rosedale tomato

[encore]

has anyone grown this tomato? mine has many fruits on it and are starting to turn color, but they don't look like they are leaning towards the pink color. more towards like they might be yellow. lol or is that they way it is with this type? just wondering---thanks --tom

[encore]

here are some pics. or will they start to turn pink as they go along? thanks--tom

[zipcode]

I thought they look like GWRs (right now). I have to say I don't really think they'll be pink, but they could still be red. Looking online though, it seems it should be a 'black' tomato?

[encore]

what i read it says purplish pink when ripe. --tom guess i'll find out in a few days lol.

[Tormato]

I've handled a few packs of seeds, but didn't get around to trialing it. I've seen pics of Rosedale looking like a pink (with maybe faint darkness at the shoulders). And, I've seen pics of what looks like a black tomato. The pinkish one is likely the true variety.

[encore]

the 2 with a little pink are ripe, trying to pick the big one which was stuck in V of two branches the stem with all four broke lol. don't think they will get any more pink to them, they are pretty soft already. any one got any ideas? seeds came from the carolyn offer . thanks----tom

[encore]

weight of big one.

[encore]

aunt ruby's german green maybe?

[zipcode]

It's quite possible. Not that many gwrs with a pink blush. Cherokee lime also does it but the skin is not as yellow.

[encore]

don't know now plant has potato leaves not regular. lol--tom

[encore]

more pics.

[KarenO]

It may be a segregant of Rosedale. There was a smaller seg recently named rosebud by Terry of secret seed cartel ( tomatoaddict here).
If you contact Bill Jeffers directly as the breeder he would be the best person to ask if he has seen other gwr segregants from Rosedale
KarenO

[Scooty]

Originally Posted by encore

has anyone grown this tomato? mine has many fruits on it and are starting to turn color, but they don't look like they are leaning towards the pink color. more towards like they might be yellow. lol or is that they way it is with this type? just wondering---thanks --tom

Originally Posted by KarenO

It may be a segregant of Rosedale.
KarenO

I'm debating internally if its more likely to be a segregant or simply mislabel [or even perhaps a stray seed].

Did you only have one rosedale plant? If it's a stray seed [or even a segregant], there should be variation between multiple plants.

If it is a mislabel, the obvious first question would be - Where did you get the seeds?

[encore]

only one plant, got it from the carolyn, seed giveaway , so might be mislabeled. ---tom

[Scooty]

Originally Posted by encore

only one plant, got it from the carolyn, seed giveaway , so might be mislabeled. ---tom

Go back to the original post then.

According to the google spreadsheet, these are some of the following GWRs in the offer: Cherokee Lime, Absinthe, Aunt Ruby's German Green, Malahitovaya Shkatulka, Chile Verde, Green Doctor's, Cherokee Green, Green Giant, Green Gage, Green Zebra.

Originally Posted by zipcode

It's quite possible. Not that many gwrs with a pink blush. Cherokee lime also does it but the skin is not as yellow.

That's hard to say without having a reference color guide next to the item when photographed. The lighting could make something seem light or darker than it really is, especially when we are only talking about a few hues of difference.