Tomato – Blue Beauty

Solanum lycopersicum

(Tomato)

Variety: San Marzano II, Organic Heirloom

Annual | 80 Days to Mature | Indeterminate

I've grown a Black Beauty variety before, but the tops would consistently crack. I love the deep color though, which is fun to add to a tomato-variety plate in the summer. This year, I'm testing out this Blue Beauty from PineTree. That nursery states:

These extraordinary blue, almost black tomatoes will be some of the most unique varieties you have ever grown. They were developed with traditional selection and breeding techniques at Oregon State University, beginning in the 1960s from crossing cultivated tomatoes and wild species from Chile and the Galapagos Islands. Young fruits when exposed to sunlight have indigo-purple skin from the pigment Anthocyanin, naturally occurring in blueberries, which is a powerful and beneficial antioxidant. Blue Beauty Tomato fruits are ready to harvest when the skin turns bright rosy red on the bottom. Shoulders are indigo shaded and the fruit is soft to the touch. Shoulders start out sapphire blue, darkening to a deep purple-red as they ripen. Abundant amounts of 6-8 oz meaty slicing tomatoes with clusters of fruits hold very well on the vine having great crack and sunburn resistance.

First purchased in November 2025 for the 2026 growing season.

Seed Source: PineTree Garden Seeds

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Plant Starts

Planting Recommendations:

Sow: Mid February

Transplant: May

Harvest: July

Image from PineTree