Three whole Black Crimea tomatoes, one cut tomato and a heap of seeds, on a white background

Close-up of a ripe Black Crimea tomato, purple-brown skin and a broad green collar at the stalk

Noire de Crimée tomato cut in half on a board: dense flesh, few locules and few seeds

Several harvested Noire de Crimée tomatoes, with sizes and ribbed shapes varying from one fruit to the next

Fully ripe Noire de Crimée tomato resting on a log, shading from green to purple on the shoulders

Close-up of a Noire de Crimée tomato sliced in a wicker basket, with pink flesh and dark green locules

Crimean Black Tomato Seeds

Name: Crimean Black Tomato Seeds
Brand: Kokopelli
SKU: P7311
Price: 5.0 USD
Availability: InStock

$5.00

An old purple tomato with green shoulders, Noire de Crimée produces fruits of 150 to 500 g, with dense flesh and almost no acidity, best eaten raw in thick slices.

The packet contains 35 seeds, organic and open-pollinated, from farmers' seed stock. Sow from February to April, for a harvest from mid-July to October.

Ref. P7311·Vegetable seeds

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The summary

What you receive: 35 organic, open-pollinated seeds of Noire de Crimée, a free-to-use heirloom variety.
Sowing: from February to April under cover, at a depth of 5 to 7 mm, at 16 to 20 °C. Germination in 8 to 15 days.
Harvest: about 70 to 80 days after transplanting, i.e. from late July to October depending on the sowing date.
The fruit: round and ribbed, 150 to 500 g, green shoulders, dense, sweet, low-acid flesh.
How to choose: this one for raw flavour, the Jupiter for cooking, the Corbarino for nibbles.
How much effort: sturdy staking, a weekly visit to tie in the stems, genuinely regular watering.

Purple heritage tomato, 35 open-pollinated seeds, greenhouse or aquaponics

The Tomate Noire de Crimée seeds from the Association Kokopelli are a traditional, farmer-bred and open-pollinated variety, to be grown under cover or in aquaponics on a bed of clay pebbles or coconut fibre. The packet contains 35 organic seeds. The plant produces fruits of 150 to 500 g, with dense, low-acid flesh that can be eaten raw.

The Noire de Crimée is an heirloom tomato from the shores of the Black Sea, known in the English-speaking world as Black Krim. Its skin turns purplish brown as it ripens, its shoulders stay green, and its dense flesh gives an almost acid-free flavour, mild and slightly sweet. You eat it raw, in thick slices.

🌿 Sowing, transplanting, training

Tomatoes are sown in the warm before being planted out in their final position: a nursery stage of about 5 weeks in small pots, under a bright shelter, then transplanting the whole root ball once the risk of frost has passed. Noire de Crimée is an indeterminate variety, with a stem that keeps growing until the first cold weather, so it needs a sturdy support and weekly pruning. The growing calendar gives the detail month by month.

In a nursery

Sow at a depth of 5 to 7 mm, in a warm spot at 16 to 20 °C. Germination takes 8 to 15 days.

At transplanting

Plant one every 50 cm at least, buried up to the first leaves so that it develops roots.

In season

Check once a week to tie in the stem and remove the side shoots.

🍅 A heirloom seed to save and resow

This packet contains farmers' seeds that breed true, from an heirloom, open-pollinated variety. The plant that grows at your place will produce seeds identical to those you sowed: you harvest, dry and resow from one year to the next. Other varieties to sow at the same time of year can be found among the seeds and seeds for sprouting. If you are looking for a red tomato that is more versatile in the kitchen, Rouge Jupiter is grown in the same way.

A deep-bed tomato

A mature Noire de Crimée reaches 1.80 m and takes up 50 to 60 cm of ground. It needs a stake or a support string, and a bed filled with clay pebbles or coconut fibre, which holds the weight of the plant and its roots better than a deep water culture raft. In aquaponics, set the plant on a system that has been running for at least 2 to 3 months, as recommended in the guide to growing tomatoes in aquaponics.

