Enchantment is enchanting

greggf · August 30, 2007

I wanted to mention a great find this year: "Enchantment."

It's a hybrid. It looks like a paste tomato, but eats like any great "normal" tomato. The taste is extremely robust not only for a hybrid or a paste-type, but for any great o.p. as well. It's a very balanced acid-sweet flavor.

But the real news is how many fruit the plant puts out. It's a machine! It bears early, and is still bearing tremendous amounts of great-tasting fruits in its old age. And each one is PERFECT.

The plant, by the way, is as strong and healthy as a tomato plant can get.

TGS used to sell Enchantment, as did Renee Shepard, who was a real fan and promoter of the variety. But nowadays, the only source that I can find is John Scheepers KITCHEN GARDEN SEEDS, which has Barbara Damrosch as their spokesperson. (She's Elliot Coleman's wife. Both are garden writers/TV garden show personalities, and better than most.)

Rena · August 30, 2007

It looks like it is trying to get in your door

Nice, production is always big for me as I grow in containers. I may have to check this out

kellemk · August 31, 2007

Great picture! Looks just like mine. "Enchantment" is a variety that I have grown for years. I'am always looking for good plum or paste varieties and this one has always come through for me. It has great flavor and productivity.

I knew it was becoming hard to find so I am glad you listed a source for it. I purchased my seeds from Park but that was way back in 1998 and knew they didn't carry them now.

Wow! great to hear someone else likes it too!

Mary

greggf · August 31, 2007

I meant to mention that Enchantment is an indeterminate, which I find to be somewhat unusual in a hybrid paste/saladette.

They keep well on the counter, too, yet have thin skin.

I'm glad to hear others grow them!

dcarch · August 31, 2007

greggf,

Nice plants!

What kind of cages are those?
La Cage Folle

dcarch

greggf · August 31, 2007

Gardener's Supply Company sold them a few years ago. Imported from Germany. Very small diameter. Covered in red vinyl. Nice. No longer available, at least from GSC, I think?

Just the right size to hold up a spring Wall o' Water........

Ruth_10 · August 31, 2007

I grew Enchantment in 1999 in my garden in Michigan. Have to say I was disappointed with both flavor and production. I only grew it the one year, so maybe it would have done better for me if I'd grown it again.

shelleybean · August 31, 2007

I used to grow Enchantment, seeds also from Park. I used it for salads and salsa. I think I grew it three season in a row.

And I also have those cages! I now use them for eggplant. That's funny. My SIL just asked me about those cages this week and I told her they don't sell them anymore. The only place I ever saw them was Gardener's Supply Co. I had seven in the beginning and then one got smooshed somehow.

August 30, 2007	#1
greggf Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Boonville, NY Posts: 419	Enchantment is enchanting I wanted to mention a great find this year: "Enchantment." It's a hybrid. It looks like a paste tomato, but eats like any great "normal" tomato. The taste is extremely robust not only for a hybrid or a paste-type, but for any great o.p. as well. It's a very balanced acid-sweet flavor. But the real news is how many fruit the plant puts out. It's a machine! It bears early, and is still bearing tremendous amounts of great-tasting fruits in its old age. And each one is PERFECT. The plant, by the way, is as strong and healthy as a tomato plant can get. TGS used to sell Enchantment, as did Renee Shepard, who was a real fan and promoter of the variety. But nowadays, the only source that I can find is John Scheepers KITCHEN GARDEN SEEDS, which has Barbara Damrosch as their spokesperson. (She's Elliot Coleman's wife. Both are garden writers/TV garden show personalities, and better than most.)

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Ruth_10 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MO z6a near St. Louis Posts: 1,349	I grew Enchantment in 1999 in my garden in Michigan. Have to say I was disappointed with both flavor and production. I only grew it the one year, so maybe it would have done better for me if I'd grown it again. __________________ --Ruth Some say the glass half-full. Others say the glass is half-empty. To an engineer, it’s twice as big as it needs to be.

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shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	I used to grow Enchantment, seeds also from Park. I used it for salads and salsa. I think I grew it three season in a row. And I also have those cages! I now use them for eggplant. That's funny. My SIL just asked me about those cages this week and I told her they don't sell them anymore. The only place I ever saw them was Gardener's Supply Co. I had seven in the beginning and then one got smooshed somehow. __________________ Michele

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Rena Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Warm Springs, GA Posts: 1,421	It looks like it is trying to get in your door Nice, production is always big for me as I grow in containers. I may have to check this out

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kellemk Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: ohiozone5 Posts: 20	Great picture! Looks just like mine. "Enchantment" is a variety that I have grown for years. I'am always looking for good plum or paste varieties and this one has always come through for me. It has great flavor and productivity. I knew it was becoming hard to find so I am glad you listed a source for it. I purchased my seeds from Park but that was way back in 1998 and knew they didn't carry them now. Wow! great to hear someone else likes it too! Mary