Orange Jazz - Page 16

BigVanVader · June 26, 2016

I ate my first OJ tonight. My mom was over so I gave her 4 tomatoes to try and OJ was her favorite. I didnt think it was as sweet as most orange tomatoes I have tried but it seems the early setting tomatoes here are less flavorful than the later ones. I'm holding judgment out till later.

BigVanVader · July 5, 2016

Ok to update the last 2 OJ I ate were much better and had that fruity taste I look for. My mom said they made a delicious tomato pie and my sister loves them, as did everyone at our 4th of July get together. They continue to set fruit in our drought and upper 90s heat. This was about half off the OJ I took to market last week. They are out producing Big Beef so far. Folks who love tomatoes should do themselves a favor and go order some OJ seeds.

jmsieglaff · July 5, 2016

Thanks for the taste report BVV! So you mentioned fruity, what else do you get, sweet, tangy, acidic, balanced, intense, mild, etc?

BigVanVader · July 5, 2016

Hmm, I'm bad at flavor description but I'd say it's well balanced but more on the sweet side with just a touch of zing. It definitely is sweeter when dead ripe and more of a mild tomato flavor before peak ripeness. I typically like dead ripe tomatoes best though. Hope that helps.

jmsieglaff · July 5, 2016

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Originally Posted by BigVanVader

Hmm, I'm bad at flavor description but I'd say it's well balanced but more on the sweet side with just a touch of zing. It definitely is sweeter when dead ripe and more of a mild tomato flavor before peak ripeness. I typically like dead ripe tomatoes best though. Hope that helps.

Thanks, that's great info! Oh boy, the want to try list just keeps growing longer!

Adriana · July 27, 2016

Eagerly awaiting my first Orange Jazz!

Fred Hempel · July 27, 2016

Just wanted to mention that we have upped our packet size for Orange Jazz to 100 seeds/$4.95 (no shipping) -- www.growartisan.com

Enough seeds to share!

Gardeneer · July 27, 2016

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Originally Posted by BigVanVader

Ok to update the last 2 OJ I ate were much better and had that fruity taste I look for. My mom said they made a delicious tomato pie and my sister loves them, as did everyone at our 4th of July get together. They continue to set fruit in our drought and upper 90s heat. This was about half off the OJ I took to market last week. They are out producing Big Beef so far. Folks who love tomatoes should do themselves a favor and go order some OJ seeds.

Very nice.
I like the description : On the sweet side w/ a zang.
The color look fantastic.

BigVanVader · July 27, 2016

Too update my plants are still the healthiest non-hybrid variety left. All my plants have grey mold but OJ is fighting its progression much better than any others besides Juliet and Big Beef. This is an excellent overall tomato. The only complaint I have is that they have (for me this year) a tendency to have a hard center core. Mostly this happens in the bigger ones but it makes so many huge tomatoes it ends up being a fair portion. That said the positives far outweigh the negatives and I plan to grow again, maybe against KBX.

Adriana · August 1, 2016

I just tasted my first Orange Jazz and it blew my previous yellow/orange favorites away.

This baby came in at 15.4 ounces of solid flesh, meaty with old time tomato flavor and a bit of zing! It made a perfect BLT for lunch. Judging by the fruit set on the plant it is going to be a decent producer too!

Thank you Fred!

Fred Hempel · August 1, 2016

You're welcome. Thanks for taking a chance on it in the land of humidity and disease!

salix · September 29, 2016

Just had my first Orange Jazz - WOW!!! Going on my grow forever list.

cloz · September 30, 2016

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Originally Posted by salix

Just had my first Orange Jazz - WOW!!! Going on my grow forever list.

A top producer in my garden of large tomatoes with very sweet and juicy taste. Texture reminded me of eating a peach. Plants (3) have hung in there and produced till season's end without any spraying or pruning.
Can't wait to try Jazz and and Red Jazz once it is released.

Cloz

POAJoan · September 30, 2016

Because the deer keep sneaking into the yard when the dogs are not out, we had to pick our Orange Jazz before we wanted. They are absolutely gorgeous, and we still have 10-12 8 ouncers on the plant quite hidden. We have also picked 4 one Pounders and the taste is awesome. Definitely will repeat this one, as it has great production, flavor and looks even with a bad growing season! Temperatures in the hundreds, and evenings dropping down to the 40[ATTACH]
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Fred Hempel · September 30, 2016

Joan, was it a cool summer in Reno this year?

August 1, 2016	#235
Adriana Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: North Georgia Posts: 99	Move over Aunt Gertie's Gold and Jaune Flammée I just tasted my first Orange Jazz and it blew my previous yellow/orange favorites away. This baby came in at 15.4 ounces of solid flesh, meaty with old time tomato flavor and a bit of zing! It made a perfect BLT for lunch. Judging by the fruit set on the plant it is going to be a decent producer too! Thank you Fred! __________________ Adriana Gutierrez

September 29, 2016	#237
salix Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: north central B.C. Posts: 2,310	Just had my first Orange Jazz - WOW!!! Going on my grow forever list. __________________ "He who has a library and a garden wants for nothing." -Cicero

June 26, 2016	#226
BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	I ate my first OJ tonight. My mom was over so I gave her 4 tomatoes to try and OJ was her favorite. I didnt think it was as sweet as most orange tomatoes I have tried but it seems the early setting tomatoes here are less flavorful than the later ones. I'm holding judgment out till later.

July 5, 2016	#228
jmsieglaff Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Southern WI Posts: 2,742	Thanks for the taste report BVV! So you mentioned fruity, what else do you get, sweet, tangy, acidic, balanced, intense, mild, etc?

July 5, 2016	#229
BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	Hmm, I'm bad at flavor description but I'd say it's well balanced but more on the sweet side with just a touch of zing. It definitely is sweeter when dead ripe and more of a mild tomato flavor before peak ripeness. I typically like dead ripe tomatoes best though. Hope that helps.

July 27, 2016	#232
Fred Hempel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sunol, CA Posts: 2,723	Just wanted to mention that we have upped our packet size for Orange Jazz to 100 seeds/$4.95 (no shipping) -- www.growartisan.com Enough seeds to share!

July 27, 2016	#234
BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	Too update my plants are still the healthiest non-hybrid variety left. All my plants have grey mold but OJ is fighting its progression much better than any others besides Juliet and Big Beef. This is an excellent overall tomato. The only complaint I have is that they have (for me this year) a tendency to have a hard center core. Mostly this happens in the bigger ones but it makes so many huge tomatoes it ends up being a fair portion. That said the positives far outweigh the negatives and I plan to grow again, maybe against KBX.

August 1, 2016	#236
Fred Hempel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sunol, CA Posts: 2,723	You're welcome. Thanks for taking a chance on it in the land of humidity and disease!

September 30, 2016	#240
Fred Hempel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sunol, CA Posts: 2,723	Joan, was it a cool summer in Reno this year?