Large Barred Boar

**nctomatoman** · July 16, 2006

Looking forward to this one when it ripens up - here is an unripe fruit -

Supposedly looks like a striped version of Cherokee Purple. Getting pretty big, Brad!

**Lee** · July 17, 2006

Here's a picture of a ripe fruit. Will hopefully get a chance
to taste it tomorrow.

Lee

Suze · July 18, 2006

Very nice looking tomato, Lee! Looks like the green/olive-ish striping has a bit of a metallic sheen to it.

As a diehard CP lover, I'll be very interested in hearing how it tastes/compares to CP.

I have seeds for Black and Brown Boar (SSE request), just haven't grown them out yet. Hmmm, wonder how these two vary...Brad?

feraltomatoes · July 18, 2006

The picture Lee took looks just like the one I picked today and ate for dinner. First one of the season, it was very meaty and had great flavor IMO.

Black and Brown Boar- Looks like a Black Zebra in color and stripes, friuts can be round or have some ribbing from same plant.

robbins · July 19, 2006

Picked the first Large Barred Boar today - looks just like Lee's. Also first of the Beauty Kings. Both are beautiful, though the Beauty King has that brown streaking thing that Vintage Wine always has. Haven't tasted yet - photos first. Also picked 2 very pretty and large Green Giants (PL) that will need to ripen for a few days before eating.
Dammies - life is good! (Even at 107 degrees!)
Robbins

**Lee** · July 19, 2006

I brought the LBB into work yesterday to show everyone
and we had an impromptu taste testing.

The interior was a single color similar to typical blacks such as Cherokee Purple or Carbon. It leans more to the side
of solid/meaty in consistency, but was very juicy for a variety of this consistency.

The taste was more towards the tart side of the spectrum.
Very good IMO. It doesn't have the sweet undertones that
exist in a Cherokee Purple, but I would rank it in the 7.5/8
range out of 10. Very good indeed!

The comments from the other tasters ranged from:
"Yep, that's a tomato!" to "mmmm, juicy."
Of course the best comments came from the 9 and 7 year old boys that tried the tomato. "More, please!"

Lee

chilhuacle · July 19, 2006

Sounds delicious, you’ve convinced me Lee, I’ll have to run out and pick one…….

……up from Brad’s stand at the Farmers Market. :wink:

**nctomatoman** · July 22, 2006

Well, it sure is pretty. Looks like the color of Cherokee chocolate with distinct green splotches and stripes. The interior is structured more like Black Krim or Black from Tula. Flavor - well, similar to Black Krim to my taste - on the tart side, not all that sweet - I would rank it a 6.5 out of 10 (and it was pretty much peak ripeness). Certainly good enough, and unique in appearance.

**Lee** · July 22, 2006

Here's a picture of ours from last night's meal.

Lee

robbins · July 24, 2006

Finally ate the Large Barred Boars, Beauty King and Green Giants. Both the LBB and BK's were on the tart side with lots of juice. Absolutly beautiful and good BLT material! The GG's were too mild for my taste with tons of juice - maybe I let them get too ripe. All were good, but not the elusive 10............. The search continues!

NCTIM · July 31, 2006

Here is a pic of my Large Barred Boar.

I had a lot of fun growing this one. I liked the taste but found that the fruit tended to rot if left on the vine to fully ripen. If you pick it early and let it ripen on the counter it does much better.

Thanks for the seeds Brad.

Tim

July 16, 2006	#1
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	Large Barred Boar Looking forward to this one when it ripens up - here is an unripe fruit - Supposedly looks like a striped version of Cherokee Purple. Getting pretty big, Brad! __________________ Craig

July 19, 2006	#7
chilhuacle Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Concord CA z9b, just west of Tomatoville Posts: 415	Sounds delicious, you’ve convinced me Lee, I’ll have to run out and pick one……. ……up from Brad’s stand at the Farmers Market. :wink: __________________ Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach a person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks. Bruce

July 22, 2006	#8
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	Well, it sure is pretty. Looks like the color of Cherokee chocolate with distinct green splotches and stripes. The interior is structured more like Black Krim or Black from Tula. Flavor - well, similar to Black Krim to my taste - on the tart side, not all that sweet - I would rank it a 6.5 out of 10 (and it was pretty much peak ripeness). Certainly good enough, and unique in appearance. __________________ Craig

July 31, 2006	#11
NCTIM Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: zone 8 NC Posts: 286	Here is a pic of my Large Barred Boar. I had a lot of fun growing this one. I liked the taste but found that the fruit tended to rot if left on the vine to fully ripen. If you pick it early and let it ripen on the counter it does much better. Thanks for the seeds Brad. Tim __________________ "You can observe a lot by just watching." - Yogi Berra

July 17, 2006	#2
Lee Tomatopalooza™ Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NC-Zone 7 Posts: 2,188	Here's a picture of a ripe fruit. Will hopefully get a chance to taste it tomorrow. Lee

July 18, 2006	#3
Suze Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 3,027	Very nice looking tomato, Lee! Looks like the green/olive-ish striping has a bit of a metallic sheen to it. As a diehard CP lover, I'll be very interested in hearing how it tastes/compares to CP. I have seeds for Black and Brown Boar (SSE request), just haven't grown them out yet. Hmmm, wonder how these two vary...Brad?

July 18, 2006	#4
feraltomatoes Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Home=Napa Valley/ Garden=Solano County Posts: 245	The picture Lee took looks just like the one I picked today and ate for dinner. First one of the season, it was very meaty and had great flavor IMO. Black and Brown Boar- Looks like a Black Zebra in color and stripes, friuts can be round or have some ribbing from same plant.

July 19, 2006	#5
robbins Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MO Posts: 153	Picked the first Large Barred Boar today - looks just like Lee's. Also first of the Beauty Kings. Both are beautiful, though the Beauty King has that brown streaking thing that Vintage Wine always has. Haven't tasted yet - photos first. Also picked 2 very pretty and large Green Giants (PL) that will need to ripen for a few days before eating. Dammies - life is good! (Even at 107 degrees!) Robbins

July 24, 2006	#10
robbins Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MO Posts: 153	Finally ate the Large Barred Boars, Beauty King and Green Giants. Both the LBB and BK's were on the tart side with lots of juice. Absolutly beautiful and good BLT material! The GG's were too mild for my taste with tons of juice - maybe I let them get too ripe. All were good, but not the elusive 10............. The search continues!