Color Blind

[icelord]

It seems we are all sticklers for history,leaf type, size and shape. What happened in the color area?!?!? I have yet to pick a "yellow Brandywine"
or a Black tomato. Why is it called Dr.Wyches "Yellow" tomato? Heres one that kills me Big White Pink Stripe. Is everyone color blind? The fact of the matter is Yellow somehow transferred to orange, light yellow became white, dark red, brown or purple became black. Why are we so picky about everything else but one of the finest things about an heirloom tomato........THE COLOR!!!!

Icelord

[Wi-sunflower]

I hate to say this, BUT, men are usually the ones in charge in general and frankly most men are at least a little bit color blind. Not color blind in a legal sense, but still not really very good with colors.

I know with my hubby, purple, blue and green are ALL just shades of blue to him. Why do you think wives dress their hubbies ?? Because the hubbies can't see what they are putting on looks BAD together.

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I wondered about that "white pink stripes" too. While what I grew this year IS what is called white - pale yellow, I sure didn't see ANY pink stripes at all.

I have an un-named yellow brandywine that is a dark yellow, but the Platfoot that I grew this year was a nice Orange.

As far as the Black problem goes tho, the growing season does make a big difference with them. This year in my cool season, all my blacks were a yucky yellowish brown. But last year, my field grown Black Cherries were a better purplish color and the plants I had in an open greenhouse were a really nice dark purpleish black. HEAT is everything with the "Black" varieties.

Carol

[mjc]

They are actually categories and there is more to the color designations than the actual appearance of the tomato. A lot of it has to do with the actual color of the skin of the tomato as opposed to the color of the pulp. That is how you can end up with a tomato that looks to be a 'red' but is called pink.

And historically, purple was a pinkish colored tomato...

http://www.victoryseeds.com/catalog/...ato_color.html

[icelord]

Originally Posted by Wi-sunflower

I hate to say this, BUT, men are usually the ones in charge in general and frankly most men are at least a little bit color blind. Not color blind in a legal sense, but still not really very good with colors.

I know with my hubby, purple, blue and green are ALL just shades of blue to him. Why do you think wives dress their hubbies ?? Because the hubbies can't see what they are putting on looks BAD together.

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I wondered about that "white pink stripes" too. While what I grew this year IS what is called white - pale yellow, I sure didn't see ANY pink stripes at all.

I have an un-named yellow brandywine that is a dark yellow, but the Platfoot that I grew this year was a nice Orange.

As far as the Black problem goes tho, the growing season does make a big difference with them. This year in my cool season, all my blacks were a yucky yellowish brown. But last year, my field grown Black Cherries were a better purplish color and the plants I had in an open greenhouse were a really nice dark purpleish black. HEAT is everything with the "Black" varieties.

Carol

I am aware of the layered colors, I guess in laymans terms they would see orange not yellow etc.
And I'll thank you to know , Wi that I have a full wardrobe of matching colors, it just depends on how much I wash the black stuff if it is going to be a lighter shade!

[RJ_Hythloday]

Originally Posted by Wi-sunflower

Why do you think wives dress their hubbies ??

I dress my self thank you very much, of course I get the dw's approval if we are leaving to go out. 'cept for sunday clothes, I can do that on my own.