{"id":679,"date":"2026-08-24T09:57:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T09:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=679"},"modified":"2026-08-24T09:58:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T09:58:00","slug":"sara-black","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/sara-black\/","title":{"rendered":"Sara Black Heirloom 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;679&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;Share your rating&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Sara Black Heirloom 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\">Share your rating<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<h2>Quick Summary of Sara Black (Sara Chernaya)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A highly regarded dark tomato circulated among Eastern European and Russian collectors (many trace their seed lines back to German or local Ukrainian\/Russian sources).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate, but generally on the shorter side. Depending on whether it&#8217;s grown outdoors or in a greenhouse, growers report heights ranging from 1.3 m to 1.8 m (4.2 to 6 ft). The vines are often described as neat or somewhat thin\/wispy.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Dark brown-burgundy to red-brown fruits. The shape varies from perfectly round to oblate (flat-round). They are medium-to-large, typically weighing 200-350g (7-12 oz).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> The standout feature of this variety. It is universally praised for being exceptionally sweet, often described as a &#8220;dessert&#8221; tomato.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udcc8 <strong>Yield &amp; Care:<\/strong> Very productive. It performs well in both greenhouses and open ground. <strong>Pro Tip:<\/strong> Ensure consistent watering, as rare but heavy watering can cause the fruits to crack late in the season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\">Ladoga (Angela) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,816 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Sara Black has a not very tall bush, about 1.6m (5.2 ft) or slightly higher, very productive. The fruits are dark brown-burgundy, weighing 200-350g (7-12 oz). It ripens early, doesn&#8217;t crack, is meaty and juicy, and most importantly!!! it is very sweet, a dessert type. Seeds from Popenko (Germany).<\/p>\n<p><small><em>Edited January 24, 2015 by Drosera<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/39\/13551-021114075639.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/39\/thumb_13551-021114075639.jpeg\" alt=\"Sara Black tomato bush loaded with dark fruits\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/39\/13551-021114075536.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/39\/thumb_13551-021114075536.jpeg\" alt=\"Ripe dark Sara Black tomatoes on the vine\" 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\">G<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Galina Mikhailovna <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,464 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Dacha 40 km from Nizhny Novgorod (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>For me, Sara Black grew taller than 1.6 m (5.2 ft), but the fruits were smaller, slightly elongated, and very, very sweet. A productive variety, there were about 50 fruits on the bush. It&#8217;s just a pity that by the end of summer they started to crack, but that&#8217;s my own fault \u2014 watering was infrequent but heavy&#8230;.<\/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\">Amira-12 (Raisa) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,247 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>&#8220;Sara Black&#8221;, I liked it very much. \ud83d\ude0a The bush is small, thin, covered with fruits of the same size.<br \/>\nThe fruits are red-brown, round, weighing 200 g (7 oz), very sweet and tasty.<br \/>\nSeeds from Marina Sochi. \ud83c\udf3a<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/27\/6450-250714125739.jpeg\" alt=\"Basket full of red-brown Sara Black tomatoes\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">Y<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Yaroslavna (Natalia) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,273 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Northern Yaroslavl Region (USDA Zone 3-4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A tall, productive variety&#8230; I grew it in closed ground conditions (greenhouse), kept it to 3 stems&#8230;<br \/>\nThe fruits are even, oblate, quite large with dense, tasty flesh&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/2\/318-121113093805.jpeg\" alt=\"Three large Sara Black tomatoes on a scale\" width=\"570\" height=\"760\" \/><\/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\">Ladoga (Angela) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,816 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I found another photo of Sara. The large ripe fruits on the lower truss have already been picked. It&#8217;s in my plantings for this year. Good variety.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/56\/13551-010315134359.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/56\/thumb_13551-010315134359.jpeg\" alt=\"Sara Black tomato bush with green and ripening fruits\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">F<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Fotinia (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,948 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tambov (USDA Zone 4-5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Quote by Amira-12:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sara Black&#8221;, I liked it very much. \ud83d\ude0a The bush is small, thin, covered with fruits of the same size.<br \/>\nThe fruits are red-brown, round, weighing 200 g (7 oz), very sweet and tasty.<br \/>\nSeeds from Marina Sochi. \ud83c\udf3a<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>An amazing little tomato! \u2764\ufe0f But why does the color differ?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/27\/6450-250714125739.jpeg\" alt=\"Basket full of red-brown Sara Black tomatoes\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><\/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\">Ladoga (Angela) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,816 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Quote by Fotinia:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An amazing little tomato! \u2764\ufe0f But why does the color differ?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If you meant why it differs, then most likely because it&#8217;s Dnepropetrovsk. The climate is different. The color turns out richer.<\/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\">Apio (Natasha) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,223 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Perm, Western Urals (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Grew it for the first time, really liked the variety!<br \/>\nThe bush is about 1.6-1.7 m (5.2-5.5 ft), neat. My fruits weren&#8217;t super huge, but 200-300 grams (7-10.5 oz) were the biggest ones. The color is interesting, I picked them green and saw all the stages of ripening indoors.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/99\/12394-251115140812.jpeg\" alt=\"Sara Black tomatoes ripening indoors\" width=\"500\" height=\"347\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/99\/12394-251115140710.jpeg\" alt=\"Sara Black green and dark ripe tomatoes\" width=\"500\" height=\"347\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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\">Elena 62 <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,063 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Really liked the variety. \ud83d\udc4d Grew in the greenhouse, bush up to a meter and a half (5 ft). One of three &#8220;blacks&#8221; planted. Tasty, \ud83d\ude0b but in second place after Black Icicle \ud83c\udf45. But it&#8217;s so huge. Kept it to one stem, 3-4 large fruits on each truss. Absolutely perfect for our zone!!! Charming Sara Black. Will repeat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/151\/17239-311016032626.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/151\/thumb_17239-311016032626.jpeg\" alt=\"Large ripe Sara Black tomato\" width=\"160\" height=\"89\" \/><\/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 (19,262 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>Liked it, productive, tasty. Grew in the greenhouse, height was 1.8 m (6 ft), kept it to 2-3 stems.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/80\/5102-040815112349.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/80\/thumb_5102-040815112349.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful dark red Sara Black tomato\" 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\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Lena Vanyushka (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (628 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Sara was from Sofia in Yessentuki. A miracle, not just Sara))) large, dark (ripened indoors at home). There weren&#8217;t many fruits, but I don&#8217;t feed my tomatoes much, need to fix that))). But a great variety!!! I recommend it)))<\/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 class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t tall for me, about 130-150 cm (4.2-4.9 ft) approximately. But the fruit load is very good. The tomatoes were up to about 200g (7 oz), tasty, sweet.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll try to compare it with Qingdao this year, and I&#8217;ll keep one of the two.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Sara Black (Sara Chernaya) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A highly regarded dark tomato circulated among Eastern European and Russian collectors (many trace their seed lines back to German or local Ukrainian\/Russian sources). \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate, but generally on the shorter side. 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