Bruno Rosso - is it....Kumato? If not, something new? - Page 2

feldon30 · July 27, 2006

I think the end result of these futile attempts to mass-market tomatoes on a national scale, rather than growing them locally, is that grocery store customers will get even more and more jaded and lose any trust they have.

When I saw heirloom tomatoes at an H-E-B market, which is nicer than your typical grocery store, I saw Zapotec pleated and Red Zebra or Copia or something similar. Hardly worth the $7.99 a pound.

So far, the grocery store tomatoes I have found to be predictably good are Campari and Santa Sweets. I never got to try the "Ugly" tomato before Florida growers stopped them.

No wonder I am now growing my own tomatoes. I have zero faith in getting a decent tomato at a grocery store, even in the prime of tomato season. Thank God for *real* farmer's markets and generous people. Had my first Mortgage Lifter yesterday. YUM! New Big Dwarf too -- very nice!

habitat_gardener · May 5, 2009

So....has anyone grown the F2 seed? Results?

I was at a plant sale the other day where they were giving away Russo Bruno seedlings (pitiful looking 6-pack size). I transplanted it into a bigger pot and it survived. Now I'm wondering if it's worth the garden space (for me or someone else, if I give it away), or if it needs to be composted.

geoff1 · May 5, 2009

I do not see any resemblance to Kumato, of which I have eaten many. Kumato to me is very sweet and not bad tasting
at all.

July 27, 2006	#16
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	I think the end result of these futile attempts to mass-market tomatoes on a national scale, rather than growing them locally, is that grocery store customers will get even more and more jaded and lose any trust they have. When I saw heirloom tomatoes at an H-E-B market, which is nicer than your typical grocery store, I saw Zapotec pleated and Red Zebra or Copia or something similar. Hardly worth the $7.99 a pound. So far, the grocery store tomatoes I have found to be predictably good are Campari and Santa Sweets. I never got to try the "Ugly" tomato before Florida growers stopped them. No wonder I am now growing my own tomatoes. I have zero faith in getting a decent tomato at a grocery store, even in the prime of tomato season. Thank God for real farmer's markets and generous people. Had my first Mortgage Lifter yesterday. YUM! New Big Dwarf too -- very nice! __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

May 5, 2009	#17
habitat_gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Central Valley Posts: 2,540	So....has anyone grown the F2 seed? Results? I was at a plant sale the other day where they were giving away Russo Bruno seedlings (pitiful looking 6-pack size). I transplanted it into a bigger pot and it survived. Now I'm wondering if it's worth the garden space (for me or someone else, if I give it away), or if it needs to be composted.

May 5, 2009	#18
geoff1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: South Africa Posts: 32	I do not see any resemblance to Kumato, of which I have eaten many. Kumato to me is very sweet and not bad tasting at all.