Your favorite cherries from last season - Page 3

Lindalana · February 5, 2019

Ok, I do not like cherries. It is not that I do not really like them, it is just the smaller the fruit the more time it takes to collect them and by the time I collect all the tiny ones I might as well eat one big large tomato.
Said that tomatoes like Karma Pink was right up my alley last season as it is larger sized. Reminds me of Kazachka which I also grew in the past and really like. It has flavor of large tomato but good whole in the salads.
Last year I grew tons of tiny ones and while they were great tasting nobody in my family wanted to pick them up.
Rubinka was top winner last year.
From previous years I love Blush, Sungold, Sweet Aperitif, Black Cherry, Isis candy.

AlittleSalt · February 6, 2019

Go Pink - cherry or not. Best tasting tomatoes collectively.

DapsSeeds · February 6, 2019

I love the Bumblebee's. Purple has the best tast in my humble opinion. Miel du Mexique is a good one too.

Gardenboy · February 6, 2019

Garnet cherry is best for my FL garden. Have plenty of seeds if anyone needs some.

ac21686 · February 6, 2019

Have been trying to find Japanese Pink Cherry and Pink Princess to no avail. Fedco has no Pink Princess available this year (I remember seeing a glowing description of it on their website last year...should've bought seeds when I had the chance!), and perhaps the former goes under different names? I see nothing on Kitzawa that fits. Any ideas?

2mnyrzs · February 6, 2019

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Originally Posted by ac21686

Have been trying to find Japanese Pink Cherry and Pink Princess to no avail. Fedco has no Pink Princess available this year (I remember seeing a glowing description of it on their website last year...should've bought seeds when I had the chance!), and perhaps the former goes under different names? I see nothing on Kitzawa that fits. Any ideas?

I, too, have been searching for Japanese Pink Cherry. It's not in the SSE yearbook or online. Does anyone have info where I could find them, hoping to start some this year, sounds like a real favorite.
Sue

2mnyrzs · February 6, 2019

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Originally Posted by ac21686

Have been trying to find Japanese Pink Cherry and Pink Princess to no avail. Fedco has no Pink Princess available this year (I remember seeing a glowing description of it on their website last year...should've bought seeds when I had the chance!), and perhaps the former goes under different names? I see nothing on Kitzawa that fits. Any ideas?

I grew Pink Princess last year, they were early and a larger size cherry, nice flavor but not intense enough for me, got the seeds from Marianna's Heirlooms, they are called Pink Princess Genepool, hope this helps.
Sue

ac21686 · February 6, 2019

Thank you! I'll check that out and see how they do for me. Is there another red or pink cherry with a more intense flavor you like?

2mnyrzs · February 7, 2019

My favorites from last year were Iva's Red Berry, Esterina, Toronjina, Green Tiger, Atomic Grape,
Dwarf Mary's Cherry (although a little bigger than a cherry), Garnet, Ron's Carbon Copy, Sugar Drop, Valentine, Karma Pink, Candy Sweet Icicle and Maglia Rosa.

LindyAdele · February 13, 2019

I grow Sungold F1, Snow White, Ildi, chocolate pear, green zebra cherry, michael pollan, blush, maglia rosa and a new to me red called Rideau Sweet.

I think the sweetest are my Sungold and Snow White, I will never garden without them! The Rideau Sweet was surprisingly awesome, produced all summer without disease and had PLENTY red tomatoes!

Nan_PA_6b · February 13, 2019

My faves are Sungold, Wild Tiger, Dr. Carolyn, & Post Office Spoonful. Tallying up everyone's votes, we have:

13 votes for:
Sungold

9 votes for:
Black cherry

6 votes for:
karma pink

4 votes for:
blush

3 votes for:
chocolate cherry
galina's
garnet
Iva's Red Berry
matt's willd cherry
Sweet aperitif

2 votes for:
esterina
goldkrone
Green Doctors Frosted
green tiger
Green Zebra Cherry
Isis candy
Japanese Pink cherry
maglia rosa
Orange Paruche
Pink Princess
purple bumblebee
ron's carbon copy
snow white
sunrise bumblebee

1 vote each for:
alston everlasting
artisans
atomic grape
aurantiacum
bicolor cherry
black plum
Blondkopchen
bumblebees
candy sweet icicle
cereza amarilla
Chang Li
cherry bomb
cherry brownies
Chicka
chocolate pear
dr. Carolyn
dwarf Mary's cherry
fox cherry
gajo de melon
Hahms gelbe
helsing ★★★★★★★★ blue
ildi
june bug
karmas
kazachka
ladybird
lizzano
lucky tiger
medovaya kaplya
Merlot cherry
michael pollan
miel du mexique
palmerische wildtomate
petite poire
pink tiger
porter
Post office spoonful
Rebel Alliance
redfield cherry cross
rev. Michael Keyes
rideau sweet
riesentraube
rubinka
russian mini yellow
sugar drop
Sunchocola
Sunsugar
super sweet 100
sweet orange
Sweet Treats
toronjina
valentine
Verde Claro
whippersnpper
wild tiger
yellow cherry

ScottinAtlanta · February 14, 2019

I tried Purple Bumblebee as a lark last year, and found it was a lovely and productive cherry. I am planting it again this year.

