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Prolific here in Ramona, CA. I like the taste. The shoulders stay green long after the bottom has ripened, whichb is a bit of a negative...Read More
It's a great plant to grow given the ideal conditions...no fertilizer but just added a thick layer of wood chip mulch. I didn't have a ca...Read More
Beautiful fruit, but I too found it to be somewhat mushy and bland. Not at all what I expected from its appearance. I am growing some t...Read More
My favorite tomato 2-years running. Big, dark, pears w/ great texture and flavor and a very impressive yield. Two big pluses...1)The Pear...Read More
Really like this one as they seem to be more productive for me than larger varieties. However, if you let them ripen on the plant, they ...Read More
I have to agree with some on the flavor.. It wasn't watery, but it certainly wasn't the smoky/deep/earthy flavor I was hoping for from a ...Read More
Japanese in the name of this tomato ( some people were wondering why a Russian by origin tomato was calles Japanese) means that it was an...Read More
Watery tomato, doesn't taste as good as any of the other black tomatoes I tried. However if one lets it get really ripe the taste improve...Read More
One of the best tasting black tomatoes, as good as Paul Robeson. Great color, moderate production. It has a permanent spot in my garden.
JBT is a pretty good black tomato. It is certainly not my favorite black tomato for flavor, but it is not the worst either. The pear shap...Read More
I think I'm with Sequee, although I'm not going to call it the absolute worst tasting I've ever grown. Pretty darned low on my taste li...Read More
Bar none, this is the worst tasting home-grown I have ever tasted. There is a fine line between ripe and over-ripe, and if you cross tha...Read More
I love this tomato! It’s becoming a fast favorite. Like Russian Nesting Dolls, JBT has the biggest tomato close to the stem, and smal...Read More
I grew this tomato in 2008 in upstate NY. It was very prolific and very tasty. It made more tomatoes than any of my other varieties and k...Read More
I grew this variety for fall crop, and didn't pick fruits until Dec, so it's hard to make an accurate evaluation of flavor. Considering ...Read More
I grew this tomato last year. The taste almost seemed like sage had been grown next to it and it picked up the flavor. It may be an acq...Read More
One of my favorite black tomatoes. Its Russian in origin, no one seems to know where the Japanese name came from. Unique shape, I can't t...Read More