Results for my Indeterminate varieties so far.....

**nctomatoman** · July 16, 2012

Wow - when it rains it pours! Actually, it hasn't rained nearly enough...and it's been incredibly hot. But - we've gone from no tomatoes to too many tomatoes very quickly! You all know I am up to my eyeballs in dwarfs this year - but also a nice, interesting selection of indeterminate varieties, which are coming in nicely. Here is what I am growing, days to maturity, size, and flavor ratings to date.

Caitlin's Lucky Stripe - 72 days, work in progress - not striped; 3-4 ounce oval, pink/yellow, yet to taste
Cherokee Chocolate - 59 days, crossed (from 1998 seed - next to Eva Purple Ball that year), 2 oz red, very tasty - 7.5, incredibly productive, likely F1
Cherokee Green - 68 days, typical (amber skin, green flesh), 6-12 ounce oblate, just delicious - 8+
Cherokee Purple - yet to ripen, make a transcription error - from 1999, this is actually a bicolor from a fruit I bought years ago at the farmers market (it was evident early on looking at the plant/flowering habit it was not Cherokee Purple!)
Piennolo - 64 days, 2 oz red pyriform (paste type), not too fond of it - 6 or so, will use for sauce or drying
Torre Canne - 59 days - 1-2 oz round red, bland, thick wall, storage type I guess, flavor 4 when fresh picked.
Anna Russian - yet to ripen
JD Special C Tex - yet to ripen
Little Lucky - yet to ripen; stake broke, plant broke, will have to ripen on a dying plant
Big Sandy - yet to ripen
Mexico Midget - 44 days - tiny pea sized red, just delicious flavor - 7.5
Striped Sweetheart - yet to ripen
Hege's German Pink - 64 days - 7-16 oz pink oblate to round, extra productive, tasted better a few years ago - better than German Johnson, though
Tennessee Britches - 71 days - weird - 5-10 oz pale yellow with blush, crossed seed (from Victory) - but tasty.
Abraham Lincoln- 70 days - USDA sourced, 8 oz oblate red, just delicious, 8 - better than recent, smaller "versions" of AL
Lillian's Yellow Heirloom - yet to ripen
Lucky Cross - 72 days - 6-10 oz oblate bicolor, delicious, just starting
Large Lucky Red - yet to ripen
Bridge Mikes - 71 days - 12 oz nearly round, pink, pretty good - need to taste a few more - a rare variety though SSE years ago
Dester Amish- 72 days - 8 oz oblate pink, from SSE (won taste competition last year), haven't tasted yet
Giant Syrian - 51 days - 16 oz blunt red heart, very good flavor
Polish - 66 days - 10-16 oz oblate pink, prolific, Bill Ellis strain, delicious as always
Aunt Ruby's Green - 70 days - 5-12 oz round to oblate, pale green exterior (clear skin), pale pink blossom end, delicious.
Nepal- 72 days - 6-8 oz nearly round red, delicious, prolific
Don's Double Delight - 70 days - 4-14 oz stunning red with vertical gold stripes, out of Lucky Cross/BrandyTad material, selected/named by Lee, just delicious variety, potato leaf, unique
Selwin Yellow - 68 days - 6-9 oz, old SSE variety, nice looking red/yellow bicolor with very large RL leaf, tasty for a bicolor - quite good
Costoluto Genovese - 73 days - 4-5 oz ruffled oblate red, blah flavor
Big Willy - yet to ripen
Strawberry Margarita - yet to ripen
Dana's Dusky Rose - 71 days - 4-10 oz oblate purple, nice flavor
German Johnson RL - 67 days - 6-12 oz irregular oblate to round pink, blah mild flavor, I just don't like GJ very much
Anna Russian - 72 days - 10-16 oz heart shaped pink, surprised at the size, very tasty
Orange Strawberry - yet to ripen
Reinhart Chocolate Heart - yet to ripen
Cuostralee - yet to ripen
Regina's Yellow - 71 days - 8-14 oz red.yellow bicolor, tasting very good this year
