Favorite GWR

duajones · May 31, 2009

I posted this once before but couldnt find the thread using the search function. I have only grown Green Giant and absolutely loved it. Next year I want to add another GWR or two to my growlist. Cherokee Green is another that was highly recommended. Whats your favorite GWR in terms of taste and production?

Blueaussi · May 31, 2009

What's a GWR?

Oh, apparently you're not allowed to ask short questions, so ignore this bit as it's just filler.

daninpd · May 31, 2009

Green When Ripe

feldon30 · May 31, 2009

Green When Ripe tomato.

Green Giant barely turns any color at all. It's easy to let one rot if you are not careful.

Cherokee Green turns a bit of a golden color but is still mostly green.

daninpd · May 31, 2009

Last year I grew Aunt Ruby's German Green and Cherokee Green. Cherokee Green was the most productive of the 2 and was absolutely wonderful for texture and taste. This year I'm growing Spear's Tennessee Green, Grub's Mystery Green and Evergreen for my GWRs and one called Green n Gold that is supposed to be gold on the outside and still green inside when ripe. One of those is going to have to be awfully good to beat Cherokee Green.

Blueaussi · May 31, 2009

Ok, thanks.

Is the taste better, or are they just cool and different? Nothing wrong with cool and different, mind you, I'm just curious.

montanamato · May 31, 2009

Grub's Mystery Green was bit better in my garden than Green Giant, plus lots more productive...
Growing Cherokee Green this year...
The russian Malachite Box named one is very good also, and crazy productive...
Lime Green Salad gets honorable mention for a patio plant, but I consider it more of a saladette and the others are slicers...

Jeanne

MikeInCypress · May 31, 2009

My favorite GWR is Cherokee Green. It is larger and more tasty than Lime Green Salad. More fruit than Aunt Ruby's Green. And just tastes better than Green Zebra. The ARG Cherry and Green Grape are both on my don't grow again list. I tried Green Giant last year and the plant was a mule - 6' tall and no fruit. So mext year I'll try Grub's Mystery Green to go with Cherokee Green.

MikeInCypress

**carolyn137** · May 31, 2009

The GWR's are one of my favorite groups of tomatoes and I've grown lots of them, many mentioned in above posts, but my two favorites to date are:

Cherokee Green
Green Doctors, a cherry which I think is much better than Green Grape.

MikeInCypress · May 31, 2009

Thanks Carolyn for reminding me about Green Doctors. After you mentioned it I ordered it from Victory along with a few of the new ones you sent them for this year. Danko sounds interesting as does Polish Dwarf.

MikeInCypress

**mdvpc** · May 31, 2009

Summertime Green-one of our dwarf varieties in the dwarf project.

kevokie · May 31, 2009

Well, I can't help ya as far as what my favorite gwr is at the moment. I've never eaten one, but in about a month or so, Lime Green Salad will be my favorite one so far. Hopefully, next year I will grow Cherokee Green as that seems to get more "I likes". I have six little LGS on my plant now and many more blooms popping out. We'll see. Good luck!

duajones · May 31, 2009

Cherokee Green has a great showing in the thread so far. I still cant imagine a better GWR than Green Giant although I have only tasted one. I want to grow 3 so right now I am looking at Green Giant and Cherokee Green.

veggie babe · June 1, 2009

Mike,
My first tomato of the season was Danko and it was
greeeeeeeeeeat. I saw where Carolyn was the one that sent the seed, it's worth planting.
Thanks blueaussi for asking about GWR, man I still have a lot to learn from these oldies.

neva

sprtsguy76 · June 1, 2009

Cherokee Green is the best!

May 31, 2009	#1
duajones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Corpus Christi,Texas Z9 Posts: 1,996	Favorite GWR I posted this once before but couldnt find the thread using the search function. I have only grown Green Giant and absolutely loved it. Next year I want to add another GWR or two to my growlist. Cherokee Green is another that was highly recommended. Whats your favorite GWR in terms of taste and production? __________________ Duane Jones

May 31, 2009	#4
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	Green When Ripe tomato. Green Giant barely turns any color at all. It's easy to let one rot if you are not careful. Cherokee Green turns a bit of a golden color but is still mostly green. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

May 31, 2009	#8
MikeInCypress Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 963	GWR My favorite GWR is Cherokee Green. It is larger and more tasty than Lime Green Salad. More fruit than Aunt Ruby's Green. And just tastes better than Green Zebra. The ARG Cherry and Green Grape are both on my don't grow again list. I tried Green Giant last year and the plant was a mule - 6' tall and no fruit. So mext year I'll try Grub's Mystery Green to go with Cherokee Green. MikeInCypress __________________ "Growing older, not up"

May 31, 2009	#9
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	The GWR's are one of my favorite groups of tomatoes and I've grown lots of them, many mentioned in above posts, but my two favorites to date are: Cherokee Green Green Doctors, a cherry which I think is much better than Green Grape. __________________ Carolyn

May 31, 2009	#10
MikeInCypress Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 963	GREEN DOCTORS Thanks Carolyn for reminding me about Green Doctors. After you mentioned it I ordered it from Victory along with a few of the new ones you sent them for this year. Danko sounds interesting as does Polish Dwarf. MikeInCypress __________________ "Growing older, not up"

May 31, 2009	#2
Blueaussi Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Zone 8a Posts: 1,205	What's a GWR? Oh, apparently you're not allowed to ask short questions, so ignore this bit as it's just filler.

May 31, 2009	#3
daninpd Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Prunedale, CA Posts: 134	Green When Ripe

May 31, 2009	#7
montanamato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Montana Posts: 1,038	Grub's Mystery Green was bit better in my garden than Green Giant, plus lots more productive... Growing Cherokee Green this year... The russian Malachite Box named one is very good also, and crazy productive... Lime Green Salad gets honorable mention for a patio plant, but I consider it more of a saladette and the others are slicers... Jeanne

May 31, 2009	#11
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	Summertime Green-one of our dwarf varieties in the dwarf project. __________________ Michael

May 31, 2009	#12
kevokie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 157	Well, I can't help ya as far as what my favorite gwr is at the moment. I've never eaten one, but in about a month or so, Lime Green Salad will be my favorite one so far. Hopefully, next year I will grow Cherokee Green as that seems to get more "I likes". I have six little LGS on my plant now and many more blooms popping out. We'll see. Good luck! __________________ Kevin "A world without tomatoes is like a string quartet without violins."- Laurie Colwin, Home Cooking

June 1, 2009	#14
veggie babe Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: east texas Posts: 686	Mike, My first tomato of the season was Danko and it was greeeeeeeeeeat. I saw where Carolyn was the one that sent the seed, it's worth planting. Thanks blueaussi for asking about GWR, man I still have a lot to learn from these oldies. neva

June 1, 2009	#15
sprtsguy76 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Santa Clara CA Posts: 1,125	Cherokee Green is the best!