What is your Must Grow Tomato?

[loulac]

Tomatovilians that have Solanum Uparo (see posts 146, 147 etc.) in their gardens have just missed a rare opportunity for export : Some crates of their tomatoes might have been welcome in Nigeria for entries and sauce:

Hotel restaurant in Nigeria shut down for serving human flesh May 17, 2015 http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel...-1227357315122

In case you are not convinced :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_J8_sm_g1g

Better luck next time !

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by loulac

Tomatovilians that have Solanum Uparo (see posts 146, 147 etc.) in their gardens have just missed a rare opportunity for export : Some crates of their tomatoes might have been welcome in Nigeria for entries and sauce:

Hotel restaurant in Nigeria shut down for serving human flesh May 17, 2015 http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel...-1227357315122

In case you are not convinced :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_J8_sm_g1g

Better luck next time !

I watched both links and simply cannot believe what I read.

Carolyn

[PaddyMc]

I've avoided this thread, because A) it's impossible. and B) it's reduced a very nice, older lady to threats of cannibalism .:-) But I'm giving into temptation, and defying the rules, by listing a few I'd grow no matter what. Plus, who wants to grow only ONE tomato? Crazy!

Amazon Chocolate - taste alone.

Copper River - taste, looks, production

Coyote - the best tasting cherry out there. Different, but addictive

Maya and Sions Airdrie Classic - a "new" classic. All the taste of Brandywine, but the earliness and production of Stupice. I remain amazed it's not more widely grown.

Not Purple Strawberry - up there with Amazon in the taste category for me.

There's various newer varieties and unstable crosses I like more than any of the above (Green When Ripe Wildthyme, is the best tasting big tomato I've ever grown for example, but it's not totally stable, and low production for me).

Others that have been mentioned in this thread that I'd second include Marianna's Peace, and JD's Special C-Tex. Both of which I learned about here, in a thread similar to this, many years ago.

[a sunny day]

Thanks for your reply Carolyn. The tomatoes on both my Caspian Pink plants looked a lot like three of the photos on Tatiana's site. I just went out and had a look and found a ripe tomato showing the concentric rings, so I took a photo and then found on my computer a photo that I had taken earlier in the season of a tomato that was near perfect, so I tell a lie. But that one was an exception, hence the photo...

[Kay Everts]

Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie

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[daninpd]

I'm growing 39 varieties this year, all are new to me except for Cherokee Green, Cherokee Purple, Kellogg's Breakfast and Pink Berkeley Tie Dye. I guess those are my "must grow" tomatoes. For now.

[HydroExplorer]

Abe Lincoln.

You need a ton of sun for them. If you have enough sun they will have amazing flavor.

Edit:
WOW. I just read all the responses and no one mentioned Abe Lincoln tomatoes. I've grown Cherokee Purple once and they were good but I prefer Abe Lincoln. The only time I've had bad results in an Abe Lincoln tomato was when I grew them in the shade. If they have enough sun they will produce tomatoes with so much flavor that you might cry when you eat them. I also wouldn't recommend growing them in a pot.

[seaeagle]

Originally Posted by HydroExplorer

Abe Lincoln.

You need a ton of sun for them. If you have enough sun they will have amazing flavor.

Edit:
WOW. I just read all the responses and no one mentioned Abe Lincoln tomatoes. I've grown Cherokee Purple once and they were good but I prefer Abe Lincoln. The only time I've had bad results in an Abe Lincoln tomato was when I grew them in the shade. If they have enough sun they will produce tomatoes with so much flavor that you might cry when you eat them. I also wouldn't recommend growing them in a pot.

Which Abe Lincoln is it?There is an Abe Lincoln and an Abraham Lincoln.Says both have old fashioned flavor but Abe Lincoln is a little larger.The tomato world can be so confusing

[HydroExplorer]

Originally Posted by seaeagle

Which Abe Lincoln is it?There is an Abe Lincoln and an Abraham Lincoln.Says both have old fashioned flavor but Abe Lincoln is a little larger.The tomato world can be so confusing

Wow I didn't realize it was 2 different tomatoes. I don't know lol

All I know is I got into gardening when a coworker brought in some plants and the Abe Lincoln happened to be one of them and the tomatoes off that plant were amazing. They looked awful but they tasted amazing.

