Chris Nelson
Ben CotterillWho wants to see the goth tomatoes? This variety is called Queen of the Night. It’s kicking arse. #gardening
Karakteristika@BenCotterill really early. Here in Finland, I expect first tomatoes in early August. I have similar dark tomato growing called 'Indigo Rose'. It should have high anthocyanin content as probably also in your tomato.
Yeah they’re not ripe until colour starts coming through. Been told these will start getting red patches and “look like Darth maul”!
The Great Llama 
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Niiiice. I'm a big fan of darker tomatoes in general. They seem to have a richer flavor in general.
Niiiice. I'm a big fan of darker tomatoes in general. They seem to have a richer flavor in general.
TheGoodbyeGirl 🇬🇧♈@BenCotterill Those are very cool, only nitpick is, could they come up with a better name. there is a tulip called Queen of the Night, I believe there is also a cactus too.
Kevin RussellQueen of the Sandwich.
Tim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPE@BenCotterill We've got some black tomatoes but we don't know what variety they are, because they came as a mixture of random seeds as a freebie along with the main order.
Tomato lottery!
feeling bunny@BenCotterill really riding that whole nightshade vibe
Richard "mtfnpy" Harman (he/him)@BenCotterill a nightshade the color of nightshade!
Siobhan@BenCotterill@pixelfed.social
Id love to try them 😁
Id love to try them 😁
Leipoa ocellata@BenCotterill
Those are gorgeous! I'm so chasing down seeds for them for next year!
Those are gorgeous! I'm so chasing down seeds for them for next year!
Syphilia Morgenstierne@BenCotterill Damn I didn't even know there was such a thing as satanic tomatoes. Next year I'll grow them
6G@syphilia @BenCotterill
RE #satanic #tomatoes...?
@maltita
RE cursed tomatoes
@the_gayest_goat_on_elekk
RE Nightshade vibe
@xabean
RE Nighshade color
You know, the #tomato was once called "love apples" to get folks to eat them. Apparently this was a #marketing ploy, to give the hint that they encouraged the love thing
Maltita@BenCotterill let us taste the cursed tomatoes
Ꮮꮩ NꮻꮯꭲꮩⒶ 🇵🇸@BenCotterill ohh! these would be just the tomatoes for me 🖤. They go with everything! 🤭
ISRA@BenCotterill My regular tomatoes died without remission, to grow Queen of the Night with true ambition.
That said, I have one tall tomato vine, though it’s of little use, it still climbs fine.
#deadtomatos
That said, I have one tall tomato vine, though it’s of little use, it still climbs fine.
#deadtomatos
Jigme Datse@BenCotterill@pixelfed.social Those are very goth...
Piia Bartos@BenCotterill I have tomatoes like that but their variety is Black ball. 😂 Your variety is just a bit fancier...
Leea@BenCotterill I used to have variety called Black Russian for some years, but in the end gave up, as I managed to get ripe tomatoes of it one year, and mostly it just bloomed so late none of the tomatoes ripened before night frosts in October. It may have needed a greenhouse, which I didn't have.
Dianora (Diane Bruce)@BenCotterill Awesome! What do they taste like?
Mr. Pataphor, Dadaist DadThe Adams family have been growing a variety for years, the plants are quite captivating. 😱
The Mysterious Goth Tomato
Hraban (fiëé visuëlle)@BenCotterill That’s why they’re called nightshades!
Ross of Ottawa@BenCotterill wow, Queen of the nightshades
AGF : poemproducer@BenCotterill oooh I want it
Zambunny@BenCotterill Are they good to eat?
Pinocchio@Zambunny @BenCotterill cute.. But not so bizzare if you think that tomatoes was yellow (in italian the name is pomodoro = golden apple). Vegetables can change the colour very fast and easy, like eggplants, carrots..
WWeiss53@BenCotterill
I crossed a non-acid tomatoe with an acidy tomatoe and you know what I got? A half acid tomatoe. Joke should be verbally delivered.
I crossed a non-acid tomatoe with an acidy tomatoe and you know what I got? A half acid tomatoe. Joke should be verbally delivered.
BrakeOut Gaming@BenCotterill @NaClKnight vase inspo
NaClKnight is still Black AF@AllKeysGDS that's all you. I bet you're already researching the texture and flavor profiles
Kim Possible 
@BenCotterill the original member of the nightshade family.
Bunny's Precarious Little Life@BenCotterill giant blueberries!
I just went down a great black tomato spiral, mostly pics, and it makes me think, its time for more folks growing wonderful food themselves.
VulcanTouristI investigated briefly the cause of the coloration (anthocyanin; thanks, poor memory). This quote from Wikipedia may be noteworthy:
"In a 2010 review of scientific evidence concerning the possible health benefits of eating foods claimed to have "antioxidant properties" due to anthocyanins, the European Food Safety Authority concluded that 1) there was no basis for a beneficial antioxidant effect from dietary anthocyanins in humans, 2) there was no evidence of a cause-and-effect relationship between the consumption of anthocyanin-rich foods and protection of DNA, proteins, and lipids from oxidative damage, and 3) there was no evidence generally for consumption of anthocyanin-rich foods having any "antioxidant", "anti-cancer", "anti-aging", or "healthy aging" effects.[5]"
Strfnurfn@VulcanTourist @BenCotterill There have been numerous studies showing benefits from dietary anthocyanins - I'm not sure about "anti-aging" specifically, but a quick search on PubMed brings up a ton of research. The evidence might've been thinner in 2010, of course.
foundseed
Laborratte@BenCotterill Wow, they are beautiful.
Purple@BenCotterill They are beautiful!
Kierkegaanks regretfully@BenCotterill how do you know when they are ripe?
millennial falcon@BenCotterill Addams Family ass tomatoes, imagine their dread pomodoro
PJPaints@BenCotterill trying to think of some sort of pun where it's a goth band and a tomato based food but best I got is the sisters of marinara (instead of mercy... doesn't really work)
MightyPirate™ 🏳️🌈@BenCotterill @minx but the question is "will it blend?"