Sungold Replacement - Page 7

eyolf · April 29, 2023

Re: cocktail-sized sweet orange tomatoes:
My daughter noticed this from Johnny's:
https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetabl...EaAmeOEALw_wcB
We will see.

She asked me to order and there are 4 seedlings soon ready to go outside to harden off. She will grow two in her MPLS garden, make roasted tomato sauces, and I will likely gobble my share of them right off the vine.

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Fred Hempel · April 29, 2023

Clementine doesn't get enough buzz. It is an excellent tomato.

ScottinAtlanta · April 30, 2023

Fred, any thoughts on how Clementine might do in the wet, humid summers of Georgia?

Fred Hempel · May 1, 2023

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Originally Posted by ScottinAtlanta

Fred, any thoughts on how Clementine might do in the wet, humid summers of Georgia?

I don't know. It is has only Verticilliuim and Fusarium resistance advertised.

Father'sDaughter · May 10, 2023

I grew Sungold the last few years and while my husband enjoyed snacking on them, I did not care for them. Last summer I was given a basket of salmon and yellow colored Honey Drop tomatoes by one of the other vendors at the farmer's market. I really like the salmon ones so I saved seeds and have two seedlings started, one of which will go in the garden in a few weeks.

Labradors2 · May 11, 2023

I love the taste of Sungold, but find that it goes funky-tasting in mid summer so I no longer grow it.

There's a fantastic tasting tomato called Pink Princess which is the pink version of Honey Drop. Mine came from the MMMM swap and I grew it last year and LOVED it! I couldn't stop eating them

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VirginiaClay · May 11, 2023

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Originally Posted by Labradors2

There's a fantastic tasting tomato called Pink Princess which is the pink version of Honey Drop. Mine came from the MMMM swap and I grew it last year and LOVED it! I couldn't stop eating them

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I'm growing Pink Princess this year, thanks to the MMMM swap. Glad to hear this enthusiastic review. How productive is it in comparison to Sungold, and does it handle heat well? I have three seedlings almost ready to transplant, only planned to plant one of them but now I'm tempted to find a place for a second one.

April 29, 2023	#91
eyolf Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central MN, USDA Zone 3 Posts: 302	Re: cocktail-sized sweet orange tomatoes: My daughter noticed this from Johnny's: https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetabl...EaAmeOEALw_wcB We will see. She asked me to order and there are 4 seedlings soon ready to go outside to harden off. She will grow two in her MPLS garden, make roasted tomato sauces, and I will likely gobble my share of them right off the vine. Sent from my motorola edge (2022) using Tapatalk __________________ a day without fresh homegrown tomatoes is like... ...sigh

April 29, 2023	#92
Fred Hempel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sunol, CA Posts: 2,723	Clementine doesn't get enough buzz. It is an excellent tomato. __________________ Artisan Seeds -- www.growartisan.com

April 30, 2023	#93
ScottinAtlanta Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 2,593	Fred, any thoughts on how Clementine might do in the wet, humid summers of Georgia?

May 10, 2023	#95
Father'sDaughter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: MA/NH Border Posts: 4,919	I grew Sungold the last few years and while my husband enjoyed snacking on them, I did not care for them. Last summer I was given a basket of salmon and yellow colored Honey Drop tomatoes by one of the other vendors at the farmer's market. I really like the salmon ones so I saved seeds and have two seedlings started, one of which will go in the garden in a few weeks.

May 11, 2023	#96
Labradors2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,895	I love the taste of Sungold, but find that it goes funky-tasting in mid summer so I no longer grow it. There's a fantastic tasting tomato called Pink Princess which is the pink version of Honey Drop. Mine came from the MMMM swap and I grew it last year and LOVED it! I couldn't stop eating them .