Tomatoes

[ksmith]

I'll be trying to grow three different varieties of heirloom tomatoes. Black Crimson, because it stated specifically that they're suitable for deck containers. Sunset Red Horizon, because it was stated in the blurb that they're frost-resistant.

Then there are these Tobolsk, which they threw in as a bonus. I've never tried yellow tomatoes, but I'll see how they grow.

Comments

[barbarienne.livejournal.com]

I love Black Crimson tomatoes.

I used to think I didn't like tomatoes, and then the heirloom varieties came back into fashion. OH! I do like tomatoes, if they're not the ones bred for shipping.

If you feel like trying more tomatoes, you should consider heirloom grape tomatoes. Russian Black Plum (http://tinyurl.com/6ewj3q), Rosalita (http://www.tomatogrowers.com/cgi-bin/LQitem.pl?5815A), and red pear (http://www.tomatogrowers.com/cgi-bin/LQitem.pl?5320A) have become quite popular. Some grape tomatoes are incredibly sweet.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

I just want a tomato that tastes like a tomato. Even the Uglies that are advertised as tasty heirlooms taste like they were bred for shipping.

[(Anonymous)]

Part of the problem is defining what you like in a tomato. I like tomatoes with a high acid content. (When I was a kid there was no fresh produce in the town grocery store in winter, so everyone canned. And high acid tomatoes can better than low acid tomatoes.) For me part of the tomato flavor is that dash of sour. I grew Brandywines one year and was vastly disappointed. They're sweet and have lots of tomatoy goodness, but not much zesty sour.

The other part of the problem is finding out which heirlooms grow well in your local microclimate. I love beefsteaks. But they don't like it here.

I couldn't get my hands on one this year, but the Cherokee Purple had a good flavor and produced in my garden. Maybe next year I'll invest in one of your sprout-o-matic thingies and sprout my own.

Adrianne