Katana and Odoriko

[pmcgrady]

Both good tomatoes... I'll put down a pile of mixed tomatoes and people are picking out the Katana and Odoriko's






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[pmcgrady]

Taste ... Is pretty good! But people around here don't buy for taste. They buy for looks...

[Nan_PA_6b]

I was thinking they were picking them out for their good looks.


Nan

[Greatgardens]

I see that Territorial carries Katana F1 (but currently out of stock). Any more growing updates on Katana? How is it for cracking? Plant habit -- suitable for cages?

[Yak54]

Never grew Katana but have grown Odoriko many times. Also Momotaro is similar to Odoriko and have grown it many times. Odoriko tends to be slightly bigger in my garden. I grow these two for their taste not their looks.

Dan

[Greatgardens]

Well, I ordered some Katana. I have had very good luck with Japanese seed company (hybrid) products, but I have grown mostly cherry types. Momotoro was very good -- we'll see how this one does.

[Wi-sunflower]

I totally understand how they pick out by looks. Often the heirlooms aren't as pretty or perfect like the store tomatoes they are used to buying. If I'm at a market where I can give samples, THEN the taste of the heirlooms sell them.

I was at a big Labor Day market several years ago. While it had farmers, it was more of a rummage market and cheap. People wanted a bu of canning tomatoes for $10. I had samples of several varieties of my heirlooms and was selling them for $2 / lb. This Vera's Seed sold for $5.