Blue, Black & Purple Fruits
As a category ‘Black Fruit’ tomatoes are considered to be very rich in flavor. As a bonus most of these varieties are reported to fair well in high temperature regions. Their reputations are growing quickly, try a few and find out why. I would love to offer many more varieties of “Black Fruit’ so please let me know of your interests.
I'm including the new 'Blue' fruits into this mix by color alone. We will notice many new introductions in this group over the years to come as breeders work to elevate the Anthocyanin levels, making for healthier as well as mighty tasty new varieties. the more sun the fruit gets the deeper the blue tint seems to be... try em!!!
***Minimum Order is Only 5 Plants***
all prices include s/h
We will not be shipping for 2018
I'm including the new 'Blue' fruits into this mix by color alone. We will notice many new introductions in this group over the years to come as breeders work to elevate the Anthocyanin levels, making for healthier as well as mighty tasty new varieties. the more sun the fruit gets the deeper the blue tint seems to be... try em!!!
***Minimum Order is Only 5 Plants***
all prices include s/h
We will not be shipping for 2018
Featured Variety:
"Brad Gates, an organic tomato breeder from Northern California used two of his favorite tomato varieties, Pink Berkeley Tie-Dye and Indigo Apple to make a cross. Several great offspring appeared from the cross, however one in particular really stood out. A dark, meaty, very rich fleshed tomato with extreme anthocyanin (same antioxidant in blueberries and blackberries) expression. So dark that some tomatoes turn solid black." WBF
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Black Beauty - HOW AWESOME!!!
These sold FAST for 2016 !!!
"This tomato is the result of an educated guess, a whole lot of luck and years of selecting the best of the best from hundreds of tomato plants over 5 generations. This is the darkest tomato we know of and is likely a nutritional powerhouse as anthocyanin can be seen forming in the flesh for the tomato under the smooth black skin. Flavor potential is excellent. Rich, smooth and savory with earthy tones. Dave Kaiser, tomato junkie from Baker Creek tasted it at the 2015 National Heirloom Exposition and proclaimed it as the BEST tomato he had ever eaten." Text & Photo from WBF (c)
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The Black 'Whole'
15 assorted 'Black Fruited' varieties...
Assorted shapes and sizes from cherries to whoppers...
The fastest growing 'category' by customer demand - and my personal favorite!
Assorted shapes and sizes from cherries to whoppers...
The fastest growing 'category' by customer demand - and my personal favorite!
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NEW for 2017
Black Pear - (Aka 'Japanese Black Trifele)
Aconfusing little spud, with origins in Russia, refind in Japan, and named in Latvian (Trifele) ... the folks at TGS gave up and simply call in 'Black Pear' = Dark brown tomatoes are shaped like miniature pears and flavored with an excellent, rich taste. Potato-leaved plants produce an abundance of these beautiful, 4 to 6 ounce fruit, perfect for cutting up for salads or using as a unique addition to platters. Heirloom variety. Indeterminate. 80 days. seeds pic & text from TGS
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Brad's Atomic Grape
Indet.Elongated multi-colored large cherries grow in clusters. Lavender and purple striped when immature, turning to green, red / brown with anthocycnin blue stripes when fully ripe. The interior is green with a blushed red when extra ripe. This amazing variety is delicately sweet. The fruit holds well on the vine and post harvest. The wispy foliage but produces a lot of fruit.
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Cherokee Chocolate - back for '17 by customer demand!!!
From TGS; 75 days. A stabilized version of Cherokee Purple, this 10 to 16 oz. mahogany-colored variety has excellent flavor and beautiful large fruit. Very productive plants are vigorous and yield a large harvest of these chocolate-colored tomatoes with the ample size and wonderful flavor associated with Cherokee Purple.
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Chestnut Chocolate
Lovely 1-2 oz. chestnut chocolate colored fruits; High yield and disease resistance. Very hardy plants "last variety to dye in my garden". Great tasting fruit; Sweet, rich flavor typical in dark tomatoes. Has a good ability to hand on the vine and stay edible longer than most. Good shelf-life after picking. Slow to break down.
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Cosmic Eclipse
Very unique variety. Beautiful 2-3oz. fruits start off green with dark green stripes and striking indigo colored splashes. It ripens brick-red with green stripes and lot's of black anthocyanin giving this a very beautiful multi-colored finish; sweet rich and juicy flavor. Very good production. Early-mid season. Great ability to hang on the vine ripe and stay edible better than most. Good post harvest shelf life. Slow to break down and extended eating quality.
