Japanese Trifele or Black Truffle Black Tomato

We enjoy this tomato very much for sauces and cooking. It produces well in late summer to frost, providing tomatoes by the baskets. What we like best is that the skin stays smooth and seldoms cracks. 

The Seed Savers Exchange - One of the best Russian black tomatoes. High yields of blemish-free fruits that rarely crack. Rich full flavor, great for canning. The size of a Bartlett pear, weighing 4-5 ounces. Potato leaf foliage. Indeterminate, 70-80 days from transplant.

Characteristics: 

• Organic
• Deep red fruits grow to 4-5 ounces
• Productive and rarely cracks
• Potato leaf plants
• Indeterminate - Fruit ripens throughout the season
• 70-80 days from transplant
• 25 Seeds

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.

Sow indoors 6 weeks before last frost

Germination 7-14 days

Plant apart 24-36" 

Plants need trellising or staking

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