{"id":1923,"date":"2026-09-08T16:36:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T16:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=1923"},"modified":"2026-09-08T16:36:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T16:36:02","slug":"black-beauty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/black-beauty\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Beauty 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;1923&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;1&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Share your rating&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;5\\\/5 - (1 vote)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Black Beauty Tomato Review&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;142.5&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: 142.5px;\">\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            5\/5 - (1 vote)    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<h2>Quick Summary of Black Beauty<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> <strong>INDETERMINATE (Tall\/Vining).<\/strong> Growth is highly variable based on conditions: in greenhouses, it can easily reach 2 m (6.5 ft), but outdoors it often stays remarkably compact and sprawling (around 1 m \/ 3.3 ft). Regular leaf.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> Introduced in 2016, this is a stunning creation by Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farms (USA). Often touted as one of the darkest\/blackest tomatoes in the world.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Oblate (flattened-round) beefsteaks, typically weighing 150-250g (5-9 oz), though some growers manage to push them to 300-500g (10-17 oz). When exposed to direct sunlight, the skin turns pitch black. The interior flesh is a deep, meaty red. <strong>Warning:<\/strong> The skin is quite prone to cracking, even in dry weather.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Reviews are mixed but lean positive. For some, it has a complex, sweet, and rich flavor with fruity tartness (especially when allowed to ripen fully or sit indoors for a few days). For others, it tastes quite ordinary or mildly sweet.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Maturity &amp; Yield:<\/strong> Mid-season. Highly productive and disease-resistant. <strong>Harvest Tip:<\/strong> Because the top and sides turn completely black, wait for the very bottom (blossom end) to turn red and feel slightly soft to know it&#8217;s ripe!<\/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\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">tomatinka (Vera) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,911 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tyumen Region, Siberia, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>The bush is indeterminate! Mid-season ripening. Regular leaf. In the sun, it gets completely black. Good size. But I think I&#8217;ll be able to describe it more accurately when I plant it a couple more times. The variety is adapting to my conditions. Almost all varieties that I plant year after year keep getting better.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited October 6, 2017 by Drosera<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/189\/92-270817120726.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/189\/thumb_92-270817120726.jpeg\" alt=\"Dark Black Beauty tomato growing\" 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\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Olvia (Olya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,829 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Indeterminate, but no higher than 1 meter (3.3 ft) for me. Very few suckers, sprawling bush. The fruits are round, slightly flattened, absolutely black with an even color on all sides. It turned out to be low-yielding for me. The taste was mediocre.<\/p>\n<p>I definitely need to test it one more time next year. The black fruits are just so incredibly unusual.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">A<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Alisa <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,406 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>It&#8217;s so blue\/black, it just takes your breath away! \ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ovechka (Lyudmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (13,966 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p><strong>Description:<\/strong> <em>&#8220;2016 novelty. A stunning variety from Brad Gates. The fruits are oblate, the blackest known to us, amazing taste, weighing up to 200g (7 oz). The taste improves when stored indoors at room temperature.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Seeds from Popenko. Grew in the greenhouse on the sunny side. You simply can&#8217;t walk past it; it immediately catches your eye as soon as you step into the greenhouse. A very productive variety. Some fruits were over 200g (7 oz). My mom also grew this variety in her greenhouse. It turned out to be the tastiest of all the &#8220;blue&#8221; varieties we grew this year (Blue Gem, Cosmic Eclipse, Pink Siberian Tiger, Amethyst Jewel, Wooly Kate). I will repeat it in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>In this photo, Black Beauty is the 2 tomatoes in the back and 1 on the right, turned upside down.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/186\/66-100817125259.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/186\/thumb_66-100817125259.jpeg\" alt=\"Black Beauty tomatoes mixed with other varieties\" width=\"160\" height=\"105\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/188\/66-190817071923.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/188\/thumb_66-190817071923.jpeg\" alt=\"Various harvested tomatoes\" width=\"160\" height=\"105\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/196\/66-181017092436.