Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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February 4, 2017 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: SE PA
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Really Sweet Cherry Tomatoes
I've been doing some research on this site for the sweetest cherry tomato and have come up with a very short list of varieties. I'll be growing side by side with Sungold as a comparison. I'm looking for the the very sweetest. If there's a uniqueness in taste, all the better. I haven't grown a ton, but for me the only one that has tasted more than mildly sweet next to Sungold was Super Sweet 100. Boring but sweet. I also considered growing a Bumblebee, but not sure about it's sweetness. Perhaps someone who has grown it in the past can weigh in.
So I'm looking for suggestions. Not looking for anything smaller than average size so currants are out. Everything else is fair game. List for 2017
Can't remember where I found Cream. According to the description, it's new. https://store.tomatofest.com/Cream_H...p/tf-0127m.htm I know this topic had been covered here before, but new varieties pop up every year. |
February 5, 2017 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Ohio
Posts: 457
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Is that Cream tomato the same thing as Amethyst Cream?
The photo and description in the link you provided looks and sounds the same. I googled Cream Cherry Tomato and nothing came up except recipes for cream and tomato soup or pasta. |
February 5, 2017 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Ontario
Posts: 3,893
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Iva's Red Berry.
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February 5, 2017 | #4 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: OH 6a
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So far I have given up on chasing after super sweet tomatoes, except continuing to grow Sungold.
I have grown Nectar for a while now, I would rate it so-so. The brix value is easily 9-10 during the hot months. I don't think it has a lasting complex taste, just plain sweet, maybe a bit honey-like hence the name. The fruit is thick skinned, can still cracks but much less than Black Cherry and Sungold. It's easily the earliest producing variety that I grow. Not good for cages I realize, needs tall trellis and spread out a lot to be productive. And lots of sun. I don't find it to be very disease resilient like it's touted to be. Same tall and thin weak vine like SunSugar, which I'm not a fan of. This year I am on F3, it turned grape shaped. With less sweetness and more acidity, and to me is a very good traditional tomato taste, also dense which I like. (see photo) --- The sweetest variety I'm aware of is Ambrosia Orange UBX, I've yet to have any success growing. I planted them in my nematode infested raised beds, they seems to be stunted and very small after two tries. I will give it another chance in containers. Black Cherry is still my favorite tomato overall, most vigorous and productive plant I grow every year. It remains the sweetest tomato I've tasted, even sweeter than Sungold at sometimes, but also very acidic, which takes away from the impression of sweetness. Matt Wild's Cherry have a very smooth and refined taste unexpected for a currant sized tomato, but the fruits are too small to satisfy my appetite. Last edited by maxjohnson; February 5, 2017 at 08:23 PM. |
January 9, 2018 | #5 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10
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February 5, 2017 | #6 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Den of Drunken Fools
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Wild Cherry AKA Matt's Wild Cherry you must grow at least once.
You wont be sorry. Worth |
January 11, 2018 | #7 | |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7
Posts: 3,207
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I do wish I could find a fast way to pick the tiny little guys! For a larger sweet cherry,how about Carbon Copy? |
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February 5, 2017 | #8 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Alberta, Canada
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Some good info in this page on sweet cherries, including Nectar.
http://www.waynesthisandthat.com/tomatoes.htm |
February 5, 2017 | #9 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: France
Posts: 688
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Bianca, very very sweet !
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February 5, 2017 | #10 |
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Join Date: May 2014
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I'm growing Sun Cherry Extra Sweet and Sun Sugar for the first time. I am thinking they will be sweet by their names. We'll see in a few months.
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February 5, 2017 | #11 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Southern WI
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I have not personally grown Sweet Aperitif but I've read on threads here it is sweet and gets high marks. Maybe some that grow it will chime in.
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February 5, 2017 | #12 |
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7
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Finally I decide to settle on 4 cherry varieties.
Sun Gold Esterina F2 Black Cherry Indigo Cherry Drop the last 3 will be the first time in my garden.
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February 5, 2017 | #13 |
Tomatovillian™
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Black Cherry will be the best, I have high expectation of my seeds. Make sure you have a very big and tall trellis.
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February 6, 2017 | #14 | |
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I will have to remember this.
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November 14, 2017 | #15 | |
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For 2018 I am drpping Black Cherry and Sungold. BC was disease magnet plus I did not care for its color and taste. Sungold was a tomato machine but as you might know the fruits crack and the size too tiny. I will add an accidental grape, in the compost pile from some store bought. What i like about it is that never ever would crack , is meaty, no disease. Surprisingly it is the only tomato in my gRden that is still producing. It is perfect for cooking, for pasta , stir fry. The taste is good too. Esterina and Cherry Drops will be coming back too. They both had fruity taste , not too sweet.
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