whats the difference between the following

[danielnc84]

Hawiian Pineapple, Pineapple, Mr. Stripey, Hillbilly and maybe rainbow.

What are the differences in order to make them a different variety of tomato. I am sure this has probably been discussed in the past but the visual tomato are all very similar.

Sincerely;

Daniel Fries

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by danielnc84

Hawiian Pineapple, Pineapple, Mr. Stripey, Hillbilly and maybe rainbow.

What are the differences in order to make them a different variety of tomato. I am sure this has probably been discussed in the past but the visual tomato are all very similar.

Sincerely;

Daniel Fries

Daniel, there are over about 200 named gold/red varieties, you can check that out at Tania's website if you wish.

What's different are the names that various folks have given them as well as some have different levels of the secondary color on the exterior that goes up to the stem, some taste better than others, and some produce better for others.

And all of the above depends on where you garden and many other variables that impact, such as the weather in any one season.

There are many many threads here where folks have listed their own personal choices and using the search feature at the top of this page will probably locate those threads.

My brother livesabout 20 miles N of Asheville and his neigbor has one as a family heirloom. My brother asked if I wanted seeds and I said nope, b/c I've grown about 20 differently named ones and that's it for me.

Yes, there are some that I prefer over others as is true for most folks, but the only way you'll know what you like is to try some.

I will say that Mr.Stripey would be at the bottomof my own list mainly due to low production. And I will say that most of them are very influenced by weather so one variety can be lucious and sweet one year and the same variety mealy and bland the next year.

Carolyn

[Rideau Rambler]

Thank you for asking the question and thank you for the answer. The only possible solution is to unite and make gardens not grass yards the norm, so we can all grow all the red/golds at once and see for ourselves the differences, at least that's how I see it. So thanks, I was wondering the same thing and now I know

[kath]

I've grown all the ones you list, Daniel, along with several dozen other bicolors, not all in the same year, though. Each year for the past few I've grown more than a dozen to see which ones grow, produce and taste best here and the same plan is in place for this season because it's really the only way you can find the one(s) you prefer. Hawaiian Pineapple has been the winner for me 2 years running and if it wins again this year will be my bicolor keeper. Of the others, Pineapple was the only one that tasted good to me but it didn't produce well. That may have been due to a myriad of factors and keep in mind that generally I only grow 1 or 2 plants of each variety and that I only regrow the winners in any given season. I also think that I've noticed variations in plants and fruits and I think you will too if you grow a few of them at the same time. Then again when I look at the pictures of different bicolors on Tania's website, the fruits look different to me.

[bughunter99]

My Illinois experience.

Mr. Stripey is productive and tastes like an old dish towel

Rainbow will give you one or two at best very delicious tomatoes very late in the season, if the deer or frost doesn't get it first.

Hillbilly-growing for the first time this year. Seedling is average compared to others being grown.