For a long time, tomatoes had a traditional red hue. Over time, breeders have bred yellow, pink and even purple tomatoes. However, few people know that there is a variety of green tomatoes. And they remain so until fully ripe.
Green-fruited tomatoes are distinguished by an abundance of sugars and a small amount of acids, which gives such tomatoes a sweet taste.
Emerald pear
This variety received this name due to its similarity to pear fruits. You can determine the ripeness of such a tomato by its color, since at the ripening stage it has a darker color than at the ripening stage. The fruits grow small, with a maximum weight of 170 g. Ripe tomatoes have a sweet fruity taste. Unlike their green counterparts, the fruits of the Emerald pear are better stored and are rarely susceptible to diseases.
The bushes reach up to two meters in height, so it is better to grow in greenhouses. Emerald pear requires support and constant garter.
Irish liqueur
The fruits of this variety are slightly ribbed, flat-rounded. Weighing from 200 to 400 g. During the ripening process, they become yellowish-green with small, slightly noticeable stripes. Ripe fruits have tasty and juicy pulp.
It is recommended to grow the variety in greenhouses. Be sure to remove excess shoots, tie to a support and water weekly.For rich fruiting it is necessary to feed with mineral fertilizers.
Kiwi
The tomato received this original name due to its similarity in cut to kiwi, as well as its sweet fruity taste. The fruits have a round, slightly flattened shape, weighing up to 350 g. They have a yellow-green tint.
The bushes grow up to 1.5 m in a greenhouse, in open ground - no more than 1 m. The variety is very productive - up to 12 kg of tomatoes can be obtained from one bush. The fruit ripening period is 4 months.
Chile Verde
Having a pepper-shaped shape, these fruits are classified as dessert fruits. Ripe tomatoes weigh on average 100 g. They have a green color with a golden tint. The variety is very hardy and disease resistant. Used both for snacks and for making green ketchup.
The bush is tall, reaches 180 cm. The ripening process lasts up to 4 months. Since the ripe fruit is practically no different in color from the early one, it is difficult to determine its ripeness.
Moon rock
These tomatoes will decorate the garden bed due to their exotic color - gray top and green bottom and sides with yellow stripes. A fragrant mid-season variety suitable for fresh salads. It has a sweet taste with sourness and oily, moderately juicy pulp. The average weight of tomatoes is 120-150 g.
The bushes are low-growing, reaching 50-60 cm in height. They do not require stepsoning. The variety is quite productive and disease resistant.
The advantages of green-fruited tomatoes include a large amount of chlorophyll, a pigment that gives green color. Its structure is similar to hemoglobin, so it is very useful for people with anemia.It is also impossible not to note the low likelihood of developing allergies when consuming green-fruited tomatoes, since they do not contain lycopene.
