🍃 Tomato 'Black Plum' is a robust Russian variety known for extremely heavy yields of elongated, plum-shaped fruits with a deep chestnut-red to green-flambéed shoulders. Each fruit grows around 8 cm (3 in) and has a complex, smoky-sweet flavor, perfect for fresh eating, sauces, paste, or drying. Indeterminate plants mature in 75–82 days and perform well in greenhouses or outdoors in full sun.
🌿 Botanical Characteristics:
Growth: Indeterminate, vigorous
Fruit: Elongated plum-shaped, ~8 cm, mahogany with green shoulders
Flavor: Intense, smoky-sweet with tangy aftertaste
Foliage: Typical tomato leaves, moderately dense
🌱 Cultivation Tips:
Sowing: 3 mm (1/8 in) deep in seed-starting compost; germinates 5–10 days at 21–27 °C (70–80 °F)
Transplanting: Into 20 cm (4 in) pots once first true leaves develop; harden off 2–3 weeks before planting outdoors
Planting: 45 cm (18 in) apart, full sun, with stakes 1.2 m (4 ft) tall; tie main stems loosely to allow growth
Soil: Rich, well-draining, high organic matter
Watering & Fertilizing: Keep soil consistently moist; feed with potash-rich fertiliser when fruits form; nitrogen-based feed in September
🌱 Pruning & Maintenance:
Pinch side shoots after first fruits form
Remove yellowing lower leaves to prevent infection
Maintain consistent moisture to reduce fruit splitting
🌱 Harvesting:
Pick ripe fruits promptly to encourage more production
Harvest all fruits before frost and ripen indoors if needed
🌱 History & Notes:
Native to Southern Ukraine; spread through Western Russia in the 19th century
Black tomatoes valued for rich, earthy flavors and strong, sweet taste
Over 50 traditional varieties exist in former Soviet territories; also cultivated in Germany, former Yugoslavia, and the US
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