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open-pollinated
Black Sea Man
Also sold as: Black Sea Man Heirloom, Black Sea Man Tomato
Compact Russian potato-leaf heirloom yielding dark brown-black beefsteaks at about 75 days, prized for rich complex sweet-creamy-smoky flavour.
- Shape
- Oblate / flattened
- Fruit type
- Beefsteak
- Growth habit
- Determinate / bush
- Where it grows
- Both
- Typical fruit weight
- 283 g (113–454 g)
- Days to maturity
- 75 days from transplant
- Sweetness
- High
- Flavour intensity
- Very high
- Productivity
- High
- Cracking resistance
- Medium
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- Containers
- Suitable for containers
- Support needed
- Moderate
- Heat tolerance
- Medium
- Cool-climate suitability
- High
- Growing notes
- Compact potato-leaf determinate is unusually suitable for containers for a large dark tomato. Cage the plant to support heavy beefsteaks and maintain even soil moisture.
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