banjam rumi orange

[Trudi]

It's Rumi Banjan--which is a lovely and yummy yellow tomato, and there is also a Banjan Roomi--which is a smallish red mega-cropper. I've got both in the ground outside.

[gorbelly]

Originally Posted by ddsack

Narnia - my plants in the garden were medium height, maybe chest high by the end of the season, but very bushy and branching. Might need a bit of pruning in a pot to keep it in bounds.

Sorry to zombie this older post, but I'm having a lot of trouble getting information on how this variety will grow. Would you say from your experience that a couple of these would grow OK in something like a standard storage tote? What did it need in terms of support?

[ABlindHog]

I grew these two or three years ago, they only got about 4' tall but they where very bushy. I don't think I would recommend two in one tote without some serious pruning. The fruit was juicy and the taste was good but they where very seedy without much meat. I chose not to grow them again.

[Gardeneer]

"Rum" , "Room" means the same thing that is "Rome", Italy
"Rumi" , "Roomi" meanf from Rome or of Italian Origin.

So "Banjan Rumi" means Banjan of Rome. It is possible that in certain Afghani dialect "Banjan" means tomatot or pehaps eggplant. So it is called Roman Eggplant. Maybe !!!

Aside from the name and origin, it sounds like something to grow.

Gardeneer

[gorbelly]

Originally Posted by ABlindHog

The fruit was juicy and the taste was good but they where very seedy without much meat. I chose not to grow them again.

I find the gel to be the best tasting part of the tomato (although for obvious reasons I wouldn't want all my tomatoes to be super seedy), so I might enjoy these. Maybe I'll try one this year.

[gorbelly]

Originally Posted by ABlindHog

I don't think I would recommend two in one tote without some serious pruning.

I haven't grown anything large in containers successfully before. Do you think a 10 gallon pot would be enough for one? And will it be OK with central staking, or is full-on caging or trellising a must?

[charley]

I grew it last year.but i must say i didnt like the taste kinda bland.it was about 4 ft tall production was enough to feed a army. And they start out yellow then from the bottom up the orange comes on as they ripen.i will say the are the prettiest little tomato that I have ever grown

[gorbelly]

Thanks, charley and ABlindHog, for your help!

charley, do you recall your seed source? I realize that the same seeds can produce very different growing experiences based on where/how they're grown, but my understanding is that there might be more variation between seed sources for this one because it's not a standardized "breed" the way most of us think about varieties.

[ddsack]

Since they are not overly tall, I think a 10 gallon would be fine. They do branch out very freely, so a cage would probably be in order, and you might need to stake that too, to keep it from listing over when it gets going on production with loads of tomatoes. It certainly is a pretty little tomato.

[charley]

Sorry i dont know the seeds source someone gave them to me extra in a seed swap. I have extra if ya want them

[charley]

Talavera native is another one that for me was very similar in taste and production but just bland.but it might do well for someone else in a different climate than mine

[Cole_Robbie]

I'm going to give Rumi Banjan a shot in the high tunnel as a candidate for an early determinate orange. Babushkin Potseluy will compete for the same spot in the lineup.

[AlittleSalt]

I planted some Rumi Banjan seeds I got from someone out in the desert ... dessert ... (hot place with lots of sand) I'm thinking they'll do fine here in my part of Texas.

I guess the past couple days have worn me out

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie

I'm going to give Rumi Banjan a shot in the high tunnel as a candidate for an early determinate orange. Babushkin Potseluy will compete for the same spot in the lineup.

PLease see my post #7 above since there is no one bajam, or however one spells it for it's a landrace and can show itself in different colors.

Carolyn. almost forgot, Cole I have that other one with a differentspelling, that is, a j not a y at the end, but the person doing the seed production this past summer lost all of the plants from seeds I sent him, as well as 60 of his own new ones. I guess I'll have to look to see if I have more seeds of it to send him.

[ChiliPeppa]

Well, not sure about this. You could be right but...Rumi was a famous Persian Sufi poet. And Banjan means song, at least in most areas there 'bouts. So my take is that it means Song of Rumi.

Originally Posted by Gardeneer

"Rum" , "Room" means the same thing that is "Rome", Italy
"Rumi" , "Roomi" meanf from Rome or of Italian Origin.

So "Banjan Rumi" means Banjan of Rome. It is possible that in certain Afghani dialect "Banjan" means tomatot or pehaps eggplant. So it is called Roman Eggplant. Maybe !!!

Aside from the name and origin, it sounds like something to grow.

Gardeneer