Hssiao His Hung Shih is Chang Li?

[Cole_Robbie]

I just noticed this offering by Baker Creek: http://www.rareseeds.com/hssiao-his-hung-shih-tomato/

I grow Chang Li, and I think it is the same tomato.

[Lindalana]

Can´t help you on comparison but I did grow HHHS last year, it is indet very prolific, tasty, rather meaty small grapes. thinking it would work well for dehydration

[Cole_Robbie]

I have been saving a lot of Chang Li seeds, because I thought they were rare and hard to find. If it's the same tomato as HHHS, then maybe it's not so rare. All I can think to do is grow them side by side and see.

[saltmarsh]

Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie

I just noticed this offering by Baker Creek: http://www.rareseeds.com/hssiao-his-hung-shih-tomato/

I grow Chang Li, and I think it is the same tomato.

I looked at the photo at your link. It could be climate, but when I grew Chang Li in 2012 the fruit had much more of a pear shape than those in the link. I grew 10 plants and all were the same. Claud

[taboule]

From the thread title, I thought you were going for a tongue twister.

[Lindalana]

I gave up on saying the name but those tomatoes worth growing for sure, tasty and prolific and yes, HHHS were oval shaped for me.

[DonnaMarieNJ]

I am growing these this season and am waiting on my first ripe one. How was the taste? I took my first ones for seeds and when I tasted them, they were bitter.

[kurt]

Cole,as a suggestion contact Eva in this post(#4),maybe some insight on translation.

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=33538

[Cole_Robbie]

Here's my Chang Li. They vary in size a lot, depending upon how much fruit is on the plant: http://i.imgur.com/qZyu7Yp.jpg

[Lindalana]

Cole Robbie, the large ones do look about right and I do not remember varied size difference. Mine were all more less the same I think. DonnaMarie, my HHHS were very good and tasty, not bitter at all, I though with bit of dehydration they will be fantastic as they were not your usual juicy cherry type you expect from small tomato.

[Cole_Robbie]

My first impression on growing both of them is that they are indeed different varieties. The HHHS is a larger cherry. But it's not as sweet as Chang Li, and has a touch more of a mealy texture. HHHS isn't bad, but I prefer Chang Li.

[AlittleSalt]

HHHS preformed badly in our rains in may and June. Chang Li did produce a lot of tomatoes, but could not take the daily heavy rains. Both were removed from the garden this week. I chose not to amend the plants just to find raw results. If I had to chose one, it would be Chang Li.

But you know I'm saving seeds from both. Next year, will be a different growing season. If you have the room, grow them both, but don't plant them together because they look too much alike.

Cole, I'm glad we both found out they are two different tomatoes. Without your thread, I would not have known about HHHS

[Cole_Robbie]

Thanks, I was wondering how your experience with the two of them would turn out.