Looking for a strong tomato taste

happyscientist · May 26, 2007

Hello everyone,
I have been lurking for a while but haven't posted yet. I am looking for suggestions for a strong, acidic tomatoes. I see so many seeds and plants advertised as mild or low acid, but I want FLAVOR. I eat tomatoes whole like apples, and I want to know that I am eating a tomato.
I am not too picky about size, but since I am the only one in my house that eats tomatoes (I suspect there is something wrong with my husband), fruit over a pound each would just go to wasted.
The climate here in West Virginia is pretty tomato friendly (zone 6 with plenty, if not too mcu, rain). The season is a bit short though. We always get an early fall snow/frost, that kills the plants before they are done producing. That is why my druzbas never have much luck.
Also, has anyone tried manipulating the taste of a tomato with soil conditions? Right now, I am just trying to make my soil healthy. My garden is clay that gets amended each year with leaves and bloodmeal in the fall and compost in the spring. I also put down a layer of mulch in the spring that gets tilled in with the compost and the decomposing leaves the following spring. This adds about half an inch to one inch of topsoil each year. This is my third year gardening here, and I have started rotating my crops, moving corn and green beans to where the tomatoes were last year, and squash to where the peppers were. Can I add anything to this process that improves the growth or flavor of my tomatoes?

Thanks for your help.

May 26, 2007	#1
happyscientist Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: West Virginia Posts: 21	Looking for a strong tomato taste Hello everyone, I have been lurking for a while but haven't posted yet. I am looking for suggestions for a strong, acidic tomatoes. I see so many seeds and plants advertised as mild or low acid, but I want FLAVOR. I eat tomatoes whole like apples, and I want to know that I am eating a tomato. I am not too picky about size, but since I am the only one in my house that eats tomatoes (I suspect there is something wrong with my husband), fruit over a pound each would just go to wasted. The climate here in West Virginia is pretty tomato friendly (zone 6 with plenty, if not too mcu, rain). The season is a bit short though. We always get an early fall snow/frost, that kills the plants before they are done producing. That is why my druzbas never have much luck. Also, has anyone tried manipulating the taste of a tomato with soil conditions? Right now, I am just trying to make my soil healthy. My garden is clay that gets amended each year with leaves and bloodmeal in the fall and compost in the spring. I also put down a layer of mulch in the spring that gets tilled in with the compost and the decomposing leaves the following spring. This adds about half an inch to one inch of topsoil each year. This is my third year gardening here, and I have started rotating my crops, moving corn and green beans to where the tomatoes were last year, and squash to where the peppers were. Can I add anything to this process that improves the growth or flavor of my tomatoes? Thanks for your help.