{"id":7357,"date":"2026-11-08T14:41:59","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T14:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=7357"},"modified":"2026-11-08T14:41:59","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T14:41:59","slug":"ritas-black","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/ritas-black\/","title":{"rendered":"Rita’s Black Tomato Review & Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Rita’s Black<\/strong> is a semi-determinate<\/strong>, compact plant that yields distinct brick-brown to mahogany, flattened pear-shaped fruits weighing 5-9 oz (150-250 g)<\/strong>. In northern gardens, it stayed around 3.3 ft (1 m) outdoors, out-yielding the high-tunnel plant. A key topic among growers is foliage stability: true Rita’s Black is widely cataloged as potato leaf (PL), but regular leaf (RL) seedlings frequently appear. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zone 5 Experience)<\/h2>\n
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Seeds came from Redko, growing this one for the first time. Got one plant running in the greenhouse and one out in the garden beds.
\nThe plant stays fairly compact, topping out at roughly 5 ft (1.5 m) in the greenhouse and barely 3.5 ft (1 m) outdoors. Production was actually noticeably better in the open ground.
\nThe fruits are pear-shaped, mostly broad, flattened pears running around 5-9 oz (150-250 g). Deep brick-brown color, nice and meaty with a mild touch of sweetness. Compared it against several similar dark pears (like Black Truffle and Bedouin), and it still stands out with its own shape, shade, and flavor profile. That said, between this and Black Truffle (Biotekhnika strain), Truffle won the taste test for me. Found it juicier, firmer, and sweeter overall.
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Got my seeds from Redko as well. Variety descriptions everywhere say it should have potato leaf foliage, but this is what popped up for me \ud83e\udd37
\nGuessing chances are pretty slim this turns out to be the real Rita’s Black?
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Full Summary: Plant, Yield, Taste, and Foliage<\/h2>\n