Tomato Rocket is used for canning

Tomatoes belong to the nightshade family (Solanaceae). Their homeland is South America. This is an annual plant that is grown in gardens, cottages, greenhouses, that is, in the fresh air. The dimensions depend on the plant variety; they can be half a meter or three meters. The stem is quite weak and needs support.

Tomatoes are highly valued by nutritionists for their beneficial properties. Housewives love them very much, as they can be prepared in many different ways. Tomatoes are quite unpretentious to growing conditions; these can be greenhouses, summer houses, or vegetable gardens. But not everyone has a plot, so they grow and bear fruit even on balconies and window sills.

Tomatoes are rich in ascorbic acid, carotenes, vitamin A, and citric acid. Taste and nutritional qualities depend on the variety of tomatoes and where they are grown.

If you plant different varieties of tomatoes on your plot, you can provide yourself with them from early spring until the first frost. Fortunately there are many varieties.

Tomato varieties

White filling received this name due to the peculiarities of its color. An unripe tomato is characteristically white, and a ripe one is red. With proper care they bear fruit abundantly. Average weight is 120 g.

Iskorka is a very tasty and tender variety of tomatoes. The growing season is 3.5 months. The fruits have an oval and elongated shape.

Tomato Rocket is a very common variety. Quite resistant to shoot damage. The rocket tomato got its name due to its peculiar shape, an elongated shape with a sharp tip.They are used mainly for canning and pickling.

Canada - large pink tomatoes, average weight is 350 - 400 g. But they are low-yielding; no more than 3 kg of fruit can be collected from one bush.