I've grown Paul Robeson, but I don't think it performed well in my garden. One year, I grew mostly black varieties to see how each performed the same year in the same garden. I also really like the taste of Black Krim, but I don't like the texture when fully ripe. I've described it as mushy, but others have corrected me to call it buttery. When I grow them again, I will start harvesting and eating them before they reach full ripeness on the vine.
Indian Stripe and Carbon have been two of my favorite varieties. Indian Stripe had great taste, but limited productivity. Other folks seem to have experienced better production results with Indian Stripe in their gardens.
This thread seems to have evolved from heirlooms not to grow too heirlooms to grow. I'm sure I contributed to the confusion. I apologize.
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