{"id":1490,"date":"2026-09-01T10:00:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T10:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=1490"},"modified":"2026-09-01T10:03:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T10:03:30","slug":"chernomor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/chernomor\/","title":{"rendered":"Chernomor (Black Sea Man) Tomato Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1490&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Chernomor (Black Sea Man) Tomato Review&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate this<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<h2>Quick Summary of Chernomor (Black Sea Man)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A well-known Russian commercial variety (produced by SeDek). The name translates to &#8220;Black Sea Man&#8221; or &#8220;Chernomor&#8221; (a character from Russian fairy tales).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> The seed packet claims it is a semi-determinate (1.3-1.5 m \/ 4.2-5 ft) variety for greenhouses and open ground. However, growers consistently report it acting like a vigorous indeterminate, easily reaching nearly 2 meters (6.5 ft) in a greenhouse. Requires staking and pruning.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Dark burgundy, oblate (flattened-round) fruits. The official description states weights of 150-300g (5-10.5 oz), but some growers have experienced much smaller fruits (under 100g \/ 3.5 oz) in larger clusters, possibly due to seed line variations.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Texture:<\/strong> The flesh is multi-chambered, very juicy, and contains a lot of gel. While the official description praises its taste, some growers found the flavor to be quite ordinary for a dark tomato.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Yield:<\/strong> Mid-season (105-110 days). Known for being highly reliable\u2014it does not drop blossoms during extreme heat and continues to set fruit late into the season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"add-review-cta\" style=\"margin: 20px 0; padding: 15px; background: #f9f9f9; border-left: 4px solid #4CAF50; border-radius: 4px;\"><strong>\ud83c\udf45 Grown this variety?<\/strong> <a href=\"#wpdcom\">Click here to add your own photos and review below!<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Sweet (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,792 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Belgorod Region, Russia (USDA Zone 5b)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Description from the seed packet:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Mid-season (105-110 days) salad variety for cold frames, film greenhouses, and open ground in southern regions. The plant is semi-determinate, 1.3-1.5 m (4.2-5 ft) tall. Requires pruning of suckers and tying. There are 3-5 fruits in a cluster. The fruits are oblate (flattened-round), dark burgundy, weighing from 150-180 up to 250-300 g (5-10.5 oz), multi-chambered, meaty, juicy, and very tasty. Value of the variety: large fruit size, original fruit color, excellent taste qualities. Recommended for fresh consumption.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo credits to forum members: cat2008, Valentina 54.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/22\/12397-070714065649.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/22\/thumb_12397-070714065649.jpeg\" alt=\"Chernomor tomato seedling\" width=\"96\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/22\/12397-070714065751.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/22\/thumb_12397-070714065751.jpeg\" alt=\"Dark green Chernomor tomato on vine\" width=\"96\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/24\/12397-120714143906.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/24\/thumb_12397-120714143906.jpeg\" alt=\"Chernomor starting to turn purple\" width=\"96\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/26\/12397-220714094047.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/26\/thumb_12397-220714094047.jpeg\" alt=\"Ripe Chernomor tomatoes in a bowl\" width=\"160\" height=\"96\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/30\/462-100814100215.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/30\/thumb_462-100814100215.jpeg\" alt=\"Large ripe Chernomor on scale\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/30\/462-100814100809.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/30\/thumb_462-100814100809.jpeg\" alt=\"Sliced dark burgundy tomato meat\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">I<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Irina F (Irina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,225 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Novosibirsk, Siberia (USDA Zone 3a)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Chernomor (from <em>SeDek<\/em> seeds): I had a tall bush, nearly 2 meters (6.5 ft) high. There were 4-5 fruits per cluster, the first ones were larger, about 200g (7 oz), subsequent ones were 100-120g (3.5-4 oz).<\/p>\n<p>They are multi-chambered (with a lot of juice\/gel), very juicy, but the taste didn&#8217;t particularly impress me. However, it is very productive, it didn&#8217;t drop its flowers in the heat, and it continued to set fruit for a long time. It was one of the very last plants I pulled from the greenhouse on September 23rd.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/27\/12345-270714054132.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/27\/thumb_12345-270714054132.jpeg\" alt=\"Cluster of Chernomor tomatoes hanging\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">P<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Polosatik (Evgenia) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,392 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Here is my Chernomor.<\/p>\n<p>The fruits were less than 100g (3.5 oz), but there were many of them in a cluster.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/140\/15247-150816165015.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/140\/thumb_15247-150816165015.jpeg\" alt=\"Smaller variation of Chernomor tomato\" width=\"112\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Chernomor (Black Sea Man) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A well-known Russian commercial variety (produced by SeDek). The name translates to &#8220;Black Sea Man&#8221; or &#8220;Chernomor&#8221; (a character from Russian fairy tales). \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: The seed packet claims it is a semi-determinate (1.3-1.5 m \/ 4.2-5 ft) variety for greenhouses and open ground. However, &#8230; <a title=\"Chernomor (Black Sea Man) Tomato Review\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/chernomor\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Chernomor (Black Sea Man) Tomato Review\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1490,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,89],"tags":[125,19,72,33,49,126,127],"class_list":["post-1490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oxheart-tomatoes","category-black-purple-tomatoes","tag-black-tomato","tag-dark-tomato","tag-greenhouse-tomato","tag-indeterminate","tag-open-ground","tag-russian-heirloom","tag-semi-determinate"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1490"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1490\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1492,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1490\/revisions\/1492"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}