Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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August 19, 2012
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Central North Carolina 7b
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Your favorite FLUTED varieties, with assertive/full-flavor?
What are your favorite varieties of fluted tomatoes? I am looking particularly for assertive/full-flavor, on indeterminate vines. I'm willing to try any color or size. It would be great if they performed well here in North Carolina where our summers are very hot and humid. And photos are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance,
~Caroline
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August 19, 2012
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Northeast Wisconsin, Zone 5a
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My favorite of the larger fluted for fresh eating is Marmande Garnier Rouge, a picture can be found here http://www.tomatoville.com/showpost....4&postcount=61
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August 20, 2012
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Central North Carolina 7b
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Beautiful photography, Mark! Thanks for the great suggestion!
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August 21, 2012
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Brooksville, FL
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Great photography for sure, I really love the looks of the Marmande Garnier Rouge, Tlacolula, Venetian Market place and Absinthe.
What type of camera did you use for your shots?
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August 21, 2012
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: New York
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A lot of Filipino landraces fit that description, namely Samar Native, Nagcarlang and Filipino #2. Samar Native is high acid so if you mean assertive as in high acid you might enjoy. Nagcarlang is somewhat less acid but admittedly is quite seedy. Filipino #2 is like an assertive Cherokee Purple in terms of taste. All would do quite well in NC given their tropical background. My "boutique" seed trade will be offering all three within the next few weeks but Double Helix already offers the first two for slightly less than I am able to. In actuality, I have found that all the fluted varieties I have tasted were assertive.
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August 21, 2012
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Northeast Wisconsin, Zone 5a
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Whatever picture taker thingy was handy, from my cell phone or my wife's point and shoot all the way up to my bulky SLR. I remember an awakening for me with photography as I was buying some pictures from a photographer selling on the street in the islands. He took all his beautiful pictures with a $100 point and shoot and told me it was all about composition and light. I can look at those pictures and tell which ones I was in "just take a picture of it and toss it in the bucket" mode and which ones I thought about. |
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August 22, 2012
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Brooksville, FL
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very nice pictures Scott of some beautiful tomatoes. I like your placement of the tomato next to the leaf, well done.
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August 25, 2012
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: northern NJ zone 6b
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Russo Togetta is a really good tasting tomato, not bland at all, smaller, but very productive and fluted. I'll see if I can find any pics of it.
Venetian Marketplace is a milder (imo) tomato, and somewhat hollow so good for stuffing or drying. Pic below.
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