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/196\/thumb_66-181017092436.jpeg\" alt=\"Black Beauty tomatoes on a table\" width=\"160\" height=\"105\" \/><\/a><\/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\">TanyaK (Tatiana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,162 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Serpukhov, Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Indeterminate, it split into 2 stems right before the first truss. I kept it as 2 stems. It successfully carried 5 full trusses. The tomatoes were medium-sized, around 150 grams (5 oz). The variety is high-yielding.<br \/>\nThe bush grew in a sunny spot. But the taste didn&#8217;t impress me. Blue Gem (Clear Opal) turned out to be tastier.<br \/>\nIt is not on my planting list for 2018 \ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-fotki.yandex.ru\/get\/470815\/17532140.5b\/0_17c2d6_8607c8d7_M.jpg\" alt=\"Black Beauty tomato plant loaded with fruit\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/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\">ilja (Ilya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (758 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Klinsky District, Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My plant in the greenhouse reached nearly 2 meters (6.5 ft) in height. It was very productive, mid-season ripening. The fruits were medium-sized, very tasty, and sweet.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/68104_a9340829c1a7c6c167ed48b3d9cddeb4ecb35f6c.jpg\" alt=\"Black Beauty tomato slices on a plate\" width=\"499\" height=\"499\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/68106_633751692d9ac913eb555c08a832a8a96a4eec5c.jpg\" alt=\"Slices of dark tomato showing red flesh\" width=\"499\" height=\"499\" \/><\/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\">Svetikk (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,359 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, Stupinsky District (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Extraordinarily beautiful, heavily yielding \ud83c\udf3f, and very disease-resistant variety \ud83d\udc4d. Two bushes grew in the greenhouse and one outdoors, and I only pulled them out in October \ud83d\ude1c. The tomatoes turn almost completely black in the sun, glossy, red inside, oblate, weighing up to 300g (10.5 oz). The taste is interesting, with a slight tartness.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/190\/166-030917074743.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/190\/thumb_166-030917074743.jpeg\" alt=\"Pitch black Black Beauty tomato fruit\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/190\/166-030917062537.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/190\/thumb_166-030917062537.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful glossy black tomato\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/190\/166-030917055353.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/190\/thumb_166-030917055353.jpeg\" alt=\"Meaty red cross-section of Black Beauty\" 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 Fedorova <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,645 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kaliningrad, Russia (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My beauty is completely black. How do I know when it&#8217;s ripe?<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited July 9, 2019 by Irina Fedorova<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_07\/20190708_130605.jpg.74e813a9fe228971528c769a207c5689.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_07\/20190708_130605.thumb.jpg.bdb15dad533aaf55078d5445475a3cce.jpg\" alt=\"Dark anthocyanin tomato on the vine\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_07\/20190707_122651.jpg.1051cc71d788120cbbce667511b5c0ea.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_07\/20190707_122651.thumb.jpg.139f5664ca767b7a19924f15515166b1.jpg\" alt=\"Black Beauty tomato with red bottom showing ripeness\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Nessi (Nelya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,450 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Ramensky District, Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Quote by Irina Fedorova:<\/strong><br \/>\nMy beauty is completely black. How do I know when it&#8217;s ripe?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>When they start turning red, just like in your second photo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">A<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">amarant (Alla) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,069 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Here is what my beauty looks like at the moment. The very tip (blossom end) at the bottom is still greenish, which means they are not ripe yet.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.vfl.ru\/ii\/1562640093\/aec4708c\/27148195_m.jpg\" alt=\"Unripe Black Beauty tomato with green blossom end\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">A<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Alisa <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,406 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Quote by Nessi:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen they start turning red, just like in your second photo.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The very tip needs to turn a solid red, and you should check it by touch. It&#8217;s better to let it hang a little longer or let it sit on the counter so it can fully ripen. You might make a mistake with the first fruit, but then the experience will come.<\/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 Fedorova <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,645 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kaliningrad, Russia (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My first one got fully ripe and overripe\u2014it even cracked because I missed the moment. But wow, how delicious it is! Both the sweetness and the tartness are very bright, intense, the flavor is very rich and unusual, similar to the Dwarf tomato varieties. Maybe it was because it was slightly overripe. Very tasty and highly productive; the whole bush is strung with black orbs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_07\/20190719_105124.jpg.0e16cb1ef527aa5db09403db1c71c84a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_07\/20190719_105124.thumb.jpg.6d8505bb2a54cbb2e99d6c3d27f0ef1b.jpg\" alt=\"Cracked overripe Black Beauty tomato\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ovechka (Lyudmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (13,966 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I have been repeating Black Beauty every year since 2017. The bush has become quite short. I don&#8217;t feed my tomatoes with anything except organic chicken manure\/nettle tea. This year, for the first time, it gave me a fruit weighing 330g (11.6 oz).