Tomato 'Nightshade'Solanum lycopersicum L.

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An almost jet-black, mini-plum tomato that is sure to get everyone talking
As black as night, with a slight red blushand a red calyx ‘star’
A beautiful, and tasty tomato
Ideal for snacking and make a colourful and unusual addition to salads

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Tomato Nightshade is a striking, almost jet-black mini-plum tomato that will certainly be the talk of your garden. At any stage of ripening, its dark skin remains nearly black, with a subtle red blossom end and a star-shaped red calyx, adding to its dramatic appeal. The deep red flesh contrasts beautifully with the inky exterior, creating a visually stunning and delicious fruit. With a perfect balance of flavour that isn’t overly sweet, this tomato is ideal for fresh salads. The small, 20g cherry-plum fruits are perfect for snacking and make a unique, colourful addition to any dish, offering a mild, well-balanced taste with a Brix of 8. Height: 1.8m (6ft) Spread: 40cm (16in) Consider planting tomatoes alongside French marigolds to help repel whitefly, and pair them with vegetables, herbs, chives, or mint to keep aphids and other pests at bay.

Growing Information

Pot up and grow tomato plants on in warm frost free conditions.

Outdoor cultivation: Grow on until large enough to plant outdoors. Wait until all risk of frost has passed before transplanting tomatoes - around early June depending upon location. Gradually acclimatise them to outdoor conditions over a period of 7 to 10 days. Choose a sheltered position in full sun on fertile, reliably moist, well drained soil. Alternatively grow tomatoes in patio bags and containers in good quality compost such as John Innes No. 2.

Greenhouse cultivation: When growing in a heated glasshouse tomato plants may be transplanted at the end of May or when the first flowers are showing, if earlier. Allow 3 plants per growbag, or one per 25cm (10") pot, or plant tomatoes directly into the greenhouse soil. Cordon types should be transplanted at a distance of 60cm (24") apart.

Cordon/indeterminate varieties: Drive a (5ft) cane into the soil adjacent to each plant to support them as they grow, and tie each main stem to its support with soft garden twine.

Bush/determinate varieties: These may require a smaller cane to support the weight of the plant and its fruit. Dwarf bush varieties, such as 'Basket' types, do not require any staking.

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Orders are despatched promptly by post or parcel carrier. Seasonal items such as plants are sent separately with the estimated delivery times stated against each variety both in our catalogue and on our website.

Please note that when several items are ordered they may not all be delivered at the same time.

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Packet seed only will incur a carriage charge of £2.99.

All other products incur a carriage charge of £6.99.

If your order comprises of a combination of carriage charges then a combined carriage charge of £7.99 will be applied.

Live Plants

Suttons strives to ensure that all its plants are delivered to you in the perfect condition for planting. While the majority of our nursery plants cope well with slight delays in intransit, sadly, the time it takes to deliver to certain locations in the UK means that we can't guarantee this for some of our smaller plug products and tender bedding and vegetable lines, which do not respond well to the extra journey time. So regretfully while we offer the majority of our live plant offering nationwide, we are unable to ship plugs, begging plants and tender vegetable plants to the following areas: HS, IV41-IV49, IV51, IV55-56, KW15-KW17, PA34, PA41-48, PA60-PA78, PA80, PH40-PH44, TR21-TR24, ZE1-ZE3.

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Unfortunately like many companies in our industry we are currently only able to supply orders to UK based customers, excluding those in Northern Ireland. We are committed to finding a way that we can resume or normal services again as soon as possible. Please accept our apologies for any inconvience caused.

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Large Non-standard items may incur a higher, lorry delivery charge. Charges will be calculated at checkout, but an example of the lorry charges are listed below.

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