What Happened to Sapho?

peebee · September 20, 2014

I happened upon a 2003 Organic Gardening magazine I forgot I had, and it was quite interesting to see what was in vogue over 10 years ago.

Sapho (yes, only 1 "p") was OG's staff pick for cherry tomatoes that year. A hybrid with a nice balance of tangy & sweet flavor, meaty texture & few seeds, does not crack, has semi-compact vines, bred to tolerate crown & root rot, according to the description. Does well in pots. Sounds like a winner to me! Yet this variety seems to have fallen out of favor since then, as almost no one carries this anymore. A search here only yielded one post, and it was only as an offering for a trade, unless my search was not done well enough.

Has anyone grown this, and what can you tell me about it? Just curious as to why it was so highly regarded by OG.

Thanks.

September 20, 2014	#1
peebee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Southern CA Posts: 1,714	What Happened to Sapho? I happened upon a 2003 Organic Gardening magazine I forgot I had, and it was quite interesting to see what was in vogue over 10 years ago. Sapho (yes, only 1 "p") was OG's staff pick for cherry tomatoes that year. A hybrid with a nice balance of tangy & sweet flavor, meaty texture & few seeds, does not crack, has semi-compact vines, bred to tolerate crown & root rot, according to the description. Does well in pots. Sounds like a winner to me! Yet this variety seems to have fallen out of favor since then, as almost no one carries this anymore. A search here only yielded one post, and it was only as an offering for a trade, unless my search was not done well enough. Has anyone grown this, and what can you tell me about it? Just curious as to why it was so highly regarded by OG. Thanks.