{"id":2034,"date":"2026-09-09T17:05:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T17:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=2034"},"modified":"2026-09-09T17:17:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T17:17:06","slug":"blue-keyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/blue-keyes\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Keyes 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;2034&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;Blue Keyes 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 Blue Keyes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin &amp; Type:<\/strong> A striking novelty anthocyanin cherry\/pear tomato. It is part of a series (along with Amber Keyes, Black Keyes, etc.).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate. The bush tends to be tall, thin, and rather lanky\/leggy with regular foliage. Several growers report that it is quite sensitive to extreme weather, especially extreme heat, which can cause the plant to wilt or drop blossoms.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Small, pear-shaped cherry tomatoes. When unripe and exposed to direct sun, they turn completely black\/dark blue. As they ripen, the shaded parts turn a reddish-brown\/mahogany. They have thick, sturdy skin and are highly resistant to cracking.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor Profile:<\/strong> Reviews are very mixed. Some find it mealy, ordinary, and lacking in any real zest when eaten right off the vine. <strong>Pro Tip:<\/strong> Due to the extreme black coloring, it is very hard to tell when they are fully ripe. Letting them sit and ripen on the counter indoors for a few days drastically improves the sweetness and texture.<\/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\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">ElenaN (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>An indeterminate tall variety, the bush is lanky and thin, regular leaf.<br \/>\nThe fruits are red-brown with anthocyanin, small pears, unusual appearance; when unripe, they are black-blue. Good fruit set, but there are not very many fruits in a cluster. The taste is just an ordinary tomato flavor, sometimes mealy\/cottony, without any frills or zest, fruits have thick skin. The fruits store quite well.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_01\/large.274881244_BlueKeyes456.jpg.d778a1eae3f88cfd0b07d57ac04ca35f.jpg\" alt=\"Harvest of Blue Keyes pear tomatoes\" width=\"979\" height=\"700\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_01\/large.1130758018_BlueKeyes789797.jpg.0515a4d37b4be68ea8f769114ed45301.jpg\" alt=\"Sliced dark Blue Keyes tomatoes\" width=\"945\" height=\"709\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Liaro (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (402 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Samara Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>An indeterminate of medium height, about 4 ft (1.2m) in open ground. Regular leaf. Reacted poorly to the heat, wilted.<br \/>\nUnlike the previous user, mine had plenty of fruits in the cluster for a cherry type\u2014but there were few clusters overall because it suffered from bad weather.<\/p>\n<p>The taste was indeed plain and unremarkable at first. Then it sat at home for a while and gathered sweetness, I was even surprised\u2014what kind of yummy variety is this?) I think it was too cold for it here. In the sun, the fruits turn completely black, making it very inconvenient to determine ripeness) In the photo with Amber Keyes.<\/p>\n<p>I won&#8217;t grow it again, I surprised my guests, and that&#8217;s enough for me)))<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_10\/IMG_20190825_143753.jpg.a35b814b307b0a3920a268248dca9a95.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_10\/IMG_20190825_143753.thumb.jpg.b22a6dd6726a6128c6a85030cc6806b8.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Keyes and Amber Keyes tomatoes\" 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\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Lana_s_Kavkaza (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (19,263 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Pyatigorsk (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grew BLACK KEYES, are they twins or a different variety? When they ripen well, a flavor with interesting notes emerges, along with sweetness and aroma.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svetlanaf-ecosemena.ru\/image\/cache\/catalog\/tomat\/1708-3-500x500.JPG\" alt=\"Black Keyes cluster\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/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\">Malanka (Anna) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (7,975 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Minsk, Belarus (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Grew it in 2021 in a greenhouse. Tall bush, medium foliage, clusters are sparse. Due to the heat, it didn&#8217;t set all the fruits; there were from 3 to 8 per cluster. Mid-season. I liked the taste, with sweetness, the flesh is dense, the skin is sturdy but not tough or leathery. It didn&#8217;t crack, unlike all the other small-fruited ones. Aromatic. The only thing is, not a single one of mine ripened to completely red; inside they were red-brown and even greenish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Blue Keyes \ud83c\udf0d Origin &amp; Type: A striking novelty anthocyanin cherry\/pear tomato. It is part of a series (along with Amber Keyes, Black Keyes, etc.). \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate. The bush tends to be tall, thin, and rather lanky\/leggy with regular foliage. 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