<\/p>\n<p>It got slightly overripe, I just can&#8217;t keep up with them&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_08\/20190813_145645.jpg.b48a5ef42e197afaf360fd8c32e02a85.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_08\/20190813_145645.thumb.jpg.fd0f3177cd999b8a6e7dc3ebfd6de3ac.jpg\" alt=\"Large 330g Black Beauty tomato on scale\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_08\/rps20190813_152711.jpg.7d1b95207f19a456884d23e32a370876.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_08\/rps20190813_152711.thumb.jpg.30cf4ef7bf3a73869ac7fcce1910fcc0.jpg\" alt=\"Beautifully sliced red flesh inside dark tomato\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/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\">Podmoskvichka (Natalia) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (693 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Serpukhov District, Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I planted this beauty for the first time and it looks like it will stay for a repeat. It gave an abundant harvest in cold and damp conditions. The fruits are very uniform, tasty, beautiful, and quite transportable\u2014what more could you want from a tomato.<\/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\">Tan4ik <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,476 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Seeds from V. Pulinsh. Very beautiful fruits, black, matte, large 200-500g (7-17 oz)\u2014for antho tomatoes, these are really big!!! There were quite a few large ones, but the yield was a 4 minus, and the taste didn&#8217;t particularly impress me, also a 4 minus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">A<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">AAA (Alexandra) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,133 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Vostryakovo, Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Vigorous, stunningly beautiful, disease-resistant, simple taste, sets fruit almost 100%, ripens very well off the vine, BUT it cracks&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">H<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Hrizantema57 (Lyudmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (13,441 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Mozhaysk, Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A tasty tomato with fruity notes and a slight tartness. Seeds from Valdis.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited September 26, 2020 by Hrizantema57<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/IMG_20200926_172145.jpg.ce45cbe8a75487907b9bfece248dd001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/IMG_20200926_172145.thumb.jpg.0be909b0c5207f2d0f09aaffe250517b.jpg\" alt=\"Beautifully shaped dark tomato\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/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\">Podmoskvichka (Natalia) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (693 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Serpukhov District, Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I am planting it for the third year in a row, shared seeds and seedlings with friends, and it has become everyone&#8217;s favorite. Only this year, for some reason, the variety produced a strange off-type (rogue\/crossed seed). Out of two bushes, one was the classic type, and the second turned out to be green-fruited.<\/p>\n<p>The fruits were olive-colored with a little anthocyanin cap. I left them alone for a long time, waiting for them to turn red. I went to feel them, and they were completely ripe. When sliced, they were green inside, the taste was blander, and they were more watery.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_08\/153B16B8-5D0C-4986-ACC6-6ED1A4327159.jpeg.4dc3231aaa07c0e0719355bd358d0db7.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_08\/153B16B8-5D0C-4986-ACC6-6ED1A4327159.thumb.jpeg.146f1ab36f8828f426eeb5cb6dca70b7.jpeg\" alt=\"Off-type green-fruited Black Beauty cross\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_08\/F8E75841-3C79-464B-A5EF-16DD47F8C79C.jpeg.0402acad48cb48c0e1b6f9a179a7087d.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_08\/F8E75841-3C79-464B-A5EF-16DD47F8C79C.thumb.jpeg.233bb713bc710acdd85494c4ab14812b.jpeg\" alt=\"Green interior of the crossed off-type tomato\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">V<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Valentina-11 <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Beginner (49 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Poltava, Ukraine (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Black and Blue Beauties. Good tomatoes. I will plant them again. The Black one does crack, too.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited August 22, 2021 by Valentina-11<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_08\/523412111__viber_2021-08-20_11-24-14-206.jpg.b59d8b5da24f54864a0f9faef0ad93e0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_08\/2105185173__viber_2021-08-20_11-24-14-206.thumb.jpg.4af9a070f904afe73c05e9398b25b4a6.jpg\" alt=\"Beautifully shaped Black Beauty fruit\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_08\/960548739__viber_2021-08-20_11-28-19-707.jpg.686754fae46dd42f44ca4b0ae199a815.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_08\/1638026482__viber_2021-08-20_11-28-19-707.thumb.jpg.2e987f6b94a55bef82e7c02738f3f13e.jpg\" alt=\"Sliced dark heirloom tomatoes\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_08\/498628294__viber_2021-08-20_11-29-39-887.jpg.89653f3d4cc3998eafb78c152e041aca.