How early to pick Black Krimm

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Posted by mzdee 6b (My Page) on

Tue, Sep 10, 13 at 13:13

I have quite few tomatoes on my black krimm plant. I'm not sure how early I can pick these guys as color break is a bit more challenging to see (or at least it appears that way to me).
I'm getting antsy. Its been dry and its getting drier. Milorganite seems to have kept the deer at bay, but now its really dry and they may be getting restless. Do I take a chance and pick the largest one to ripen or just leave to a toss up 50% for the deer and 50% lone gardener?

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Posted by seysonn 7b WA/HZ 1 (My Page) on
Tue, Sep 10, 13 at 13:40

The color break on BK is showing dark purple, from light green base.It is not difficult to see. I just picked one couple days ago.

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Posted by fireduck 10a (My Page) on
Tue, Sep 10, 13 at 22:02

if in doubt....pick it!

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Posted by rhchad01 none (My Page) on
Thu, Sep 12, 13 at 20:29

I grew the black krim. Mine are all gone now. I thought it was a delicious tomato. I usually picked it when the top was all black.

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Posted by fcivish Zone 6 Utah (My Page) on
Fri, Sep 13, 13 at 3:22

As I said in a previous discussion of green tomatoes, learn to gently touch your tomatoes. Once they start to soften, notably, they are generally ripe. Whereas too soft is almost always beyond optimum ripeness, and very few tomatoes taste good when they are beyond optimum ripeness. Black Krims can look almost like standard red tomatoes, sometimes, but they USUALLY are darker, purplish or brownish or blackish, depending on the amount of sunlight and other conditions. So, learning to feel them and picking them just as they start to soften is generally your best bet.

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Posted by mzdee 6b (My Page) on
Wed, Sep 18, 13 at 21:36

Thanks Guys! I picked 2 at first color break (did I say that right?). Was a little nervous because they were quite green but had streaks of color. Following your instructions, I put them on the kitchen table, stem down. They ripened in about 5 days and they are SCRUMPTIOUS. Had some on a steak sandwich last night and it was too good. No more tasteless watery toms for me. I'll be growing these next season.

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Posted by ajsmama 5b (NW CT) (My Page) on
Mon, Sep 23, 13 at 15:58

Love Black Krim but Cherokee Purple keeps a little better - doesn't get as soft. Hooked my dad on Brandywines last year, now he's had 2 of my BKs (or actually, I gave him a BK on Labor Day, not sure if he took a BK or CP from bin in garage the other night). Looks like he'll want 1 of those plants for his garden next year too ;-)

My mom still likes the firm hybrid beefsteaks, so instead of cutting back, they end up adding more tomato plants to their garden every year LOL!

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Posted by dickiefickle 5B Dousman,Wi. (My Page) on
Thu, Sep 26, 13 at 20:00

Buy a Tomato hardness tester.

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Posted by macbettz 10 (My Page) on
Fri, Sep 27, 13 at 10:42

Dickie,
Where can you find one? Are they near the board stretchers?

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Posted by bets z6A S ID (My Page) on
Sun, Sep 29, 13 at 12:55

Macbettz,

Yep, just down the aisle with the prop wash and sky hooks. *Grin*

"Milorganite seems to have kept the deer at bay"

How does that product keep the deer at bay?

Betsy

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