Unusual Tomato Varieties: Banana Legs, Everett's Rusted Heart, Liskin's Nose and Lithium Sunset

Tomatoes are a vegetable with juicy fruits that contain vitamin C and antioxidants, used both independently and as part of dishes.

Initially, all tomatoes were yellow, but after several centuries they acquired a scarlet color and a round appearance. Their changes did not stop there, and now there are more than 10 thousand varieties in the world. All of them are unusual in their color, appearance, shape, size or taste.

Banana Legs

The fruits have a rich yellow-orange color, up to 12 cm in length and weight 80–100 g. The taste of the tomato is more sour compared to ordinary subspecies. Early variety - the first fruits can be harvested 90–95 days after planting. The yield of this variety is good, the bushes grow up to 70–80 cm, and up to 13 tomatoes appear on one bunch. Easily tolerates heat and slight drops in temperature. It is important to know that the variety is hypoallergenic.

Everett's rusty heart

The color of the fruit is rusty-bronze-green, the shape of the fruit is heart-shaped, the tomato tapers towards the tip, and its weight reaches 300 g. The height of the plant reaches 180–200 cm. The variety is distinguished by medium branching, so it is necessary to assemble it in 1–2 stems with tying. Ripening time is 115–120 days from seedlings. It is recommended to sow seeds of this subspecies 60–65 days before transplanting into the ground.

Liskin's nose

The color of the elongated heart-shaped fruits is bright yellow, the average weight is 300 g, but can reach 500 g. The taste is sweet with a bright aroma and juiciness, the fruits are very fleshy, they have few seeds. The bush is densely leafy, almost 2 meters high. For the best harvest, you need to make it into 2 stems. Seeds are grown and planted 60–65 days before the planned planting in a greenhouse or outdoor beds. It is recommended to use a drip irrigation system.

Lithium Sunset

The tomatoes are round, slightly flattened, with small ribs, and the skin is yellow-orange. The weight of the vegetable reaches 450 g, the fruits are fleshy and sweet. The tomato bush is strong with dense foliage and grows up to 1.5 m in a greenhouse. Can be grown in 1 stem. Seeds for seedlings are planted 60–65 days before the planned planting in the ground; they are unpretentious to the climate. Productivity is average; clusters usually contain 3–4 ovaries. Needs timely watering and protection from drafts.

Tomatoes contain serotonin: it regulates and improves the functioning of the nervous system, and at the same time, with the unusual appearance of some varieties, it also improves mood. The vegetable is indispensable in dietary nutrition, as it has low calorie content. Growing unusual varieties is a fun and rewarding activity, and caring for them is no more difficult than conventional varieties.

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