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_08\/1962352401__viber_2021-08-20_11-29-39-887.thumb.jpg.a1b54fbbbd3da5bbb53fb7ff9f341b1e.jpg\" alt=\"Cross-section of ripe Black Beauty\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_08\/120992656__viber_2021-08-20_11-31-10-700.jpg.4b5e309472653259f7cbc59f45245151.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_08\/641652756__viber_2021-08-20_11-31-10-700.thumb.jpg.c4830060fbd026999c9a88b17d17926f.jpg\" alt=\"Weighing dark tomato on scale\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_08\/734440591__viber_2021-08-20_11-33-06-180.jpg.94c736fea4ecddc4ae09878947823bf6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_08\/2064603610__viber_2021-08-20_11-33-06-180.thumb.jpg.ecd460eef1525ca6b506f2419d41bbb3.jpg\" alt=\"Group of harvested dark tomatoes\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">M<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Melisssa (Natalia) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Beginner (87 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Donetsk Region (Kalmius area) (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I wouldn&#8217;t say it&#8217;s red, more of a smoky crimson. This is not the blackest tomato. The blackest one I grew was <em>American Blue<\/em>. The tomato is sweet, but bland. It cracks, even though the summer wasn&#8217;t rainy and we had no water for irrigation :(. We even bought them already cracked at the market. Outdoors in open ground, they were only slightly above knee-high. Weight around 200 grams (7 oz). I will collect seeds for a repeat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_08\/IMG_20220823_193142.jpg.c22219467407af6996598c7d7bef6a2f.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_08\/IMG_20220823_193142.thumb.jpg.7a8c466174950057b355cbef58b51324.jpg\" alt=\"Short Black Beauty plant with tomatoes\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">H<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Hrizantema57 (Lyudmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (13,441 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Mozhaysk, Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Black Beauty is exactly that\u2014a beauty. I wanted to repeat it again in 2024. And I admired it once more!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_01\/1462483806_BlackBeauty.jpg.ec5539bf574870eedd4ed5d1083bd53a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_01\/122388770_BlackBeauty.thumb.jpg.37bcf7c0890820506396f056e3549800.jpg\" alt=\"Beautifully ripened Black Beauty tomato\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_01\/672697912_1lackBeauy.jpg.c78ec5ff5b9b75e79bbbb48abe4cf47d.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_01\/1535343159_1lackBeauy.thumb.jpg.5ff003c9df02ef86c0c2cbd77473713e.jpg\" alt=\"Sliced dark tomato on scale\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_01\/381081202_BlackBeauty.jpg.4a425463c0b3f6d10a2abd50326eacc7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_01\/1216006598_BlackBeauty.thumb.jpg.a023ffa674267864baeb259cae10a9f1.jpg\" alt=\"Dense red flesh of Black Beauty\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_01\/101246797_BlackBeauty.jpg.23c2228d3689c14f3733a7da16889d7a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_01\/456164034_BlackBeauty.thumb.jpg.a9611edb0de490333fa106a831250fe6.jpg\" alt=\"Glossy dark fruit\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/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\">tomatinka (Vera) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,911 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tyumen Region, Siberia, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_08\/20250820_134020.jpg.87f38a8d326fa8ef4d6fa75e4e41fa53.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_08\/20250820_134020.thumb.jpg.f48af3bea387db1dce858c28467eb1c1.jpg\" alt=\"Beautiful Black Beauty harvest\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">OlyaSashina (Olga) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,353 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Bor, Nizhny Novgorod Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Black Beauty &#8211; indeterminate, mid-season.<br \/>\nFruits are oblate, red with dark shoulders, and the fruits can become almost completely black (depends on the amount of sunlight). Fruit weight is 150-250 grams (5-9 oz).<br \/>\nThe taste is sweet with a slight tartness. The fruits are red inside.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited February 3 by OlyaSashina<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2026_02\/large.767199778_.jpg.4c0e509c384ed3e44398c5410ba4f4eb.jpg\" alt=\"Perfect oblate Black Beauty tomato slice\" width=\"462\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Black Beauty \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: INDETERMINATE (Tall\/Vining). Growth is highly variable based on conditions: in greenhouses, it can easily reach 2 m (6.5 ft), but outdoors it often stays remarkably compact and sprawling (around 1 m \/ 3.3 ft). Regular leaf. \ud83c\udf0d Origin: Introduced in 2016, this is a stunning creation by &#8230; <a title=\"Black Beauty Tomato Review\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/black-beauty\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Black Beauty Tomato Review\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1923,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89,7,1,52,94],"tags":[306,19,72,33,82,23],"class_list":["post-1923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-black-purple-tomatoes","category-anthocyanin","category-beefsteak-large-slicers","category-bush-and-dwarf","category-heirloom-other","tag-crack-prone","tag-dark-tomato","tag-greenhouse-tomato","tag-indeterminate","tag-meaty-tomato","tag-mid-season"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1923","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=1923"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1923\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1924,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1923\/revisions\/1924"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}