Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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January 19, 2018 | #76 | |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Central Texas - Zone 8A
Posts: 196
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January 19, 2018 | #77 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Illinois, zone 6
Posts: 8,407
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I doubt anyone is testing the more obscure heirlooms or modern OP breeding creations as extensively as the collective knowledge of us t'villers. Most people like Sungold. I think it's ok. I've grown SunPeach and I liked it, but I did not consider it sweet at all. The flavor is mild and very agreeable, but not what I would call sweet. And Supersweet 100 is ok, too, better than a lot of other red cherries, but there are sweeter varieties out there.
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January 19, 2018 | #78 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Metro Denver
Posts: 765
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Narnia How did Goldkrone do next to Esterina? I am trying to narrow down my "to plant" list.
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January 19, 2018 | #79 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: NJ
Posts: 123
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My ultimate cherry would be a dwarf, indeterminate, variegated or woolly, disease resistant, potato-leaved multi-flora with flavor-balanced, non-red fruit. ;-)
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January 19, 2018 | #80 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Southern WI
Posts: 2,742
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That is a lot of recessive genes you’ve got there. Possible? Yes. It would take a cross with all desired genetics and growing out an obscene number of plants. Or grow lines with some traits, stabilize those and then cross. Still need to have a huge grow out but at least a feasible number.
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January 21, 2018 | #81 | |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Finland, EU
Posts: 2,550
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Hi, I'm sorry that I cannot really give you a proper report. Last summer was so cold and rainy that most of the varieties were late and didn't produce well. I did not get many ripe ones from neither Esterina nor Goldkrone, as I had to pick them green and take them indoors in the fall. So I did not know which yellow cherry was which variety .. WIll try again this hear, hoping for a better and sunnier growing season! |
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January 26, 2018 | #82 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Zone 8 Texas
Posts: 172
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Several years ago Ted Maiden gave me one called mini gold. In my opinion, the flavor is better than Sun Gold and I'm a fellow that loves Sun Gold. This is how he described it and I agree.
Mini Gold is a great yellow/gold cherry. The plant will be small (less than 3 feet) and this baby will fill up in a hurry. I grew it in a 5 gal bucket. It is determinate and while very early, will go down for the count at mid to mid-late season. Last edited by Hairy Moose Knuckles; January 26, 2018 at 05:49 PM. |
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