Black Prince Progression Pics

JohnJones · May 20, 2015

Black Prince is my first larger (non-cherry) tomato to blush color. Here are a few pics...

Planted to permanent container on March 17, 2015. A Bonnie's transplant.

April 2, 2015

Black Prince - 4 2 2015.jpg

April 15, 2015

Black Prince - 4 15 2015.jpg

May 20, 2015

Black Prince - 5 20 2015 - First Blush.JPG

Gerardo · May 20, 2015

I'm growing that variety too, it's been a little slow for me compared to other blacks.
A nice looking truss indeed. Cheers.

JohnJones · May 20, 2015

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Originally Posted by Gerardo

I'm growing that variety too, it's been a little slow for me compared to other blacks.
A nice looking truss indeed. Cheers.

Thanks!

Don't want to be misleading. The plant has been reasonably healthy, but slow to develop. There are 10 tomatoes set. 8 early and 2 recently.

I am hoping it will be a slow and steady producer for a few months and am interested to see how it handles the mid 90s I know are coming in July and after.

First time to grow it and I will save seeds since it has at least produced for me.

JohnJones · June 8, 2015

Ok, I have now harvested and eaten 6 Black Prince tomatoes from this plant.

To my taste buds this is an excellent tasting tomato. A really nice combination of sweetness and acidity that tastes especially good on a traditional Southern tomato sandwich (white bread, mayo, salt and pepper and bacon if you got it).

The plant has been a slow, but steady grower that remains healthy and has recently put on more fruit with the typical Mississippi June weather settling in. It has 15 fruits on it now and they have been averaging a little over 3 ounces each with a range of 2.25 to 4.5 ounces.

I am going to save some seeds from the next few I harvest and will definitely grow this again. A bonus which offsets its small size it that it is early, coming in a full week before Early Girl set out the same day (and much better tasting).

May 20, 2015	#1
JohnJones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Mississippi Posts: 339	Black Prince Progression Pics Black Prince is my first larger (non-cherry) tomato to blush color. Here are a few pics... Planted to permanent container on March 17, 2015. A Bonnie's transplant. April 2, 2015 Black Prince - 4 2 2015.jpg April 15, 2015 Black Prince - 4 15 2015.jpg May 20, 2015 Black Prince - 5 20 2015 - First Blush.JPG

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May 20, 2015	#2
Gerardo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: San Diego-Tijuana Posts: 2,598	I'm growing that variety too, it's been a little slow for me compared to other blacks. A nice looking truss indeed. Cheers.

June 8, 2015	#4
JohnJones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Mississippi Posts: 339	Ok, I have now harvested and eaten 6 Black Prince tomatoes from this plant. To my taste buds this is an excellent tasting tomato. A really nice combination of sweetness and acidity that tastes especially good on a traditional Southern tomato sandwich (white bread, mayo, salt and pepper and bacon if you got it). The plant has been a slow, but steady grower that remains healthy and has recently put on more fruit with the typical Mississippi June weather settling in. It has 15 fruits on it now and they have been averaging a little over 3 ounces each with a range of 2.25 to 4.5 ounces. I am going to save some seeds from the next few I harvest and will definitely grow this again. A bonus which offsets its small size it that it is early, coming in a full week before Early Girl set out the same day (and much better tasting).