Indigo Kumquat

BigVanVader · November 17, 2016

Seen Johnny's has this for sale but is sold out. Really high seed prices as well. Looks like a Brad gates variety but I dont think it is. Has anyone grown it and if so was the taste good?

http://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetable...matoes#start=1

Cole_Robbie · November 17, 2016

I haven't tried it yet. Territorial has it a little cheaper:
http://www.territorialseed.com/produ...pe_tomato_seed

One review here: https://www.totallytomato.com/P/0037...+Hybrid+Tomato

Here's the breeder's page. Their other varieties look cool, too:
http://prseeds.com/about-us/

BigVanVader · November 17, 2016

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Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie

I haven't tried it yet. Territorial has it a little cheaper:
http://www.territorialseed.com/produ...pe_tomato_seed

One review here: https://www.totallytomato.com/P/0037...+Hybrid+Tomato

Here's the breeder's page. Their other varieties look cool, too:
http://prseeds.com/about-us/

Thanks Cole. The review sounds pretty good but I wonder what makes it so much better than any of the other antho lines that various breeders have created. Pretty good price at TT, may have to try it. I like that it is a little bigger than cherry size.

habitat_gardener · November 17, 2016

I bought a plant at a local nursery this spring and grew it. Nice flavor, and they keep a long time. After I noticed some predation, I started picking them as soon as I noticed some yellow/orange color. Mine were more yellow or light orange, not that stunning dark orange in the photos, but summers are cool here and the garden spot didn't get more than 5-6 hours of sun. Also, the plant was wispy.

I saved F2 seed (because I was in seed-saving mode) and sent a few packs to the MMMM swap.

BigVanVader · November 17, 2016

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Originally Posted by habitat_gardener

I bought a plant at a local nursery this spring and grew it. Nice flavor, and they keep a long time. After I noticed some predation, I started picking them as soon as I noticed some yellow/orange color. Mine were more yellow or light orange, not that stunning dark orange in the photos, but summers are cool here and the garden spot didn't get more than 5-6 hours of sun. Also, the plant was wispy.

I saved F2 seed (because I was in seed-saving mode) and sent a few packs to the MMMM swap.

What other tomato would you compare the flavor too? I bet they breed true although supposedly a hybrid.

Fred Hempel · November 17, 2016

I would highly doubt they breed true. Particularly since Peter Mes is the breeder, and there is no way he would risk his reputation promoting something that could be so easily shown to be false.

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Originally Posted by BigVanVader

What other tomato would you compare the flavor too? I bet they breed true although supposedly a hybrid.

habitat_gardener · November 17, 2016

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Originally Posted by BigVanVader

What other tomato would you compare the flavor too? I bet they breed true although supposedly a hybrid.

I'd call it a pleasant sweet-tart flavor. I don't get intensely sweet in those conditions (limited sun). Definitely not bland.

I also doubt they'd breed true. Blue tomatoes are relatively new, and it's a grape that's orange/yellow with antho shoulders, combined with pretty good flavor.

Worth1 · November 17, 2016

I thought this was about a kumquat not a tomato.

Worth

BigVanVader · November 17, 2016

Ah well I think I will order some then. A blue with good taste has been hard to find for me.

Fred Hempel · November 17, 2016

They're like unicorns.

BigVanVader · November 17, 2016

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Originally Posted by Fred Hempel

They're like unicorns.

LOL Dude I was gonna say that when I replied but thought "Jeremy stop hating on the blues man" so I toned it down a bit, but if I pay that much for them and they are nasty I'm gonna be

Cole_Robbie · November 17, 2016

Blue-on-yellow varieties have been my favorite of the anthos. Bosque Blue Bumblebee and Yamali Yellow are both tasty enough for a tomato snob to still enjoy.

Gardeneer · November 18, 2016

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Originally Posted by BigVanVader

Seen Johnny's has this for sale but is sold out. Really high seed prices as well. Looks like a Brad gates variety but I dont think it is. Has anyone grown it and if so was the taste good?

http://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetable...matoes#start=1

Those shown in the above link don't look like OSU variety, which are pronounced oval/grape shape and bigger.
The one shown in Cole's link (territorial seeds) do like like OSU picture.

Fred Hempel · November 18, 2016

Just looked at the Johnny's site. Indigo Kumquat is not sold out. It is a new variety that just hasn't arrived yet.

I do know that in trials here in CA it did well compared to Antho varieties two years ago.

BigVanVader · November 18, 2016

Well as in production/taste/feedback?

November 17, 2016	#1
BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	Indigo Kumquat Seen Johnny's has this for sale but is sold out. Really high seed prices as well. Looks like a Brad gates variety but I dont think it is. Has anyone grown it and if so was the taste good? http://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetable...matoes#start=1

November 17, 2016	#2
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	I haven't tried it yet. Territorial has it a little cheaper: http://www.territorialseed.com/produ...pe_tomato_seed One review here: https://www.totallytomato.com/P/0037...+Hybrid+Tomato Here's the breeder's page. Their other varieties look cool, too: http://prseeds.com/about-us/

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habitat_gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Central Valley Posts: 2,543	I bought a plant at a local nursery this spring and grew it. Nice flavor, and they keep a long time. After I noticed some predation, I started picking them as soon as I noticed some yellow/orange color. Mine were more yellow or light orange, not that stunning dark orange in the photos, but summers are cool here and the garden spot didn't get more than 5-6 hours of sun. Also, the plant was wispy. I saved F2 seed (because I was in seed-saving mode) and sent a few packs to the MMMM swap.

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Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I thought this was about a kumquat not a tomato. Worth

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Fred Hempel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sunol, CA Posts: 2,723	They're like unicorns.

November 18, 2016	#14
Fred Hempel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sunol, CA Posts: 2,723	Just looked at the Johnny's site. Indigo Kumquat is not sold out. It is a new variety that just hasn't arrived yet. I do know that in trials here in CA it did well compared to Antho varieties two years ago.