Black Plum Paste-Type Tomato

Black Plum produces chubby, plum-shaped, paste-type tomatoes around 5cm long. Dark-red-black, thick-walled fruits with a dark-green neck. Pleasant, sweet tomato flavor. Keeps well after picking. This is an indeterminate, vining variety of tomato growing to about 200cm in height and spreads some width-wise depending on how much of the suckers are pruned and the choice of staking and support. Resistant against mildew. Does well also in cooler weather. Russia. 70-75D. 10seeds/pack

Paste-type tomatoes contain less water than "normal" tomatoes and are perfect for tomato sauce, puree, cooking, etc. The fruits are very firm and meaty and not so watery if cooked. Indeterminate tomato varieties will keep on growing the whole summer until the autumn frost. They will keep flowering and setting fruit. The sucker doesn't have to be pruned, but if not the plant will grow extremely large. 1-3 suckers could be spared along the main stem and the rest could be pruned. If not pruned at all the plant might tend to put energy into growing large instead of producing tomatoes on the main stem and the selected suckers. All indeterminate varieties could be staked or supported to avoid fruits laying on the ground.

How to Grow

For more information about how to grow the Black Plum Tomato follow the link - How to Grow Tomatoes.