The Blemish Free Fruit OP varieties list ...

BlackBear · July 21, 2017

Hi all .....after exploring BER susceptibility in different TOM varieties ...in another thread .

I was thinking of highlighting a list of OP Varieties that had dependable

clean Blemish free fruit .....(no " misfires" ?)

Never BER
no catfacing
no splitting
no cracking ...etc.

Blemish free . (to some extent)

The first variety example I will use is :

Matina / Tamina .

Which ones are dependable "Blemish free " for you ?

Tormato · July 21, 2017

Eva Purple Ball

BlackBear · July 22, 2017

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Originally Posted by Tormato

Eva Purple Ball

YUP !

pmcgrady · July 21, 2017

This is my first year growing it, Chapman...
Every tomato on plants are perfect. It may be different
next year, we'll see.

clkeiper · July 21, 2017

doesn't blemish free depend to a certain extent on the temperature. cold weather during blosson formation makes for many imperfections on the first few flushes of tomatoes for me. I even picked a zippered tomato out of my high tunnel and I know there wasn't that much cold in there but I few nights they needed covered after planting them out.

Cole_Robbie · July 21, 2017

Chapman, Cosmonaut Volkov, Tarasenko-6, Taxi, Maglia Rosa

BlackBear · July 22, 2017

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Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie

Chapman, Cosmonaut Volkov, Tarasenko-6, Taxi, Maglia Rosa

ah ha ! I have Tarasenko -6 cued for next year !

thanks for the picks !

BlackBear · July 22, 2017

Alright what about these ones : ?

I have heard these ones are good for this topic ....

anyone know about any of these .....?

Bonny Best ....?

Aurora ...

Picardy ?

Simpson Summer Palace ?

Ethel Watkins Best ...

Red Rock ?

Sanka

Cole_Robbie · July 23, 2017

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Originally Posted by BlackBear

ah ha ! I have Tarasenko -6 cued for next year !

Tarasenko-6 is one of the best-yielding OP varieties I have grown. But like any heavy-yielding tomato, I think flavor has to suffer a little. It's not bad at all, but I would rate it a notch below Cosmonaut Volkov.

BlackBear · July 23, 2017

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Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie

Tarasenko-6 is one of the best-yielding OP varieties I have grown. But like any heavy-yielding tomato, I think flavor has to suffer a little. It's not bad at all, but I would rate it a notch below Cosmonaut Volkov.

good to hear about Tarasenko -6 ....I will look forward to this one for sure next year...

It can't be that bad ...when picked straight from garden and integrated into

breakfast ...LOL .

I just don't want things to get out of control ......so then I don't have to change my name to .." Black ....BER "........LOL

Hoosier · July 21, 2017

Chapman. This is the second year I have grown it and all have been perfect so far.

bower · July 21, 2017

Jaune Flammee is doing it for me this year. Perfect and uniform fruit.

In the beefsteak department, Yaponskiy Krab comes to mind as the most perfectly shaped, but I don't remember if there were ever any defects whatsoever.

zipcode · July 22, 2017

The small ones are usually perfect. In the big department Eva Purple Ball as mentioned, and to some extent Gregori's Altai.

Gardeneer · July 22, 2017

STUPICE is pretty much blemish free. The fruits are the size of Matina or bigger.

BlackBear · July 22, 2017

most interesting picks all....

how about ...

Mountain Princess

Gold Dust ( related to Taxi )

July 21, 2017	#1
BlackBear Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2015 Location: Nanaimo , BC Posts: 961	The Blemish Free Fruit OP varieties list ... Hi all .....after exploring BER susceptibility in different TOM varieties ...in another thread . I was thinking of highlighting a list of OP Varieties that had dependable clean Blemish free fruit .....(no " misfires" ?) Never BER no catfacing no splitting no cracking ...etc. Blemish free . (to some extent) The first variety example I will use is : Matina / Tamina . Which ones are dependable "Blemish free " for you ? __________________ So Many Tomatoes ...So Little Time !

July 21, 2017	#5
clkeiper Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ohio Posts: 4,350	doesn't blemish free depend to a certain extent on the temperature. cold weather during blosson formation makes for many imperfections on the first few flushes of tomatoes for me. I even picked a zippered tomato out of my high tunnel and I know there wasn't that much cold in there but I few nights they needed covered after planting them out. __________________ carolyn k

July 22, 2017	#8
BlackBear Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2015 Location: Nanaimo , BC Posts: 961	Alright what about these ones : ? I have heard these ones are good for this topic .... anyone know about any of these .....? Bonny Best ....? Aurora ... Picardy ? Simpson Summer Palace ? Ethel Watkins Best ... Red Rock ? Sanka __________________ So Many Tomatoes ...So Little Time !

July 22, 2017	#14
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,920	STUPICE is pretty much blemish free. The fruits are the size of Matina or bigger. __________________ Gardeneer Happy Gardening !

July 22, 2017	#15
BlackBear Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2015 Location: Nanaimo , BC Posts: 961	most interesting picks all.... how about ... Mountain Princess Gold Dust ( related to Taxi ) __________________ So Many Tomatoes ...So Little Time !

July 21, 2017	#2
Tormato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MA Posts: 4,971	Eva Purple Ball

July 21, 2017	#4
pmcgrady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 1,836	This is my first year growing it, Chapman... Every tomato on plants are perfect. It may be different next year, we'll see.

July 21, 2017	#6
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Chapman, Cosmonaut Volkov, Tarasenko-6, Taxi, Maglia Rosa

July 21, 2017	#11
Hoosier Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Indiana Posts: 97	Chapman. This is the second year I have grown it and all have been perfect so far.

July 21, 2017	#12
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,794	Jaune Flammee is doing it for me this year. Perfect and uniform fruit. In the beefsteak department, Yaponskiy Krab comes to mind as the most perfectly shaped, but I don't remember if there were ever any defects whatsoever.

July 22, 2017	#13
zipcode Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Romania/Germany , z 4-6 Posts: 1,582	The small ones are usually perfect. In the big department Eva Purple Ball as mentioned, and to some extent Gregori's Altai.