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'Kookaburra Cackle' Dwarf
70 days, tree-type — The vigorous, high yielding, rugose, regular leaf dwarf plants produce lots of smooth, oblate, beautiful, brown fruit that have a pleasant flavor that is on the tart side.This variety originated with a cross between an early generation "Sleepy family" selection called 'Wilpena' and 'Cherokee Purple' made by Patrina Nuske Small in 2008 When asked the significance behind the name, Patrina said, "Kookaburra [is] an iconic Australian bird similar to a kingfisher but brown and beige, and the song / call sounds like a human laughing, hence the 'cackle'." Phot / text from the awesome folks at Victory Seeds.
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Lovely Lush
Anthocyanin rich Small 4-6oz Beefsteaks. Lovely Pink-Rose colored with green stripes that turn gold. Anthocynin splashes, depending on UV, makes this a very visually exciting tomato. Meaty, rich and luscious flavor; Fairly sweet. This variety has good hang on the vine ripe ability and great post harvest storage ability. A 'bonus' variety from Brad Gates for Texans to trail - THANKS BG!!!
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Petite Chocolate - 1.5 oz Cherry - For me... may be a few left over???
"Bred by J & L Gardens Seeds out of Rideau Sweet and Sara Galapagos. Indeterminate, regular leaf plant on huge vines produces abundant crops of 1 1/2", rich, chocolate fruit. The round to mini beefsteak-shaped cherries hold well on the vine and have a wonderfully rich and distinctive flavor." from Tomatofest (c) Seeds...
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Robson Angolan - Limited #
From 'Tatiana's' - a smaller version of the ever-popular Paul Robeson. Indet., regular leaf, 3-8 oz dark brown round fruits with smooth shoulders; Very good flavor.
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Returning favorites
Cherry & Small Fruited
Black Cherry - Top 5 seller -
Ind. 75 days. Beautiful black cherries look like large, dusky purple-brown grapes; they have that rich flavor that makes black tomatoes famous. Large vines yield very well; very unique and delicious
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Black Plum - Ever popular - SOLD OUT for 2016
Ind. 80 days. A very prolific Russian strain, whose brownish-gray fruits are so sweet and meaty that some prefer Black Plum to Roma for making sauces. Also excellent when used in salads or for drying. Oval fruits average 2 to 4 oz., and turn a deep mahogany-brown color at maturity. One of our best yielders for both fresh market and home use.
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Black Prince - by popular demand!!!
Unusual brown shoulders become orange-red at the blossom end. Color will be deeper and more pronounced in sunnier locations. Distinctive, rich, fruity tomato flavor. Relatively smooth, 3-5 oz., 3" globes show less cracking than typically seen in most heirlooms. Indeterminate.
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Black Yum Yum - seriously, thats the name!!!
Returning from 2015; Great taste and production in my trials. "Indet., regular leaf foliage that is a noticeably darker compared to most of the other tomato varieties. High yield of round brown/black fruits with green shoulders, 3-6 oz. Very rich and savory, delicious flavor, yum yum indeed!" from Tatiana's
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Brown Berry – A personal favorite-
Ind. 70 days. An unusual variety with cherry-type fruits dressed in appealing, earthy- brown skins. More than a novelty - the fruits have very good flavor and are sweet and juicy. A very different look for fresh and cooked cuisine. Sturdy, 78" plants.
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Purple Bumblebee - SOLD OUT in 2016 !!!
Slightly elongated little cherries with the most outrageous striping in lime green and bronzy-purple! Crack-resistant fruits are produced all season long on plants that are unfazed by temperature extremes. The flavor is complex but sweet. Excellent holding quality makes this newer type outstanding for market. The bar just got higher! 60+ days; Ind.
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Purple Tomatillo –
Det. 70+ days. A rare heirloom variety with small oval, 1 oz., 1 to 1-1/2" fruits that ripen from green to purple. Flavor is sweet (sweeter than green tomatillos), yet tart and can be eaten straight from the vine. Makes an attractive purple salsa or try them on the grill. Skins are noticeably less sticky than most tomatillos. Easy-to-grow. Plants are 10" tall and spread 20 to 24".
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Large Fruit - 6oz. +
Ananas Noir - "Black Pineapple"
So, honestley I wan't going to grow these for '16, but the good folks at Diana's Seed gave me a packet of seeds... so here ya'll go!!! A great plant if you want to try 'em...
