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Slg Garden · July 18, 2015

I'm growing Sungreen for the first time this year and finding the first few to be almost flavorless. Will that improve with later tomatoes or am I picking them too early or something else? The plant is a total beast -- huge with tons of tomatoes so I really want to like it.

Cole_Robbie · July 19, 2015

Mine were not great, either, but I don't know if the problem was my rainy weather.

They are really hard to pick; the fruit hardly change color when ripe.

I'm dropping Sun Green next year, and the only GWR cherry I'm going to grow will be Lucky Tiger and Green Tiger, of the Artisans.

And it's a saladette, not a cherry, but my Esmerelda Golosina are just delicious. They are some of the sweetest fruit of the year.

Slg Garden · July 19, 2015

Thanks. I'll add Esmeralda to my 2016 wish list. It looks like it would take up less space than the green beast. Hopefully Sungreen will improve as the season progresses.

ChrisK · July 19, 2015

My Esmeralda plant is a monster.

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Originally Posted by Slg Garden

Thanks. I'll add Esmeralda to my 2016 wish list. It looks like it would take up less space than the green beast. Hopefully Sungreen will improve as the season progresses.

frogsleap farm · July 19, 2015

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Originally Posted by travis

Frogsleap used SunGreen in a cross with something that must be similar to the Artisan Tiger lines, because one of the segregations he showed looks very similar to Green Tiger. It was beautiful.

This is one of the five (Sungreen x Lucky Tiger sister line)F1s I grew last year. I have several F2 plants from each of two of the lines out this year. The lines derived from this cross are a little earlier and have a more complex flavor than the Sungreen parent.

heirloomtomaguy · July 19, 2015

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Originally Posted by frogsleap farm

This is one of the five (Sungreen x Lucky Tiger sister line)F1s I grew last year. I have several F2 plants from each of two of the lines out this year. The lines derived from this cross are a little earlier and have a more complex flavor than the Sungreen parent.

Very nice looking. Sounds like they taste good too.

Slg Garden · July 19, 2015

Frogs leap, Those look very interesting. Will you eventually sell seeds?

frogsleap farm · July 19, 2015

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Originally Posted by Slg Garden

Frogs leap, Those look very interesting. Will you eventually sell seeds?

I will if I can capture this phenotype in a stable line, ~ 3 yrs?

Cole_Robbie · July 19, 2015

What's your take on the difference between your cross and Lucky Tiger?

July 18, 2015	#16
Slg Garden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Seattle area Posts: 76	I'm growing Sungreen for the first time this year and finding the first few to be almost flavorless. Will that improve with later tomatoes or am I picking them too early or something else? The plant is a total beast -- huge with tons of tomatoes so I really want to like it.

July 19, 2015	#17
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Mine were not great, either, but I don't know if the problem was my rainy weather. They are really hard to pick; the fruit hardly change color when ripe. I'm dropping Sun Green next year, and the only GWR cherry I'm going to grow will be Lucky Tiger and Green Tiger, of the Artisans. And it's a saladette, not a cherry, but my Esmerelda Golosina are just delicious. They are some of the sweetest fruit of the year.