Heredity: | Open Pollinated |
Skin Color: | Black Striped |
Flesh Color: | Black |
Fruit Shape: | Round |
Fruit Size: | Small |
Fruit Weight: | 4 oz. |
Leaf Type: | Regular-Leaf |
Tomato Plant Height: | 6 feet |
Best Uses: | Salad |
Growth Mode: | Indeterminate |
Earliness: | Mid-season Late |
Comments by NJ Ag Exp St.: | cross between a black variey and 'Green Zebra' |
Country: | USA |
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. |
Child plants: | one child plant |
dnrevel | On September 1, 2023 | Harvested Beautiful tomato, low yield |
dnrevel | On April 11, 2023 | Seeds sown Giving this heirloom one more try, with a little more TLC. Sowed and putting on heat mats shortly. |
dnrevel | On August 12, 2021 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) Pulled it out. Did not grow as well as other tomatoes. Too disease susceptible, even with regular foliage maintenance. |
dnrevel | On May 17, 2021 | Transplanted Transplanted at Project Grow Monday evening and Tuesday |
dnrevel | On March 24, 2021 | Obtained plant Seeds sown indoors, pots on a heat mat, under lights. |
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