Purple Calabash - Black Mid-season Tomato
This variety is highly adaptable to arid climates. Its pink fruits turn bronze when fully ripe. They have ribbed, sometimes even tormented shapes, and excellent resistance to shattering.
Fruits of this variety have good keeping qualities.
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in bucket
Sow in pots at a temperature of between 16 and 20°C, under a well-lit shelter, 5 weeks before planting. After the last frosts, transplant the whole clump into the ground at a minimum distance of 50 cm, burying the stem up to the first leaves. Water abundantly at the time of planting.
Solanaceae need light and heat to produce. In cool climates, it's best to grow them under cover and, depending on the soil, water them regularly.
February, March, April
June, July, August, September, October
in the ground, in the greenhouse
full sun
medium
all floor types
drained, rich, reheated
Solanum lycopersicum
mid-season
From 90 to 120 g
35 seeds
ribbed
fleshy
indeterminate
Black
From 8 to 10 cm
regular
United States
This variety was introduced in 1985 by the Seed Savers and comes from the USDA seed bank in Texas. It seems to have been renamed in France and reintroduced as "Noire de Coseboeuf".