Watering, sowing date, harvest

Irregular watering is the main fault of this variety: heavy watering after a dry spell makes the skin split. Water little but often, at the base, never over the foliage. The second mistake is sowing in January behind a window: the seedling grows leggy and never makes up for lost time, as the guide on germination failures explains. The third is putting plants out before mid-May.

🐝 Fruit set in the greenhouse

In a closed greenhouse or tunnel, the tomato flower does not release its pollen without air movement, and the trusses drop without setting fruit. You replace the wind by tapping the flowering trusses every day, around midday, or by running a fan at low speed for 2 to 3 hours a day. Also keep an eye on humidity: above 70%, the pollen becomes sticky and fruit set drops, which you correct by ventilating the greenhouse from late morning. At peak flowering, combine the two: the fan running in the background and a manual pass every 2 days.

Technical specifications

The sachet

Number of seeds: 35Enough to plant around ten specimens, including germination losses.
Seed origin: Kokopelli associationOrganic seeds, royalty-free.
Treatment: NoneNo GMOs, no coating, no chemical treatment.
Storage: 4 to 6 yearsKeep dry, cool and dark. Beyond that, sow more densely.

The variety

Botanical name: Solanum lycopersicumKnown as Black Krim in the English-speaking world.
Variety type: Heritage, traditional, non-hybridReproducible: seed from your own harvest will give the same variety.
Shipping: IndeterminateThe stem keeps lengthening until the first frosts.
Adult height: 1.20 to 1.80 mTo be trained up a stake or a string.
Fruit weight: 150 to 500 gRound, ribbed fruit, one or two slices are enough.
Colour at maturity: Purplish brown, green shouldersGreen shoulders are not a sign of immaturity.

Seedling

Sowing period: February to April, under coverAbout 5 weeks before transplanting.
Seedling depth: 5 to 7 mmCover lightly, then firm down.
Germination temperature: 16 to 20 °CIn a small pot, under a well-lit shelter.
Germination time: 8 to 15 days
Transplanting: From mid-MayOnce the last frosts have passed.
Spacing: At least 50 cmAllow 60 cm if you want to walk between the plants.

Growing and harvesting

Aspect: Full sunA minimum of six hours of direct sunlight per day in season.
Size: Side shoots removed every weekTop the stem at the end of August, above the last set truss.
Pollination: By hand under a closed shelterOne vibration of the flower stem per day during flowering.
Harvest period: From late July to OctoberPick as soon as the flesh yields under your thumb.
Cycle: 70 to 80 daysFrom transplanting to the first harvest.
Observed yield: 3 to 6 kg per plantA rough guide over the season, for a well-trained plant.

In aquaponics and soilless growing

Water pH: 6.4 to 7A compromise between fish, bacteria and plants.
Nights above: 13 °CBelow that, fruit set drops sharply.
System maturity: 2 to 3 monthsThe time the system needs to supply enough for a fruiting plant.
Nutritional needs: Nitrogen, potassium, calciumSignificantly higher than those of a lettuce.

To budget for separately

Stake or string: Training up to 1.80 m
Growing medium: Clay pebbles or coco fibre

20 further specifications are available in the detailed view.

In the box

1 packet of 35 organic Noire de Crimée tomato seeds

Pack size, fruit, sowing depth and temperature: data sheet from the seed supplier Kokopelli (ref. P7311), taken on 11/10/2026. Height, yield and storage life are orders of magnitude for mainland France.

Manufacturer and product safety

Manufacturer: Association Kokopelli (SIREN 433481124, TVA FR80433481124)
Postal address: 7 route de Sabarat, Forêt de Castagnès, 09290 Le Mas-d'Azil, France
Contact: Formulaire de contact : https://kokopelli-semences.fr/fr/faq/ (aucune adresse e-mail publique) ; téléphone 05 61 67 69 87
Website: kokopelli-semences.fr

Information provided under Regulation (EU) 2023/988 on general product safety.

