Dr. Carolyn Cherry

TJS · July 22, 2007

Has anyone tried Dr Carolyns Cherry? I went to the SC tomato tasting yesterday and tried it and it is a very sweet tomato, great flavor!
Tim

**carolyn137** · July 22, 2007

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Originally Posted by TJS

Has anyone tried Dr Carolyns Cherry? I went to the SC tomato tasting yesterday and tried it and it is a very sweet tomato, great flavor!
Tim

Tim, Cherry is not part of the name, it's just Dr. Carolyn.

I could give you a lot of detail on this one for it was named for me but not by me, but suffice it to say that it is a descendent of Galina which is a wonderful PL deep gold cherry from Siberia and Dr. Carolyn ( the tomato,

) appeared in my garden from saved seeds from Galina.

Obviously I've grown it a lot, so I'll let others share with you what they think of it. There's also a pink version called Dr. Carolyn Pink, seeds sent to me by Robert Martin, a fellow SSE member.

TJS · July 22, 2007

Well Carolyn, you have one fine tomato named after you!
The tomato was nearly translucent yellow about 1 inch around. I liked it so much it will be the first one I'm going to try to save seed from.They are fermenting right now I just hope the grow out true.
Tim

Fert1 · July 23, 2007

I too liked that one quite a bit. It was very sweet, on the verge of being too sweet, but not quite. I think the ones I tried were even sweeter than my SunGolds tend to be. Very tasty! It was one of my favorites from the tasting. I also liked the Noir de Crimee and Aunt Gertie's Gold varieties quite a bit. There was a South American tiny cherry, (possibly a currant tomato, I can't remember), that was very bitter. I had to go back and sample a few more of the Dr. Carolyn tomatoes to get rid of the taste.

maryinoregon · July 23, 2007

I too like Dr. Carolyn. A warm yellow color, about 1 inch around in size. I always say my first bite tasted a bit like ripe pineapple and assertive tomato flavor. I really liked it. Needs to be grown in a great sunny spot and it will be hard to kill. In the fall it took several light frosts and did not die. Of course, the taste will suffer by that time. C'est la vie. I let the plants run and they got quite big. These may be the biggest tomato plants I have ever grown in my garden. You will harvest lots of tomatoes. The most prolific cherry I have ever grown, more so than Sweet 100, Black Cherry or Sun Gold, or any other cherry I have tried.

piegirl · July 24, 2007

One of my very favorites - I have nine growing this summer!
No one has mentioned the mild, smokey after taste - may be that
is only here, but it just adds to the joy. The nine are doing
pretty well, drought tolerant, but as most toms this year, lots
of spider mites. Piegirl

**carolyn137** · July 25, 2007

No one has mentioned the mild, smokey after taste

****

Well that's a new one on me.

I and many others have been growing it since the early 90's and that's the first time I've ever seen anyone refer to a smokey taste.

If that's a good smokey taste for you then I'm happy for your smokey taste.

Fert1 · July 25, 2007

I had always heard that the black tomatoes had a smokey taste, but mine never did. They were very good, but no smokiness. I just thought it was people being overly imaginative. Then I tried one of the exact same black varieties at a Tasting, and surprise, it had a very strong smokey taste to me. So I think something environmental brings out that smokey flavor in some tomatoes. Just my 2 cents worth from my own observations.

rodger · July 27, 2007

Holly, I had a story to tell on the Wild South American Cherry at the Tomato tasting. The Seed was given to Bill Best at the Sustainable Mountain Agriculture center in Berea Ky. A friend or former student doing work in South America sent Bill seeds last summer. It was growing wild along a road. He germinated the seed, which took nearly a month to germinate, then gave me and several others a plant to grow out at the Oct annual get together of the Appalachian Heirloom Seed Conservancy. Bill hosts this annual conference and Bill is Known as the Kentucky Tomato man. I kept the plant in the green house all winter then planted it in a whisky barrel in March. It has been loaded and the first one I tried brought a smile, it was nice and sweet, but after a few seconds there was a very bitter after taste. The after taste seems to come from the skin. If just squeeze the tomato in the mouth and discard the skin it is very good. But I will have to tell bill it is not a keeper. Holly send me an e-mail with your friends names They came last year but I am terrible about names and need to contact them and thank them for coming again this year.. Rodger

