I have a lot of experience with growing black tomatoes and have found through trial and error that a couple do seem to grow and taste better than the others in cooler conditions. Carbon, BTDP, and Big Cheef would be the blacks to probably give you the best taste in your climate with Carbon being the earliest. I love Indian Stripe, Black Krim and Cherokee Purple but they taste much better when ripened in hot conditions.
Some others that I have found ripen and taste good in cool weather are Red Siberian, Rose, Dr. Wyches Yellow and Eva Purple Ball. Fish Lake Oxheart is the earliest full sized OP tomato that I have ever grown and it is one of the best tasting hearts with full rich tomato flavor instead of that mild taste that many hearts are known for.
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