variety is interesting precisely because of the unique coloring of the fruits, we will begin the description of the variety with the characteristics of the vegetable itself. The vegetable is “overseas”, just like its name. We'll just call him Rose.
The fruit itself is a round-shaped vegetable, at the beginning of its formation it is green in color (like ordinary tomatoes); as it ripens, it acquires a rich blue-violet color, which approaches black. Inside, the fruit has a bright scarlet color, characteristic of all its other relatives. The weight of the fruit reaches 40-50 grams, all the vegetables on the bushes are uniform, approximately the same in size, the color can vary from uniformly blue to blue-red (the tip of the fruit is red).
The vegetable tastes sweet, has a fairly dense consistency, tolerates transportation well due to its neat and uniform size of the fruit, and has a very marketable and respectable appearance.
It is important to know! The advantage of this variety is its increased resistance to such a common disease as gray rot. This variety belongs to determinate plants, the growth of which is limited. It grows well indoors and on balconies; special containers are used for this. This method of growing has excellent decorative properties and you will always have on hand not only a healthy and tasty vegetable, but also a wonderful and unique decoration for your home or apartment.
To create this variety, breeders used the blueberry gene and the snapdragon gene. Thanks to this combination of genes, the innovative variety is very resistant to late blight.
Reviews indicate that this tomato was not even infected with late blight from a sick relative of a different variety. This is a very rare quality for all currently existing tomato varieties.
The characteristics of this tomato would not be complete without a description of all its advantages. These include:
- High yield.
- Decorative and exotic.
- Resistance to all diseases.
- Excellent transportability.
- Benefits for the body in the fight against extra pounds.
- Hypoallergenic.
- Great taste.
- Easy to grow and care for.
- Rose tends to withstand temperature changes.
- Good frost resistance. Withstands frosts down to minus 5 degrees.
Among the disadvantages of this variety, one can note the relatively late ripening period, short shelf life of the fruit, as well as the need for proper formation of the bush.
These tomatoes can be harvested 80-100 days after planting.
Beneficial features
In addition to the above-mentioned abilities of this tomato to burn excess fat, it has many more positive properties for the human body:
- Regular consumption of tomatoes of this variety significantly reduces the risk of vascular diseases.
- Conducted studies claim that eating tomatoes prevents the formation of cancer cells.
- Regular consumption of tomatoes strengthens the walls of blood vessels.
- According to recent research, tomatoes contain a substance that strengthens vision.
Rules for growing and care
This variety is very easy to care for and in order to grow tomatoes of excellent quality, you should follow these recommendations:
- Before planting, the seeds must be soaked and allowed to swell, after which they should be treated with a weak solution of potassium permanganate.
- It is necessary to sow seeds in soft and loose soil.
- After planting the seeds, the soil must be sprayed with a sprayer, then daily watering is recommended until the seeds germinate.
- As the seedlings grow, it is necessary to regularly inspect the plants and remove weak and non-viable ones.
- Seedlings need feeding only if they are not strong enough before planting in open ground.
- After planting in open ground, the soil must be mulched with wood chips or pine needles.
By following these simple recommendations, you can grow excellent Indigo Rose tomatoes yourself.And there will always be delicious and beautiful tomatoes on your table, and there will be excellent and unique decoration in your house or area. This variety of tomato is suitable for fresh consumption and processing.
