Cherokee Purple, Indian Sripe, Etc.

TomatoDon · January 19, 2014

Hi all, and I hope everyone had a good holiday season and are ready to have a great 2014!

I don't have a lot of experience with growing large numbers of the dark tomatoes, so I wanted to get some advice here. I wanted to grow some to sell this year and wanted to see what people here suggest. I've grown a few Cherokee Purple, Black Krim, etc. for my own personal use, but I want to step it up a good bit this year.

Concerning reliability, production, appearance, being crack and disease resistant, and taste, what do you suggest from the dark varieties? It seems that Cherokee Purple is the overall favorite here, but I also hear more and more good about Indian Stripe.

For someone wanting to grow for market, which dark variety do you consider the best?

Thanks in advance!

DS

January 19, 2014	#1
TomatoDon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MS Posts: 1,523	Cherokee Purple, Indian Sripe, Etc. Hi all, and I hope everyone had a good holiday season and are ready to have a great 2014! I don't have a lot of experience with growing large numbers of the dark tomatoes, so I wanted to get some advice here. I wanted to grow some to sell this year and wanted to see what people here suggest. I've grown a few Cherokee Purple, Black Krim, etc. for my own personal use, but I want to step it up a good bit this year. Concerning reliability, production, appearance, being crack and disease resistant, and taste, what do you suggest from the dark varieties? It seems that Cherokee Purple is the overall favorite here, but I also hear more and more good about Indian Stripe. For someone wanting to grow for market, which dark variety do you consider the best? Thanks in advance! DS __________________ Zone 7B, N. MS