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Chef’s Choice F1 Black Hybrid

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About Chef’s Choice F1 Black Hybrid

‘Chef’s Choice Black F1’ is another bold, beautiful newcomer joins this popular series. Large (8 to 12 oz./220-350g), dark, red-purple fruits have attractive green shoulders and a flattened globe shape. Delicate skin surrounds very juicy, deep crimson flesh that’s full of flavor and has a slight saltiness that enhances the taste. Perfect for making colorful salads, salsas and apetizers. Midseason, about 75-80 days from transplant.

Culinary Use
Salad / Slicer
Disease Resistance
Yes
Flavor Profile
Sweet / Well-balanced
Flesh Color
Black
Fruit Color
Brown
Fruit Shape
Oblate
Fruit Size
Large
Leaf Type
Regular
Maturity
Mid-season
Plant Type
Indeterminate
Species
Solanum lycopersicum
Variety
Hybrid

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    Linda Lico

    Love the color of this tomato.

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  • Leslie Guidice
    Leslie Guidice Subscriber Gardener

    Sometimes when they are multi color I’m not sure when they are ripe

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    • Andrea Clapp
      Andrea Clapp Editor Breeder
      Chief Operating Officer and Director of Research and Innovation

      Hi Leslie, when you are unsure based on color alone, it’s best to base it on “feel”. A fully ripe tomato should squeeze in a bit and bounce back when you release. If it’s hard, it’s unripe, if it doesn’t bounce back, it’s overripe.

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