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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 206955" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Sharon/WO, the Black Russian tomato could be described as purple, I guess. It's very dark, hence the name. I wanted it because of the unusual colour but also to see if having tomatoes other than red, something dark and not so obvious, would keep them safe from the cockatoos that normally attack the crop. </p><p></p><p>They're an heirloom tomato so they grow true to type from seed. I've had trouble with tomatoes every year, especially with the drought, but this year I'm working at keeping the water up to them thanks to the drought restrictions having been eased a bit, so I can use the hose to fill the reservoir in the pot. </p><p></p><p>Something else I did different this year - I planted as early as I could, even though we still had that nasty cold spell to worry about. By planting in pots I could put them indoors for a few days if I needed to, or put a bubble over them to keep the cold off them. </p><p></p><p>I'm going to harvest some seed form the first tomatoes just in case the cockatoos work out that the crop is edible and I lose the rest of them. One way or another, I want to grow a good tomato crop. If all goes well, we'll have fresh-picked home-grown BLACK tomatoes for Christmas dinner! Loaded with lycopenes...</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 206955, member: 1991"] Sharon/WO, the Black Russian tomato could be described as purple, I guess. It's very dark, hence the name. I wanted it because of the unusual colour but also to see if having tomatoes other than red, something dark and not so obvious, would keep them safe from the cockatoos that normally attack the crop. They're an heirloom tomato so they grow true to type from seed. I've had trouble with tomatoes every year, especially with the drought, but this year I'm working at keeping the water up to them thanks to the drought restrictions having been eased a bit, so I can use the hose to fill the reservoir in the pot. Something else I did different this year - I planted as early as I could, even though we still had that nasty cold spell to worry about. By planting in pots I could put them indoors for a few days if I needed to, or put a bubble over them to keep the cold off them. I'm going to harvest some seed form the first tomatoes just in case the cockatoos work out that the crop is edible and I lose the rest of them. One way or another, I want to grow a good tomato crop. If all goes well, we'll have fresh-picked home-grown BLACK tomatoes for Christmas dinner! Loaded with lycopenes... Marg [/QUOTE]
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