Tomato 'Black Icicle'
Tomato 'Black Icicle' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
This is an open-pollinated Ukrainian tomato also called 'Sosulka Chernaya'. It is a paste type which are sometimes called plum or roma tomatoes. Fruits are elongated, up to 11 cm long and weighing up to 100 g, making them a larger roma type. Fruit has a sweet and rich flavour when well-ripened. Colour is similar to a 'Black Russian' ranging from dark red to mahogany. The tomato plants grow to 1.8 m tall on skinny vines with wispy leaves, it produces well over a long period. It is recommended for sauces, chutney and drying. An indeterminate (climbing) type so requires staking. Days to harvest: 70 - 80.
Product: Tomato 'Black Icicle'
Product type: SEED (40)
Botanical name: Lycopersicon esculentum
Syn. 'Sosulka Chernaya'; a Ukrainian paste tomato which are sometimes called plum or roma tomatoes. Fruits are elongated, up to 11cm long and weighing up to 100g. Fruit has a sweet and rich flavour when well ripened. Colour is similar to a 'Black Russian' ranging from dark red to mahogany. It produces well over a long period.
Plant type: Warm season annual, frost tender
Plant height: 1.8m on skinny vines with wispy leaves
Sow when: Germinate best at 18 - 28°C soil temp.
Temperate: Early spring - inside with extra heat; outside after frost danger has passed
Subtropical: March - October in frost -free areas
Tropical: Late April - July
Germination: 7 - 14 days
Depth: 6 mm deep
Position: Full sun, requires staking
Sow where: Into seedling pots; liquid feed once germinated
Soil type: Fertile, well-drained, pH 5.8 - 7
Rows: 90 cm apart
Details: To transplant: remove seed leaves, plant deeper, up to the 1st set of true leaves; this increases rooting & speeds maturity; keep well fertilised and evenly watered; protect fruit from fruit fly with PestGuard Bags
Harvest: 70 - 80 days
40 seeds per packet
Lycopersicon esculentum
Warm season annual, frost tender
Tomato 'Black Icicle'
This is an open-pollinated Ukrainian tomato also called 'Sosulka Chernaya'. It is a paste type which are sometimes called plum or roma tomatoes. Fruits are elongated, up to 11 cm long and weighing up to 100 g, making them a larger roma type. Fruit has a sweet and rich flavour when well-ripened. Colour is similar to a 'Black Russian' ranging from dark red to mahogany. The tomato plants grow to 1.8 m tall on skinny vines with wispy leaves, it produces well over a long period. It is recommended for sauces, chutney and drying. An indeterminate (climbing) type so requires staking. Days to harvest: 70 - 80.