When choosing tomatoes for preservation, gardeners should pay attention to the Black Icicle tomato. Ukrainian breeders managed to combine an intricate shape and exquisite taste in this vegetable. What is the description of the variety of this tomato?
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Description of the variety
The variety belongs to the group of mid-ripening tall species on which the fruits form clusters. The height of the plant in the greenhouse reaches 2 m. In the garden, the bush grows a little smaller. Due to their large growth, tomatoes need tying and pinching. Only when both manipulations are carried out, as well as with proper care, is it possible to collect the volume of sweetish fruits stated in the characteristics. Characteristics of the variety:
- It is better to form the plant into 2-3 stems.
- From the emergence of seedlings to the beginning of fruiting, 90-110 days pass.
- Cream tomatoes are suitable for fresh consumption and whole fruit canning.
- Since the skin of tomatoes is quite thin, tomatoes often crack after rolling.
- The bushes grow well both in open and closed ground.
Tomatoes of the Black Icicle variety are resistant to sudden temperature changes and diseases, which significantly reduces the risk of losing a significant part of the fruit. If a fungal disease occurs, the fruits or the infected plant itself are burned away from cultivated plantings. It is advisable to treat with aggressive chemicals only in case of large-scale infection.
Description of the variety will be incomplete without characteristics of the fruits. At the end of flowering, fruits are formed on the bushes, their shape resembling oblong cream with a sharp spout. The length of tomatoes often reaches 12 cm.
The color of ripe tomatoes is brown and the flesh is dense. The skin covering the tomatoes is shiny and smooth. Overripe fruits are almost black. There are very few seeds. The weight of a tomato is 80–100 g. Thanks to this structure, the fruits are resistant to cracking, which increases the shelf life of the vegetable and makes it possible to transport the harvest over a long distance.
Brushes are laid over 9 sheets and can be repeated through one sheet. The bunch consists of 6–9 calibrated fruits. Fruiting begins in July and lasts until the end of October. With the right approach, you can harvest 10 kg of tasty vegetables from one bush. This is where the description of the variety can be considered completely complete.
Features of cultivation
When using the seedling method of growing tomatoes, the seeds are sown 55–60 days before the proposed planting date in a permanent place. In the middle zone, seeds are sown in seedling containers in late March-early April, and plants are planted in the garden bed in mid-May.
Caring for black icicles is no different from caring for all tomatoes and consists of regular watering and fertilizing with mineral or organic fertilizers.
Have you grown the Black Icicle variety on your plot? Does the description of the variety correspond to reality? The information gleaned from your review will help those gardeners who still doubt the merits of a cultivated plant make a choice. For clarity, you can attach photos.
