Uluru Ochre

Christa B. · July 15, 2019

I am growing Uluru Ochre. At this point mine are starting to look orange/brown with green shoulders. They are softer than the green ones but not sure if they are ripe yet. I don't want to pick them too soon. These will be my first ripe tomatoes of the year. I want to pick them when they are perfect. Does anyone have pictures of what they look like when they are perfectly ripe? Thanks.

ContainerTed · July 15, 2019

When they are that color and feel soft-ish, they are ready. Many of these will be quite large for a dwarf plant.

JosephineRose · July 15, 2019

Cole_Robbie · July 15, 2019

Mine looked like orange tomatoes that had been dropped down a flight of steps, as if bruised. They were delicious though.

**Lee** · July 16, 2019

They look like this.

Christa B. · July 16, 2019

Man that is an ugly color! Baby poop-ish. I can't wait to try them though! Looks like mine are close. Thanks everyone.

PaulF · July 16, 2019

Strange color, good flavor. In the process of finding the marketable UO during the Dwarf Project the ones I grew out were not very productive but were very interesting and got a lot of attention from people I shared with in taste tests. Most stuck their noses up at the thought of eating a "baby poo" looking tomato. After trying it many wanted to grow it. That was a year before the final product so they had to wait. Good luck, I hope it does well for you.

Christa B. · July 16, 2019

Thanks! I am looking forward to it. Yes, people can be picky about tomato color. During the winter I picked up some of the Kumato tomatoes at the grocery store and put them in my cart. A lady asked me how they tasted and I told her not great but better than most of the store bought tomatoes sitting on the shelves. I didn't convince her to buy them. My Uluru Ochre plant is doing well so far.

GrowingCoastal · July 16, 2019

I find strange interesting. I too am growing Ulu Ochre this year and look forward to seeing and tasting it.

Ann123 · July 17, 2019

They are delicious and I did like the color, because it is unusual.

Salsacharley · July 17, 2019

I grew Uluru Ochre 2 years ago just because the name is so cool. It was a good tomato, too. Since most of my growing is for market, I don't usually repeat unique varieties unless they are heavy producers which my UO wasn't.

IronPete · July 25, 2019

It is my favorite dwarf. Really ugly like it is bruised or something but when you get that first bite in your mouth its like the Kool-Aid jingle... "Oh yeaaaaaah!" Their biggest problem is that they don't last too long. I have a habit of eating them pretty quickly!
Pete

Gerardo · July 25, 2019

eat 'em quickly, they are delicious.

July 15, 2019	#2
ContainerTed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: 6a - NE Tennessee Posts: 4,538	When they are that color and feel soft-ish, they are ready. Many of these will be quite large for a dwarf plant. __________________ Ted ________________________ Owner & Sole Operator Of The Muddy Bucket Farm and Tomato Ranch

July 16, 2019	#5
Lee Tomatopalooza™ Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NC-Zone 7 Posts: 2,186	They look like this. __________________ Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put one in a fruit salad. Cuostralee - The best thing on sliced bread.

July 16, 2019	#7
PaulF Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brownville, Ne Posts: 3,283	Strange color, good flavor. In the process of finding the marketable UO during the Dwarf Project the ones I grew out were not very productive but were very interesting and got a lot of attention from people I shared with in taste tests. Most stuck their noses up at the thought of eating a "baby poo" looking tomato. After trying it many wanted to grow it. That was a year before the final product so they had to wait. Good luck, I hope it does well for you. __________________ there's two things money can't buy; true love and home grown tomatoes.

July 25, 2019	#12
IronPete Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Charlottetown, PEI, Canada Posts: 302	It is my favorite dwarf. Really ugly like it is bruised or something but when you get that first bite in your mouth its like the Kool-Aid jingle... "Oh yeaaaaaah!" Their biggest problem is that they don't last too long. I have a habit of eating them pretty quickly! Pete __________________ Thanks; Iron Pete "We can agree to disagree."

July 15, 2019	#3
JosephineRose Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: California Posts: 383

July 15, 2019	#4
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Mine looked like orange tomatoes that had been dropped down a flight of steps, as if bruised. They were delicious though.

July 16, 2019	#6
Christa B. Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Southwest Ohio Posts: 75	Man that is an ugly color! Baby poop-ish. I can't wait to try them though! Looks like mine are close. Thanks everyone.

July 16, 2019	#9
GrowingCoastal Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Vancouver Island Canada BC Posts: 1,253	I find strange interesting. I too am growing Ulu Ochre this year and look forward to seeing and tasting it.

July 17, 2019	#10
Ann123 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Belgium Posts: 240	They are delicious and I did like the color, because it is unusual.

July 17, 2019	#11
Salsacharley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,052	I grew Uluru Ochre 2 years ago just because the name is so cool. It was a good tomato, too. Since most of my growing is for market, I don't usually repeat unique varieties unless they are heavy producers which my UO wasn't.

July 25, 2019	#13
Gerardo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: San Diego-Tijuana Posts: 2,594	eat 'em quickly, they are delicious.