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'Black Plum' Tomatoes |
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Plum
Early-Season
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Open pollinated. Russian heirloom. Early to main season plum or paste type. Indeterminate plants produce 2 to 4 ounce, 3 inch elongated, deep mahogany to brown fruit. Suitable for both cool and hot conditions. Disease resistant variety. More evaluation needed to confirm resistance to late blight. About 70 to 80 days to maturity.
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70-80
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| Seed Sources: |
Seed Savers Exchange - updated in 2015
Totally Tomato - updated in 2015
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (3.7 Stars)
Taste: (3.6 Stars)
Yield: (4.1 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (3.9 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 7
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 08/24/2010 by
pks
- An intermediate gardener
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Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| I really like this tomato, however, in my garden it is more prone to blossom end rot than any of the other tomatoes I grow. |
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Reviewed on 11/28/2007 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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| This is one of the most prolific tomatoes I've ever seen. It's so prolific, someone said to me, maybe you should only plant one of these plants next year- the catch was, there was only one producing plant, as my other two quickly succumbed to blight. That was my real issue with this variety- not the taste, which is pretty good, not spectacular, but good enough for the enormous amount of tomatoes you get- but seems to have terrible disease resistance. Other than that, it was very easy to grow. There was a lot of things I liked about this tomato, but it won't make it in my garden next year. |
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Reviewed on 08/17/2007 by
YorkerJenny
- An intermediate gardener
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Onondaga, New York, 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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| I'm tomatocolic. I was so excited when I saw black tomatoes on the internet, although its color doesn't look atractive to me, I couldn't wait to taste them. I never knew they were existed. But I have to say, I kind a disappointed about the taste. If I closed my eyes and somebody gave me to my mouth, I would think it was a red color average tomato. It has sweet taste, it's not exceptional. Inside also is brown color in seed area. Just like in the pictures, I don't think they will lok pretty if I slice and add them to salad. I don't know if the regular size black tomato has the same taste, but I'm not gonna try this black plum tomato for next year. Meanwhile, I didn't have any bug or disease problem. Many tomatoes. My neighbor brought from a local nursery as plant. |
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Reviewed on 03/26/2007 by
naplesgardener
- An intermediate gardener
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Collier, Florida, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 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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| This would be a TOP tomato if it only tasted better. The taste is really nothing special but I have heard that the "dark" tomatoes need warm weather to bring out their taste and I grew in during Florida's winter season.
Since Floridians don't/can't grow tomatoes during the summer it will probably not make my list for next year. |
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Reviewed on 12/01/2006 by
pajohnso
- An experienced gardener
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Marquette, Michigan, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| This was a pretty good tasting tomato, ripened fairly early for my northern garden and looked pretty in a fresh salsa. |
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Reviewed on 11/24/2006 by
Jess_L
- An intermediate gardener
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Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Very productive. Fruit tends to go bad if you don't pick it while it is still a little green. Grows like a weed. |
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Reviewed on 09/09/2006 by
MATERGIRL
- An intermediate gardener
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York, Pennsylvania, 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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| Small plum tomato, with dark brown coloring around stem end; brown interior. Nice tasting, sweet, without the smokey flavor (which I don't care for). Susceptible to blossom end rot which was tough on my first tomatoes this year (2006) because we had a bad drought period in July and August. This causes a lack of calcium available to the plants, thus you get BER. After the rains came back, the tomatoes were fine. Next year I will water if it gets too dry. A nice "black" tomato for variety. |
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