Compare the three varieties

Three Kokopelli tomatoes, in the same packet format. What changes is the fruit, how early it crops and how it is used in the kitchen.

Three heritage varieties, three uses that cannot replace one another A large, dense-fleshed fruit is not cooked like a sauce tomato, and a cherry tomato is not eaten in slices. Start with the plate, and the growing follows.

	Size	Colour at maturity	Best use	Earliness	Growth	Variety origin	Seeds per packet	Open-pollinated seeds
Recommended Crimean Black Tomato SeedsYour choice	Large, 150 to 500 g	Purplish brown, green shoulders	Raw, sliced	Mid-season	Indeterminate	Black Sea	35	Yes
Red Tomato Seeds "Jupiter"Your choice	Medium to large, 80 to 230 g	Red	Cooking, sauces and preserves	Mid-season	Indeterminate	France	35	Yes
Grappoli Corbarino Cherry Tomato SeedsYour choice	Cherry type, in clusters of 7 to 10	Dark red	Nibbles, salads and drying	Early	Indeterminate	Italy	35	Yes

Crimean Black Tomato SeedsRecommended

The fruit

SizeLarge, 150 to 500 g

Colour at maturityPurplish brown, green shoulders

Best useRaw, sliced

The growing

EarlinessMid-season

GrowthIndeterminate

Variety originBlack Sea

The sachet

Seeds per packet35

Open-pollinated seedsYes

Red Tomato Seeds "Jupiter"

The fruit

SizeMedium to large, 80 to 230 g

Colour at maturityRed

Best useCooking, sauces and preserves

The growing

EarlinessMid-season

GrowthIndeterminate

Variety originFrance

The sachet

Seeds per packet35

Open-pollinated seedsYes

Grappoli Corbarino Cherry Tomato Seeds

The fruit

SizeCherry type, in clusters of 7 to 10

Colour at maturityDark red

Best useNibbles, salads and drying

The growing

EarlinessEarly

GrowthIndeterminate

Variety originItaly

The sachet

Seeds per packet35

Open-pollinated seedsYes

Size, colour, earliness, origin and seed count: data sheets from the seed company Kokopelli, recorded on 11/10/2026.

Product videos

The Black Crimea tomato, a variety overview

Everything you need to know about the Black Crimea tomato

Successfully sowing tomatoes, then transplanting

Potting on tomato seedlings: when and how

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Frequently asked questions

6 questions

6 key questions

When and how should you sow Noire de Crimée tomato seeds?

Sow under cover between February and April, in pots or trays.
Press the seed in to a depth of 5 to 7 mm, cover lightly and firm down.
Keep at 16 to 20 °C until germination, with light as soon as the shoots emerge.
Pot on into individual pots when the first two true leaves appear.
Plant out after about 5 weeks, once the frosts have passed, at least 50 cm apart.

A February sowing gives the first tomatoes around the end of July, an April sowing around the end of August. The guide to sowing seedlings successfully in spring details the move from the propagator to the grow bed.

Noire de Crimée, Jupiter or cherry tomato: which should you choose?

Variety	Fruit	Best for
Noire de Crimée	150 to 500 g	Large fruit, for eating raw
Rouge Jupiter	80 to 230 g	All-rounder, sauces and preserves
Cerise Grappoli Corbarino	Cherry	In trusses of 7 to 10, early, for nibbles

All three are sown in the same way and at the same time, between February and April.

Is Black Krim suitable for aquaponics?

Yes, its vigour makes it a good candidate, on two conditions.

The first is an already cycled system, one that has been running for at least 2 to 3 months, with enough fish to meet the needs of a fruiting plant. Until the nitrogen cycle is established, the plant turns yellow and stalls.

