Sunset Honey Bombs - closest in flavor and texture? - Page 3

jhp · March 20, 2024

So I saved some seeds from store bought Honey Bombs and grew them out in 2023. I think they look pretty close, but they did not taste as good and will not be invited back. To be fair, it was a very rainy summer and not a great tomato year in general. They cracked like crazy, another negative for me. DTM was 48 days from plant out (8 weeks old at plant out).

I also grew Flavor Bombs from seeds saved from 2022 grow. 2023 seemed the same as 2022. Tasted very good. I saved seeds again and will grow again. I don't seem to have pics of my 2023 Flavor Bombs. DTM was 38 days from plant out (plants 8 weeks old at plant out). For reference my Sungold DTM was 33 days.

Looking very similar to store bought Honey Bombs here.

Honey Bombs with lots of cracking in our too rainy summer of 2023. I wasn't very motivated to pick them since I have other better tasting tomatoes to choose from.

Jen

ac21686 · March 24, 2024

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Originally Posted by jhp

So I saved some seeds from store bought Honey Bombs and grew them out in 2023. I think they look pretty close, but they did not taste as good and will not be invited back. To be fair, it was a very rainy summer and not a great tomato year in general. They cracked like crazy, another negative for me. DTM was 48 days from plant out (8 weeks old at plant out).

I also grew Flavor Bombs from seeds saved from 2022 grow. 2023 seemed the same as 2022. Tasted very good. I saved seeds again and will grow again. I don't seem to have pics of my 2023 Flavor Bombs. DTM was 38 days from plant out (plants 8 weeks old at plant out). For reference my Sungold DTM was 33 days.

Looking very similar to store bought Honey Bombs here.

Honey Bombs with lots of cracking in our too rainy summer of 2023. I wasn't very motivated to pick them since I have other better tasting tomatoes to choose from.

Jen

Looks identical to me. The rain was a nightmare in the area last year!

CrazyAboutOrchids · March 27, 2024

I grew Flavor Bomb last year - it is not getting invited back.

It was an oddball. Started, grew trusses, flowered, than every single flower would break off. About - 4 feet, the thing took off. Was the largest ever cherry grown in my years of garden. Tons of fruit, took forever to ripen, then the skins were a tad touch. Flavor was good.

I did like having 2 colors of cherries in my salads though, so Reinhard Kraft's Purple Sugar will make it's first appearance this year along side our usual Sunsugar.

jhp · March 29, 2024

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Originally Posted by CrazyAboutOrchids

I grew Flavor Bomb last year - it is not getting invited back.

It was an oddball. Started, grew trusses, flowered, than every single flower would break off. About - 4 feet, the thing took off. Was the largest ever cherry grown in my years of garden. Tons of fruit, took forever to ripen, then the skins were a tad touch. Flavor was good.

I did like having 2 colors of cherries in my salads though, so Reinhard Kraft's Purple Sugar will make it's first appearance this year along side our usual Sunsugar.

Interesting. I thought in your post last year you said you liked it. Well, my experience has not been the same as yours. No dropping flowers, and early to ripen. That makes me think it possibly is a hybrid, and mine is different. Just the luck of the draw, as they say.

Jen

CrazyAboutOrchids · March 31, 2024

Yes, I believe I posted initially that we were going to grow it again this year. It was super productive and we liked the colorful salads we got with it. Typo - skins were a tad tough, not touch... oops! I did post on the problems growing it when it first started - in all my years I've never had a tomato like it. I thought maybe it was because I saved seed from a store bought cherry tomato. I'm not saying I'll never grow it again. I decided to try RK's Purple Sugar to see if we like it better.

March 20, 2024	#31
jhp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Danbury, CT Posts: 492	Honey Bombs 2023 So I saved some seeds from store bought Honey Bombs and grew them out in 2023. I think they look pretty close, but they did not taste as good and will not be invited back. To be fair, it was a very rainy summer and not a great tomato year in general. They cracked like crazy, another negative for me. DTM was 48 days from plant out (8 weeks old at plant out). I also grew Flavor Bombs from seeds saved from 2022 grow. 2023 seemed the same as 2022. Tasted very good. I saved seeds again and will grow again. I don't seem to have pics of my 2023 Flavor Bombs. DTM was 38 days from plant out (plants 8 weeks old at plant out). For reference my Sungold DTM was 33 days. Looking very similar to store bought Honey Bombs here. Honey Bombs with lots of cracking in our too rainy summer of 2023. I wasn't very motivated to pick them since I have other better tasting tomatoes to choose from. Jen

March 27, 2024	#33
CrazyAboutOrchids Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Zone 6 - CT Posts: 155	I grew Flavor Bomb last year - it is not getting invited back. It was an oddball. Started, grew trusses, flowered, than every single flower would break off. About - 4 feet, the thing took off. Was the largest ever cherry grown in my years of garden. Tons of fruit, took forever to ripen, then the skins were a tad touch. Flavor was good. I did like having 2 colors of cherries in my salads though, so Reinhard Kraft's Purple Sugar will make it's first appearance this year along side our usual Sunsugar.

March 31, 2024	#35
CrazyAboutOrchids Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Zone 6 - CT Posts: 155	Yes, I believe I posted initially that we were going to grow it again this year. It was super productive and we liked the colorful salads we got with it. Typo - skins were a tad tough, not touch... oops! I did post on the problems growing it when it first started - in all my years I've never had a tomato like it. I thought maybe it was because I saved seed from a store bought cherry tomato. I'm not saying I'll never grow it again. I decided to try RK's Purple Sugar to see if we like it better.