Burgundy Traveler - 60 days - 4-6 oz round to oblate pink, delicious all purpose variety, very sweet
German Johnson PL - 75 days - 11 oz irregular oblate pink, haven't tasted yet
Great White - 62 days - 12 oz oblate near white, actually surprised at how good it tasted
Brandywine - 72 days - 16 oz oblate pink, yet to taste, producing well
Nelson's Golden Giant - 73 days - 16 oz oblate pale orange, haven't yet tasted
Green Grape- 67 days - oval lg cherry tomatoes, amber skin, good flavor, firm
Yellow Ponderosa - yet to ripen
Amana Orange - 73 days - 5-12 oz oblate pale orange, yet to taste
Virginia Sweet - 73 days - 14 oz yellow/red bicolor, ruffled/irreg oblate, quite firm/crunchy, didn't care for the flavor
Taps PL - yet to ripen
Reinhart Green Heart - yet to ripen
Arkansas Traveler - 69 days - 6 oz round pink, really liked the sweet flavor
Nebraska Wedding - yet to ripen
Abraham Lincoln PL - yet to ripen
Trader Joe Yellow Cherry - yet to ripen
Hege's German Pink - 69 days - 6-12 oz pink, oblate, this one (different source seed) didn't taste as good as the other (described above)
Cosmonaut Volkov Red - yet to ripen
Black from Tula - 62 days - 9 oz oblate purple, yet to taste
Green Giant - yet to ripen
Lucky Cross RL - 74 days - 3 oz round red, green shoulder, yet to taste, obvious F1 cross
Green Giant RL - 74 days - 12 oz, oblate, still waiting for final color, yet to taste
Taps RL - 71 days - 5-11 oz oblate pink, didn't care for the flavor this year
Stump of the World - yet to ripen
Teddy Smooth - 71 days - 3 oz oblate pink, hollow interior, fair flavor at best
Yellow Bell- 61 days - 3 oz Roma shaped, cream yellow color, sweet flavor, prolific
Hillbilly - 75 days - 8 oz round, looks red, not quite right, yet to taste, could be crossed seed, from TGS
Teddy Steak - yet to ripen
Druzba - 64 days - 6 oz smooth sl oblate red, very good flavor
Lucinda - 67 days - 3-4 oz green/yellow stripes, ferny foliage, disease prone, not tasted
Green Doctors - 60 days - large amber skin green cherry, last year it was clear skin, firm, better flavored this year
Large Lucky Red RL - yet to ripen
Lucky Cross RL - 73 days - 4-7 oz oblate pink, very tasty, clearly an F1, unknown other parent
Hillbilly PL - yet to ripen
Summertime Green Ind - yet to ripen
Casey's Pure Yellow RL - 73 days - 5-8 oz oblate yellow with vertical pink stripes, healthy, may have crossed with one of the striped BrandyTad selections
Lillian's Yellow RL- yet to ripen
Indian Stripe F2 sl purple stem - 72 days - 3 oz, very firm round pink, very sweet
Speckled Roman - yet to ripen
Maiden's Gold - yet to ripen
Indian Stripe F2 pur stem - yet to ripen
Cuor di Buie - 59 days - 6 oz nearly round firm pink, dry flesh, quite bland
Cherokee Chocolate - yet to ripen
Cooper's Special - yet to ripen
Kellogg's Breakfast - yet to ripen
Cherokee Purple - yet to ripen
Tondino - yet to ripen
Sorrento - yet to ripen
Indian Stripe F2 pur stem - yet to ripen
Casey's Pure Yellow RL- 20 days - F1 cross, small sweet red cherry, likely a cross with Ozark Cherry
Cherokee Chocolate - yet to ripen
Cherokee Purple - yet to ripen
Curley Caley - yet to ripen
Blush - 53 days - 2 oz long/oval yellow with pink streaks, tough skin, sweet, crunchy
Tiger Tom - 62 days - 2-3 oz round red with jagged gold stripes, tart, nice
Orange Ambrosia - 50 days - orange cherry tomato, plant diseased, nice flavor but not Sungold
Green Zebra Cherry - 67 days - grew larger this year, size of Green Zebra, firm/OK flavor - but not a cherry tomato
Sungold - 56 days - superb as always!
