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HEIRLOOM TOMATO: Heirloom Tomatoes are just what their name implies. They have been handed down, through generations of farmers and gardeners, from family member to family member. Many of these tomato varieties are known to have thrived since the 1800's.
Unlike hybrids, they are not selectively bred for taste or appearance. They are open-pollinated, growing 'true to type' plants, like their predecessors, from seed. Heirloom Tomato Plants will add untraditional color and pleasing variety to your garden harvest.
Black Krim Tomato: Plant must be staked or caged, flattened, globe shaped, 8 - 12 oz., dark red-purple fruit with delicate skin, green shoulders, green tinted flesh, full flavor with slight saltiness that enhances the taste, very juicy.
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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Proof that tomatoes are a fruit,
This review is from: Black Krim Tomato 30 Seeds - Russian Heirloom
First off, nothing I have purchased from Hirst has produced anything like the pictures, I'm positive they turn up the saturation on the photos for emphasis. However, nothing I have purchased from Hirsts has disapointed me either. The seeds came with instructions good enough for a novice planter.
In the Rocky Mountain region around 70% of my seeds sprouted but only a small percent of those sprouts survived due to stubborn seed hulls. The plants that survived have done well and love to climb. The tomatoes I've gotten are a slightly darker red with green stripes and splotches, about the size of a Roma. The tomatoes are unusually fleshier than most and have more of a plum sweetness to them making them great for eating by themselves. Drying them brings out a hint of apple, again making them great alone or with a salad.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Black Krim Tomato 30 Seeds - Russian Heirloom
My first time to 'start' plants from seeds indoors. they were slow to start, I was sure I had failed, but eventually I had almost 75 'startlings' of these I had at least 15 viable plants (my fault, not the seeds) when it was practical I put them in buckets, planters, old water bottles, and slowly but surely in the ground, an above ground planter I had made- I had never eaten real tomatoes before obviously--- it was amazing, go outside in the mornings, pick a warm ripe absolutely delicious dark tomato or 2 and make a 'mater' sandwhich for breakfast every morning. I had so many that I had to come up with a way to preserve them so here came the green bags and I had a refrigerator drawer full before I knew it. I was sorry to see the season end.
I highly recommend these wonderful tasty tomatoes, if I can do it--- anyone can. Just takes time and determination.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Strange but tasty,
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This review is from: Black Krim Tomato 30 Seeds - Russian Heirloom
This was my first time growing any type of unusual tomato. I picked these seeds due to the interesting color of the fruit, and the fact that they are an heirloom variety. Cost was a bit high, but figured it worth it for growing an usual type of tomato. I was pretty happy with the results from first time using them. The tomatos took awhile to grow but I was able to get descent amount of fruit from the plant. The mistake that I fix for next year will be to not let them sit on the vine too long. The color is not quite as pronounced as in the pictures when it is ripe. I let mine overripen which turned them into mush. After I screwed up a few, I picked the rest early and got good results. The flavor of the tomatoes was good, nice and juicy and sweet. These are worth checking out just for the weird looks you get when serving them!
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