Black Krim

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Black Krim
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	black
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer

Contents 1 B.C KO T 2 MAN ST T 3 IL LO N 4 MI FL J 5 TX GU R 6 Seed Availability

B.C KO T

80 days, indet., regular leaf plant with high yields of large slightly flattened beefsteak, 4" in diameter, black-brown color, outstanding flavor.

Seed Source:

1. West Coast Seeds 04

2. MI FL J 08 (Jeff Fleming of Augusta, Michigan)

Year: 2004 (we19), 2005 (we19), 2011 (crop failure)

Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)

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MAN ST T

A very popular heirloom that originates from the Isle of Krim in the Black Sea off the coast of the Crimean Peninsula. This is one of the first heirloom vegetables that my mother and I grew and is largely responsible for my “obsession” with heirloom vegetables today. The medium to large size fruit are oblate and usually have numerous cracks around the stem end. The color varies according to the climate but generally the hotter the climate the darker the fruit. In my climate the fruit are a dark purplish color with green shoulders and the taste is intense. Definitely one of the tastiest tomatoes that I have ever eaten. Excellent for slicing, salads, and tomato sandwiches. Indeterminate, regular leaf foliage. (85 days from transplant).

Source

Heritage Harvest Seed

Location: Carman, Manitoba, Canada

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IL LO N

80 days, indet., regular foliage, 6-10 oz, brownish green fruit with good taste and yield.

Source 

NM HA R 94 (R.T. Hagar of Albuquerque, New Mexico) / IA KO J (Jim W. Kohl of Davenport, Iowa) / IA KE B 91 (Bernard Kelker of Macedonia, Iowa) / SWED RO L 90 (Lars Olov Rosenstrom of Bromma, Sweden)

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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MI FL J

Large plant needs caging or staking. Seeds may be slow to germinate so give it plenty of time (up to 1 month). Produces moderate crop of medium to large oblate brownish fruit, usually with green shoulders. The fruit of the authentic strain have a sweet rich flavor with a smoky edge, giving them a very good taste. There is another strain of Black Krim that has a salty edge to the flavor and is tart, lacking the sweetness of the authentic strain but are still quite good. This is one of the 100 varieties described in Carolyn J. Male's book "100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American Garden".

It took me several tries to get the authentic strain of this variety. Commercial seed that I purchased gave me crosses (typically with red fruit) or the salty strain. What I learned from these efforts is that in my opinion, commercial seed sources, including reputable companies, are no more reliable than home gardening seed savers at preventing the crossing of varieties. Commercial vendors, unless they specify otherwise, usually purchase seed in bulk through just a few wholesalers that supply many seed vendors, so if the supply is crossed, it can affect several retail sources. Garden Seed Inventory 6th edition noted 54 commercial sources in 2004.

Source 

NC LE C (sweet smoky-flavored strain)

Year: 2005 (sweet smoky-flavored strain)

Location: Augusta, Michigan

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TX GU R

75 days, indet., regular leaf, dark red-purple fruit with rich sweet flavor.

Source 

Tomato Growers Supply

Year: 2007

Location: Pasadena, Texas

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History

• Ukrainian heirloom from Crimea region of Black Sea (Ukraine).
• First offered in the SSE 1990 Yearbook by Lars Olov Rosenstrom of Bromma, Sweden (SWED RO L), who described it as:

"...a black tomato from Krim in Russia (Black Sea) (Tatiana's note: 'Krim' is actually in the Ukraine), needs heat (greenhouse) to turn black, outdoors in cold season will only be deep brown-purple."

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See also

• Chyornoe Krim - listed in 2008 SSE Yearbook by MI FL J, who thinks it may be the same as Black Krim. 'Chyornoe' means 'Black' in Russian.
• Chernyi Krim

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors (Catalog)	Seed Savers Yearbook (listings)	Seeds of Diversity - Member Seed Directory
2012	Heritage Tomato Seed Johnny's Selected Seeds - new Pinetree Seeds Seed Savers Exchange Tomato Growers Supply *	.	.
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2011 Fedco Seeds Full Circle Seeds Heirloom Seeds Heritage Harvest Seed Heritage Tomato Seed Knapp's Fresh Vegies Marianna's Heirloom Seeds NESeed (*) Pinetree Seeds Reimer Seeds Salt Spring Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Seed Savers Exchange Skyfire Garden Seeds Snow Seed (*) Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply * Terroir Seeds (former Underwood Gardens) Tomatofest Trade Winds Fruit	22	4
2010	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Burpee Full Circle Seeds Gourmet Seed International Heirloom Seeds Heritage Harvest Seed Heritage Tomato Seed - new Knapp's Fresh Vegies Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Pinetree Seeds Reimer Seeds Salt Spring Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center - sold out for 2010 Seed Savers Exchange Skyfire Garden Seeds Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply Tomatofest Terroir Seeds (former Underwood Gardens) Victory Seed Company	23	4
2009	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Full Circle Seeds Gourmet Seed International Heirloom Seeds Heritage Harvest Seed Knapp's Fresh Vegies Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Pinetree Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Seed Savers Exchange Skyfire Garden Seeds Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply Tomatofest (incorrectly named 'Black Crimson' ) Totally Tomatoes Terroir Seeds (former Underwood Gardens) Victory Seed Company West Coast Seeds	26	.
2008	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Gourmet Seed International Heirloom Seeds Heritage Harvest Seed Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Seed Savers Exchange Skyfire Garden Seeds Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply Tomatofest (incorrectly named 'Black Crimson' ) Totally Tomatoes Victory Seed Company West Coast Seeds	29	.
2007	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Seed Savers Exchange Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply Victory Seed Company West Coast Seeds	26	.

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