Katana and Odoriko
 

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Taste ... Is pretty good! But people around here don't buy for taste. They buy for looks...

I was thinking they were picking them out for their good looks.


Nan

I see that Territorial carries Katana F1 (but currently out of stock). Any more growing updates on Katana? How is it for cracking? Plant habit -- suitable for cages?

Never grew Katana but have grown Odoriko many times. Also Momotaro is similar to Odoriko and have grown it many times. Odoriko tends to be slightly bigger in my garden. I grow these two for their taste not their looks.

Dan

Well, I ordered some Katana. I have had very good luck with Japanese seed company (hybrid) products, but I have grown mostly cherry types. Momotoro was very good -- we'll see how this one does.

I totally understand how they pick out by looks. Often the heirlooms aren't as pretty or perfect like the store tomatoes they are used to buying. If I'm at a market where I can give samples, THEN the taste of the heirlooms sell them.

I was at a big Labor Day market several years ago. While it had farmers, it was more of a rummage market and cheap. People wanted a bu of canning tomatoes for $10. I had samples of several varieties of my heirlooms and was selling them for $2 / lb. This Vera's Seed sold for $5.