Best medium sized red tomato

[nctomatoman]

I tell ya, Nepal can wipe them all away for flavor! For me, Druzba tastes out as a 7, Nepal a 9.

[tam91]

I thought Red Brandywine was really good last year.

[remy]

Originally Posted by Fusion_power

I am one of those people whose color perception says a red tomato has bright reddish orange tones. A pink tomato is just pink. But then there are tomatoes with the high crimson gene and clear skin. These appear almost cherry red to me.

DarJones

I see them the same way. Those cherry red ones are ones I'll often call red and I have to remind myself they are technically a pink.
Remy

[Suze]

Red Boar was surprisingly tasty for me last year - nice, zippy taste and some attractive exterior striping to boot.

Christopher Columbus - I consider it medium to med-lg (usually under 16 oz) but some in cooler climates than mine have reported occasionally getting fruits over a pound. Awesome elongated red paster - very productive, seed available from Gleckler.

Top Sirloin (also available from Gleckler) is another red I love that does well for me here, but it's in the med-lg to lg size range.

Edit/add - Vodar and Break O'Day also come to mind for good med reds.

[Tormato]

I'd give Dad an Eva Purple Ball, and a pair of rose colored glasses.

Tormato

[Fusion_power]

I laughed when I read the "rose colored glasses" comment.


Craig, Re Druzba and Nepal, I would agree that Nepal is easily the better flavored of the two. From previous conversations, you look for a balanced tomato flavor with perhaps a bit more sugar. Druzba is distinctly less sweet and has a very strong aftertaste. This is closer to the flavor lots of folks grew up with. Druzba is a winner with lots of older tomato growers because of the flavor.

Just curiosity, but have you grown Lynnwood?

DarJones

[beefyboy]

I was at my cutoff and limit Darrel, now you have me thinking of Nepal! Great, thanks alot Darrel. You were the one who got me my J.D Special seed so you have not done me wrong since I don't think there is another black that can compare. Actually in my top 5 all day long!!

[Fusion_power]

I had to stop and think who Beefyboy could be then remembered who lives in Pt. Charlotte.

Are you CU?

DarJones

[dice]

One that flies under the radar is Peremoga. It is a smallish,
determinate plant, first fruit at about 70 days (at about
the same time as other varieties that have been commonly
listed at 70 days, anyway), baseball sized red fruit with balanced
flavor, virtually no blossom end scar, and almost no core.

Andrey once cited it as his favorite tomato. It is not extreme
in any way, except perhaps in its lack of defects in the fruit.

[duajones]

Just a quick additon to the color perception with folks.
Back in 2007 I was overwhelmed with tomatoes not really knowing what to expect. I was taking boxes of tomatoes to work with me and all a customer had to do to get some was to ask about them. I had them sitting right next to the register area. The red tomatoes always went first while the black/purple/yellow varieties just sat there. I actually had to encourage people to take them, even had people ask what was wrong with them.
Some of those same people have come back to me for seed from the different colored varieties since then

[duajones]

Originally Posted by nctomatoman

I tell ya, Nepal can wipe them all away for flavor! For me, Druzba tastes out as a 7, Nepal a 9.

Added Nepal to my grow list for next year

[kath]

Originally Posted by duajones

The red tomatoes always went first while the black/purple/yellow varieties just sat there. I actually had to encourage people to take them, even had people ask what was wrong with them.
Some of those same people have come back to me for seed from the different colored varieties since then

Last year we were deluged with tomatoes and brought many of all colors to my MIL who shared them with others. She grows Celebrity and whatever plum is at the local store. At first, she kept telling me that many of them were "rotten", which was rather surprising because we had no rotting at all that I saw. I thought maybe they were just keeping them on the counter too long or something. Later, she started asking about those "dark ones" because she and a neighbor were saying what an interesting flavor they had and how unusual they were. Guess which kind she's asking me to grow for her this year?

[KLorentz]

Thessaloníki is a pretty good red tomato. Rutgers and Marglobe also are pretty good. Ace55 is another.We also have grown Siletz and they are not bad ether.If it was the end of the season I would have lots more to recommend. Are you looking at hybrids also?


Kevin

[beefyboy]

Yes I am Darrel (fusion power). You have helped me tremendously with any and all questions about tomatoes, I always will appreciate it and never forget the good advice. But I am staying away from Nepal!! lol

[newatthiskat]

Mid sized red. I would have to say Atkinson. Yummy
Kat