Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: MS
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I recently posted a thread about the best Black tomatoes for market and got some great replies. One that was not mentioned is, I believe, a new one called Purple Boy Hybrid.
The pictures look good and the descriptions sound good. Does anyone have first hand experience or know much about the Purple Boy Hybrid? https://parkseed.com/tomato-purple-b...hoCPMoQAvD_BwE
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Brownville, Ne
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The comparison is made to Cherokee Purple but the flavor description does not mimic CP. A dark tomato with a "tang" does not compute, since most if not all blacks have good, sweet flavor.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: California Central Valley
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I was looking after a neighbor's garden last summer and she had a good-tasting tomato that, once I figured out which label went with it, was a Purple Boy. It was good enough that I actually bought seeds this year and am trying it out myself!
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Tomatovillian™
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Habitat Gardener, how would you compare its color, shape (smooth or ribbed and gnarled), size, and taste to Cherokee Purple?
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2008
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TomatoDon, I didn’t taste them side by side, so I can’t compare the taste. Purple Boy was smooth and round, a uniform dark purple. iirc, PB was firmer and less juicy than CP.
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