The second is a deep growing medium, either a grow bed filled with clay pebbles or a large pot. Deep water culture cannot support the weight of a 1.80 m plant or its root volume.

Why are my Black Krim tomatoes splitting before harvest?

My tomatoes stay green on top, are they ripe?

Can you collect your own seeds for later sowings?

Growing calendar

Reference points for mainland France, to be shifted by approximately two weeks depending on your region.

Stage
Seedlings under cover3 months	Seedlings under cover: no	Seedlings under cover in February	Seedlings under cover in March	Seedlings under cover in April	Seedlings under cover: no	Seedlings under cover: no	Seedlings under cover: no	Seedlings under cover: no	Seedlings under cover: no	Seedlings under cover: no	Seedlings under cover: no	Seedlings under cover: no
Transplanting2 months	Transplanting: no	Transplanting: no	Transplanting: no	Transplanting: no	Transplanting in May	Transplanting in June	Transplanting: no	Transplanting: no	Transplanting: no	Transplanting: no	Transplanting: no	Transplanting: no
Training and pruning4 months	Training and pruning: no	Training and pruning: no	Training and pruning: no	Training and pruning: no	Training and pruning: no	Training and pruning in June	Training and pruning in July	Training and pruning in August	Training and pruning in September	Training and pruning: no	Training and pruning: no	Training and pruning: no
Harvest4 months	Harvest: no	Harvest: no	Harvest: no	Harvest: no	Harvest: no	Harvest: no	Harvest in July	Harvest in August	Harvest in September	Harvest in October	Harvest: no	Harvest: no

KeySeedlings under coverTransplantingTraining and pruningHarvest

This month November

Growing guidance

Seedling depth: 5 to 7 mmCover lightly, then firm down, without burying any deeper
Germination temperature: 16 to 20 °C
Germination time: 8 to 15 days
From transplanting to harvest: 70 to 80 daysMid-season variety, from transplanting to the first harvest
Spacing: At least 50 cmBetween two plants, in the row as well as in the grow bed
Adult height: 1.20 to 1.80 mIndeterminate habit, the stem does not stop growing by itself
Fruit weight: 150 to 500 g
Yield per plant: 3 to 6 kgTypical yield over the whole season, for a well-managed plant
Aspect: Full sunA minimum of six hours of direct sunlight per day in season
Nights above: 13 °CBelow this, fruit set drops markedly
pH in aquaponics: 6.4 to 7The usual balance between fish, bacteria and plants
Seed storage: 4 to 6 yearsA common guideline for tomato: keep dry, cool and out of the light

What you need to know

Fruit splitting is the most common fault with this variety, and it almost always comes from uneven watering. A heavy watering after several dry days swells the flesh faster than the skin can stretch, and the fruit cracks. Water little, but often.
Bury the plant up to its first leaves when transplanting. The buried stem puts out new roots along its whole length, which gives a noticeably more anchored plant that is more drought-resistant for the rest of the season.
Put the stake in on the day of transplanting, not three weeks later. Driven in late, it goes through the root system that has already established and causes a visible check to growth.
In a greenhouse or indoors, the flower does not set fruit on its own: there is no wind or bumblebee to release the pollen. A daily vibration of the flower stem, with a fingertip, is enough to turn the flowering into fruit.
In aquaponics, do not install a tomato plant on a system that has been running for less than 2 to 3 months. A fruiting plant consumes far more than a lettuce, and as long as the system does not supply enough, it yellows and stalls, whatever the variety.
The green shoulders are not a sign of immaturity, they are the signature of the variety. Waiting for them to turn red means harvesting overripe fruit, which spoils within two days.
Top the main stem towards the end of August, above the last set cluster. The plant then stops investing in new shoots that will not have time to produce, and concentrates everything on the fruits already formed.
A mulch at the base solves two problems at once: it evens out soil moisture, and so reduces splitting, and it stops soil splashing onto the lower foliage, the main entry point for fungal diseases.

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