A Tomato Mystery: My Heirloom Journey with Black Krim (Or Is It?)

I’m not a tomato expert, though I have planted tomatoes before and never really cared much about the varieties. I just let them grow, and sometimes there are lots of fruits, sometimes just okay.

But after tasting how nice the Black Krim tomatoes were last year, I realised they were heirloom varieties. That’s why I decided to plant the seeds . See seedlings/first post
And I took special care of two seedlings indoors during winter, then moved them outside when the weather got cooler overwintering/2nd post

The seeds I got from this variety and says black krim, but it wasn't black.

After a week, the colour changed, so I thought, yes it is black krim!

These were the seedlings.

Then I overwintered a couple indoors.

And now they are bearing fruits!

Anyway, today the weather was so rainy, windy, and sunny, it seemed like it couldn’t decide what it wanted, and I found my tomatoes lying on the ground.

In short, my stakes weren’t strong enough to support them.

And in fact, one of the stakes was growing and had to be pulled out. It developed roots!

I only realised it was an elderberry stem. So I transferred it to another pot and will decide later where to plant it.

Because the rain and wind were so heavy, and I was worried my tomato branches might snap, I decided to give the tomatoes some support. I worked through the rain and wind today to fix it.

I put four bamboo stakes in each pot and tied them at the top.

Then I secured the branches to the stakes.

I was really pleased when it was done. Well supported (I hope) :)

And I also have the accidentally propagated elderberry tree as a bonus!

See, those fruits are getting heavier.

And more flowers are appearing!

One thing I like is how these tomato stems look; they shimmer when the sun hits them.

See the different colours? Pink, green, blue, orange, and red sparkles. And when you rub it, that beautiful tomato smell comes out.

The main tomato fruit I got the seeds from was more purplish red, but why I got this purplish black colour, I don't know.

Here are the young fruits.

Then turning black.

Turning reddish.

The first couple of fruits were even more confusing as they were more black and matte, which made me wonder why.

I picked the first fruits since it was the only one ripe, and I was excited to see what it looked like inside.
I can see a bit of red blush undertone.

Inside, wow! Purplish red.

Firm and not mushy.

I enjoyed it as a side salad.

And the taste was really delicious, it was sweet with a little saltiness, almost like flavoured.

But until now, I don't understand how these tomatoes turned out like this and what type this really is. Any idea?

But I think I have special ones!

Happy planting, everyone!

Mariah 🍅🌱