Best cherry tomatoes

jether · January 22, 2015

Hello there! I’m planning to grow organic cherry tomatoes, but not sure which type is best to grow on the countryside. I have tried growing others, but it’s my first time to try cherry tomatoes. I’ve heard that Sweet 100 tomato is one of the most sought-after varieties due to its natural sweetness. I would like to know, however, if this is really better than any other variant of cherry tomatoes in terms of demand and return of investment. I’ve been told that Sunsugar is also a good option. Can anybody please shed me some light on this? I would really appreciate your feedback!

kath · January 22, 2015

Hello, and welcome! Can't tell much about your growing conditions by "on the countryside" in the "USA" but I've grown dozens of cherry tomato varieties and for my taste buds nothing has come close to beating Sungold F1 and that includes Sunsugar and Sweet 100.

While you wait for others to see and respond to your thread, here are some other threads where members have talked about their favorite cherry tomatoes. You might want to do an advanced search in the section of the website for market growers, too.

http://tomatoville.com/showthread.ph...vorite+variety

http://tomatoville.com/showthread.ph...vorite+variety

http://tomatoville.com/showthread.ph...vorite+variety

http://tomatoville.com/showthread.ph...vorite+variety

kath

AlittleSalt · January 22, 2015

Hi jether, Welcome to Tomatoville.

I can give some info about growing both Sweet 100 and SuperSweet Cherry 100. Here in Texas, both grow a large indeterminate plant with a lot of fruit. In spring (Before the high temps are above 90 every day) the plants produce a lot of smaller cherry tomatoes. However as each day gets longer and hotter - the tomatoes grow smaller and begin to crack more. When high temps stay at 95F and higher - just pull the plants because they're done.

peebee · January 22, 2015

Hello Jether, if you have never grown any cherries at all, I think you will find that they are generally easier to grow and more prolific than the usual types. That is just their genetic nature. I have never heard of anyone saying how hard it is to grow, or how few fruits they are getting. Read the various posts that Kath has provided to help you make a choice. And why not grow more than one variety, one color, if you have the room?
Good luck this summer!

Ed of Somis · January 22, 2015

Actually, I think Pee's comments above are pretty right on. I am a relative newbie at this (3 years). Last year I grew SunGold F1, and thought they were quite good. However, they did crack quite a bit. Based on others' reports...I have decided to try Black Cherry, Galina's, Blush, and Pink BumbleBee. I have high hopes. The other one I might plant is: Yellow Pear. It has mixed reviews...but looks cool.

heirloomtomaguy · January 22, 2015

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Originally Posted by Ed of Somis

Actually, I think Pee's comments above are pretty right on. I am a relative newbie at this (3 years). Last year I grew SunGold F1, and thought they were quite good. However, they did crack quite a bit. Based on others' reports...I have decided to try Black Cherry, Galina's, Blush, and Pink BumbleBee. I have high hopes. The other one I might plant is: Yellow Pear. It has mixed reviews...but looks cool.

If you like the idea of a yellow pear shaped cherry try honey drop from double helix farms. It looks exactly the same but taste way better you wont be disappointed.

AKmark · January 22, 2015

Snow White is another great one

AlittleSalt · January 23, 2015

jether and everyone,

It wasn't difficult finding cherry/grape/currant/saladette/and small tomatoes that are very well liked by Tomatoville members. I do suggest reading threads and posts from the past here. Tomatoville is only 9 years old, threads and posts made back in 2006 - are not outdated.

My grow list for this spring and summer comes from those varieties that so many have written about. So far, I have started seeds of many of those varieties. Some are saved for trying to grow in the fall garden, and others recommended - I don't have seeds for yet.

I want to find smaller sized tomatoes (Includes all the above types) that my loved ones really like and those that do well for our garden and area. That means, for me, growing a lot of different types of smaller tomatoes.

