Author Topic: Black tomatoes (Read 4177 times)

Lesley Silvester · « **on:** September 12, 2013, 10:00:29 pm »

A neighbour offered me some spare tomato plants for the greenhouse and even planted them for me. What he didn't tell me, until much later, was that they are a black variety. Ok not totally black but dark red with black at the tops. They have a good taste but the colour is very off-putting. Has anyone else tried them?

I once tried white tomatoes and they weren't nice at all, as well as looking wrong.

HesterF · « **Reply #1 on:** September 12, 2013, 10:49:29 pm »

Never even heard of them but I quite like the yellow tomatoes and have had all sorts of odd coloured carrots over the years which are fun. I've got All Gold Raspberries and they're a bit freaky - they taste great but I can't get past the 'raspberries are red' thing that easily.

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darkbrowneggs · « **Reply #2 on:** September 12, 2013, 11:51:31 pm »

I have grown Black Brandywine for the first time this year - normally Red Brandywine is one of the varieties I regularly grow- and now I am eating both the flavour of the black variety is slightly better (in my opinion).

As you say they are not totally black more of a purplish red

Bert · « **Reply #3 on:** September 13, 2013, 06:55:12 am »

I'm growing a Black Russian tomato

. It's a beef tomato variety and the strongest plant I have in the tunnel. He has lots of fruit on him. the first one will be ripe by the end of the weekend

. I can't wait to try it

.

doganjo · « **Reply #4 on:** September 13, 2013, 10:57:07 am »

I have mini purple ones - don't know what they are called as they were unlabeled from a garden centre at end of selling season. Boy are they sweet and delicious.

northfifeduckling · « **Reply #5 on:** September 13, 2013, 12:43:20 pm »

I'd love to try those! How do they taste?

doganjo · « **Reply #6 on:** September 13, 2013, 12:59:37 pm »

I can't describe it - different from ordinary tomatoes - very sweet. Wish I knew what it was called. Still have a few green ones on the bush so if we get that coffee time going with Ellie i may have some to take with me.

northfifeduckling · « **Reply #7 on:** September 13, 2013, 01:07:59 pm »

or you could keep a ripe one and steal its seeds before you eat it. I'd just try growing it from that

doganjo · « **Reply #8 on:** September 13, 2013, 01:28:00 pm »

What do I need to do with the seeds though - dry them out? How do I store them?

northfifeduckling · « **Reply #9 on:** September 13, 2013, 01:31:07 pm »

just leave them to dry out, don't wash them

Thanks!

darkbrowneggs · « **Reply #10 on:** September 13, 2013, 02:32:12 pm »

http://www.realseeds.co.uk/tomatoes_bush.html

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If you scroll down to the bottom of the page you will see specific details about saving tomato seeds which I have followed in the past with good success