Thoughts about Damsel?

Greatgardens · October 1, 2019

Damsel is the only new (to me) variety that I currently plan to try next year. But I'm curious about others experiences with it. Any pictures would be great, too! I bought some seeds this past winter from a guy on eBay that I have had good luck with in the past, but I'm convinced that his "Damsel" wasn't. For one thing, it was definitely red; not pink. And really stingy with its fruit -- but good tasting. And zero chance that I mixed them up!

Plant size? (Supposedly a smaller indeterminate.)
Foliage cover? (I've never seen any description about leaf size and coverage.)
General hardiness?
Typical fruit size? (Does it seem to differ between in-ground and container?)
Taste? (Can you pin a number on it?)
Yield?

Thanks!

gdaddybill · October 1, 2019

Damsel F1 is a tomato that I plan to grow again. It's a very strong plant, a bit late to start producing but it eventually produced a lot of delicious large pink tomatoes. Sorry, I didn't get any photos but I plan to try it again next year and it's still rather healthy now after a couple of months of Texas heat and drought (no fruit currently however). Maybe I'll get photos before our first freeze. I got my seed from one of the major catalogs--Totally Tomatoes, I think.

AKmark · October 1, 2019

I grew it two years ago, and the fruit was very good. It did not produce a whole lot, but that taste was spot on delicious.

Barb_FL · October 1, 2019

I'm a fan and I've written about it before.

Regular leaf, not an overly huge plant, great taste. I thought the production was great (but I'm not in AKMARK's league) but for Florida - hot/humid climate, production was better than BigBeef.

I had one plant that I started August '18 and pulled July '19. It was in a 5 gallon container and only pulled b/c I stopped watering/feeding.

Tomatoes weren't huge but I let it get too much foliage; I'm not a good pruner which is a goal of mine to change.

I can send you seeds so don't bother with your eBay ones. I bought from Harris seeds.

I'm growing now and have one in an Earthbox. I have more ready to get planted out too. I will take pictures.

Greatgardens · October 1, 2019

Great! Pictures tell so much.

October 1, 2019	#1
Greatgardens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,124	Thoughts about Damsel? Damsel is the only new (to me) variety that I currently plan to try next year. But I'm curious about others experiences with it. Any pictures would be great, too! I bought some seeds this past winter from a guy on eBay that I have had good luck with in the past, but I'm convinced that his "Damsel" wasn't. For one thing, it was definitely red; not pink. And really stingy with its fruit -- but good tasting. And zero chance that I mixed them up! Plant size? (Supposedly a smaller indeterminate.) Foliage cover? (I've never seen any description about leaf size and coverage.) General hardiness? Typical fruit size? (Does it seem to differ between in-ground and container?) Taste? (Can you pin a number on it?) Yield? Thanks! Last edited by Greatgardens; October 1, 2019 at 03:07 PM.

October 1, 2019	#2
gdaddybill Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Burton, TX Posts: 294	Damsel F1 is a tomato that I plan to grow again. It's a very strong plant, a bit late to start producing but it eventually produced a lot of delicious large pink tomatoes. Sorry, I didn't get any photos but I plan to try it again next year and it's still rather healthy now after a couple of months of Texas heat and drought (no fruit currently however). Maybe I'll get photos before our first freeze. I got my seed from one of the major catalogs--Totally Tomatoes, I think.

October 1, 2019	#3
AKmark Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 2,010	I grew it two years ago, and the fruit was very good. It did not produce a whole lot, but that taste was spot on delicious.

October 1, 2019	#4
Barb_FL Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Indialantic, Florida Posts: 1,999	I'm a fan and I've written about it before. Regular leaf, not an overly huge plant, great taste. I thought the production was great (but I'm not in AKMARK's league) but for Florida - hot/humid climate, production was better than BigBeef. I had one plant that I started August '18 and pulled July '19. It was in a 5 gallon container and only pulled b/c I stopped watering/feeding. Tomatoes weren't huge but I let it get too much foliage; I'm not a good pruner which is a goal of mine to change. I can send you seeds so don't bother with your eBay ones. I bought from Harris seeds. I'm growing now and have one in an Earthbox. I have more ready to get planted out too. I will take pictures.