Bloody Butcher

SpookyShoe · February 7, 2019

I have assembled my 2019 crop. They are all purchased plants. One plant is Bloody Butcher; first time growing it. I would be interested in hearing the experiences of those who have grown it.

ChiliPeppa · February 7, 2019

I have grown it a few times. For me it was always the first to fruit. It also produced all through the very hot summer for me and still had fruit in fall. Flavour ranged from good to mediocre. Since I am in the desert, some fruit has poor flavour as soon as the heat builds up, so in other areas the taste may be much better.

asmx91 · February 7, 2019

I grow it about 10 years - in the garden and in the greenhouse. It is my earliest and tastiest kind.

Tormato · February 7, 2019

An emoji is worth a thousand words...

Fusion_power · February 7, 2019

No emoji for me, instead a few words to describe it.

Early tomatoes are notorious for bland flavor. Bloody Butcher is the exception in that it usually has very good but not sweet flavor. I recommend it to my customers as an early tomato in golf ball or a tad larger size.

SpookyShoe · February 7, 2019

Differing opinions from good to bad.

slugworth · February 7, 2019

I had to get the seeds online this year.
Burpee used to sell them in stores under the heirloom section.
A good early tomato.

jtjmartin · February 7, 2019

I agree with everything said.

It was good as an early tomato - especially after enduring a few store bought tomatoes in salads during winter. But, the taste falls farther and farther behind the others as the season progresses. I would never slice one mid summer for a sandwich but they were still good for sauce.

Jeff

jtjmartin · February 7, 2019

Oh, very productive and healthy. Mine kept on producing through Virginia heat.

Jeff

Nematode · February 7, 2019

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Originally Posted by jtjmartin

I agree with everything said.

It was good as an early tomato - especially after enduring a few store bought tomatoes in salads during winter. But, the taste falls farther and farther behind the others as the season progresses. I would never slice one mid summer for a sandwich but they were still good for sauce.

Jeff

My experience as well

Moshou · February 8, 2019

pretty early, good taste and productive

FarmerShawn · February 8, 2019

I started growing it years ago just for the name, and have never been inclined to remove it from my "always grow" list. I now have market customers who request it by name. I find it both early and tasty, and productive to boot.

DapsSeeds · February 8, 2019

Early but forgettable

SpookyShoe · February 8, 2019

The variety of the responses just go to show how subjective taste is.

ScottinAtlanta · February 8, 2019

I grow it every year here in Atlanta - a good steady producer through the whole summer. Not incredibly prolific, but reliable and steady. Also seems to resist disease pretty well in our humid climate.

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SpookyShoe Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: El Lago, Texas Posts: 1,100	Bloody Butcher I have assembled my 2019 crop. They are all purchased plants. One plant is Bloody Butcher; first time growing it. I would be interested in hearing the experiences of those who have grown it. __________________ Donna, Zone 9, Texas Gulf Coast Last edited by SpookyShoe; February 7, 2019 at 08:44 PM.

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SpookyShoe Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: El Lago, Texas Posts: 1,100	Differing opinions from good to bad. __________________ Donna, Zone 9, Texas Gulf Coast

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Moshou Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Romania Posts: 470	pretty early, good taste and productive __________________ Knowledge is knowing the tomato is a fruit, wisdom is not putting in your fruit salad

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FarmerShawn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,001	I started growing it years ago just for the name, and have never been inclined to remove it from my "always grow" list. I now have market customers who request it by name. I find it both early and tasty, and productive to boot. __________________ "Red meat is NOT bad for you. Now blue-green meat, THAT'S bad for you!" -- Tommy Smothers

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SpookyShoe Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: El Lago, Texas Posts: 1,100	The variety of the responses just go to show how subjective taste is. __________________ Donna, Zone 9, Texas Gulf Coast

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ChiliPeppa Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Mojave Desert - California Posts: 368	I have grown it a few times. For me it was always the first to fruit. It also produced all through the very hot summer for me and still had fruit in fall. Flavour ranged from good to mediocre. Since I am in the desert, some fruit has poor flavour as soon as the heat builds up, so in other areas the taste may be much better.

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asmx91 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Germany Posts: 785	I grow it about 10 years - in the garden and in the greenhouse. It is my earliest and tastiest kind.

February 7, 2019	#4
Tormato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MA Posts: 4,959	An emoji is worth a thousand words...

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Fusion_power Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,250	No emoji for me, instead a few words to describe it. Early tomatoes are notorious for bland flavor. Bloody Butcher is the exception in that it usually has very good but not sweet flavor. I recommend it to my customers as an early tomato in golf ball or a tad larger size.

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slugworth Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: connecticut,usa Posts: 1,150	I had to get the seeds online this year. Burpee used to sell them in stores under the heirloom section. A good early tomato.

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jtjmartin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2016 Location: Williamsburg VA Zone 7b Posts: 1,110	I agree with everything said. It was good as an early tomato - especially after enduring a few store bought tomatoes in salads during winter. But, the taste falls farther and farther behind the others as the season progresses. I would never slice one mid summer for a sandwich but they were still good for sauce. Jeff

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DapsSeeds Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Drenthe, The Netherlands Posts: 75	Early but forgettable

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ScottinAtlanta Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 2,593	I grow it every year here in Atlanta - a good steady producer through the whole summer. Not incredibly prolific, but reliable and steady. Also seems to resist disease pretty well in our humid climate.