What Blue Tomato Was It?

Deborah · July 10, 2013

At the garden center today there was a raised bed planted with various vegetables.
What caught my interest most was a cherry size NAVY BLUE almost black tomato. There was no tag and no one to ask about the tomato.
What was it? No kidding, it was DEEP DARK NAVY BLUE.

pdxwindjammer · July 10, 2013

Sounds like Indigo Rose. I grew it last year and the tomatoes were almost black. Took forever to ripen and when they did, I didn't care for the flavor.

Deborah · July 11, 2013

These looked much darker than the pictures-does Indigo Rose lighten as the fruit gets bigger?

Darren Abbey · July 11, 2013

The color development depends on how much light the fruit gets. More light makes for a darker fruit, so any given example can vary a lot.

They do taste distinct for a tomato, different enough to throw off any tomato-based recipes... but I like them.

Salsacharley · July 11, 2013

If you want to see some blue tomatoes.

http://www.tomwagnerseeds.com/index.php/

Charley

Deborah · July 21, 2013

Thanks all. Very nice replies !

July 10, 2013	#1
Deborah Riding The Crazy Train Again Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: San Marcos, California Posts: 2,562	What Blue Tomato Was It? At the garden center today there was a raised bed planted with various vegetables. What caught my interest most was a cherry size NAVY BLUE almost black tomato. There was no tag and no one to ask about the tomato. What was it? No kidding, it was DEEP DARK NAVY BLUE.

July 10, 2013	#2
pdxwindjammer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 625	Sounds like Indigo Rose. I grew it last year and the tomatoes were almost black. Took forever to ripen and when they did, I didn't care for the flavor. Last edited by pdxwindjammer; July 10, 2013 at 08:10 PM.

July 11, 2013	#3
Deborah Riding The Crazy Train Again Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: San Marcos, California Posts: 2,562	These looked much darker than the pictures-does Indigo Rose lighten as the fruit gets bigger?

July 11, 2013	#4
Darren Abbey Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 586	The color development depends on how much light the fruit gets. More light makes for a darker fruit, so any given example can vary a lot. They do taste distinct for a tomato, different enough to throw off any tomato-based recipes... but I like them.

July 11, 2013	#5
Salsacharley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,052	If you want to see some blue tomatoes. http://www.tomwagnerseeds.com/index.php/ Charley

July 21, 2013	#6
Deborah Riding The Crazy Train Again Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: San Marcos, California Posts: 2,562	Thanks all. Very nice replies !