Cherokee Paste???

Fusion_power · June 14, 2011

So I've had lots of experience with Cherokee Purple being promiscuous. About 3 years ago one of my plants produced huge fruit with typical Cherokee Purple coloring but definitely not the right fruit size. This year one of the 4 Cherokee Purple I am growing is producing distinctively oval fruit with typical Cherokee Purple coloring. Not that I mind, with that parentage, the tomatoes are almost always outstanding.

DarJones

darwinslair · June 16, 2011

<smile> you may have a new black paste tomato. With how they taste, should be a red sauce treat.

Tom

Tracydr · June 16, 2011

Well, i might be interested in those Cherokee paste seeds. I love CP and it loves AZ but it's a little too juicy, with a lot of core, creating a great deal of waste for canning.
I don't care if it breeds true, I'm not picky. Part of the fun in gardening and breeding things!

jhp · June 17, 2011

What happened to the "huge fruit" CP? I like huge fruit.

CP paste also sounds good. Let me know if you want any help growing it out next year.

Jen

June 14, 2011	#1
Fusion_power Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,250	Cherokee Paste??? So I've had lots of experience with Cherokee Purple being promiscuous. About 3 years ago one of my plants produced huge fruit with typical Cherokee Purple coloring but definitely not the right fruit size. This year one of the 4 Cherokee Purple I am growing is producing distinctively oval fruit with typical Cherokee Purple coloring. Not that I mind, with that parentage, the tomatoes are almost always outstanding. DarJones

June 16, 2011	#2
darwinslair Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lake Minnetonka MN Posts: 229	<smile> you may have a new black paste tomato. With how they taste, should be a red sauce treat. Tom

June 16, 2011	#3
Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	Well, i might be interested in those Cherokee paste seeds. I love CP and it loves AZ but it's a little too juicy, with a lot of core, creating a great deal of waste for canning. I don't care if it breeds true, I'm not picky. Part of the fun in gardening and breeding things!

June 17, 2011	#4
jhp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Danbury, CT Posts: 492	What happened to the "huge fruit" CP? I like huge fruit. CP paste also sounds good. Let me know if you want any help growing it out next year. Jen