Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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July 26, 2012 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
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Best green when ripe - yield?
Limited in my personal space to twelve plants. I cannot sacrifice yield. I know it varies from area to area but, of the varieties listed below, which have you had the highest yield from? These are the varieties I currently have seeds from.
Green Giant Moldovan Green Emerald Evergreen Malachite Box Humph Aunt Ruby's German Green Big Zebra Dorothy's Green Spear's Tennessee Green Cherokee Green Greenwich |
July 26, 2012 | #2 |
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Cherokee Green, Green Giant, and Malakhitovaya Shkatulka (correct name for 'Malachite Box) are the best producers in my garden.
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July 26, 2012 | #3 |
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For me Malakhitovaya Shkatulka is the heaviest producer on your list.
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July 26, 2012 | #4 |
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I'm loving the Malakhitovaya Shatulka this year as well! Productive and great tasting. I did get a little BER at the beginning though.
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July 26, 2012 | #5 |
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Reed, I answered your same question that you posted elsewhere and agreed with Fusion in selecting Cherokee Green, Green Giant and Malachite Box ( too lazy to spell it out, sorry, and added Dorothy's Green as the fourth,
Well let me go and get the whole psot and cut and paste it to here: ******** Agree with Darrel in my zone 5 area as well and in addition to those three I think I'd add Dorothy's Green as well. Sometime I think you should try some of the GWripe cherries and of those I suggest. Green Doctors and/or Green Doctors Frosted Green Zebra Cherry ( not from the variety Green Zebra) Verde Claro All of the above cherries are very high yielding. Carolyn, who notes that a couple of us predicted the GW ripe fad would follow the black fad and that has happened and I couldn't be happier since I've grown one heck of a lot of GWripe varieties and love the tastes.
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July 26, 2012 | #6 |
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I agree with Tania's choices as well. Absinthe is not on your list...I've had very good yields from it the past two seasons.
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July 26, 2012 | #7 |
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Of course I'm way up here in the north and you are way down there, but my heaviest producers on that list are
Malachite Box, Cherokee Green, and Humph. Humph is my favorite tasting. Remy
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May 2, 2013 | #8 |
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I am resurrecting this thread because I want to know how the green dwarves compare to the greens mentioned here, particularly Dwarf Beryl Beauty.
In 2013, I am growing Cherokee Green (oddly more requested by my friends than Cherokee Purple), Green Giant, Dwarf Beryl Beauty, Green Zebra, and Lime Green Salad (which I love, and it puts me in a minority). How do the new greens stack up? |
May 2, 2013 | #9 | |
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I was just about to order some Dwarf Project dwarfs and had a similar question. Tl |
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May 2, 2013 | #10 |
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I like LGS too! It's a small plant (2'), so it won't take up much space. And no, I don't find it especially tart. It's early, but produces steadily, so when other varieties come in I use it for green salsa.
FWIW I'm trying Summertime Green this year along with Cherokee Green. The last two seasons I tried Absinthe with poor luck (no germination, then crippling disease). |
May 2, 2013 | #11 |
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I tried Absinthe last summer, and it was very good and prolific. It's a repeat for this year and I'm not a huge fan of the greens. Many greens have a fine taste to me, but one GWR plant per season is usually enough, since overall I still prefer the visual attraction of brighter colors in my salads and sauces.
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May 2, 2013 | #12 |
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I liked Cherokee Green, but this year I'm going to try Absinthe and Green Giant - thanks to gifts of seed from a friend.
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May 3, 2013 | #13 |
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Green Giant has produced the most in pounds per plant; but I prefer the flavor of Grubs Mystery Green.
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May 3, 2013 | #14 |
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I've grown a bunch of different green-when-ripes. The best producer was Cherokee Lime ... seeds from AmiDeutch.
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May 3, 2013 | #15 | |
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http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=15884 Bill, I can find a commercial seed source for what's called Cherokee Green Stripes,which has a different origin from the original Cherokee Lime. Do you know of a commercial source for Cherokee Lime seeds? A Google search brings up nothing and the SSE2013 Yearbook has no listing for it and Tania doesn't either. I never got to grow it b'c no one ever sent me the seeds. Carolyn, a dedicated GW ripe person
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