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'Black from Tula' Tomatoes |
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Standard
Main-Season
Heirloom
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Main-season, standard Russian heirloom. Indeterminate, 3- to 4-foot plants bear 3- to 4-inch, slightly flattened blackish-red fruit.
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80-85
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| Seed Sources: |
Seed Savers Exchange - updated in 2014
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (4.0 Stars)
Taste: (4.4 Stars)
Yield: (3.9 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (3.9 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 7
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KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 01/15/2011 by
OhioMG
- An experienced gardener
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Huron, Ohio, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| First off, 2010 was a lousy year here for bugs, disease, and lack of decent rainfall, so the plant had a lot to contend with off the bat. I think this variety has done much better for friends in better years. Still, flavor was rich and well balanced, flesh a good deep mahogany, but prone to odd shapes and cracking which made it less attractive from a market standpoint. Yield was so-so, but it was down on all tomatoes because of the season being bad. This one scored 25th of 38 varieties in our Annual Tomato Tasting. For a black tomato, we far prefer Japanese Black Trifele for flavor, ease, and production. |
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Reviewed on 03/16/2010 by
edweather
- An intermediate gardener
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Oswego, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| I tried these last year and never got to taste them because the blight got my plants. The plants were growing great and were loaded with fruit. So I rated them even though I never tasted them....have to assume they were at least a 4 in taste. |
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Reviewed on 08/06/2009 by
Sillius
- An intermediate gardener
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Lorain, Ohio, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| tastes good, moderate production, terrible disease tolerance. Mine is blighted when all around it are heirloom varieties that are doing fine. |
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Reviewed on 04/06/2009 by
GardenMom
- A novice gardener
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Albany, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Black from Tula is one of my very favorite tomatoes. As other reviewers have said, it isn't an early tomato, but it is a heavy producing, reliable mid-season tomato that is delicious. It has that beautiful color and the yummy smokey flavor you hope for in a black. In my garden it didn't have any disease issues and in fact, withstood a break out of blight, heavily producing right through it! Highly recommended. |
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Reviewed on 01/04/2009 by
brokenbar
- An experienced gardener
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Big Horn, Wyoming, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| My Tula's get HUGE. They have incredible flavor and are one of the few non-paste types I grow. IMHO one of the best flavored "black" varieties. They are a little slower here to ripen but worth the wait. I add some of these to my mainstay sauce tomato, Costoluto Genovese for a hint of smokey/citrusy flavor.
I believe they are one of the largest blacks as well. Once you grow them, you will be saving seeds for next year! |
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Reviewed on 08/06/2007 by
MAldrich
- A novice gardener
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Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| These are lovely maroon red balls of delicious tomato taste. Their color is very stunning. I was however disappointed with the yield, but that may have more to so with the drought than the plant itself. They are very susceptible to cracking after a rain. I would grow them again and pray for more rain. |
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Reviewed on 05/25/2005 by
benka
- An experienced gardener
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Illinois, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| This is my favorite variety that I grow. Excellent tomato with a good old fashion
tomato taste. Deep colorations gives a
lovely zest to plate or salad. This tomato gives a moderate yield of medium size
fruit. Large vine will require cage. Overall
this is a wonderful tomato to add to your
garden. |
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