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Each variety of tomato has its own distinctive features and nuances of cultivation. Some tomatoes feel great in the open field, while others produce a crop only in greenhouse conditions. The choice of one or another method of cultivation, exactly like varieties, is up to the gardener. This article will focus on the Iceberg tomato, intended for growing directly in the garden.
Description
Tomato “Iceberg” refers to early ripening varieties. The plant practically does not need pinching and is intended for planting in open ground. The bush is undersized, strong, up to 80 cm in height.
Mature fruits are quite large, fleshy, juicy, have a bright red color. The weight of one vegetable can reach 200 grams. The yield is high. With proper care, you can collect up to 4 kg of tomato from one bush.
In cooking, tomatoes of this variety are used for making juices, vegetable salads, and canning.
Advantages
The undeniable advantages of the variety include:
- good resistance to sudden temperature changes and good frost tolerance, cold resistance;
- high density of ripe tomato fruits;
- unpretentiousness of cultivation and the absence of an urgent need for pinching and shaping a bush;
- excellent presentation and excellent taste.
The ability of the variety to tolerate temperature drops and cold well gives it a great advantage among fellows, thereby expanding the geography of planting, making the reproduction of tomatoes available even in the most northern regions.
As you can see from the description, Iceberg tomatoes are not afraid of low temperatures and successfully drift in the vast northern regions with a short period of summer heat and harsh, frosty nights.