Green Shoulders

gorbelly · January 8, 2017

They look different to me, Gardeneer. Malakhitovaya produced much smoother fruit for me, and the coloration was less stripey/streaky. The blush looked different as well. But of course, these things can be affected by growing conditions.

I believe ARGG is supposed to produce slightly larger fruit and be less acidic. Also, I imagine a TN heirloom would probably respond differently to environmental conditions than a Russian bred tomato. I haven't done a side by side taste test. Doing a "vs" growout should be very interesting!

January 8, 2017	#37
gorbelly Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Southeastern Pennsylvania Posts: 1,069	They look different to me, Gardeneer. Malakhitovaya produced much smoother fruit for me, and the coloration was less stripey/streaky. The blush looked different as well. But of course, these things can be affected by growing conditions. I believe ARGG is supposed to produce slightly larger fruit and be less acidic. Also, I imagine a TN heirloom would probably respond differently to environmental conditions than a Russian bred tomato. I haven't done a side by side taste test. Doing a "vs" growout should be very interesting!