Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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August 29, 2018 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Zone 9 Texas, Fort Bend County
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"White" Grape Tomatoes from H-E-B???
I apologize if has already been discussed, but I haven't been here in a very long time. Here in Texas, we have our beloved H-E-B Grocery Store chain to spoil us with amazing produce. It's where I go to look when my tomato season has ended. I found interesting grape tomatoes that are a creamy, pale yellow in color. I attached a photo. Does this seem vaguely familiar to any variety you all might aware of?
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August 29, 2018 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Central Illinois
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Barry's Crazy Cherry, maybe?
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August 29, 2018 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
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Mine aren't that big, but you're in Texas, and everything is big compared to here.
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August 29, 2018 | #4 |
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I will look the next time I go shopping at HEB - which will be soon. They do have a good sized section of cherry tomatoes to choose from. Actually for a grocery store, they have the largest selection of cherry tomatoes that I have seen.
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August 29, 2018 | #5 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: NJ
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The blossom-ends of Barry's Crazy Cherry are sharply-pointed, rather than rounded.
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August 30, 2018 | #6 |
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I mean, it's 98% likely it's a hybrid. Probably quite a new one. I've seen them in commercial mixes only starting last year.
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August 30, 2018 | #7 |
Tomatovillian™
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August 30, 2018 | #8 |
Tomatovillian™
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You can find them in a variety pack with a 'Kumato' type grape variety and an ordinary red grape type. The label on the package referred to it as "Sweet Trio" and they weren't too shabby for grocery store tomatoes.
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September 4, 2018 | #9 |
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I grew this one this past season. Looks almost identical to your picture. 20180701_111553.jpg
20180721_111118.jpg 20180904_181427.jpg It's called "Snow White". I got it as a bonus from Tomato Growers Supply...It's a great snacker, and yes, it is a hybrid...
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September 4, 2018 | #10 |
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The OP tomato is definitely NOT Snow White. I've grown Snow White for years and is a 3/4" to 1" globe. It is not a Grape Tomato. These look like Medovaya Kaplya except these are more "White"
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September 5, 2018 | #11 |
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Agree, not Snow White, which is not a hybrid, and which I, too, have grown for years (from my own saved seed). I would like to know that variety and where seeds may be obtained; it would make a nice addition to my mix, hybrid or not!
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Quote:
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September 7, 2018 | #13 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: Hudson Valley, NY, Zone 6a
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Perhaps it's Syngenta's "Ivorino"? https://www.sival-innovation.com/en/ivorino/
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September 8, 2018 | #14 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: Metro Denver
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Looks an awful lot like the Chang Li grape tomato I grew this season. We really liked that one.
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September 8, 2018 | #15 |
Tomatovillian™
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It does look a lot like that. Is Chang Li a hybrid?
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