Red Ambrosia - 54 days - red cherry, good flavor but not great
Maglia Rose - 54 days - pink version of Blush with faint yellow stripes, similarly tough skinned/crunchy
Sungold Select II - 50 days -not gold but a nice red cherry - cross or seed mixup

July 16, 2012	#1
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	Results for my Indeterminate varieties so far..... Wow - when it rains it pours! Actually, it hasn't rained nearly enough...and it's been incredibly hot. But - we've gone from no tomatoes to too many tomatoes very quickly! You all know I am up to my eyeballs in dwarfs this year - but also a nice, interesting selection of indeterminate varieties, which are coming in nicely. Here is what I am growing, days to maturity, size, and flavor ratings to date. Caitlin's Lucky Stripe - 72 days, work in progress - not striped; 3-4 ounce oval, pink/yellow, yet to taste Cherokee Chocolate - 59 days, crossed (from 1998 seed - next to Eva Purple Ball that year), 2 oz red, very tasty - 7.5, incredibly productive, likely F1 Cherokee Green - 68 days, typical (amber skin, green flesh), 6-12 ounce oblate, just delicious - 8+ Cherokee Purple - yet to ripen, make a transcription error - from 1999, this is actually a bicolor from a fruit I bought years ago at the farmers market (it was evident early on looking at the plant/flowering habit it was not Cherokee Purple!) Piennolo - 64 days, 2 oz red pyriform (paste type), not too fond of it - 6 or so, will use for sauce or drying Torre Canne - 59 days - 1-2 oz round red, bland, thick wall, storage type I guess, flavor 4 when fresh picked. Anna Russian - yet to ripen JD Special C Tex - yet to ripen Little Lucky - yet to ripen; stake broke, plant broke, will have to ripen on a dying plant Big Sandy - yet to ripen Mexico Midget - 44 days - tiny pea sized red, just delicious flavor - 7.5 Striped Sweetheart - yet to ripen Hege's German Pink - 64 days - 7-16 oz pink oblate to round, extra productive, tasted better a few years ago - better than German Johnson, though Tennessee Britches - 71 days - weird - 5-10 oz pale yellow with blush, crossed seed (from Victory) - but tasty. Abraham Lincoln- 70 days - USDA sourced, 8 oz oblate red, just delicious, 8 - better than recent, smaller "versions" of AL Lillian's Yellow Heirloom - yet to ripen Lucky Cross - 72 days - 6-10 oz oblate bicolor, delicious, just starting Large Lucky Red - yet to ripen Bridge Mikes - 71 days - 12 oz nearly round, pink, pretty good - need to taste a few more - a rare variety though SSE years ago Dester Amish- 72 days - 8 oz oblate pink, from SSE (won taste competition last year), haven't tasted yet Giant Syrian - 51 days - 16 oz blunt red heart, very good flavor Polish - 66 days - 10-16 oz oblate pink, prolific, Bill Ellis strain, delicious as always Aunt Ruby's Green - 70 days - 5-12 oz round to oblate, pale green exterior (clear skin), pale pink blossom end, delicious. Nepal- 72 days - 6-8 oz nearly round red, delicious, prolific Don's Double Delight - 70 days - 4-14 oz stunning red with vertical gold stripes, out of Lucky Cross/BrandyTad material, selected/named by Lee, just delicious variety, potato leaf, unique Selwin Yellow - 68 days - 6-9 oz, old SSE variety, nice looking red/yellow bicolor with very large RL leaf, tasty for a bicolor - quite good Costoluto Genovese - 73 days - 4-5 oz ruffled oblate red, blah flavor Big Willy - yet to ripen Strawberry Margarita - yet to ripen Dana's Dusky Rose - 71 days - 4-10 oz oblate purple, nice flavor German Johnson RL - 67 days - 6-12 oz irregular oblate to round pink, blah mild flavor, I just don't like GJ very much Anna Russian - 72 days - 10-16 oz heart shaped pink, surprised at the size, very tasty Orange Strawberry - yet to ripen Reinhart Chocolate Heart - yet to ripen Cuostralee - yet to ripen Regina's Yellow - 71 days - 8-14 oz red.yellow