Ind. 85 days. Also known as "Black Pineapple," with a distinctive, streaked interior that resembles a tie-dye pattern of pink, red, green and yellow. Needs space-regular leaf plants are large and sprawling, but earn their keep with an abundance of large, dark purple fruits averaging up to 1-1/2 lbs. Green-shouldered fruits deliver a complex, hearty tomato taste that's both sweet and rich, with smoky and acidic undertones. Makes a great tomato sauce.
Ind. 85 days. Also known as "Black Pineapple," with a distinctive, streaked interior that resembles a tie-dye pattern of pink, red, green and yellow. Needs space-regular leaf plants are large and sprawling, but earn their keep with an abundance of large, dark purple fruits averaging up to 1-1/2 lbs. Green-shouldered fruits deliver a complex, hearty tomato taste that's both sweet and rich, with smoky and acidic undertones. Makes a great tomato sauce.
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Black Krim – Top 5 Seller - - see also JD's Special
SOLD OUT in 2016 !!! Ind. 70+ days. A most unusual novelty. Fruits are a dark, deep red (almost a shiny black) with heavy green shoulders. Interior is a deep, reddish-green color. Sweet and tasty. Matures extremely early.
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Cherokee Purple – Top 5 Seller -
Ind. 85 days. A true Texas favorite - A reliable producer of unusual, medium pink-purple fruits that appear brown in color, and average 8 to 12 oz., apiece. Fruits are round to oblate, with no cracking. Exhibits tolerance to mild drought as well as to common diseases.
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Chocolate Champion - DWARF
70 days, determinate tree-type — 'Chocolate Champion' is a rugose, regular leaf dwarf type plant that produces lots of small to medium (two to six ounce), oblate fruit that are red with chocolate-brown shoulders. The flavor is nicely balanced and very tasty. Both appearance and flavor resemble 'Cherokee Chocolate'. Developed from a cross between 'Golden Dwarf Champion' and 'Cherokee Chocolate'.
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Fred's Tie Dye - DWARF
75 days, determinate tree-type — The rugose, regular leaf dwarf plants are among the taller growing of the dwarfs. They are vigorous and productive with fruits that are medium to medium-large sized (five to six ounce average), round, purple with jagged gold and green stripes and the deep crimson flesh of black tomatoes. 'Fred's Tie Dye' has a rich, intense, balanced flavor.It was selected from a cross between 'Dwarf Wild Fred' and 'Pink Berkeley Tie Dye'.
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J.D.'s Special C-Tex - Very popular, hard to find
We had a lot of request for these last year and I am so excited to have found seeds! Full flavored beefsteaks can produce loads of fruit on strong, Indet., regular leaf plants. Pale purple-black flattened beefsteaks with an excellent rich flavor. Interior is solid and meaty, a rich dark red/brown color. 8-14 oz. This tomato was developed by J.D. Brann in the early 80s and was promoted by his family who owns Conroe Greenhouses. It was exclusive to Conroe Greenhouses up until 2009 when other seed vendors also started to offer this variety. This explains 'C-Tex' and 'Special' in the name, where 'C Tex' refers to 'Conroe, Texas'.
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Lucid Gem - New for 2016
" 4-5 oz. beefsteaks. This is a red/yellow interior sister of Blue Beauty.First they ripen yellow, than more of an orange when very ripe. Very attractive with the black anthocyanin splashes really contrasting with the lighter colored skin. Good to very good production. Mid-mid/late.
Flavor is very good, much like a good bi-color. Sweet with fruity tones. Very meaty, very few seeds. One of the best varieties I have seen for heat tolerance. Very good ability to stay ripe on the vine and stay edible. (sometimes getting better) Excellent post harvest storage ability. (Last night i ate some that were picked 27 days ago and where excellent. This is an amazing variety" Text & photo from WBF (c)
Flavor is very good, much like a good bi-color. Sweet with fruity tones. Very meaty, very few seeds. One of the best varieties I have seen for heat tolerance. Very good ability to stay ripe on the vine and stay edible. (sometimes getting better) Excellent post harvest storage ability. (Last night i ate some that were picked 27 days ago and where excellent. This is an amazing variety" Text & photo from WBF (c)
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Orange-Fleshed Purple Smudge -By popular demand-
GOING FAST for 2016 - Only 10 left!!!
A surprising "Best Seller" last year... I'll double production for '16. Medium-size fruits that are tangerine-orange with purple speckles and blotches on the top half. The purple coloring is the result of anthocyanin pigment in the skin. Weighs 4-10 ounces. Sweet and mild. I grew these here in Boerne a few years back and couldn't stop the production! A rare variety; Diana's is one of the very few seed sources of this fine fruit!!!.
