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Growing => Fruit => Topic started by: Lesley Silvester on September 12, 2013, 10:00:29 pm

Title: Black tomatoes
Post by: 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.

Title: Re: Black tomatoes
Post by: HesterF 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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Title: Re: Black tomatoes
Post by: darkbrowneggs 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

Title: Re: Black tomatoes
Post by: Bert on September 13, 2013, 06:55:12 am

I'm growing a Black Russian tomato  8) . 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 :excited: . I can't wait to try it  :yum: .

Title: Re: Black tomatoes
Post by: doganjo 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.

Title: Re: Black tomatoes
Post by: northfifeduckling on September 13, 2013, 12:43:20 pm

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

Title: Re: Black tomatoes
Post by: doganjo 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.

Title: Re: Black tomatoes
Post by: northfifeduckling 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  :thinking: :&>

Title: Re: Black tomatoes
Post by: doganjo 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?

Title: Re: Black tomatoes
Post by: northfifeduckling on September 13, 2013, 01:31:07 pm

just leave them to dry out, don't wash them  :thumbsup: Thanks! :&>

Title: Re: Black tomatoes
Post by: darkbrowneggs on September 13, 2013, 02:32:12 pm

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

Title: Re: Black tomatoes
Post by: Lesley Silvester on September 13, 2013, 11:07:07 pm

Mine are definitely sweeter (and big) but I find myself explaining them to people that I feed,