Pink Baby Plum..

NarnianGarden · May 9, 2015

OK, I was shopping in a local garden center looking for organic spray against spider mites and other rascals (found the other, yay! so I am a well-armed woman now!), and succumbed to temptation when I saw they had seeds for Pink Baby Plum tomato.
This is a hybrid bred in the U.K., and it is supposed to produce smallish plums.
While I don't usually covet hybrid varieties, this one had been striking my fancy for some time already, and I could not resist when i saw a seed pack.. Never too early to plan for the next year!

Has anyone grown this beauty? I wonder what the hoopla is with all these new British hybrids... my friend gave me a Heartbreak Vitae f1 this year and it is a heart-shaped cherry.

PBP is so pretty in the pics...
http://www.suttons.co.uk/Gardening/V...lum_180571.htm

**carolyn137** · May 9, 2015

Good heavens sayeth I, those sure don't look like plums to me and I think the color, whoops, colour, looks photoshopped, at least by me, but I'm glad you are going to try it.

I don't have a conversion chart near me so what's the cost for how many seeds in US dollars, not pounds?

Carolyn

Salsacharley · May 9, 2015

Fridays's spot close on the GBP/USD (pound/dollar) was $1.55 USD. That makes 2.49 pounds $3.86 USD for 10 seeds.

NarnianGarden · May 9, 2015

I paid a hefty 2, 40 € for ten seeds. Yes, way too much. But that's how expensive seeds are here .. OP as well as hybrid.

NarnianGarden · May 9, 2015

That's how my seed pack looks like
http://www.siemenkauppa.com/tomaatit...-plum-f1-.html

Not much info on it whether it's a bush variety or an indet. one. Will have to dig around for more.. One year to go, so I am sure I'll know more in 2016

maf · May 9, 2015

The Suttons page says cordon variety which in English English equates to indeterminate. I have to agree with Carolyn that the color looks a little suspicious; I may buy seeds just to see what they turn out like...

MrBig46 · May 9, 2015

Also I do not see the shape of plum, but the color and shape, it reminds me Sweet as Linda. At least in my garden it looked like this.
Vladimír

NarnianGarden · May 9, 2015

Thanks for the translation, maf

That makes sense!

NarnianGarden · September 14, 2016

Commenting on this old thread now that our season is drawing towards the end and I have tasted this little gem:
Definitely better-than-average tomato flavor - very fresh, nice and tangy with enough sweetness a the same time! I appreciate the size... this one likes to produce pretty large ones, saladette type fruits, although the fruit size decreases towards the end of the truss.
The funny thing is, my Mom has one growing in a small-ish container (it was an afterthought to give it to her and all proper pots were taken).. and I have a few cuttings rooted in another small container... Not enough root space, but that doesn't seem to bother them at all... these ones love to grow, pump out fruits and multiply!!
The color naturally isn't exactly like in the picture, but we already knew that, right...

No surprises there.

A nice dark pink color, great shelf life and transport durability combined with good flavor.. I think this one deserves more attention. Some of you American growers might want to try this...

KarenO · September 14, 2016

looks really great actually. way too few F1's that are not red. I like the looks of it and might see if I can see it if I come across a Sutton seed display here.
KarenO

NarnianGarden · September 15, 2016

Yep, I think that since a newbie like me can get a wonderful crop, how much more an experienced farmer with all the know-how, greenhouses and proper ferts...

May 9, 2015	#1
NarnianGarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Finland, EU Posts: 2,550	Pink Baby Plum.. OK, I was shopping in a local garden center looking for organic spray against spider mites and other rascals (found the other, yay! so I am a well-armed woman now!), and succumbed to temptation when I saw they had seeds for Pink Baby Plum tomato. This is a hybrid bred in the U.K., and it is supposed to produce smallish plums. While I don't usually covet hybrid varieties, this one had been striking my fancy for some time already, and I could not resist when i saw a seed pack.. Never too early to plan for the next year! Has anyone grown this beauty? I wonder what the hoopla is with all these new British hybrids... my friend gave me a Heartbreak Vitae f1 this year and it is a heart-shaped cherry. PBP is so pretty in the pics... http://www.suttons.co.uk/Gardening/V...lum_180571.htm

May 9, 2015	#2
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	Good heavens sayeth I, those sure don't look like plums to me and I think the color, whoops, colour, looks photoshopped, at least by me, but I'm glad you are going to try it. I don't have a conversion chart near me so what's the cost for how many seeds in US dollars, not pounds? Carolyn __________________ Carolyn

May 9, 2015	#3
Salsacharley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,052	Fridays's spot close on the GBP/USD (pound/dollar) was $1.55 USD. That makes 2.49 pounds $3.86 USD for 10 seeds.

May 9, 2015	#6
maf Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: England Posts: 512	The Suttons page says cordon variety which in English English equates to indeterminate. I have to agree with Carolyn that the color looks a little suspicious; I may buy seeds just to see what they turn out like...

May 9, 2015	#7
MrBig46 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Czech republic Posts: 2,541	Also I do not see the shape of plum, but the color and shape, it reminds me Sweet as Linda. At least in my garden it looked like this. Vladimír

May 9, 2015	#8
NarnianGarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Finland, EU Posts: 2,550	Thanks for the translation, maf That makes sense!

September 14, 2016	#9
NarnianGarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Finland, EU Posts: 2,550	Commenting on this old thread now that our season is drawing towards the end and I have tasted this little gem: Definitely better-than-average tomato flavor - very fresh, nice and tangy with enough sweetness a the same time! I appreciate the size... this one likes to produce pretty large ones, saladette type fruits, although the fruit size decreases towards the end of the truss. The funny thing is, my Mom has one growing in a small-ish container (it was an afterthought to give it to her and all proper pots were taken).. and I have a few cuttings rooted in another small container... Not enough root space, but that doesn't seem to bother them at all... these ones love to grow, pump out fruits and multiply!! The color naturally isn't exactly like in the picture, but we already knew that, right... No surprises there. A nice dark pink color, great shelf life and transport durability combined with good flavor.. I think this one deserves more attention. Some of you American growers might want to try this...

September 14, 2016	#10
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,931	looks really great actually. way too few F1's that are not red. I like the looks of it and might see if I can see it if I come across a Sutton seed display here. KarenO

September 15, 2016	#11
NarnianGarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Finland, EU Posts: 2,550	Yep, I think that since a newbie like me can get a wonderful crop, how much more an experienced farmer with all the know-how, greenhouses and proper ferts...