Black Beauty is a variety popular for its established qualities and high yields. The fruits are large, almost round, very compact and smooth with glossy dark purple (almost black) colour. Inner fresh is white, very meaty and excellent quality and flavour. Matures in about 80 days with long picking period of up to 6 months and has good keeping quality

Special attributes

• Yield: 15 – 20 tons per acre
• Maturity: 75 – 90 days after transplanting
• Tolerant to heat, mosaic virus and bacterial wilt

Planting guidelines

• Spacing: 6c0m x 60cm.
• Seed rate: 150g per acre.