Purple Blue Cherry Tomatoes
We love gardening, and if you’re a foody like us and enjoy cooking with fresh ingredients, there’s nothing better than growing your own herbs 🍃, vegetables, and fruits.
Every spring, David and I plant 👩🌾👨🌾 our favorite herbs and grow our own tomatoes, peppers, and more. It’s so awesome to simply step out on our balcony and get some fresh basil, chives, or tomatoes for our recipes.
Although we grow our favorites, we like to add new additions. A few years ago, we came across this interesting tomato variety. Unfamiliar with it, we had to learn about its unusual color and figure out 🤔 when to harvest it. Let’s talk about Purple Blue Cherry Tomatoes!
First, let me tell you more about the name. When David and I bought it, the tag read “Purple Blue Cherry Tomatoes”. With more research, I found out that they can also be called Indigo Rose or Sunblack. Now, don’t quote me on it, as I’m not 💯% certain that they’re the same variety.
When you buy 🏧 a regular tomato plant, unless they’re tomatillos, it’s quite easy to know when to harvest them. They go from green to red, simple as that! When it comes to the Purple Blue Cherry Tomatoes, it’s another story. How can you tell? Here are a few clues along with some helpful information…
When exposed to sunlight 🌞, their skin changes from green to a purple eggplant-color. From there, to know when they’re ripe, their color continues changing from a shiny purple blue to a dull purple-brown.
The plant needs space, plus it will grow pretty tall. It takes 2 1/2 to 3 months 📆 to ripen, so be patient. An indication that they’re ready to be harvested is that they soften to the touch like other tomatoes. Also, the bottom will be red versus green.
When you cut into them, their interior flesh is red, just like a regular cherry tomato 🍅. Although their skin is purple, there’s no impact on the taste of the fruit. They taste sweet with a hint of tartness and slightly tangy. They are a great addition to salads, pasta, etc., or to eat just as is.
This eggplant-colored tomato is quite unique and also healthy. Like other pigmented purple fruits and vegetables such as blueberries, passion fruits, plums, blackberries, raisins, black currants, beetroot, purple potatoes, eggplants 🍆, purple cabbage, red leaf lettuce, radicchio, and more, Purple Blue Cherry Tomatoes have great health benefits: antioxidants, anticancer properties, vitamins, and nutrients.
These Purple Blue Cherry Tomatoes are quite unique and make a delicious new addition to your garden. This is definitely a variety you should try, plus they’re so colorful… a tasty ingredient for your summer recipes 🥗!
Happy Growing!🌱
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