Tomato seeds, Black From Tula tomato, 25 Seeds Per Pack

A rare heirloom from Russia that’s quickly becoming one of the favorite black tomatoes on the market for both flavor and production. With a rich smoky taste, these 8-12oz fruit are great fresh off the vine or canned for winter. The tomatoes have a smoky black body with a green and brown shoulder that resist cracking but are still quite tasty even with cracks. The plants are very productive and disease resistant even in the heat, producing pounds and pounds of tomatoes. Our plants were literally falling over themselves with fruit so be warned these will need some serious staking.

Growing Instructions:

Start indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost date in soilless starter mix. Sow seeds ¼” deep and keep moist and between 75-85 degrees until germination in 7-14 days. Cold temperatures slow down germination significantly. Transplant to 4” pot when two sets of true leaves show and the plant is safe to work with. If the weather is still cool and the plant is getting a leggy bump up to 1 gallon so the tomato doesn’t become root-bound. When the weather is warm and the frost date has passed, plant in full sun-rich well-draining soil location. Space determinate varieties 1-2’ apart, indeterminate staked 2-3’ apart and indeterminate unstacked 3-4’ apart. Keep soil evenly moist throughout the season but excess water causes cracking. Tomatoes prefer high nitrogen fertilizer when young and high phosphorus when setting fruit.