Edit:
I did some digging and found this thread about the Abe Lincoln tomato.
http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=10125

I find that interesting because the plant that a coworker gave me grew indeterminate and had fist-sized fruit. The tomatoes had a sweet/acid flavor and the perfume of them was unbelievable. The foliage wasn't bronze.

The Abe Lincoln seeds I bought online didn't produce tomatoes that were as good but I assumed it was because I was getting less sun in that area. Now I'm starting to think I got a cross that wasn't the same as what I grew on the first year. Now I wish I had saved seeds or cloned it.

[Gardeneer]

Based on Holly's tabulation, the followings go into my MUST GROW list

--- INDIAN STRIPE
--- STUMP OF THE WORLD

Cherokee Purple is already my established favorite.

Gardeneer

NOTE:
I couldn't believe to see that BIG BEEF got so low score. I picked it this season based on numerous better than positive reviews ( production and taste wise). Those who have grown BIG Beef will be never without it.

[HydroExplorer]

Originally Posted by Gardeneer

Based on Holly's tabulation, the followings go into my MUST GROW list

--- INDIAN STRIPE
--- STUMP OF THE WORLD

Cherokee Purple is already my established favorite.

Gardeneer

NOTE:
I couldn't believe to see that BIG BEEF got so low score. I picked it this season based on numerous better than positive reviews ( production and taste wise). Those who have grown BIG Beef will be never without it.

I just looked those both up. I think I'll grow those next year too. They sound good.

[wildcat62]

My one must grow each year is Cherokee Purple. But always strive to try all the different varieties I can get my hands on and what I have room for. Only my wife & I and this year we have 63 total plants & 23 varieties. Gonna have a lot to give away if they all turn out.
Looking good so far.

[Stvrob]

Originally Posted by Gardeneer

Based on Holly's tabulation, the followings go into my MUST GROW list

--- INDIAN STRIPE
--- STUMP OF THE WORLD

Cherokee Purple is already my established favorite.

Gardeneer

NOTE:
I couldn't believe to see that BIG BEEF got so low score. I picked it this season based on numerous better than positive reviews ( production and taste wise). Those who have grown BIG Beef will be never without it.

I am growing big beef this year for the first time. Im not terribly impressed with the flavor, and the fruit doesnt seem to tolerate the heat too well, it starts to rot quicky as soon as it blushes color. Though it is very productive, Ive had to cull alot of fruit. Since it comes so highly recommended, I will certainly give it another chance.

I used big beef as rootstock for some various heirlooms this year. I guess it worked out well.

[seaeagle]

Originally Posted by HydroExplorer

Wow I didn't realize it was 2 different tomatoes. I don't know lol

All I know is I got into gardening when a coworker brought in some plants and the Abe Lincoln happened to be one of them and the tomatoes off that plant were amazing. They looked awful but they tasted amazing.

Edit:
I did some digging and found this thread about the Abe Lincoln tomato.
http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=10125

I find that interesting because the plant that a coworker gave me grew indeterminate and had fist-sized fruit. The tomatoes had a sweet/acid flavor and the perfume of them was unbelievable. The foliage wasn't bronze.

The Abe Lincoln seeds I bought online didn't produce tomatoes that were as good but I assumed it was because I was getting less sun in that area. Now I'm starting to think I got a cross that wasn't the same as what I grew on the first year. Now I wish I had saved seeds or cloned it.

Gosh,I'm sorry you lost such a great tomato.Maybe you can ask your co-worker where they got the plant and find it again.Thanks for the link, that was an interesting read.

[HydroExplorer]

Originally Posted by seaeagle

Gosh,I'm sorry you lost such a great tomato.Maybe you can ask your co-worker where they got the plant and find it again.Thanks for the link, that was an interesting read.

He got carpel tunnel and took an early retirement. Now his pain is so bad that he can't even garden. That's a hard pill to swallow.