blush

[encore]

dissapointed in my blush tomato so far, no color to it, just turns yellow, the taste others talk about is'nt there either, to me only tastes decent with salt, maybe the third set of fruit might be differant.---tom

[jtjmartin]

I'm with you on Blush - no pop. Maglia Rosa was a good bit better for me.

The hard thing is that you could grow it next year and love the taste!

[NewWestGardener]

To me the difference in taste correlates with the conditions of the soil, if other variables relatively constant.
I've grown Blush and all the Artisan mini packs before( from Jonny's) an was not impressed but tried again last year after getting a truckload of new soil. The difference in flavor was incredible. Green Tiger was really like a fruit, Blush was just as delicious. With Maglia Rosa, they made the best mix.
So don't give up yet, they are indeed great. Check your soil and nutrients and keep trying

[ginger2778]

There aren't that wonderful in an Earthbox either.

[encore]

mine are in a RGGS, so maybe that has something to do with it, don't know why they don't have the red lines on them either they are just yellow in color.--tom

[Fred Hempel]

Early in the year the marbling only occurs if the tomatoes are seriously over-ripe. As the season goes on, the marbling starts earlier and earlier during fruit maturation.

I think the best flavor early on is when the fruits still have some green on them.

And flavor does get better as the season progresses.

Originally Posted by encore

mine are in a RGGS, so maybe that has something to do with it, don't know why they don't have the red lines on them either they are just yellow in color.--tom

[BigVanVader]

For me I like my blush dead dead super-dead ripe. They get super sweet for me. Like a tomato pineapple.

[Starlight]

Don't give up on Blush. I too like mine super ripe. The riper it is the sweeter and juicier. I grew my Blush in a 3 gallon container. Gave it MG, TT and Epsom Salt. When Late Blight and Gray Mold hit hard here the year I grew it, it was the only plant that didn't suffer and even after some frosts, it kept producing tomatoes without any leaves.

[MarlynnMarcks]

Originally Posted by Starlight

Don't give up on Blush. I too like mine super ripe. The riper it is the sweeter and juicier. I grew my Blush in a 3 gallon container. Gave it MG, TT and Epsom Salt. When Late Blight and Gray Mold hit hard here the year I grew it, it was the only plant that didn't suffer and even after some frosts, it kept producing tomatoes without any leaves.

I bought a box of Blush from Publix hoping they would taste better than regular supermaket tomatoes. They were sour and had thick skins.

[Fred Hempel]

Blush? In the supermarket? Do you have a photo of the clamshell?

Originally Posted by MarlynnMarcks

I bought a box of Blush from Publix hoping they would taste better than regular supermaket tomatoes. They were sour and had thick skins.

[Fred Hempel]

I don't think Blush is well-suited to supermarkets. It would have to be picked too early to get full flavor. Anything picked on time would be mushy by the time it hit the shelves.

Not surprising to me that a supermarket Blush was bad. Would be surprised if a supermarket Blush was good.

[Starlight]

Originally Posted by MarlynnMarcks

I bought a box of Blush from Publix hoping they would taste better than regular supermaket tomatoes. They were sour and had thick skins.

Wow! Sure wouldn't have expected to find Blush in a supermarket. Don't think I would buy it from there either. They probably picked green and let ripen in containers or something.

Sorry you had such a terrible time with them. I know Public produce isn't cheap either. They really a good tomato. I got some seeds I can share if you want to grow your own.

Here what mine looked like.

[MarlynnMarcks]

The supermarket Blush looked just like every picture I have seen of them. I guess they just were picked way too early and gassed or whatever they do to make them seem ripe.