Fred Hempel · February 14, 2019

As a lark?

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Originally Posted by ScottinAtlanta

I tried Purple Bumblebee as a lark last year, and found it was a lovely and productive cherry. I am planting it again this year.

salix · February 14, 2019

I remember one year pulling tomato plants at garden clean-up time; quite a few ripe Purple Bumblebee still hanging on after many severe freezes. Of course they went straight into my mouth! Icy, sweet, exotic fruity taste. Will never forget that.

NarnianGarden · February 14, 2019

Wow, how interesting, salix. Sounds just like a variety for our climate.. I have grown Purple Bumblebee, but had no idea the taste would improve when frozen..!

February 6, 2019	#32
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	Go Pink - cherry or not. Best tasting tomatoes collectively. Last edited by AlittleSalt; February 6, 2019 at 01:36 AM. Reason: missed word

February 14, 2019	#44
salix Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: north central B.C. Posts: 2,310	I remember one year pulling tomato plants at garden clean-up time; quite a few ripe Purple Bumblebee still hanging on after many severe freezes. Of course they went straight into my mouth! Icy, sweet, exotic fruity taste. Will never forget that. __________________ "He who has a library and a garden wants for nothing." -Cicero

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February 5, 2019	#31
Lindalana Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 857	Ok, I do not like cherries. It is not that I do not really like them, it is just the smaller the fruit the more time it takes to collect them and by the time I collect all the tiny ones I might as well eat one big large tomato. Said that tomatoes like Karma Pink was right up my alley last season as it is larger sized. Reminds me of Kazachka which I also grew in the past and really like. It has flavor of large tomato but good whole in the salads. Last year I grew tons of tiny ones and while they were great tasting nobody in my family wanted to pick them up. Rubinka was top winner last year. From previous years I love Blush, Sungold, Sweet Aperitif, Black Cherry, Isis candy.

February 6, 2019	#33
DapsSeeds Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Drenthe, The Netherlands Posts: 75	I love the Bumblebee's. Purple has the best tast in my humble opinion. Miel du Mexique is a good one too.

February 6, 2019	#35
ac21686 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: CT Posts: 68	Have been trying to find Japanese Pink Cherry and Pink Princess to no avail. Fedco has no Pink Princess available this year (I remember seeing a glowing description of it on their website last year...should've bought seeds when I had the chance!), and perhaps the former goes under different names? I see nothing on Kitzawa that fits. Any ideas?

February 7, 2019	#39
2mnyrzs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Northern Calif Posts: 37	My favorites from last year were Iva's Red Berry, Esterina, Toronjina, Green Tiger, Atomic Grape, Dwarf Mary's Cherry (although a little bigger than a cherry), Garnet, Ron's Carbon Copy, Sugar Drop, Valentine, Karma Pink, Candy Sweet Icicle and Maglia Rosa.

February 13, 2019	#40
LindyAdele Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 323	I grow Sungold F1, Snow White, Ildi, chocolate pear, green zebra cherry, michael pollan, blush, maglia rosa and a new to me red called Rideau Sweet. I think the sweetest are my Sungold and Snow White, I will never garden without them! The Rideau Sweet was surprisingly awesome, produced all summer without disease and had PLENTY red tomatoes!

February 13, 2019	#41
Nan_PA_6b Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 3,194	My faves are Sungold, Wild Tiger, Dr. Carolyn, & Post Office Spoonful. Tallying up everyone's votes, we have: 13 votes for: Sungold 9 votes for: Black cherry 6 votes for: karma pink 4 votes for: blush 3 votes for: chocolate cherry galina's garnet Iva's Red Berry matt's willd cherry Sweet aperitif 2 votes for: esterina goldkrone Green Doctors Frosted green tiger Green Zebra Cherry Isis candy Japanese Pink cherry maglia rosa Orange Paruche Pink Princess purple bumblebee ron's carbon copy snow white sunrise bumblebee 1 vote each for: alston everlasting artisans atomic grape aurantiacum bicolor cherry black plum Blondkopchen bumblebees candy sweet icicle cereza amarilla Chang Li cherry bomb cherry brownies Chicka chocolate pear dr. Carolyn dwarf Mary's cherry fox cherry gajo de melon Hahms gelbe helsing ★★★★★★★★ blue ildi june bug karmas kazachka ladybird lizzano lucky tiger medovaya kaplya Merlot cherry michael pollan miel du mexique palmerische wildtomate petite poire pink tiger porter Post office spoonful Rebel Alliance redfield cherry cross rev. Michael Keyes rideau sweet riesentraube rubinka russian mini yellow sugar drop Sunchocola Sunsugar super sweet 100 sweet orange Sweet Treats toronjina valentine Verde Claro whippersnpper wild tiger yellow cherry

February 14, 2019	#42
ScottinAtlanta Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 2,593	I tried Purple Bumblebee as a lark last year, and found it was a lovely and productive cherry. I am planting it again this year.

February 14, 2019	#45
NarnianGarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Finland, EU Posts: 2,550	Wow, how interesting, salix. Sounds just like a variety for our climate.. I have grown Purple Bumblebee, but had no idea the taste would improve when frozen..!