Rhoades Heirloom, The rest of the story. - Page 2

doublehelix · December 24, 2011

I know this is a very old thread, but what became of this? Was the grow out done?

roper2008 · December 24, 2011

I did a search for Rhoades Heirloom since I bought the seeds recently. Apparently
it's Old German, which I haven't grown either. I'm guessing the grow outs
weren't done since there are no follow ups.

Iva · December 25, 2011

I've grown both, side by side, not knowing at the time they were 'supposed' to be the same. To me, they were different in many aspects:
- productivity: Old German produces far more fruits per plant
- earliness: Rhoades Heirloom was two weeks earlier to ripen
- taste: Old German is tastier, sweeter with a fruity note, RH is more bland
- fruit size: Old German has larger fruits
- appearance:
Old German is colored red only on the lower third of the fruie, the yellow outside color is paler. On the inside it only has yellow and red
Rhoades Heirloom gets two thirds colored red, the yellow is a deeper warmer shade. On the inside, it has yellow, red and white marbling.

Here are some pics...

Rhoades Heirloom:

Old German:

roper2008 · December 28, 2011

Wow, that old german is huge! Thanks for the the update.

Worth1 · December 28, 2011

I have grown Old German 2 times and only got one tomato from the last one I grew.
I was one of the best tasting tomatoes I have ever had.

Worth

Zana · December 28, 2011

I've grown Old German more than once. Got about a 18 from a plant in a 20 gal container this year...that container sat and baked on the asphalt driveway for most of the summer. Yummmmy. I'd grow it again

Zana

Iva · December 30, 2011

Zana, did you perhaps save any seeds from that Old German plant? I'm planning for a big bicolor growout next year and I'm trying to get the best 'strains' of each variety, so I'm collecting seed samples from more pepole of the same variety and Old german is on the list too. I'd love to trade for some seeds of your Old German as it sounds like a winner, I have more than 100 tomato vareties...

December 24, 2011	#16
doublehelix Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Central Arkansas Posts: 190	I know this is a very old thread, but what became of this? Was the grow out done?

December 24, 2011	#17
roper2008 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Virginia Bch, VA (7b) Posts: 1,337	I did a search for Rhoades Heirloom since I bought the seeds recently. Apparently it's Old German, which I haven't grown either. I'm guessing the grow outs weren't done since there are no follow ups.

December 25, 2011	#18
Iva Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Slovenia, EU Posts: 249	I've grown both, side by side, not knowing at the time they were 'supposed' to be the same. To me, they were different in many aspects: - productivity: Old German produces far more fruits per plant - earliness: Rhoades Heirloom was two weeks earlier to ripen - taste: Old German is tastier, sweeter with a fruity note, RH is more bland - fruit size: Old German has larger fruits - appearance: Old German is colored red only on the lower third of the fruie, the yellow outside color is paler. On the inside it only has yellow and red Rhoades Heirloom gets two thirds colored red, the yellow is a deeper warmer shade. On the inside, it has yellow, red and white marbling. Here are some pics... Rhoades Heirloom: Old German:

December 28, 2011	#19
roper2008 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Virginia Bch, VA (7b) Posts: 1,337	Wow, that old german is huge! Thanks for the the update.

December 28, 2011	#20
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I have grown Old German 2 times and only got one tomato from the last one I grew. I was one of the best tasting tomatoes I have ever had. Worth

December 28, 2011	#21
Zana Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southwestern Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,521	I've grown Old German more than once. Got about a 18 from a plant in a 20 gal container this year...that container sat and baked on the asphalt driveway for most of the summer. Yummmmy. I'd grow it again Zana

December 30, 2011	#22
Iva Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Slovenia, EU Posts: 249	Zana, did you perhaps save any seeds from that Old German plant? I'm planning for a big bicolor growout next year and I'm trying to get the best 'strains' of each variety, so I'm collecting seed samples from more pepole of the same variety and Old german is on the list too. I'd love to trade for some seeds of your Old German as it sounds like a winner, I have more than 100 tomato vareties...