Featured tomato: Brown Berry

Brown Berry  is a sweet little jolly to pop in your mouth when working in the garden. It is dark brown, somewhat like Chocolate Cherry. It bears well and the flavor is excellent. Black tomatoes are healthier than red tomatoes because it is higher in antioxidants than red ones. These are great on a vegetable dip platter and it really looks attractive if you have a mix of black, red, white, green, and yellow cherry type tomatoes This is an indeterminate tomato and the fruit is borne in clusters of 8 or so. 

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Featured tomato: Black Star

Black Star. This is the first year I've grown this tomato. I got the seeds for this variety from Germany. The name on the packet was in English making me think it is a variety from an English speaking country. Sorry, I've forgotten to take a picture of it, but it is black, round, and is medium in size. It would have been more productive if a storm hadn't broke the stake and the plant at the base. Consequently, I only have a limited amount of seed. If you are interested, you best get them now. I will sell them until they are sold out. The taste is good, like a tomato ought to taste and could be used for fresh eating as well as for sauce. 

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TOMATO SEEDS, HEIRLOOM, Cuban Black, small, black, tasty, 10 seeds sample pack, rare

Cuban Black. This is a new variety for me this year. It is a good producer with a good mix of meat to seed which gives the best flavor. It is a black tomato so it is higher in antioxidants than red tomatoes. Cuban Black has the typical flavor of a black tomato and is multipurpose fresh, canning, and sauce. It's country of origin is Cuba.

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Featured tomato: Japanese Black Treffel

JAPANESE BLACK TREFEL MYSTERY TOMATO. OK, I'm going to be very upfront about this tomato. This is the first year I have grown it and the fruit that is being produced is NOTHING like the description. The description is a pouch shaped, pleated tomato which is quite dark black. This is not what I am getting. I am getting large, round, beefsteak type tomatoes that are black and remind me of Carbon, but not quite. So, if you are looking for Japanese Black Trefel, this may not be it. I think the seller mixed up seeds, which is incredibly easy to do because they all look alike. All the Japanese Black are growing fruit not to description. And yes, the picture is Slovene Black, but this is a very similar tomato, except the mystery tomato is larger and I forgot to take a picture of the fruit I'm getting. Whatever this tomato is, it is large, often over a pound, and very flavorful. I will call this Japanese Black Trefel Mystery because I don't know what else to call it.

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Featured tomato: Braun pflaume

Braun pflaume. Russian variety. Why a German name with a Russian variety? I traded seeds with a Russian woman in Germany. Her parents grew them at their dachau in Russia. I can read some German, no Russian so she put the name on the packet in German for me and that is what I have always called them. What's so special about heirloom tomatoes? The idea that an heirloom is a variety that has been grown by generations and passed down from person to person is really very fascinating. And they just taste better. They are naturally a little more acidic so are better for canning. I love this particular variety because makes a rich, dark sauce and it's now been found that the black tomatoes are better for you as far as being higher in anti-cancer antioxidants. The size of these tomatoes are perfect if you have a tomato processor like a Victorio strainer. No need to cut these tomatoes, just wash, remove the stem ends and drop in the processor. 

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Featured tomato: Chocolate Cherry

TOMATO seeds, CHOCOLATE CHERRY 30 seeds, black tomato

Chocolate cherry tomato. I've seen a lot of claims for the blackest tomato but I think the little Chocolate Cherry wins hands down. The inset picture shows it compared to a red tomato. It is dark, rich brown with green seed gel. It is a sweet little jolly to pop in your mouth when working in the garden. And, it's healthier than red tomatoes because it is higher in antioxidants than red ones. These are great on a vegetable dip platter and it really looks attractive if you have a mix of black, red, white, green, and yellow cherry type tomatoes This is an indeterminate tomato and the fruit is borne in clusters of 8 or so. 

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Featured tomato: Carbon

Carbon  is the blackest of the black tomatoes. It produces prolific amounts of 10-14 oz., with rich dark tomato flavor. Black tomatoes have been found to be higher in anti-cancer causing compounds than red tomatoes so are healthier for you.  Out of 10 heirloom varieties, this consistently wins taste tests. The most notable, at the Cornell Research farm.

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Featured tomato: Chocolate Cherry

Chocolate cherry tomato. I've seen a lot of claims for the blackest tomato but I think the little Chocolate Cherry wins hands down. The inset picture shows it compared to a red tomato. It is dark, rich brown with green seed gel. It is a sweet little jolly to pop in your mouth when working in the garden. And, it's healthier than red tomatoes because it is higher in antioxidants than red ones. These are great on a vegetable dip platter and it really looks attractive if you have a mix of black, red, white, green, and yellow cherry type tomatoes This is an indeterminate tomato and the fruit is borne in clusters of 8 or so.


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