Best green cherry tomato.

[Farmer Matt]

Hi everyone, what the best green cherry tomato. I grew green grape last year, but I want a ind. green this year.

Thank's

[travis]

Green when ripe cherry tomatoes are a category that really needs some work to develop a well rounded variety that will appeal to a broad audience.

[kath]

Haven't tasted one yet, but I'm growing Green Doctors Frosted this year because some folks here have said that it's sweeter than Green Doctors, which also seems popular. This will be my first green cherry tomato. Others say the difference in epidermis color which distinguishes these two shouldn't cause a difference in taste. Since I never grew Green Doctors, I won't be able to weigh in for that debate. Don't want to give the space to two green cherries this year, either, so I guess I'm just hoping GDF is the best.

[kath]

Originally Posted by travis

Green when ripe cherry tomatoes are a category that really needs some work to develop a well rounded variety that will appeal to a broad audience.

Is that a tactful way of saying that you think they're all spitters?!

[OneoftheEarls]

PM me and I'll send info on Earl's Green Cherry.



Ask around, mine's NOT a spitter unless you don't like Black Cherry tomatoes

[OneoftheEarls]

AKA "Bleen"....want to talk about productive...Holy Smokes!

[travis]

I didn't necessary mean they are spitters. What I meant is they are limited by numbers, flavors, and textures to a narrow category that does not appeal to a large audience.

Green Grape is too mushy. Green Doctors is a bit too assertive in an unusual way. Aunt Ruby's German Green Cherry is too quick to burst, and too fragile to hold when ripe for more than a few hours. And so forth. Others you hear glowing reports about seem rather hard to put hands on.

[dokutaaguriin]

You will not go wrong with the following:
#1 Green Doctors Frosted
#2 Green Doctors
#3 Green Zebra Cherry
Your ratings may differ...., lol.

Jeff

[kath]

Originally Posted by travis

Green Grape is too mushy. Green Doctors is a bit too assertive in an unusual way. Aunt Ruby's German Green Cherry is too quick to burst, and too fragile to hold when ripe for more than a few hours. And so forth. Others you hear glowing reports about seem rather hard to put hands on.

Thanks for these specifics, Travis, because I find them very helpful in deciding which varieties to try first. I have seeds for Green Doctors Frosted and fear the assertivemess...suddenly "sweeter than Green Doctors" doesn't hold as much promise for a winner for me. Also have seeds for Green Zebra Cherry this year, so we'll see.

[OneoftheEarls]

you never got Earl's Green Cherry kath?

[austinnhanasmom]

I want to try Earl's Green Cherry!

I grew Green Doctor's Frosted last year - first time with a green when ripe tomato. The flavor was great but I'm not sure I have the patience for a green when ripe tomato...

My 5 year old, however, demanded that GDF make it into the yearly grow list.

So it shall be...

[kath]

Originally Posted by OneoftheEarls

you never got Earl's Green Cherry kath?

Not yet, Earl...

[kath]

[QUOTE=austinnhanasmom;196808I grew Green Doctor's Frosted last year - first time with a green when ripe tomato. The flavor was great but I'm not sure I have the patience for a green when ripe tomato...[/QUOTE]

By this, do you mean you have to check each one carefully to know when it's ripe? Did it take a long time for the plant to mature?

[patty_b]

Has anyone heard of "All Green" cherry?? Rec'd it in a swap but have not found any information for it. Patty

[habitat_gardener]

Originally Posted by travis

...Aunt Ruby's German Green Cherry is too quick to burst, and too fragile to hold when ripe for more than a few hours....

I grew this one last year. In my dry-summer climate it didn't burst, and it held longer than a few hours. Maybe a few days. Good flavor, but not great.

But yeah, it was more fragile than other cherries. I picked Medovaya Kaplyas (yellow, sort of pear shape) in late Nov. before the first frost as greenies, and just ate the last ones yesterday. A surprising number of them were unblemished and unwrinkled.