The list below are of varieties of smaller tomatoes that I have planted seeds for to grow in the upcoming season:

Bumblebee, Bosque Blue
Starfire Isis
Blush
Dancing With Smurfs
Helsing ★★★★★★★★ Blue
Sun Gold - F1
Green Zebra
Amish Gold
Bali
Pink Ping Pong
Pinky Blast
Porter
Ambrosia Red
Litchi
Juliet – F1
Matt's Wild Cherry
Peacevine
Riesentraube
Super Sweet 100
Spike
Coyote
Snow White
Chang Li
Banana Legs
Ildi
Hssiao His Hung Shih
Lemon Drop
Yellow Riesentraube

I'll be adding to this list. You only live now. Why not take advantage of it?

RobinB · January 23, 2015

Jether, Welcome!

Sungold and Black Cherry both crack a fair amount for me, so I don't grow them anymore. The Bumblebees (pink, purple) are great, all the Artisan cherries are. One new to me variety I'm trying is Sweet Aperitif and I have high hopes for it. I'll be attempting to sell some cherries this year if all goes well.

luigiwu · January 23, 2015

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Originally Posted by RobinB

One new to me variety I'm trying is Sweet Aperitif

I had to google this one. I'm always on the lookout for super sweet cherries! Do you know if this is a hybrid or a OP? and where did you gets seeds for it from this side of the pond??

peppero · January 23, 2015

Welcome to T'ville Jether. Why not plant several varieties based on others successes and make a real life decision. A lot is determined by your local conditions. Best wishes.

jon

LindyAdele · January 23, 2015

Are you growing for yourself, for market, or for another purpose?

I really love Ildi, because it has an intense sweetness and hundreds of tomatoes ripening at once. It was my best last year but I don't know how it will perform for you!

Are you looking for red, coloured, small, large, sweet, tomatoey?

charley · January 23, 2015

for tast alone in order for me is
1)sun gold
2)black cherry-not the one from home depo
3)blush
4jaune flame-little plum size
5)sweet 100
6)isis candy

walt456 · January 23, 2015

I'm not sure how small you're wanting to go, but you might like Mexico Midget. It's one of my favorites.

Just be warned if you listen to all of us you'll have a 40 acre field of cherry tomatoes.

AlittleSalt · January 23, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by walt456

I'm not sure how small you're wanting to go, but you might like Mexico Midget. It's one of my favorites.

Just be warned if you listen to all of us you'll have a 40 acre field of cherry tomatoes.

Uh-huh.

I was going to be bold and grow 3 cherry tomato types this year. Then I joined Tomatovile. Three!

January 22, 2015	#1
jether SPAMMER Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Banned Posts: 1	Best cherry tomatoes Hello there! I’m planning to grow organic cherry tomatoes, but not sure which type is best to grow on the countryside. I have tried growing others, but it’s my first time to try cherry tomatoes. I’ve heard that Sweet 100 tomato is one of the most sought-after varieties due to its natural sweetness. I would like to know, however, if this is really better than any other variant of cherry tomatoes in terms of demand and return of investment. I’ve been told that Sunsugar is also a good option. Can anybody please shed me some light on this? I would really appreciate your feedback!

January 22, 2015	#2
kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	Hello, and welcome! Can't tell much about your growing conditions by "on the countryside" in the "USA" but I've grown dozens of cherry tomato varieties and for my taste buds nothing has come close to beating Sungold F1 and that includes Sunsugar and Sweet 100. While you wait for others to see and respond to your thread, here are some other threads where members have talked about their favorite cherry tomatoes. You might want to do an advanced search in the section of the website for market growers, too. http://tomatoville.com/showthread.ph...vorite+variety http://tomatoville.com/showthread.ph...vorite+variety http://tomatoville.com/showthread.ph...vorite+variety http://tomatoville.com/showthread.ph...vorite+variety kath

January 22, 2015	#3
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	Hi jether, Welcome to Tomatoville. I can give some info about growing both Sweet 100 and SuperSweet Cherry 100. Here in Texas, both grow a large indeterminate plant with a lot of fruit. In spring (Before the high temps are above 90 every day) the plants produce a lot of smaller cherry tomatoes. However as each day gets longer and hotter - the tomatoes grow smaller and begin to crack more. When high temps stay at 95F and higher - just pull the plants because they're done.

