Pinks - final decision, taking votes

tam91 · May 13, 2013

I have 3 prime spots left, and 5 candidates. I'll grow the other 2 in containers, but they probably won't do nearly as well. So from these 5, which 3 would you pick for the good spots?

Todd County Amish
Soldacki
Barlow Jap
Hoy
Dester

I like reasonable productivity, but I have a lot of plants so I'm probably more concerned with taste.

kath · May 13, 2013

Comments on ones I've grown:

Todd County Amish ?
Soldacki ?
Barlow Jap - yes for taste & production
Hoy - if you like large
Dester - neighbor & stinkbug fave for taste; av. prod.

Tormato · May 13, 2013

Soldacki (excellent flavor) beats out Hoy (good flavor) for taste, in my garden. I haven't tried the others.

However, Soldacki is one of the worst splitters (in wet weather) that I've ever seen. Both concentric and radial cracking, on the same fruit, makes it look kind of like a mini, pink, disco ball. The flavor is so good, I generally put Soldacki on my grow-out list for the year after a year of heavy rain.

Dr. L

ve Apple

**carolyn137** · May 13, 2013

For primarily taste, in this order:

Dester
Soldacki
Todd County Amish
Hoy
Barlow Jap, not grown by me, the others above, yes, except for Dester for which I was gifted with several large fruits, took big bites and saved seed from the rest and those are the seeds I offered first in my recent seed offer here, since Darlene had also sent me some. But I was so proud of myself setting up the fermentations andprocessing them while holding on to my walker that I just had to offer those seeds first.

Carolyn

amideutch · May 14, 2013

Barlow Jap

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...ghlight=Barlow

May 13, 2013	#1
tam91 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Crystal Lake IL Posts: 2,484	Pinks - final decision, taking votes I have 3 prime spots left, and 5 candidates. I'll grow the other 2 in containers, but they probably won't do nearly as well. So from these 5, which 3 would you pick for the good spots? Todd County Amish Soldacki Barlow Jap Hoy Dester I like reasonable productivity, but I have a lot of plants so I'm probably more concerned with taste. __________________ Tracy

May 13, 2013	#3
Tormato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MA Posts: 4,971	Soldacki (excellent flavor) beats out Hoy (good flavor) for taste, in my garden. I haven't tried the others. However, Soldacki is one of the worst splitters (in wet weather) that I've ever seen. Both concentric and radial cracking, on the same fruit, makes it look kind of like a mini, pink, disco ball. The flavor is so good, I generally put Soldacki on my grow-out list for the year after a year of heavy rain. Dr. Lve Apple

May 13, 2013	#4
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	For primarily taste, in this order: Dester Soldacki Todd County Amish Hoy Barlow Jap, not grown by me, the others above, yes, except for Dester for which I was gifted with several large fruits, took big bites and saved seed from the rest and those are the seeds I offered first in my recent seed offer here, since Darlene had also sent me some. But I was so proud of myself setting up the fermentations andprocessing them while holding on to my walker that I just had to offer those seeds first. Carolyn __________________ Carolyn

May 14, 2013	#5
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	Barlow Jap http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...ghlight=Barlow __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

May 13, 2013	#2
kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	Comments on ones I've grown: Todd County Amish ? Soldacki ? Barlow Jap - yes for taste & production Hoy - if you like large Dester - neighbor & stinkbug fave for taste; av. prod.