Black beauty is a mid-early, vigourous productive plant bearing shiny, dark purple, rounded, mid-sized fruit with few seeds. Plant seed in pots or modules in warm (20+ degrees) conditions and plant out after 8-9 weeks into a sunny position after all threat of frost has passed, or plant seed direct when soil temperature exceeds 15 degrees. Soaking seed in water for 12 hours before planting improves germination.