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No. 034 · open-pollinated

Glacier

Glacier is a determinate open-pollinated slicer with reddish orange fruit. It ripens in about 56 days.

Typeslicer
Habitdeterminate
Days to maturity56
Fruit size2 to 3 oz
Colorreddish orange
Difficultyeasy

Flavor

Described as surprisingly sweet for an ultra-early tomato, with sweetness and moderate acidity giving it good flavor and texture for its class. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Origin

A very early Swedish variety bred for cool climates, grown as a compact semi-determinate plant with small reddish orange fruit.

What it does well

  • Very early and among the first to ripen in the field
  • Tolerant of cool spring temperatures and short seasons
  • Compact semi-determinate plant suited to containers and small spaces

Where it frustrates

  • Small fruit at 2 to 3 oz
  • Determinate habit gives a more concentrated set than a long-season vine

Like Glacier, but...

Sold out, or after a change? The closest alternatives, and how they differ.

Stupicebut a compact bush rather than a tall indeterminate vineSub-Arctic Plentybut slightly later and noted for sweeter flavor

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