Babywine and/or Baby Brandywine

Dutch · April 21, 2018

I've been thinking of growing these out again this year. As I recall they had PL leaves and were prolific producers of cherry tomatoes. Some produced red fruit and some produced pink fruit. Has anyone else here at Tomatoville grown these?
Babywine.jpeg
Dutch

Labradors2 · April 21, 2018

I have grown Brandywine Cherry and the tomatoes were beautiful and the plants productive, but I wasn't wowed with the flavor and I didn't think it tasted like BW. Don't get me wrong, the flavor was good, but I'm always looking a cherry with spectacular flavor, and this wasn't it. They did dehydrate beautifully though

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Linda

Dutch · April 21, 2018

Thank you Linda.
That is exactly the type of info I'm looking for.

Thanks again.
Dutch

ginger2778 · April 21, 2018

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Originally Posted by Labradors2

I have grown Brandywine Cherry and the tomatoes were beautiful and the plants productive, but I wasn't wowed with the flavor and I didn't think it tasted like BW. Don't get me wrong, the flavor was good, but I'm always looking a cherry with spectacular flavor, and this wasn't it. They did dehydrate beautifully though

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Linda

Same here. Taste was nothing special for BW cherry. The KARMAs are PL cherries with spectacular taste , Linda.

Dutch · April 22, 2018

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Originally Posted by ginger2778

Same here. Taste was nothing special for BW cherry. The KARMAs are PL cherries with spectacular taste , Linda.

Hi Marsha,
Thank you for the info.
I will include KARMA's in my side by side grow outs of PL cherries this year.
Thank again.
Dutch

Labradors2 · April 22, 2018

Hoping for good KARMA in my garden this year, I potted up KARMA Pink just yesterday

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Wi-sunflower · April 22, 2018

I've grown Brandysweet Plum, Brandywine Cherry and Grimpante x Brandywine. ALL of them looked almost the same - like a cherry sized mini beefsteak. But for flavor -- Brandysweet Plum was great, Brandywine Cherry good, and the Grimpante cross was awful. At least that is how they are for me.

Carol

Dutch · April 22, 2018

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Originally Posted by Wi-sunflower

I've grown Brandysweet Plum, Brandywine Cherry and Grimpante x Brandywine. ALL of them looked almost the same - like a cherry sized mini beefsteak. But for flavor -- Brandysweet Plum was great, Brandywine Cherry good, and the Grimpante cross was awful. At least that is how they are for me.
Carol

Hi Carol,
Excellent, thanks for the info.
Sending you a PM.
Thanks again,
Dutch

GrowingCoastal · April 22, 2018

I grew Babywine the past two years and really liked it. Salad size, sweet and productive though with all the sun we had last summer a lot of sun scald. Had to skip this year as too many varieties to try! Will grow it again next year from saved seeds. Made for a nice whole canned tomato.

Dutch · April 24, 2018

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Originally Posted by GrowingCoastal

I grew Babywine the past two years and really liked it. Salad size, sweet and productive though with all the sun we had last summer a lot of sun scald. Had to skip this year as too many varieties to try! Will grow it again next year from saved seeds. Made for a nice whole canned tomato.

Hi GrowingCoastal,
Thank you for posting here at Tomatoville on the Babywine tomatoes that you have grown. Salad size, sweet, productive, and sun scald susceptible, made for a nice whole canned tomato, is all great info. I feel there a general lack of info on this variety. One of the main focuses of my grow outs will be to provide info on Babywine’s plant and leaf structure, growth habits, disease susceptible, etc. and if any of their characteristics appear to relate the varieties that have “Brandywine” in their name currently.
Thanks again, I really appreciate you sharing your observations of Babywine in such a clear, concise, and positive way.

Dutch

April 21, 2018	#1
Dutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: S.E. Wisconsin Zone 5b Posts: 1,831	Babywine / Cherry Brandywine / Brandywine Cherry I've been thinking of growing these out again this year. As I recall they had PL leaves and were prolific producers of cherry tomatoes. Some produced red fruit and some produced pink fruit. Has anyone else here at Tomatoville grown these? Babywine.jpeg Dutch __________________ "Discretion is the better part of valor" Charles Churchill The intuitive mind is a gift, and the rational mind is a faithful servant. But we have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift. (paraphrased) Albert Einstein I come from a long line of sod busters, spanning back several centuries. Last edited by Dutch; April 21, 2018 at 08:44 PM.

April 21, 2018	#3
Dutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: S.E. Wisconsin Zone 5b Posts: 1,831	Thank you Linda. That is exactly the type of info I'm looking for. Thanks again. Dutch __________________ "Discretion is the better part of valor" Charles Churchill The intuitive mind is a gift, and the rational mind is a faithful servant. But we have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift. (paraphrased) Albert Einstein I come from a long line of sod busters, spanning back several centuries.

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April 21, 2018	#2
Labradors2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,896	I have grown Brandywine Cherry and the tomatoes were beautiful and the plants productive, but I wasn't wowed with the flavor and I didn't think it tasted like BW. Don't get me wrong, the flavor was good, but I'm always looking a cherry with spectacular flavor, and this wasn't it. They did dehydrate beautifully though . Linda

April 22, 2018	#6
Labradors2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,896	Hoping for good KARMA in my garden this year, I potted up KARMA Pink just yesterday .

April 22, 2018	#7
Wi-sunflower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,591	I've grown Brandysweet Plum, Brandywine Cherry and Grimpante x Brandywine. ALL of them looked almost the same - like a cherry sized mini beefsteak. But for flavor -- Brandysweet Plum was great, Brandywine Cherry good, and the Grimpante cross was awful. At least that is how they are for me. Carol

April 22, 2018	#9
GrowingCoastal Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Vancouver Island Canada BC Posts: 1,253	I grew Babywine the past two years and really liked it. Salad size, sweet and productive though with all the sun we had last summer a lot of sun scald. Had to skip this year as too many varieties to try! Will grow it again next year from saved seeds. Made for a nice whole canned tomato.