Looking into growing some pretty spectacular purple tomatoes. I have yet to see any real reputable sites with seeds available. Can someone point me in the right direction for some seeds. Also how is the flavor profile? If they don’t taste very good there’s no point in doing the work.
by stalequeef69
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I think you’re looking for the Norfolk Purple Tomato, it’s only really sold from Norfolk
There’s multiple varieties with purple skin, but the only tomato that has purple flesh on the inside is sold by Norfolk [https://shop.norfolkhealthyproduce.com/products/purple-tomato-seed-packet](https://shop.norfolkhealthyproduce.com/products/purple-tomato-seed-packet)
I hear various reports on their flavor on this site. People who are expecting Sungolds are often disappointed, but people who enjoy nice balanced tomatoey flavor tend to like them. Personally, I think they’re great and my toddlers like eating them too (I’m not entirely sure they understand that they are tomatoes and not cherries). But full disclosure, I helped develop this tomato so I am biased 😀
There are various tomatoes that have that color when they’re immature. Look for “anthocyanin” tomatoes. They won’t be completely purple when ripe and are not purple inside.
Then there is the GMO purple tomato from Norfolk, which is purple inside and out even when ripe. These folks want $25 for 10 seeds.