Orange fleshed purple smudge?

piegirl · October 20, 2009

I was looking through some catalogues last night and ran across that picture in Baker's. Did anyone grow this variety and was it any good? piegirl

Wi-sunflower · October 21, 2009

My neighbor grew some and is going to share a few seeds with me so I can try it next year. I'm not sure what she thinks of it tho.

There is a post here at TV about how some that ordered the seed didn't get purple smudge. I think it's in the seed source area. Yup, check some of the posts on the last page here http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...021#post143021

Carol

**carolyn137** · October 21, 2009

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/l...316801.html?20

Here's a thread about it that was started last Spring at GW but recently updated.

I don't think many folks are growing either Purple Smudge or Orange Fleshed Purple Smudge for taste, rather, for the supposed novelty of it.

Comments at other sites where I post are all over the lot on both taste as well as appearance of those smudges.

Frog · October 21, 2009

I'm growing these next season, primarily for breeding purposes, but I will let you all know how they taste when grown in chilly old Blighty.

DuckCreekFarms · October 21, 2009

I grew Orange Fleshed Purple Smudge this year and was very impressed with the health and vigour of the plants. Very distintive looking plants and didn't have any disease problems. The fruit didn't really get the purple smudge as they ripened during our hottest time of year. As for the taste, I thought they were just so-so and sort of mealy......A person from our Farmer's market grew the regular purple smudge and she thought it was the best new vairety that she grew this year. I didn't get a chance to taste it..

remy · October 21, 2009

I grew it. I've been working on my tomato descriptions so I do have it listed here with photos of the fruit and foliage.
http://sampleseeds.com/?page_id=65
It was interesting to grow. Will I grow it again? No.
Remy
PS If anyone sees anything that needs fixing in my descriptions so far, I would appreciate a PM.

goodwin · November 4, 2009

I ordered it from Baker's and set out three plants. Two were pink and one was orange. All were mushy and thin-flavored this summer. Nice, healthy plants with good production, though. I saved seed for breeding purposes.

**mdvpc** · November 4, 2009

Remy-really nice website! I am going to look at it more closely this weekend.

remy · November 4, 2009

Thanks Michael!

Remy

**mdvpc** · November 4, 2009

Just the truth Remy!

October 20, 2009	#1
piegirl Tomatovillian™ Honoree Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 791	Orange fleshed purple smudge? I was looking through some catalogues last night and ran across that picture in Baker's. Did anyone grow this variety and was it any good? piegirl

October 21, 2009	#3
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/l...316801.html?20 Here's a thread about it that was started last Spring at GW but recently updated. I don't think many folks are growing either Purple Smudge or Orange Fleshed Purple Smudge for taste, rather, for the supposed novelty of it. Comments at other sites where I post are all over the lot on both taste as well as appearance of those smudges. __________________ Carolyn

October 21, 2009	#6
remy Buffalo-Niagara Tomato TasteFest™ Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Z6 WNY Posts: 2,354	I grew it. I've been working on my tomato descriptions so I do have it listed here with photos of the fruit and foliage. http://sampleseeds.com/?page_id=65 It was interesting to grow. Will I grow it again? No. Remy PS If anyone sees anything that needs fixing in my descriptions so far, I would appreciate a PM. __________________ "I wake to sleep and take my waking slow" -Theodore Roethke Yes, we have a great party for WNY/Ontario tomato growers every year on Grand Island! Owner of The Sample Seed Shop

November 4, 2009	#8
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	Remy-really nice website! I am going to look at it more closely this weekend. __________________ Michael

November 4, 2009	#9
remy Buffalo-Niagara Tomato TasteFest™ Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Z6 WNY Posts: 2,354	Thanks Michael! Remy __________________ "I wake to sleep and take my waking slow" -Theodore Roethke Yes, we have a great party for WNY/Ontario tomato growers every year on Grand Island! Owner of The Sample Seed Shop

October 21, 2009	#2
Wi-sunflower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,591	My neighbor grew some and is going to share a few seeds with me so I can try it next year. I'm not sure what she thinks of it tho. There is a post here at TV about how some that ordered the seed didn't get purple smudge. I think it's in the seed source area. Yup, check some of the posts on the last page here http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...021#post143021 Carol

October 21, 2009	#4
Frog Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2009 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 141	I'm growing these next season, primarily for breeding purposes, but I will let you all know how they taste when grown in chilly old Blighty.

October 21, 2009	#5
DuckCreekFarms Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mounds, Oklahoma Posts: 257	I grew Orange Fleshed Purple Smudge this year and was very impressed with the health and vigour of the plants. Very distintive looking plants and didn't have any disease problems. The fruit didn't really get the purple smudge as they ripened during our hottest time of year. As for the taste, I thought they were just so-so and sort of mealy......A person from our Farmer's market grew the regular purple smudge and she thought it was the best new vairety that she grew this year. I didn't get a chance to taste it..

November 4, 2009	#7
goodwin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Espanola, New Mexico Posts: 608	I ordered it from Baker's and set out three plants. Two were pink and one was orange. All were mushy and thin-flavored this summer. Nice, healthy plants with good production, though. I saved seed for breeding purposes.

November 4, 2009	#10
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	Just the truth Remy! __________________ Michael