Quick facts
- Pear-shaped heirloom from Ukraine
- Super nutritious purple/black fruit, high in anthocyanins
Solanum lycopersicum
Inderterminate. We love the fact that darker tomatoes contain more super nutritious anthocyanins, so we wanted to add one of these black tomatoes to our garden and catalog. We chose to grow blue pear because of it's super high recommendation from Renaissance Farm Seeds, who said it was their absolute favorite of 2017.
We love the shape and beautiful brick red to purple to black color fading. They had few seeds and thick flesh, great for slicing onto sandwiches. Leggy indeterminate plants need a tomato cage.
How to grow it:
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Germ Temp |
Indoor Start |
Germ Days |
Frost Tolerant |
Sun |
Seed Depth |
Plant/Row Spacing |
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65-85 |
4-6 w. |
6-9 d. |
No |
Full |
1/8” |
24”/36” |
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Start seeds indoors 4-6 weeks before average last frost date. Plant seeds in sterile potting soil and provide 7-10 hours of direct light each day. Transplant 24”-36” apart in full sun, while trellising is not necessary it is beneficial for easy of harvest and continued productivity in fall. Seed specs: Packet size- 20 seeds min.
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