Indigo Cherry Drops - Page 4

AlittleSalt · July 12, 2016

They even produced well here with RKN in the ground. It's a very good tomato.

Fred Hempel · July 12, 2016

Very interesting observation!

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Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

They even produced well here with RKN in the ground. It's a very good tomato.

heirloomtomaguy · July 13, 2016

I have been picking tons of these guys and i really wished i loved it. Maybe it has too stiff of competition this year but for me i just had way better flavored cherries in my garden. It was just good not great for me and had little shelf life.

Gardeneer · July 13, 2016

I've got the seeds of ICD for next year.

As I have mentioned before, I am growing Indigo Rose and I . Apple.
So far IA is beating IR in fruits set. The fruits are about small cherry size now and lots and lots of flowers in big trusses are there. I will pick the winner for 2017.
The plant in 4 gallon pots are over 4 ft tall and doing great.

Gardeneer

Tracydr · July 13, 2016

Is this plant supposed to have curled leaves? Mine looks awful but loaded with fruit. Haven't tasted them,yet.

kath · July 24, 2016

Can't say the leaves are curled on my plant any more than some others, but the fruits have started to ripen and are very eye-catching! Taste is good for us; neighbor Suz says they have "good old-fashioned tomato flavor" and it's the first tomato of the year she commented on.

jmsieglaff · July 24, 2016

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Can't say the leaves are curled on my plant any more than some others, but the fruits have started to ripen and are very eye-catching! Taste is good for us; neighbor Suz says they have "good old-fashioned tomato flavor" and it's the first tomato of the year she commented on.

I would agree with that flavor assessment. It is a solid tasting tomato--I'd say a 7, and is such a striking looking tomato. I would agree with you also heirloom guy (Sungold Sunrise Bumblebee Ron's Carbon Copy, and some micro dwarf multiflora) I have better tasting cherries in the garden.

AlittleSalt · July 24, 2016

I also agree. Using the 0-10 scale for taste, I would also say around 7. Someday, I'll grow it again, but most likely not next year. I still have way too many others to try out.

natural · July 24, 2016

I am growing ICD along side Painted Pink. Painted Pink is way, way, way better. Much better tasting and more productive. Second year growing Painted Pink and I cannot recommend it enough. I will grow Painted Pink as my "blue cherry" going forward. ICD is just okay for me.

Bill

Cole_Robbie · July 24, 2016

Thanks for posting that, Bill. I will have to try Painted Pink.

kath · July 25, 2016

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Thanks for posting that, Bill. I will have to try Painted Pink.

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habitat_gardener · September 15, 2016

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Originally Posted by NarnianGarden

WOnder what the Indigo K would be like... keep us posted.

I finally tasted some Indigo Kumquat F1 fruit, and it's great! Very fruity, sweet, on a wispy plant. I will save some F2 seed and maybe play with it next year. Or maybe just look for plants next year, and plan my gardens better. (Unfortunately, the plant is under the hackberry tree, which has wooly aphids this year, making everything underneath it sticky.)

Gardeneer · September 17, 2016

Very good reports.
Next year I will grow all 3 indigos. My IR and IA did extremly well . Right now they are loaded.

Fred Hempel · September 24, 2016

My experience this year too.

I can only explain the difference between the ones I tasted at the farmers' market last year and mine this year like this:

Farmer who brought Indigo Cherry drops to market last year = Excellent tomato grower

Me = Not so good tomato grower.

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Originally Posted by heirloomtomaguy

I have been picking tons of these guys and i really wished i loved it. Maybe it has too stiff of competition this year but for me i just had way better flavored cherries in my garden. It was just good not great for me and had little shelf life.

salix · September 25, 2016

In my garden - just average taste, would rate it at 7 also; but it was wildly productive and very beautiful both on the plant and on a plate. No splitting or disease issues.

July 13, 2016	#48
heirloomtomaguy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: glendora ca Posts: 2,560	I have been picking tons of these guys and i really wished i loved it. Maybe it has too stiff of competition this year but for me i just had way better flavored cherries in my garden. It was just good not great for me and had little shelf life. __________________ “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it."

September 17, 2016	#58
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,915	Very good reports. Next year I will grow all 3 indigos. My IR and IA did extremly well . Right now they are loaded. __________________ Gardeneer Happy Gardening !

September 25, 2016	#60
salix Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: north central B.C. Posts: 2,310	In my garden - just average taste, would rate it at 7 also; but it was wildly productive and very beautiful both on the plant and on a plate. No splitting or disease issues. __________________ "He who has a library and a garden wants for nothing." -Cicero

July 12, 2016	#46
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	They even produced well here with RKN in the ground. It's a very good tomato.

July 13, 2016	#50
Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	Is this plant supposed to have curled leaves? Mine looks awful but loaded with fruit. Haven't tasted them,yet.

July 24, 2016	#53
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	I also agree. Using the 0-10 scale for taste, I would also say around 7. Someday, I'll grow it again, but most likely not next year. I still have way too many others to try out.

July 24, 2016	#54
natural Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North GA Posts: 530	I am growing ICD along side Painted Pink. Painted Pink is way, way, way better. Much better tasting and more productive. Second year growing Painted Pink and I cannot recommend it enough. I will grow Painted Pink as my "blue cherry" going forward. ICD is just okay for me. Bill

July 24, 2016	#55
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Thanks for posting that, Bill. I will have to try Painted Pink.