Black Tomato Farming: Some people like tomatoes very much. People like their red color very much. But let us tell you that tomatoes are not only red in color. In fact they are also black. And these days black colored tomatoes are being cultivated a lot in India. Black tomatoes contain many nutrients. And many major diseases can also be cured by this. Which also includes cancer. Its cultivation can give profits worth lakhs in a few months. So let us know how to cultivate black tomato.
Cultivate black tomatoes in this way
Earlier black tomatoes were not grown in India. But gradually, like Europe, its trend started in India also. In Europe this black tomato is eaten as a super food. So in England it is called Indigo Rose Tomato. In India, black tomato cultivation was earlier done only in Himachal Pradesh. But now this has started happening in other states also.
The pH value of soil suitable for its cultivation remains between 6 to 7. Its growth is good in hot climate. In comparison to red tomatoes, fruits come a little late in the cultivation of black tomatoes. Farmers have to wait for some time for that. Winter months are considered good for its cultivation.
you get great prices
Black tomato crop starts bearing fruits 3 months after planting. That means if you have planted the crop in December, it will be ready in March-April. If you cultivate black tomatoes in one hectare. So your profit can be up to Rs 4,00,000. That means you can earn lakhs from farming in just a few months. At present, if we look at the prices of black tomatoes in India. So it is being sold for Rs 100 to Rs 150 per kg.