Final selection-snacking tomatoe and dehydrating tomato

Tracydr · December 21, 2011

I'm putting the final touches on my list, actually a little late on getting planted. I'll be planting most of my seeds tomorrow, except for anything I need to order/buy.
I'm trying to find a good in-hand snacking tomato in addition to Sungold and Black Cherry. Last year, I only planted Reisentraubes, thinking we would love a nice grape and we ended up not likening them. I wasted a large section of garden on 7-8 plants. I was able to dehydrate the tomatoes and they were better but still not great. I would describe the flavor as bland, not sweet, not tart, not bad but not good either.
Not sure what we didn't like about them. I like sweet tomatoes and my husband likes acid but neither of us liked the Reisentraube, though they were grown in the same garden as all our other tomatoes, none of which we disliked. They tasted like grocery store cherries even though all our larger tomatoes were wonderful.
Here's what I plan to grow:
Black Cherry
Lime Green Salad ( not really a cherry but I guess it's a saladette?)
I also have seeds for:
Ildi
Green Grape
Ghost Cherry
Yellow Pear
Maybe Juliet, couldn't find the seeds but know I had them
Im open to ordering some seeds, hybrid or open pollinated. Some that I've been interested in are:
Sara's Galapagos
Tess's Landrace Currant
Tommy Toe
Rose Quartz
Juan Flamme

I want big flavor. We love Cherokee Purple and Arkansas Traveler if that helps with the flavor profile. Large production would really be nice as well, especially something with heat tolerance, although I know that AZ heat is impossible. I will most likely pull plants by July and start over for fall so sometimes plants that do well in cooler weather and short season are actually good, too.
I'm also looking for a good dehydrating tomato. Either the same or in addition to our snacking tomatoes. I like to cut the cherries in half and stick them on the dehydrator. Smaller ones can be dried whole.
I'm not concerned with the semantics of cherries vs grapes or currants, although I love learning more about this issue. Just want a mouthful bursting with flavor. A bowl full of a few different colors would be a nice bonus, too although not necessary.

December 21, 2011	#1
Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	Final selection-snacking tomatoe and dehydrating tomato I'm putting the final touches on my list, actually a little late on getting planted. I'll be planting most of my seeds tomorrow, except for anything I need to order/buy. I'm trying to find a good in-hand snacking tomato in addition to Sungold and Black Cherry. Last year, I only planted Reisentraubes, thinking we would love a nice grape and we ended up not likening them. I wasted a large section of garden on 7-8 plants. I was able to dehydrate the tomatoes and they were better but still not great. I would describe the flavor as bland, not sweet, not tart, not bad but not good either. Not sure what we didn't like about them. I like sweet tomatoes and my husband likes acid but neither of us liked the Reisentraube, though they were grown in the same garden as all our other tomatoes, none of which we disliked. They tasted like grocery store cherries even though all our larger tomatoes were wonderful. Here's what I plan to grow: Black Cherry Lime Green Salad ( not really a cherry but I guess it's a saladette?) I also have seeds for: Ildi Green Grape Ghost Cherry Yellow Pear Maybe Juliet, couldn't find the seeds but know I had them Im open to ordering some seeds, hybrid or open pollinated. Some that I've been interested in are: Sara's Galapagos Tess's Landrace Currant Tommy Toe Rose Quartz Juan Flamme I want big flavor. We love Cherokee Purple and Arkansas Traveler if that helps with the flavor profile. Large production would really be nice as well, especially something with heat tolerance, although I know that AZ heat is impossible. I will most likely pull plants by July and start over for fall so sometimes plants that do well in cooler weather and short season are actually good, too. I'm also looking for a good dehydrating tomato. Either the same or in addition to our snacking tomatoes. I like to cut the cherries in half and stick them on the dehydrator. Smaller ones can be dried whole. I'm not concerned with the semantics of cherries vs grapes or currants, although I love learning more about this issue. Just want a mouthful bursting with flavor. A bowl full of a few different colors would be a nice bonus, too although not necessary. Last edited by Tracydr; December 21, 2011 at 10:24 PM.