Solar Flare Tomato - Page 3

AlittleSalt · June 2, 2017

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Originally Posted by Worth1

Slice it and put sugar on the slices.
Old school.

Worth

I was using it as a paperweight.

We just got almost 2" of rain in an hour. Maybe lightning got the plant?

AlittleSalt · June 6, 2017

It finally quit raining last night. It is sunny today and windy enough to dry the plants, so I went out to the garden to inspect the plants. Most look okay, and the weeds are growing real well.

Then I got to the Not Solar Flare plant. It seems there might be one good thing about Fusarium Wilt after all. Now I need to get rid of that plant

MissS · June 6, 2017

That's one of the things that I love about you Robert. You are always seeing things on the bright side.

tryno12 · September 22, 2017

Ginger, the photo's of Solar Flare from franknmiss look a lot like the Beauty King seeds from you that i grew out - wow!! large fruit and a ton of them, plants are still pumping out the Tom's! Do they seem similar to you(Solar Flare and Beauty King)?
Thanks
Pete

AlittleSalt · September 22, 2017

It reminds me, even nasty tomatoes do grow and produce in the FFFN garden. I have to remember that.

tryno12 · September 22, 2017

I take it some people don't care for Solar Flare?

ginger2778 · September 22, 2017

Quote:

Originally Posted by tryno12

Ginger, the photo's of Solar Flare from franknmiss look a lot like the Beauty King seeds from you that i grew out - wow!! large fruit and a ton of them, plants are still pumping out the Tom's! Do they seem similar to you(Solar Flare and Beauty King)?
Thanks
Pete

It does look a little bit like Beauty King but that's where the similarity ends. Beauty King is a dwarf, and solar flare is he full normal indeterminate. Solar flare produces more than Beauty King although Beauty King is no slouch in that department. Tastes are rather different too,BK is sweeter, ST more tomatoey.

ginger2778 · September 22, 2017

Quote:

Originally Posted by tryno12

I take it some people don't care for Solar Flare?

If you check again, he is referring to a "not" plant, not growing true.

tryno12 · September 22, 2017

Thanks Marsha, The BKings are still producing tons with no end in sight

I agree they seem a bit sweet now(I think the earlier ones were less so?

) Now when I mix with all these they make a great stewed/juice( seems like a waste for such a great bunch of tomatoes) but we all love the processed as well as raw. Next year I will cut back some i I don't sell so it is a lot to do - but never too many tomatoes!

Too bad of the Splits and Cracked Tom's - I believe I watered wrong and late in season

All in all a great bunch of seeds you sent.

Pete

AlittleSalt · September 22, 2017

Thank you Marsha.

TheUrbanFarmer · October 4, 2017

Personally, I love the Wild Boar Farm Solar Flare. It is exactly what they claim, a workhorse beefsteak, with great balance between acid and sweet and good sharp tomato flavor. 8-12oz fruits, consistently.

I DO find the production habit to be more similar to a determinate, in that it's first round of fruit setting is always heavier, and production seems to slow a bit. I've been growing Solar Flare at the rate of about 20-30 a year for the last 3 years.

This meant, I had to order new seed this year. Came directly from WBF. This year, we have one odd ball in the mix of red and gold.

Only thing I can figure, is this is a recessive gene trait that has surfaced within the Solar Flare, and I would assume, the other yellow/gold lines that WBF offers are likely derived from this variant. I messaged Brad directly over these off tomatoes and got no response.

These tomatoes taste NOTHING like a typical yellow. They are not bland in the least. The flavor is sweeter, more nuanced. Slightly fruity, without ever being sweet. After you swallow, you become aware of the acid. Then it builds. Then builds some more. It's really quite impressive. I'd not call it sour or bitter, it's just a very pronounced tomato acidity, that you'd normally not expect from a yellow.

While some seem to be frowning on this. I thought it a rather excellent tomato. I will be cloning, potting, and isolating this plant for seed. I've saved what I could from the first couple of fruits, but given they are in a row with about 15 other varieties near by, I don't trust them to be true.

Anyway, Yellow Solar Flare:

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September 22, 2017	#34
tryno12 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Indianapolis Area 46112 Posts: 857	Ginger, the photo's of Solar Flare from franknmiss look a lot like the Beauty King seeds from you that i grew out - wow!! large fruit and a ton of them, plants are still pumping out the Tom's! Do they seem similar to you(Solar Flare and Beauty King)? Thanks Pete

September 22, 2017	#35
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	It reminds me, even nasty tomatoes do grow and produce in the FFFN garden. I have to remember that.

October 4, 2017	#41
TheUrbanFarmer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Zone 8a Posts: 64	Personally, I love the Wild Boar Farm Solar Flare. It is exactly what they claim, a workhorse beefsteak, with great balance between acid and sweet and good sharp tomato flavor. 8-12oz fruits, consistently. I DO find the production habit to be more similar to a determinate, in that it's first round of fruit setting is always heavier, and production seems to slow a bit. I've been growing Solar Flare at the rate of about 20-30 a year for the last 3 years. This meant, I had to order new seed this year. Came directly from WBF. This year, we have one odd ball in the mix of red and gold. Only thing I can figure, is this is a recessive gene trait that has surfaced within the Solar Flare, and I would assume, the other yellow/gold lines that WBF offers are likely derived from this variant. I messaged Brad directly over these off tomatoes and got no response. These tomatoes taste NOTHING like a typical yellow. They are not bland in the least. The flavor is sweeter, more nuanced. Slightly fruity, without ever being sweet. After you swallow, you become aware of the acid. Then it builds. Then builds some more. It's really quite impressive. I'd not call it sour or bitter, it's just a very pronounced tomato acidity, that you'd normally not expect from a yellow. While some seem to be frowning on this. I thought it a rather excellent tomato. I will be cloning, potting, and isolating this plant for seed. I've saved what I could from the first couple of fruits, but given they are in a row with about 15 other varieties near by, I don't trust them to be true. Anyway, Yellow Solar Flare: