Data specific to Tomatoes (Edit)
Heredity: Open Pollinated
Skin Color: Black
Flesh Color: Black
Fruit Shape: Round
Fruit Size: Small
Fruit Weight: 6 oz.
Leaf Type: Regular-Leaf
Tomato Plant Height: 6 feet
Best Uses: Salad
Growth Mode: Indeterminate
Earliness: Mid-season
Late
Country: Russia

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Plant Height: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Plant Spread: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Leaves: Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Uses: Vegetable
Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Resistances: Rabbit Resistant
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Other info: Direct sowing into the garden not recommended. Sow seeds into sterile seed starting mix, 1/8"-1/4" deep, indoors, 6-8 weeks prior to last expected frost date. Optimal germination occurs in 7-14 days with constant moisture and soil temperatures of 75-90F.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Self
Various insects
Containers: Preferred depth: Some tomato varieties, primarily dwarf and determinate varieties, are suitable for container gardening. Large, vining, indeterminate types can be grown in 5 gallon or larger containers but may require extra attention.

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Common names
  • Tomato
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Solanum lycopersicum
  • Synonym: Lycopersicon lycopersicum

Photo Gallery
Location: Sweden 
Date: 2023-08-23
Black Prince tomatoes on the vine with permission of <a href="htt
Location: Gardenfish garden
Date: June 26 2022
First of the season for this variety
Location: Willamette Valley Oregon
Date: 2013-08-21
Location: Willamette Valley Oregon
Date: 2013-08-21
Photo by Newyorkrita
Location: Willamette Valley Oregon
Date: 2013-08-21

 Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
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Courtesy Sustainable Seed Company
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 Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi
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robertduval14 On May 29, 2017 Transplanted
purchased as seedling at Lull Farm, transplanted into veggie garden.
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