black krim ripeness

piegirl · July 19, 2006

How dark are black krims? Seems last year they were pretty dark. Checked the one turning, and it was fairly soft, medium pink with dark green shoulders. After 105 not counting dew pt and humidity, maybe it is just 'baked'. Had it not been soft, I would have left it for another couple of days. Piegirl

feldon30 · July 19, 2006

Again, I don't know if it's typical or I'm misinterpreting what I saw, but my Cherokee Purples were pinkish when I pulled them from the vine. But after a few days indoors, they developed the purple color.

bully · July 20, 2006

piegirl · July 20, 2006

Bully - mine looked (past tense) just like that including the cracks. It did darken just overnight. Shared with a friend at lunch. She had never seen a black tomato but thought it was great and it was - just hope the plant keeps pumping 'em out. Heat wave broke today, loads of flowers ready to open. Piegirl

bully · July 20, 2006

Man, just looking at it makes me bummed...I passed on it this year, I grew it 3 years in a row.

feldon30 · July 20, 2006

bully,

But you're growing the other "classics" like Cherokee Purple, Carbon, maybe even a Japanese Triefle (?) ?

July 19, 2006	#1
piegirl Tomatovillian™ Honoree Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 791	black krim ripeness How dark are black krims? Seems last year they were pretty dark. Checked the one turning, and it was fairly soft, medium pink with dark green shoulders. After 105 not counting dew pt and humidity, maybe it is just 'baked'. Had it not been soft, I would have left it for another couple of days. Piegirl

July 19, 2006	#2
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	Again, I don't know if it's typical or I'm misinterpreting what I saw, but my Cherokee Purples were pinkish when I pulled them from the vine. But after a few days indoors, they developed the purple color. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

July 20, 2006	#6
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	bully, But you're growing the other "classics" like Cherokee Purple, Carbon, maybe even a Japanese Triefle (?) ? __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

July 20, 2006	#3
bully Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: S.E. MI Posts: 794