Home

Login / Register | My Cart (Your Shopping Cart is Empty)

Gift Certificates

Heirloom Gardener Magazine

Order Catalogs

Vegetables A-C

Vegetables D-G

Vegetables H-Q

Vegetables R-Z

Bulk Seed

Flowers A-H

Flowers I-Q

Flowers R-Z

Flower Bulbs

Wild Flowers

Herbs

Books

International Shipping Certificates

Merchandise

Seed Collections

Wholesale Program

Home / Vegetables R-Z / Tomatoes / Purple

Printable Version

Paul Robeson Tomato

Click over image to enlarge

4 Review(s) | Add Your Review

Description

90 days. This famous tomato has almost a cult following among seed collectors and tomato connoisseurs. They simply cannot get enough of this variety’s amazing flavor that is so distinctive, sweet and smokey. 7-10 oz. fruit are a black-brick color. Named in honor of the famous opera singer star of ‘King Solomon's Mines’, 1937. Paul Robeson was also a Russian and Equal Rights Advocate for Blacks. This Russian heirloom was lovingly named in his honor. We are proud to offer such a wonderful variety.

5 star

100%

4 star

3 star

2 star

1 star

Maturity Time

Early

0%[0]

Mid

100%[1]

Late

0%[0]

Please log in to vote

Purchase

Sorry! This Product Is Currently Out Of Stock

Customer Reviews


Customer Rating:
One tasty tomato 11/08/2010 21:30:11 By Maggie C from Greenville, SC
Pros: Cons:
We are growing over 30 varieties of tomatoes, and the Paul Robeson is so far our favorite. It was the first to produce, even beating out the cherries. It is a wonderful tomato to eat just by itself, but as the star of a tomato sandwich it is just sublime! It is a very tomato-y tomato, a rich, deep flavor combined with a juicy texture. YUM! It will definitely have a prize place in the garden next year!
Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
Was this review helpful?


Customer Rating:
08/07/2010 12:45:31 By Chris from St. Louis, MO
Pros: Cons:
In my opinion, Paul Robeson is the best tasting of all black tomatoes. It has an intensely rich tomato flavor common to most blacks/purples. Like some heirlooms, its not the most productive tomato in my garden...but to me the flavor is so exceptional for fresh eating that I continue to grow a plant or two every year.
Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful?


Customer Rating:
ANOTHER WINNER 04/12/2009 12:11:55 By - from
Pros: Cons:
THESE TOMATOES DON'T LOOK GREAT BUT EVERYONE LOVED THE FLAVOR OF THESE. INTERESTING SWEET AND SOMEWHAT SMOKY FLAVOR. ALWAYS SOLD OUT AT THE FARMERS MARKET HERE IN SANTA FE, NM
Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
11 of 11 customers found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful?


Customer Rating:
In a League of Its Own 26/11/2009 12:56:49 By Mark from West Chester, PA
Pros: Cons:
I grew this tomatoe in SE Pennsylvania for the first time this year (2009). I also grew Black Brandywine, and Purple Russian. The transplants were put outside on May 2, and started to ripen in early July. The Paul Robeson planst were clearly the best. Disease and insect resistant (for me anyway) - and we had a very wet late summer - and highly prolific. (Whereas the Brandywine and Purple Russian had trouble with the cool/wet weather.) The fruit was unblemished, and typical tomatoes were 8oz, although I harvested a few that were 12-16oz. One plant yielded a total of 12lb of fruit. The taste was amazing - fresh, sweet, intense "tomatoe"; the flesh firm and dark. The fruit kept well - about 10 days in a 78F kitchen (no refrigeration !). I stored most of the crop for making tomato sauce this winter. A real beauty you must try.
Would you recommend this product to a friend?: No
54 of 54 customers found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful?


	1-4 of 4

Your Shopping Cart is Empty