Your best tasting Dwarf

SueCT · March 15, 2015

I have never grown a Dwarf variety tomato. I was thinking of including one this year, but have no idea where to start. I love either sweet or strong old fashioned tomato flavor, anything but bland. In your opinion do any of this type hold up next to heirlooms like Brandywine Sudduth, Estler's ML, Cherokee Purple, Kellogg's Breakfast or many of the heart varieities as far as taste goes?

KarenO · March 15, 2015

I am trying some new-to-me ones this year but the best tasting one I have grown to date is "new big dwarf". It produced large oblate dark pink beefsteaks with great flavour. It was a bit on the later side but worth the wait.
KarenO

Irv Wiseguy · March 15, 2015

My favorite tomato for flavor, dwarf or otherwise, was New Big Dwarf. However, it is determinate and I only got about a dozen tomatoes total from it, but boy were those 12 tomatoes good!

Irv

**Lee** · March 15, 2015

Yes, quite a few "hold up" and even exceed the taste of heirlooms. Dwarf Emerald Giant, Summertime Gold, and Dwarf Rosella Purple are all excellent varieties in terms of taste and productivity.

Lee

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Originally Posted by SueCT

I have never grown a Dwarf variety tomato. I was thinking of including one this year, but have no idea where to start. I love either sweet or strong old fashioned tomato flavor, anything but bland. In your opinion do any of this type hold up next to heirlooms like Brandywine Sudduth, Estler's ML, Cherokee Purple, Kellogg's Breakfast or many of the heart varieities as far as taste goes?

PhilaGardener · March 15, 2015

I liked Dwarf Rosella Purple for its full flavor but am still working on tasting others in the series!

ginger2778 · March 15, 2015

Fred's Tie Dye was/ is outstanding. Still producing large boat shaped striped purple beefsteaks with oh so scrumptious flavor. Probably going to plant 2 next year. Also has an excellent shelf life.

RobinB · March 16, 2015

I love Tasmanian Chocolate and Rosella Purple. I'm also trying a bunch of the newly released varieties this year.

Cole_Robbie · March 16, 2015

I grew Tasmanian Chocolate and Summertime Gold last year. I liked them both a lot. Tasmanian Chocolate is the best-tasting container tomato I have ever grown.

AKmark · March 16, 2015

I liked Arctic Rose, and I think New Big Dwarf is excellent

SueCT · March 16, 2015

OK, in my seeds from the seed exchange I found 3 of the ones listed here, New Big Dwarf, Dwarf Summertime Gold, and Tasmanian Chocolate. I may try for one pot of each. I was hoping to find a Dwarf Rosella Purple in there too, but 3/4 isn't bad.

heirloomtomaguy · March 16, 2015

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Originally Posted by SueCT

OK, in my seeds from the seed exchange I found 3 of the ones listed here, New Big Dwarf, Dwarf Summertime Gold, and Tasmanian Chocolate. I may try for one pot of each. I was hoping to find a Dwarf Rosella Purple in there too, but 3/4 isn't bad.

Im pretty sure i have some extra seeds for rosella purple. When i get off work tonight i will double check and send you a pm for your address if you would like some.

Gardeneer · March 16, 2015

I am growing few dwarves this year for the first time.
I hear the name Rosella Purple. But I've got Rosella Crimson. Any major difference than color ?
I am also growing :

Purple Heart
Pink Passion
Hahms Gelbe Topftomate
Polish Dwarf

So there are 5 of them . Anyone here is growing them ?

Hunt-Grow-Cook · March 16, 2015

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Originally Posted by Gardeneer

I am growing few dwarves this year for the first time.
I hear the name Rosella Purple. But I've got Rosella Crimson. Any major difference than color ?
I am also growing :

Purple Heart
Pink Passion
Hahms Gelbe Topftomate
Polish Dwarf

So there are 5 of them . Anyone here is growing them ?

I got only one of both the Crimson and the Purple Rosella out of 5 seeds sown to germinate. Same with Chocolate Lightning. The other dwarfs I started faired much much better in terms of successful germination.

SueCT · March 16, 2015

Heirloomtomatoguy, thanks, that would be awesome.

Does anyone know if these tend to be early, mid or late varieties?

RobinB · March 16, 2015

Check out the released varieties list from the Dwarf Tomato Project. It has approximate DTMs in the listings.
http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=19549

March 15, 2015	#1
SueCT Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,460	Your best tasting Dwarf I have never grown a Dwarf variety tomato. I was thinking of including one this year, but have no idea where to start. I love either sweet or strong old fashioned tomato flavor, anything but bland. In your opinion do any of this type hold up next to heirlooms like Brandywine Sudduth, Estler's ML, Cherokee Purple, Kellogg's Breakfast or many of the heart varieities as far as taste goes?

March 15, 2015	#2
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,932	I am trying some new-to-me ones this year but the best tasting one I have grown to date is "new big dwarf". It produced large oblate dark pink beefsteaks with great flavour. It was a bit on the later side but worth the wait. KarenO

March 15, 2015	#3
Irv Wiseguy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Posts: 281	My favorite tomato for flavor, dwarf or otherwise, was New Big Dwarf. However, it is determinate and I only got about a dozen tomatoes total from it, but boy were those 12 tomatoes good! Irv

March 15, 2015	#5
PhilaGardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Near Philadelphia, PA Posts: 1,940	I liked Dwarf Rosella Purple for its full flavor but am still working on tasting others in the series!

March 15, 2015	#6
ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	Fred's Tie Dye was/ is outstanding. Still producing large boat shaped striped purple beefsteaks with oh so scrumptious flavor. Probably going to plant 2 next year. Also has an excellent shelf life.

March 16, 2015	#7
RobinB Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Near Reno, NV Posts: 1,621	I love Tasmanian Chocolate and Rosella Purple. I'm also trying a bunch of the newly released varieties this year.

March 16, 2015	#8
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	I grew Tasmanian Chocolate and Summertime Gold last year. I liked them both a lot. Tasmanian Chocolate is the best-tasting container tomato I have ever grown.

March 16, 2015	#9
AKmark Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 2,010	I liked Arctic Rose, and I think New Big Dwarf is excellent

March 16, 2015	#12
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,920	I am growing few dwarves this year for the first time. I hear the name Rosella Purple. But I've got Rosella Crimson. Any major difference than color ? I am also growing : Purple Heart Pink Passion Hahms Gelbe Topftomate Polish Dwarf So there are 5 of them . Anyone here is growing them ?