{"id":187,"date":"2026-08-18T12:50:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T12:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=187"},"modified":"2026-08-18T12:51:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T12:51:45","slug":"black-nightshade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/black-nightshade\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Nightshade &#8211; Paslyon Chernyy &#8211; Tomato Review &#038; Photos"},"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;187&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;Black Nightshade - Paslyon Chernyy - Tomato Review \\u0026amp; Photos&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 Paslyon Chernyy (Black Nightshade)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A Russian club variety (originally distributed by the St. Petersburg Tomato Club). The name intriguingly translates to &#8220;Black Nightshade&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Determinate, but a very tall one! It grows to about 1.5\u20131.7m (5\u20135.5 ft) before it terminates (self-tops) and stops growing upward. It performs very well both in greenhouses and outdoors in open ground. It forms flower trusses frequently (every two leaves).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Oblate (flattened-round) beefsteaks. The color is striking\u2014ranging from dark brown to a deep &#8220;blood-black.&#8221; The breeder claims weights up to 500-700g (1\u20131.5 lbs), but most home growers report average weights of 120\u2013350g (4\u201312 oz).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Texture:<\/strong> A juicy, seedy slicing tomato. Most growers rate it a &#8220;solid 4 out of 5&#8221; for taste\u2014a classic, rich tomato flavor with a hint of sweetness, though it is generally not overwhelmingly sugary.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Maturity:<\/strong> Mid-early. Outdoors, it is often one of the very first dark beefsteaks to start ripening.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Seeds are from the St. Petersburg Tomato Club.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Characteristics from the seed producer:<\/strong><br \/>\nDeterminate, 1.5 &#8211; 1.7 m (5 &#8211; 5.5 ft). Can be trained to 2-3 stems. Mid-early. Fruits are oblate, ranging from dark brown to blood-black in color, weighing 200-500g (7-17.5 oz). Slicing variety.<\/p>\n<p>It grew in the greenhouse. It matched the description completely.<br \/>\nThe plant is strong and compact. It was not affected by any diseases. Fruit set is good.<\/p>\n<p>The fruits have a very beautiful, deep color. They are very seedy and very juicy. Tasty.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/58721_cff26eb76533e2c6f67c7faeb08c81bb232a152e.jpg\" alt=\"Dark brown Paslyon Chernyy tomatoes on vine\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/58723_9f7e1ad881319d0a9080e1a7b6b9370f7b78ec95.jpg\" alt=\"Juicy seedy dark tomato cross section\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">G<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Galina P. <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (37,710 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Chekhov District, Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I didn&#8217;t even know that determinates could get that huge. \ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Galina P. wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nI didn&#8217;t even know that determinates could get that huge. \ud83d\ude33<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Yes, Galina, they can. At the indicated height, they terminate (self-top) and just don&#8217;t develop any further upward.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">G<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Galina P. <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (37,710 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Chekhov District, Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Svetlanka, are they sweet?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Galina P. wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nSvetlanka, are they sweet?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>No, Galina, there was no special sweetness. Maybe it was my own fault.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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\">Svetlyachok-plyus (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,450 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>This variety gets a solid 4 out of 5 from me. Productive, beautiful, and I liked the taste. For me, it had a good classic tomato flavor with a slight hint of sweetness. It grew outdoors in open ground.<\/p>\n<p>Mid-early, sets fruit very well\u2014almost all trusses had 5 tomatoes, appearing every two leaves. Granted, not a single one grew to the promised 700g (1.5 lbs); my maximum was 350g (12 oz), and minimum 120g (4 oz). The tomatoes themselves are a beautiful brownish-red. Oblate and appetizing. I will definitely plant it again.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/58729_1c9074b0e6f4aba718adf118a02cf2d14fca991e.jpg\" alt=\"Black nightshade tomato harvested outdoors\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/58731_e2ac4e3113079ba4d8e61a81cdd8849ef615b7d7.jpg\" alt=\"Rich brownish red tomato on scale\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Taleks (Alexander) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,416 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Outdoors in open ground, these started ripening among the very first. I didn&#8217;t have any massive ones, up to 200g (7 oz), but they were tasty.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Paslyon Chernyy (Black Nightshade) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A Russian club variety (originally distributed by the St. Petersburg Tomato Club). The name intriguingly translates to &#8220;Black Nightshade&#8221;. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Determinate, but a very tall one! It grows to about 1.5\u20131.7m (5\u20135.5 ft) before it terminates (self-tops) and stops growing upward. 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