Early Varieties that taste good

[ArcherB]

Berkeley Tie Die was one of the first I got last year. Tasted pretty good too!

Cherokee Purple came in a close second.

BTW, I'm in Texas, so YMMV.

[Tom C zone 4/5]

I liked stupice & tibet appel for indeterminates.

Mobil & nyagous for semi determinates.

[Tania]

I would like to add Yamal and Sibirskiy Skorospelyi to the list of great tasting earlies. Both are determinate and quite compact. but they produce a lot of tasty tomatoes pretty much all the season.

Belye Nochi is another very good one.

Tania

[cushman350]

Originally Posted by tam91

Hi Bob, you live pretty much near me. Are you talking about planting tomatoes out in a week or two? Just wondered, unless they're under shelter or something, I'd think we're over a month away from planting.

Or did you mean planting the seeds? I've got a bunch going myself.

Black Krim is fairly early for me, and I love them. Also, Black Cherry and Sungold. Not sure those are officially early ones though.

Sun Gold 57 days
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This variety has proven itself to be the best flavored small tomato with the highest brix sugar level of all. A small golden cherry tomato with flavor that is very sweet and fruity. A bright orange color make these a great mix with Grape tomatoes in salads.


Thx for all the new info on earlies with great taste. Im taking notes.

[tam91]

Tom, you're calling Nyagous a semi-determinate? Mine have always produced all season, that's interesting.

[barkeater]

Bob wrote "I live by Chicago so the planting season is a week or two away".

I just noticed that statement in your original post, hardwaterbob. I guarantee the planting season for tomatoes near Chicago is at least six weeks away. You can still start seeds inside if you want.

[hardwaterbob]

I'm going to try using a cold frame and moving them inside when the weather gets too cold. I am also going to use containers for a couple. I'm willing to try anything that will give me a jump on the growing season. I know that about May 15 or so is the outdoor get them in and then don't worry about them.

Bob

[tam91]

I nursed a bunch along early last year by wrapping heavy plastic around their cages, and putting bottles full of hot water tucked next to them at night. I'd open op the top during nice days.

The plastic didn't touch the plants, just the cages. These were in containers.

[Tom C zone 4/5]

Originally Posted by tam91

Tom, you're calling Nyagous a semi-determinate? Mine have always produced all season, that's interesting.

Brown clustered fruit 3 to 6 oz (I disremember if it rl or pl), for me in NH set one good crop and a much smaller second set on a three foot tall vine.

You could be right, but thats how it looked to me.

The thread starter wanted early tomato? It was among the first for that year. I tossed out a pink two reds and a brown of my trial.

[tam91]

Tatiana's lists Nyagous as indeterminate, as that's how it has been for me - it isn't my favorite black for taste (although it's good), but it pumped them out all summer the past few years. It was fairly early for me last year, but Black Krim actually beat it.