July 22, 2007	#1
TJS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Chas SC Posts: 70	Dr. Carolyn Cherry Has anyone tried Dr Carolyns Cherry? I went to the SC tomato tasting yesterday and tried it and it is a very sweet tomato, great flavor! Tim

July 23, 2007	#4
Fert1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Upstate SC, Zone 7 Posts: 543	I too liked that one quite a bit. It was very sweet, on the verge of being too sweet, but not quite. I think the ones I tried were even sweeter than my SunGolds tend to be. Very tasty! It was one of my favorites from the tasting. I also liked the Noir de Crimee and Aunt Gertie's Gold varieties quite a bit. There was a South American tiny cherry, (possibly a currant tomato, I can't remember), that was very bitter. I had to go back and sample a few more of the Dr. Carolyn tomatoes to get rid of the taste. __________________ Holly

July 25, 2007	#7
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	No one has mentioned the mild, smokey after taste **** Well that's a new one on me. I and many others have been growing it since the early 90's and that's the first time I've ever seen anyone refer to a smokey taste. If that's a good smokey taste for you then I'm happy for your smokey taste. __________________ Carolyn

July 25, 2007	#8
Fert1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Upstate SC, Zone 7 Posts: 543	I had always heard that the black tomatoes had a smokey taste, but mine never did. They were very good, but no smokiness. I just thought it was people being overly imaginative. Then I tried one of the exact same black varieties at a Tasting, and surprise, it had a very strong smokey taste to me. So I think something environmental brings out that smokey flavor in some tomatoes. Just my 2 cents worth from my own observations. __________________ Holly

July 23, 2007	#5
maryinoregon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 361	I too like Dr. Carolyn. A warm yellow color, about 1 inch around in size. I always say my first bite tasted a bit like ripe pineapple and assertive tomato flavor. I really liked it. Needs to be grown in a great sunny spot and it will be hard to kill. In the fall it took several light frosts and did not die. Of course, the taste will suffer by that time. C'est la vie. I let the plants run and they got quite big. These may be the biggest tomato plants I have ever grown in my garden. You will harvest lots of tomatoes. The most prolific cherry I have ever grown, more so than Sweet 100, Black Cherry or Sun Gold, or any other cherry I have tried.

July 24, 2007	#6
piegirl Tomatovillian™ Honoree Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 791	One of my very favorites - I have nine growing this summer! No one has mentioned the mild, smokey after taste - may be that is only here, but it just adds to the joy. The nine are doing pretty well, drought tolerant, but as most toms this year, lots of spider mites. Piegirl

July 27, 2007	#9
rodger Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Little Mountain SC Posts: 105	Holly, I had a story to tell on the Wild South American Cherry at the Tomato tasting. The Seed was given to Bill Best at the Sustainable Mountain Agriculture center in Berea Ky. A friend or former student doing work in South America sent Bill seeds last summer. It was growing wild along a road. He germinated the seed, which took nearly a month to germinate, then gave me and several others a plant to grow out at the Oct annual get together of the Appalachian Heirloom Seed Conservancy. Bill hosts this annual conference and Bill is Known as the Kentucky Tomato man. I kept the plant in the green house all winter then planted it in a whisky barrel in March. It has been loaded and the first one I tried brought a smile, it was nice and sweet, but after a few seconds there was a very bitter after taste. The after taste seems to come from the skin. If just squeeze the tomato in the mouth and discard the skin it is very good. But I will have to tell bill it is not a keeper. Holly send me an e-mail with your friends names They came last year but I am terrible about names and need to contact them and thank them for coming again this year.. Rodger