Black Beefsteak heritage tomato on indeterminate plants.
Description
Black Krim is an outstanding beefsteak tomato with an intense, slightly salty taste. It is easy to grow but does require relative high temperatures to set fruit (probably less suitable for outdoor growing in the UK but they set easily in greenhouses). An indeterminate plant, the heavy trusses of fruit are relatively well spaced but may need to be supported as they ripen. Black Krim originates from the Crimea where it pre-dates the Russian revolution (1917). The slightly flattened Dark Red/Mahogany fruits are about 4 inch diameter and 6 to 14 ounces with lots of meaty flesh making it good for sandwiches and cooking. The green gel around the seeds gives this tomato a somewhat unusual appearance when sliced but is an excellent talking point.
The high temperatures needed to set fruit mean that Black Krim is prone to Megablooms and Catfacing and it can split around the faults in the fruit. However, this doesn’t affect the taste, it ripens well and is a tomato we make space for.
Quick Facts
- Fruit Type: Beefsteak
- Fruit Shape: Flat/Round
- Fruit Size: 3-5 inches
- Fruit Colour: Maroon/Dark Brown
- Flesh Colour: Dark with green gel
- Plant Type: Indeterminate
- Leaf Type: Regular
- Seed Type: Heritage
- Ripe Days: Mid/Late (75-90 days)
- Taste: Intense & Salty
- Our Source: Nicky’s Seeds
- Origin: Ukraine
- Alternatives: Black Brandywine, Japanese Black Triefele
- Fruit per Truss: 4-8
- Truss Spacing: 15-18 inches
Buy Your Seeds Here
Prices given are for a packet of seeds (and may be wrong) different suppliers have different numbers of seeds in a packet.
- Brown Envelope Seeds ÂŁ3.00
- Pennard Plants ÂŁ2.2
- Nicky’s Seeds £1.60
- Simpson’s Seeds £2.00
- Victoriana Nursery ÂŁ2.75
- Garden Organic ÂŁ3.49
- Seed Parade ÂŁ0.99
- Crocus ÂŁ2.23
Buy Your Plants Here
Prices may be wrong and will be for different numbers of different sized plants.
Updated: 08/01/2024