Helsing ★★★★★★★★ Blue - Tom Wagner

Granite26 · August 14, 2011

Growing Hesling ★★★★★★★★ Blue. It is an interesting plant with few curled leaves.
Taste is not really mild but more mellow yet a fairly complex, well balanced taste. Very nice!

TightenUp · August 15, 2011

very cool looking! hows production?

Goldie · August 15, 2011

Is it OP or hybrid? Very nice, thanks for posting.

**Tom Wagner** · August 16, 2011

Helsing ★★★★★★★★ Blue is is being selected to be an OP line with a bit of variation yet to self out. It was named out of about 100 or so clones segregating for blue fruits during the 2010 season. The name...HELSING ★★★★★★★★ BLUE.... was to honor the CSA of the same name just 14 miles from where the plant was grown along the Chehalis River.

Again today as last I did last year...I am drying the fruits after I extract the seed. Here is a shot of the fruit starting to dry. The dried tomatoes have a fairly blue look. I will be posting some recipes for drying Helsing ★★★★★★★★ Blue tomatoes and how to use them in dishes.

I hope to build up the seed stocks of this clone, however with all the lines I have just in the blues....my work is cut out for me.

I should have F-6 seed to sow next Spring

Granite26 · August 16, 2011

Production is good with many nice full trusses on each plant.

igarden · August 16, 2011

nice looking tomato tom...and pics granite!

Granite26 · August 23, 2011

A couple more Helsing ★★★★★★★★ pics

delltraveller · August 23, 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Wagner

Again today as last I did last year...I am drying the fruits after I extract the seed. Here is a shot of the fruit starting to dry. The dried tomatoes have a fairly blue look. I will be posting some recipes for drying Helsing ★★★★★★★★ Blue tomatoes and how to use them in dishes.

Excellent idea. I look forward to seeing your recipes for using the dried tomatoes.

lakelady · August 29, 2011

Those are really pretty neat looking tomatoes, I enjoy all the photos!

RobinB · January 16, 2012

I just bought some seed. How large are the Helsing ★★★★★★★★ Blues plants? I'm in the planning stages for the garden. Thanks!

Granite26 · January 16, 2012

I use concrete re-wire cages...about 5' tall. I spaced them every two feet on center. The plants did grow out the top here in WI.
Hope that helps and enjoy the toms!

RobinB · January 16, 2012

Perfect. That helps a lot, thanks!

**Tom Wagner** · January 16, 2012

HELSING ★★★★★★★★ BLUE is listed at the website my friend, Rob, is puting together at http://newworldcrops.com/wp/shop/2012-tomatoes/

The seed I am sending out is from a selected single plant that produced hundreds of fruit for me this past season. It is, indeed, indeterminate.

Look around the listing.....quite a few to give you some alternatives to the original INDIGO ROSE.

Whenever I get around to it....I will describe some more seeds to list....from the looks of my email account I may have to...74 orders for seed are in just today!

Tom Wagner

Granite26 · January 16, 2012

Tom
Helsing ★★★★★★★★ Blue did produce very well for me last year. I ordered more seed from you today and look forward to growing it out again this year. Very nice tomato.

I will have a bunch of new ones in my garden thanks to NewWorldCrops. Cant wait to watch them grow!

Green Zebra was one of my first "unusual" toms that really got me hit with the tomato growing bug. I would love to see some of these pop up one the website giving a chance to get some seed from the source.

Thinking of you and for speedy better health.
Thanks!
Charles

gssgarden · January 16, 2012

Anyone have any pics with it cut in half? Curious to see the inside colors.
Will it be a uniform color all around when ripe?

Thanks!

Greg

August 14, 2011	#1
Granite26 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2009 Location: Western WI Posts: 359	Helsing ★★★★★★★★ Blue - Tom Wagner Growing Hesling ★★★★★★★★ Blue. It is an interesting plant with few curled leaves. Taste is not really mild but more mellow yet a fairly complex, well balanced taste. Very nice!

August 16, 2011	#6
igarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: eastern washington Posts: 53	nice looking tomato tom...and pics granite! __________________ much sunshine, bunkie.

August 15, 2011	#2
TightenUp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Jersey Posts: 1,183	very cool looking! hows production?

August 15, 2011	#3
Goldie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Douglasville GA Posts: 115	Is it OP or hybrid? Very nice, thanks for posting.

August 16, 2011	#4
Tom Wagner Crosstalk™ Forum Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: 8407 18th Ave West 7-203 Everett, Washington 98204 Posts: 1,157	Helsing ★★★★★★★★ Blue is is being selected to be an OP line with a bit of variation yet to self out. It was named out of about 100 or so clones segregating for blue fruits during the 2010 season. The name...HELSING ★★★★★★★★ BLUE.... was to honor the CSA of the same name just 14 miles from where the plant was grown along the Chehalis River. Again today as last I did last year...I am drying the fruits after I extract the seed. Here is a shot of the fruit starting to dry. The dried tomatoes have a fairly blue look. I will be posting some recipes for drying Helsing ★★★★★★★★ Blue tomatoes and how to use them in dishes. I hope to build up the seed stocks of this clone, however with all the lines I have just in the blues....my work is cut out for me. I should have F-6 seed to sow next Spring

August 23, 2011	#7
Granite26 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2009 Location: Western WI Posts: 359	A couple more Helsing ★★★★★★★★ pics

August 29, 2011	#9
lakelady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: northern NJ zone 6b Posts: 1,862	Those are really pretty neat looking tomatoes, I enjoy all the photos!

January 16, 2012	#10
RobinB Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Near Reno, NV Posts: 1,621	I just bought some seed. How large are the Helsing ★★★★★★★★ Blues plants? I'm in the planning stages for the garden. Thanks!

January 16, 2012	#15
gssgarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N.C. Posts: 1,821	Anyone have any pics with it cut in half? Curious to see the inside colors. Will it be a uniform color all around when ripe? Thanks! Greg