What is your favorite tomato for drying?

MuddyToes · August 8, 2017

So far, my favorite dried tomatoes are black plum and Jaune Flammee. Black plum did great for me the first year and fruits were a little larger than a cherry, almost plum-sized. The next year the plant was sickly all season (totally my fault) and the fruits were still plum-shaped but smaller and split like crazy. I ordered both plants from a nursery.

Jaune Flammee has been a sturdy little plant and steady producer. If I gave it a bigger container, it would probably give more fruit.

Already thinking ahead to next year....

Maybe a paste like Black Russian or Costoluto Genovese? I've never had either. I have read Brokenbar's posts in archives regarding her sundried tomatoes and preference for CG. Or perhaps I should try a traditional drying tomato like Principe Borghese?

What do you recommend?

August 8, 2017	#1
MuddyToes Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Delaware Posts: 234	What is your favorite tomato for drying? So far, my favorite dried tomatoes are black plum and Jaune Flammee. Black plum did great for me the first year and fruits were a little larger than a cherry, almost plum-sized. The next year the plant was sickly all season (totally my fault) and the fruits were still plum-shaped but smaller and split like crazy. I ordered both plants from a nursery. Jaune Flammee has been a sturdy little plant and steady producer. If I gave it a bigger container, it would probably give more fruit. Already thinking ahead to next year.... Maybe a paste like Black Russian or Costoluto Genovese? I've never had either. I have read Brokenbar's posts in archives regarding her sundried tomatoes and preference for CG. Or perhaps I should try a traditional drying tomato like Principe Borghese? What do you recommend?