Pick for storage when fruit is turning pinkish-red but is not all the way ripe. Vigorous vines produce 1 to 2 lb. Luscious, meaty tomatoes are medium-sized, smooth, and resistant to catfacing. Large vines offer good foliage cover. Tomatoes range from 8 ozs.
Plants are vigorous and give big yields up until frost.
Heirloom variety from the Black Forest region of Germany. Vigorous plants bear plenty of 8 ounce round, bright red tomatoes with excellent flavor and texture. Not only are harvests very abundant, but production continues right up until frost. So named because the seed is originally from the Himalaya Mountains. Large, deep red tomatoes weigh about 12 oz. and have a high-quality, intense tomato flavor.