bicolor, tasting very good this year Burgundy Traveler - 60 days - 4-6 oz round to oblate pink, delicious all purpose variety, very sweet German Johnson PL - 75 days - 11 oz irregular oblate pink, haven't tasted yet Great White - 62 days - 12 oz oblate near white, actually surprised at how good it tasted Brandywine - 72 days - 16 oz oblate pink, yet to taste, producing well Nelson's Golden Giant - 73 days - 16 oz oblate pale orange, haven't yet tasted Green Grape- 67 days - oval lg cherry tomatoes, amber skin, good flavor, firm Yellow Ponderosa - yet to ripen Amana Orange - 73 days - 5-12 oz oblate pale orange, yet to taste Virginia Sweet - 73 days - 14 oz yellow/red bicolor, ruffled/irreg oblate, quite firm/crunchy, didn't care for the flavor Taps PL - yet to ripen Reinhart Green Heart - yet to ripen Arkansas Traveler - 69 days - 6 oz round pink, really liked the sweet flavor Nebraska Wedding - yet to ripen Abraham Lincoln PL - yet to ripen Trader Joe Yellow Cherry - yet to ripen Hege's German Pink - 69 days - 6-12 oz pink, oblate, this one (different source seed) didn't taste as good as the other (described above) Cosmonaut Volkov Red - yet to ripen Black from Tula - 62 days - 9 oz oblate purple, yet to taste Green Giant - yet to ripen Lucky Cross RL - 74 days - 3 oz round red, green shoulder, yet to taste, obvious F1 cross Green Giant RL - 74 days - 12 oz, oblate, still waiting for final color, yet to taste Taps RL - 71 days - 5-11 oz oblate pink, didn't care for the flavor this year Stump of the World - yet to ripen Teddy Smooth - 71 days - 3 oz oblate pink, hollow interior, fair flavor at best Yellow Bell- 61 days - 3 oz Roma shaped, cream yellow color, sweet flavor, prolific Hillbilly - 75 days - 8 oz round, looks red, not quite right, yet to taste, could be crossed seed, from TGS Teddy Steak - yet to ripen Druzba - 64 days - 6 oz smooth sl oblate red, very good flavor Lucinda - 67 days - 3-4 oz green/yellow stripes, ferny foliage, disease prone, not tasted Green Doctors - 60 days - large amber skin green cherry, last year it was clear skin, firm, better flavored this year Large Lucky Red RL - yet to ripen Lucky Cross RL - 73 days - 4-7 oz oblate pink, very tasty, clearly an F1, unknown other parent Hillbilly PL - yet to ripen Summertime Green Ind - yet to ripen Casey's Pure Yellow RL - 73 days - 5-8 oz oblate yellow with vertical pink stripes, healthy, may have crossed with one of the striped BrandyTad selections Lillian's Yellow RL- yet to ripen Indian Stripe F2 sl purple stem - 72 days - 3 oz, very firm round pink, very sweet Speckled Roman - yet to ripen Maiden's Gold - yet to ripen Indian Stripe F2 pur stem - yet to ripen Cuor di Buie - 59 days - 6 oz nearly round firm pink, dry flesh, quite bland Cherokee Chocolate - yet to ripen Cooper's Special - yet to ripen Kellogg's Breakfast - yet to ripen Cherokee Purple - yet to ripen Tondino - yet to ripen Sorrento - yet to ripen Indian Stripe F2 pur stem - yet to ripen Casey's Pure Yellow RL- 20 days - F1 cross, small sweet red cherry, likely a cross with Ozark Cherry Cherokee Chocolate - yet to ripen Cherokee Purple - yet to ripen Curley Caley - yet to ripen Blush - 53 days - 2 oz long/oval yellow with pink streaks, tough skin, sweet, crunchy Tiger Tom - 62 days - 2-3 oz round red with jagged gold stripes, tart, nice Orange Ambrosia - 50 days - orange cherry tomato, plant diseased, nice flavor but not Sungold Green Zebra Cherry - 67 days - grew larger this year, size of Green Zebra, firm/OK flavor - but not a cherry tomato Sungold - 56 days - superb as always! Red Ambrosia - 54 days - red cherry, good flavor but not great Maglia Rose - 54 days - pink version of Blush with faint yellow stripes, similarly tough skinned/crunchy Sungold Select II - 50 days -not gold but a nice red cherry - cross or seed mixup __________________ Craig