Castle Rock tomato

Itoero · February 5, 2014

Hi,

As a gift from a webshop, I got the castle Rock tomato.
I know it's some kind of heirloom, excellent for canning.
Does anyone has some more info?

Itoero

amideutch · February 5, 2014

Looks like it is a hybrid processing tomato.

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/31262/

PNW_D · February 5, 2014

A bit more information

Quote:

Castlerock (Castlex 489G) - Breeder and vendor: A.L. Castle. Characteristics: open pollinated, firm with high percentage of interlocular wall tissue, high color; high-viscosity processor type. Resistance: verticillium wilt race 1 and fusarium wilt race 1. Similar: UC 82. Adaptation: semi-arid areas. PVP certificate no. 8100078. 1980.

Here's the website reference

http://cuke.hort.ncsu.edu/cucurbit/w.../tomatoai.html

Itoero · February 5, 2014

The tomato is excellent for canning...does that say anything about the flavor?

habitat_gardener · February 5, 2014

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Originally Posted by Itoero

The tomato is excellent for canning...does that say anything about the flavor?

Not really. Probably it says more about the density (less gel & seeds?). You might expect canners to have "higher acid," but that doesn't mean they're more tart. I've grown Bonny Best, which is described as a canning tomato, and iirc (it was some years ago) it had a pleasant balanced flavor.

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Itoero Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Belgium Posts: 186	Castle Rock tomato Hi, As a gift from a webshop, I got the castle Rock tomato. I know it's some kind of heirloom, excellent for canning. Does anyone has some more info? Itoero

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amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	Looks like it is a hybrid processing tomato. http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/31262/ __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'