A surprising "Best Seller" last year... I'll double production for '16. Medium-size fruits that are tangerine-orange with purple speckles and blotches on the top half. The purple coloring is the result of anthocyanin pigment in the skin. Weighs 4-10 ounces. Sweet and mild. I grew these here in Boerne a few years back and couldn't stop the production! A rare variety; Diana's is one of the very few seed sources of this fine fruit!!!.
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Paul Robeson - These SOLD OUT in 2016, just saying
From TGS; One of the most highly regarded black tomatoes; features medium sized deep maroon fruits that are free of most blemishes and cracking. Their flavor is complex, sweet yet tangy, and characteristic of that distinctive richness that makes black tomatoes special. Russian heirloom. Indeterminate. 75 days.
Brought back by request - O.k. MANY Requests!!!
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Purple Calabash
Ind. 80-90 days. This is the most truly purple tomatoes we know, not just pink-purple, but it is deep purple-burgundy. It is also uniquely shaped, extremely fluted and almost ruffled in appearance. Fruit is flattened, about 3 inches across, and flavor is described by some as distinctively winey and rich.
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Purple Russian - SOLD OUT in 2016!!!
Ind. 80 days. Looks and grows like a paste type, but with a little more juice; Delicious purplish, egg-shaped fruit are smooth and perfect. They have no blemishes and have flavor that tops the charts. One of the best varieties we carry for salsa, fresh eating, and preserving. The plants are very productive; fruit weigh about 6 ounces. This variety will make market gardeners and chefs happy, as this Ukrainian heirloom is at the top of its class and a favorite of all who taste it!
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Sleeping Lady - DWARF - Ind.
Produces lots of beautiful 3-6 oz. tomatoes on a compact plant. Excellent balanced flavor as we would expect; the result of a cross of two other outstanding 'black' fruits. Thick and meaty. Smooth and round to oblate, 2-6 oz, and ripen to a chocolate/mahogany color.
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Tasmanian Chocolate - DWARF - Ind.
This new introduction was one of the most compact (3’9″ tall) and heaviest producers of the new dwarf releases. Originating from a cross between 'New Big Dwarf' (an historic large fruited pink DWARF) and Paul Robeson. The fruits are oblate, ranging from 5-12 oz. , and ripen to a deep mahogany color. Flavor is full, balanced and delicious.
Thanks to the good folks at HSM for the photo!
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Thornburn's Terra-Cotta -
Introduced in 1893 by James Thorburn of New York, this is one of the most sensational tomatoes we have ever grown. With honey-brown skin, orange-pink flesh, and green seed mass, this is an eye-catching slicer with an out-of-this-world flavor. The tomato produces heavily during mid-season and then drops off quickly once cool weather sets in. As a cooker it will yield a pumpkin-orange sauce with a floral aroma. We are excited to have this tomato that was painted in color in Thorburns 1893 catalog, at last we can offer this rare treasure! Very limited seeds this year. Fifty percent of each sale go to support Dr. Weavers work. from BC (c)
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Tim's Black Ruffels -
Returning from 2015 - Truly unique; It looks somewhat like the old heirloom, Purple Calabash, but the flavor is infinitely better -- rich, smoky and well-balanced. The 8-10 ounce, garnet-purple fruits are deeply pleated. They are produced in abundance; a cross between Black Krim and Zapotec Pink Pleated. A rare and wonderful variety.
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Uluru Ochre - DWARF - (Don't ask me to pronounce it!)
"Dwarf Tomato Project release. ...and think it is one of the ugliest things I’ve ever grown (though others disagree,) BUT the flavor was fantastic. This is the description from the DTP, “The vigorous dwarf regular leaf plants are relatively compact, quite early to produce and prolific. Producing a good yield of medium to medium to large sized (6-12 ounces) oblate uniquely colored tomatoes that are essentially the first “black/orange” we’ve seen – orange flesh with green overtones, and somewhat amber/orange/green in appearance when whole. The flavor can be a bit variable season to season, but at it’s best is absolutely delicious with a smokey flavor. This variety originated with a cross between Orange Heirloom and Rosella Purple.” text from SSS, photo from Victory Seeds (c). OSSI seed pledge
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DWARF 'Wild Fred'
The compact plants are just under 4 feet tall and are very good producers of beautiful purple/black, medium-to-large, beefsteak tomatoes. Steve from hts "I tasted a ‘Dwarf Wild Fred’ in November that was as good as any purple tomato I’ve grown."
Ind. mid-season - From Tatiana's
Ind. mid-season - From Tatiana's
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