January 22, 2015	#4
peebee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Southern CA Posts: 1,714	Hello Jether, if you have never grown any cherries at all, I think you will find that they are generally easier to grow and more prolific than the usual types. That is just their genetic nature. I have never heard of anyone saying how hard it is to grow, or how few fruits they are getting. Read the various posts that Kath has provided to help you make a choice. And why not grow more than one variety, one color, if you have the room? Good luck this summer!

January 22, 2015	#5
Ed of Somis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Somis, Ca Posts: 649	Actually, I think Pee's comments above are pretty right on. I am a relative newbie at this (3 years). Last year I grew SunGold F1, and thought they were quite good. However, they did crack quite a bit. Based on others' reports...I have decided to try Black Cherry, Galina's, Blush, and Pink BumbleBee. I have high hopes. The other one I might plant is: Yellow Pear. It has mixed reviews...but looks cool.

January 22, 2015	#7
AKmark Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 2,010	Snow White is another great one

January 23, 2015	#8
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	jether and everyone, It wasn't difficult finding cherry/grape/currant/saladette/and small tomatoes that are very well liked by Tomatoville members. I do suggest reading threads and posts from the past here. Tomatoville is only 9 years old, threads and posts made back in 2006 - are not outdated. My grow list for this spring and summer comes from those varieties that so many have written about. So far, I have started seeds of many of those varieties. Some are saved for trying to grow in the fall garden, and others recommended - I don't have seeds for yet. I want to find smaller sized tomatoes (Includes all the above types) that my loved ones really like and those that do well for our garden and area. That means, for me, growing a lot of different types of smaller tomatoes. The list below are of varieties of smaller tomatoes that I have planted seeds for to grow in the upcoming season: Bumblebee, Bosque Blue Starfire Isis Blush Dancing With Smurfs Helsing ★★★★★★★★ Blue Sun Gold - F1 Green Zebra Amish Gold Bali Pink Ping Pong Pinky Blast Porter Ambrosia Red Litchi Juliet – F1 Matt's Wild Cherry Peacevine Riesentraube Super Sweet 100 Spike Coyote Snow White Chang Li Banana Legs Ildi Hssiao His Hung Shih Lemon Drop Yellow Riesentraube I'll be adding to this list. You only live now. Why not take advantage of it?

January 23, 2015	#9
RobinB Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Near Reno, NV Posts: 1,621	Jether, Welcome! Sungold and Black Cherry both crack a fair amount for me, so I don't grow them anymore. The Bumblebees (pink, purple) are great, all the Artisan cherries are. One new to me variety I'm trying is Sweet Aperitif and I have high hopes for it. I'll be attempting to sell some cherries this year if all goes well.

January 23, 2015	#11
peppero Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: selmer, tn Posts: 2,944	Welcome to T'ville Jether. Why not plant several varieties based on others successes and make a real life decision. A lot is determined by your local conditions. Best wishes. jon

January 23, 2015	#12
LindyAdele Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 323	Are you growing for yourself, for market, or for another purpose? I really love Ildi, because it has an intense sweetness and hundreds of tomatoes ripening at once. It was my best last year but I don't know how it will perform for you! Are you looking for red, coloured, small, large, sweet, tomatoey?

January 23, 2015	#13
charley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: copperas cove TEXAS Posts: 637	for tast alone in order for me is 1)sun gold 2)black cherry-not the one from home depo 3)blush 4jaune flame-little plum size 5)sweet 100 6)isis candy

January 23, 2015	#14
walt456 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: VA Posts: 235	I'm not sure how small you're wanting to go, but you might like Mexico Midget. It's one of my favorites. Just be warned if you listen to all of us you'll have a 40 acre field of cherry tomatoes.