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Black Russian Tomato Unlike most varieties of tomato that have attractive bright red skins, the Black Russian tomato has a darkish brown skin that darkens further with age as they mature. Don’t let this put you off though because these tomatoes (although hard to describe the taste) have somewhat of a pleasant, sweet and acidic taste. Many gardeners who have grown them will agree but for the odd few. In Russia, it is actually prized…

Black Cherry Tomato If you are looking for a new variety of tomato to grow this summer then ‘Black Cherry’ might just be what you are looking for. A true cherry tomato, yet also a highly unusual variety that has dark blackish-purple fruit that is only around 1inch wide. They have a rich, sweet juicy flavour and are perfect to have freshly picked with a salad. Bred in Florida by a man named Vince Sapp, these tomatoes are…