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Join Date: Aug 2011
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Those are beautiful.
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I agree with Marsha.
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These were real beauty
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Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Kentucky
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Wow those are gorgeous. I grew indigo blue beauty last year and it was a truly beautiful plant/tomato, but mine were insipid. I have since read a few others reporting similar experiences and some say that you must leave them on the vine for extra long for them to get the full flavor. I am debating on whether to grow it out this year.
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Join Date: Aug 2011
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Kygreg, how was the taste?
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Location: Illinois, zone 6
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some say that you must leave them on the vine for extra long for them to get the full flavor.
That must be why I didn't like it that much. My undersides were pink and not red like the picture. I probably picked it too soon. |
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Join Date: Mar 2014
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That has been my experience as well, need to let them get dead ripe. Even the Blue Boar Berries would take on an almost brick red color before they really started to taste good. Too soon and it was a whole different taste experience, less favorable for the variety. I think that has contributed to some of the less than positive reviews regarding taste on some of the blues. They do take somewhat longer to ripen in my opinion.
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Mid-Atlantic right on the line of Zone 7a and 7b
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I agree on the ripeness. If you need to practice building patience in general, Blue Beauty will do it. The good news is that they were (for me) absolutely indestructible against sun scald and weather in general, so they keep on the vine for a long time. Moreover, you can leave them on the counter for days to get to that peak ripeness.
It is misleading, though, that they look so nice and "blue" early on, and like HGC said, they really need that brick red color to over take the blue/purple. Bottom line, I was really surprised how much I liked them after I found some hidden low down on one plant that had gotten to brick red shade on the vine. This was after tasting some earlier in the season while not reddish yet, and the taste was not that great. So I was reluctant to even try the riper ones. Glad I did, b/c I would not have grown it again. And I knew going in that they needed time, just didn't realize I needed to wait for some red. |
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Join Date: Nov 2015
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I think I will give it another try... its a great ornamental if anything... those indigo hues on the plants themselves are stunning. And I also noted extreme vigor and resistance.
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Firstly I apologize for reviving an old thread, but I just wanted to let it be known that after sampling a fully ripened blue beauty, I can confirm its luscious flavor and texture when allowed to fully ripen on the vine :-)
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Hello Kentucky {NoahYates}
I really missed out on sharing my 2 cents on the Blue Tomatoes. Did Dr. Carolyn like the Blue Tomatoes. Yes, the Blue Tomatoes has proven to be good, open-pollinated, and hybrid varieties that you can save the seed with great success that are not Patenting by anyone. I have Indigo Rose and Blue Fog. https://www.angelfieldfarms.com/stor...ato_Seeds.html I have not tried Blue Beauty yet.
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