Black Beauty Tomato

Black Beauty Slicer Heirloom Black Tomato Vegetable Seeds

Listing is for 1 packet of 15 seeds

This is the darkest black tomato variety that has been found. This tomato has been made famous all over the internet because of its unique dark color and exceptional flavor. The skin gets a dark opal black color the more it is exposed to sunlight. The dark skin pigmentation is due to high concentration of anthocyanins. They make for a striking color contrast in salads and other recipes. It can be difficult to tell when it is ripe. I wait for the bottom of the tomato to start showing a pink blush which signals it is ready to harvest. The inside flesh is a pinkish red. The flavor is mild, earthy, and fruity.

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TOMATO CHARACTERISTICS
Indeterminate

Color: Dark purple/black with a slight pink blush on the bottom

Flavor profile: mild, earthy, and fruity

Average fruit size: slicer

Height/Fertilizing: height can vary as it depends on your growing conditions and care. I have a fertilizing regimen which definitely helps achieve this kind of growth but is not necessary. Adding small doses of an organic fertilizer every week has really helped me take my tomato growing to another level. Synthetic fertilizers can burn or damage plants if used too often. Therefore, I recommend organic fertilizers because they wont damage plants when used often. However, do what suits your garden and the products you like to use.

This is my current fertilizing regimen: I start by fertilizing weekly with 1/8 cup of Espoma Tomato tone sprinkled at the base of each plant. Once the plants start to bloom, I start alternating the weeks. One week with the Espoma Tomato Tone and then the next week with this recipe: mix 1 cup of Azomite dust and 1/4 cup of Fox Farms Tiger Bloom liquid into a 5 gallon bucket of water and pour some at the base of each plant.

PLANTING

Solanum lycopersicum

Germination: 7-14 days. To speed up germination I recommend using a heat mat.

Seed Sowing Depth: 1/4” deep

Sowing: I highly recommend to start in pots in doors with a heat mat 6-8 weeks before your last frost date. If you gardening in Florida, we kind of have two opportunities to grow tomatoes per year. You can start them in doors around July 1st and transplant into the garden end of September for fall/winter harvest. Or you can start from seed in doors 6-8 weeks from your last frost date for spring harvest.

Days to maturity: 85 days from transplanting into the garden

 Terms and conditions READ THIS PLEASE:

- Seeds will be shipped with no planting instructions to keep seed costs low to the buyer. Germination and plant care information is included in the description. I encourage each gardener to research specifics on how to be successful growing them. I also have lots of information on my TikTok, Instagram and YouTube channel all under the account name jerrasgarden. I started this shop to share my love of certain seed varieties and spread the knowledge of gardening. Please contact me if you cant find information or have additional questions.

- No returns or refunds once shipped. I am not responsible for lost or damaged packages caused by USPS. Since there are so many factors that affect germination and growing success, no refunds or exchanges are allowed once seeds have shipped. These are the same seeds I use in my personal garden so I can attest to their viability. Seeds are fresh season to season.

- Availability of seed in this shop varies depending on what I have decided to grow that season. With that said, please be advised that seeds are available in limited quantities. Once sold out they may or may not be available again.