---
title: "Can anyone tell me if this is a green tomato or a regular heirloom my…"
description: "Can anyone tell me if this is a green tomato or a regular heirloom my brother bought them but has no idea what kind of tomato he got…has been this size and…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/x8_aVt91R1-MU6xd79uMKQ/Iuot8w9my38GFfUUTcX1gK"
community: "Edible Gardening"
author: "Kb"
published: "2025-08-15T17:45:55.448639Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/QbGdjWpfkAQAwmppST1m5tG5mi24o6uOotst4tniVhM/tejytY1PRMGQ_NFQDmTY-A.webp?size=large"
---

[Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Edible Gardening](https://getplanta.com/community/x8_aVt91R1-MU6xd79uMKQ.md)

# Can anyone tell me if this is a green tomato or a regular heirloom my…

_Posted by Kb on 2025-08-15_

Can anyone tell me if this is a green tomato or a regular heirloom my brother bought them but has no idea what kind of tomato he got…has been this size and color for weeks now want to harvest it before it becomes overripe

Thank you app just says heirloom

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/QbGdjWpfkAQAwmppST1m5tG5mi24o6uOotst4tniVhM/tejytY1PRMGQ_NFQDmTY-A.webp?size=large)

## 6 comments

### Ji11 commented on 2025-08-15

lol sorry to laugh but green tomatoes are just unripe tomatoes however they are extremely delicious sliced,breaded and fried 😋  
These look like a Black Krim, maybe purple Cherokee. There is such a huge variety of tomatoes these days that it would be impossible to correctly identify until it’s ripe.

#### Ji11 replied on 2025-08-15

The deep purple ones are Purple Cherokee

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/fBH_28A5qaP2hoVvraoji7PuhH2kRqkI0DYvYyUVg94/zTL49tyJSq-6SDESlBW2qQ.webp?size=large)

#### Kb replied on 2025-08-15

Thank you I recently moved in with my brother and have started to become obsessed with growing food….im worried there gonna go bad while I wait for it to start turning red

### Kb commented on 2025-08-15

These are the other ones that growing

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/QbGdjWpfkAQAwmppST1m5tG5mi24o6uOotst4tniVhM/M_MGdWnlRxe7yCznI8n5qw.webp?size=large)

#### Ji11 replied on 2025-08-15

Looks like Black Krim the tops darken and the bottom will eventually turn reddish.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/fBH_28A5qaP2hoVvraoji7PuhH2kRqkI0DYvYyUVg94/ufS7cpV2Q-G2UlZnC5ulPg.webp?size=large)

### Waspinator commented on 2025-08-15

Hold the tomato and lightly (almost no effort at all) twist it. Ripe ones come right off the stem with barely a suggestion of a twist, while unripe ones hold on

---

_Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_