Grower’s Notes and Photos (USDA Zone 4 Experience)
Seeds of this variety came from Sofia. Originally hails from Spain, the name translates roughly to Opaque of Moreira. Plant grew on the south side of the greenhouse in a side bed. Sturdy, gorgeous vine with broad potato leaves. Incredibly productive in my setup.
Fruit hung from bottom to top all the way up the vine, all remarkably uniform beefsteaks. As they ripened, they truly acted like chameleons shifting colors. I still couldn’t tell if it’s technically a black tomato or something else entirely!
What really sets this one apart is the tiny speckles and freckles all over the skin. Inexperienced growers might think it’s some kind of defect, but that’s just how this variety rolls. Sliced open, it’s a stunner too. The flavor is out of this world, wonderfully sweet and mellow. The flesh has a jammy, watermelon-marmalade texture with an indescribably rich color.
Weight runs right around 10.5 oz (300 g). The only drawback was greenish shoulders, so make sure to supplement with potassium feed.
Full Summary: Plant, Yield, Genetics and Flavor
- 🌿 Plant & Lineage: Traditional Spanish heirloom from Moreira (Galicia). Features sturdy indeterminate growth with broad potato-leaf (PL) foliage. Highly productive when grown along sunny greenhouse borders.
- 📈 Yield & Appearance: Sets continuous clusters of uniform 10.5 oz (300 g) beefsteaks from soil level to the upper wire. The skin displays a rare genetic flecking pattern with golden micro-speckles over dusky bronze-purple epidermis that shifts colors as it matures.
- 👅 Flavor & Texture: Exceptional sweet, gentle, dessert-quality profile. Interior reveals a rich watermelon-red, marmalade-like jammy texture with minimal seed cavities.
- ⚠️ Nutritional Management: Tends to hold greenish shoulders under high greenhouse heat and solar radiation. Responds immediately to supplementary potassium feedings during fruit enlargement to ensure even shoulder ripening.
- 🌎 Who Reviewed It: Yulyashka (Yulia) growing in Kimry, Tver Region (USDA Zone 4).
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