Aunt Ruby's German Green

[tuttamatta]

Hello out there to all of you,
I hope that somebody can help me with this dilemma:
I purchased a tomato plant from a reputable source this spring, the tag said AUNT RUBY'S, as of today the plant is doing great, about 7' tall with some large fruits on it.
2 days ago I picked the second fruit, 12.7 oz. very nice and solid, but it's not green, more like an orangy red.
The first was the same color and did not think too much about it, but now I really have to question it...from what I see in catalogs it should be green with a yellow tint.....is there such a thing as an Aunt Ruby's Red?
I really feel that this plant was mismarked or.....?????
Help!!!!!

[Worth1]

What's the inside look like?
It should be green.

Worth

[tuttamatta]

No, not green, just red.

[cypert2]

Not Aunt Rubys.

[Worth1]

Nope

Worth

[habitat_gardener]

Not ARGG. Last year's had a tiny bit of pink in the center, but the outside is all green with a hint of yellow. This year none of my ARGG have had any pink at all.

This year has not been a good one for accurate labeling in the nurseries! I was eager to try Brown Berry, but all 3 seedlings in the pot turned out to be something like Black Plum (or maybe Brown Cherry? The year I grew it, it resembled Black Plum. Strangely, last year's Black Cherry seedling also turned out to be Black Plum!). The Mr. Stripey is a small (big cherry size) orange fruit. The Red Grape turned out to be a medium-size red. So 3 out of 16 were mislabeled, that's almost a 20 percent error rate, but all 3 were from different growers and bought in different places. Of the ones I grew from seed, Nebraska Wedding is a small oval red cherry -- but that could be because I used my own compost instead of buying sterilized potting soil. Lesson learned: next year I'll buy soil.

[tuttamatta]

Thank you to all of you,
I never seen the fruit before, but logic told me that that was not it.
I guess that now I'll have to post in the "wanted" forum to see if anybody has seeds, this way maybe I will end up with Aunt Ruby's German Green next year.....
I still think that is worth growing again because it is a good producer and the tomatoes are tasty, but I don't know what to call it, any suggestion?

[carolyn137]

I still think that is worth growing again because it is a good producer and the tomatoes are tasty, but I don't know what to call it, any suggestion?

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I think you need to go back to the place where you bought the plant and discuss it with them.

I wouldn't name it at all b'c it could well be an already existing variety.

In the future if you aren't sure of what a variety should look like why not go to tomatogrowers.com and take a look at the picture of the variety in question. And if the variety isn't there then I'd Google it. If nothing there, which I doubt, then someone here might know about the variety.

[jwr6404]

tutt
I have some ARGG seeds coming and would be happy to share them with you.
Jim

[tuttamatta]

Thank you for the offer Jim,
I'll PM you.
Paola

[clara]

Paola,
are you interested in Aunt Ruby's German Green from Germany? Maybe for a comparison? Really good, juicy and no pink inside! Seeds are fresh, just put in the test tube for storing. Send me a pm if you're interested,
cheers clara

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by clara

Paola,
are you interested in Aunt Ruby's German Green from Germany? Maybe for a comparison? Really good, juicy and no pink inside! Seeds are fresh, just put in the test tube for storing. Send me a pm if you're interested,
cheers clara

This variety originated with Ruby Arnold of Greenville, TN and since it was first listed by Bill Minkey in the SSE Yearbook many years ago there have been some interesting observations.

Some folks who live in hot weather areas have said that no amber color ever appears, and that's been said for some other green when ripes when grown in hot weather conditions or in greenhouses. Green Giant is one example.

Many folks do get a slight pink blush at the blossom end which then can be seen in the interior at that end, but not everyone gets that blush.

There are some white varieties and some yellow varieties that also have a pink blush, as well as some other green when ripes, but the blush doesn't always appear and my feeling is that it's an environmental effect.

Craig in NC was getting no amber color and sent seeds to me in NY and his friend Jeff in MI and we both got an amber color with ripe fruits.

And so it goes.