Hasshoes, I've mainly gotten over the soil funk by switching to container growing. However, SunGold, Coyote, and my F2 cherry I'm trying to stabilize all seem immune to whatever it is. Most cherry types seem to withstand it, but everything else falters. I tried growing the wilt resistant variety of Rutgers last year. While it held up longer than most, it eventually did succumb. Some cherries truly seem to be immune to it completely though.
Coyote really is an unusual little cherry, and I agree the flavor can vary quite a lot. To me the really ripe ones do not taste even remotely like a tomato, but they taste good. I tried some my sister-in-law is growing from plants I gave her, and hers tasted different from mine. Hers were also much larger than mine, but the plants themselves were smaller than mine. Go figure!
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