Black Krim Tomato
All-Time Favorite
- Fruits are violet-brown and purple-red
- Sun exposure darkens the color
- Beefsteak tomatoes
- Excellent flavor
- Indeterminate - Fruit ripens throughout the season
- 70-90 days from transplant
- ±9,500 seeds/oz
Item Details
Also called Black Crimea and introduced to SSE by Lars Olov Rosenstrom of Sweden. Originally from the Crimean peninsula in the Black Sea. Beefsteak fruits are a unique combination of violet-brown and purple-red—they turn almost black with sufficient sunlight and heat. Excellent full flavor. Indeterminate, 70-90 days from transplant. ±9,500 seeds/oz.
Learn to Grow Black Krim Tomato
Start Indoors: 6 weeks before last frost
Germination: 7-14 Days
Plant Outdoors: 24-36” Apart
Support: Cage, stake, or trellis
Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼" deep. Tomatoes are sensitive to freezing temperatures, so wait to transplant outdoors until the soil is warm. Plant in full sun.
Ratings & Reviews
2 reviews
Great flavor
by Mary
I really enjoy the flavor of this tomato. It is so good sliced on hamburgers. I did have some trouble with the fruit splitting, but I would blame that on my inexperience and a problem with our water line. The flavor is worth it, so I am trying it again this year.
Lovely flavor, may crack
by VAL
Delicious flavor and beautiful looking, but they seem prone to cracking. Bit challenging to maintain the right moisture balance between dry spells and heavy rain in SE PA to prevent the cracks. Juicy and nice to cook with.