Impressed with Pink Berkeley Tie Dye Flavor!! - Page 2

dfollett · July 4, 2014

Did great for me. It produced well and I loved the taste. However, mine went from under ripe - to prefect - to over ripe extremely quickly - VERY little keep time.

JJJessee · July 4, 2014

Thanks for the heads up, DF

gssgarden · July 4, 2014

just like CP. No shelf life.

Ggreg

momato · July 13, 2014

Mine are starting to ripen

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momato · July 14, 2014

I just weighed a couple of them

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gssgarden · July 14, 2014

Nice! mine were smaller because I lost the main stem! Will try again next year!!

Greg

JJJessee · July 17, 2014

Yes! I tried my first one tonight.

It is an impressive tomato. Restores my faith in humanity -
a new breed with productivity, beauty and FLAVOR!. I pulled one after it was well colored, but still firm, let it set two days and BAM! It is a very juicy tomato, the balance of tart and sweet seems to make for a bright, illuminating, taste experience. I had my first Black Krim yesterday -also an excellent flavor; maybe a more classic tomato flavor. The PBTD is something different for me.

gssgarden · July 17, 2014

Good review! It was a winner for me and will be back next year!!

Greg

daninpd · July 17, 2014

I agree about the taste of PBTD, plus it was the first full-size tomato to ripen for me this year. Up to now my favorite for texture and taste was Kelloggs Breakfast; I'm going to have to do a side-by-side tasting when KB finally gets ripe to settle the matter. PBTD just looks yummy when you slice it.

gssgarden · July 17, 2014

KBX is tough to beat BUT it was close this year!

Greg

TerpGal · July 18, 2014

Very exciting. I am waiting for my first ripe PBTD. Encouraging reports all around

discrepancy · July 21, 2014

What I lovingly dubbed "The Buttmato." It weighed over a pound. I brought it with me to work and made it into a knockout caprese salad for a bunch of skilled amateur and professional chefs. I barely had 1/4 cup left when I went home that night.

I will say that while it's susceptible to Grey Mold, it hangs the hell in there! My plant has it all the way up the main stem thanks to our lately erratic weather, but it refuses to give up. All the fruit it set is still growing. once the last few full-sized ones start to color up, I'll put it out of its misery, but I love this variety. It's earned a spot in my permanent to-grow list.

Yak54 · July 22, 2014

I should be starting to get ripe tomato's on my two plants in less than two weeks. Eagerly awaiting this new variety for me.

bower · August 6, 2014

I've eaten my second PBTD, and numbers 3 and 4 are on the way.... just to confirm from way north here, a great tasting tomato! It wasn't very early here this cold spring, and only set 9 or 10 fruit before the heat got too extreme. They are large though. And I think the low fruit load has helped this plant to resist the molds and such which are affecting other plants - I expected PBTD to be trouble because so many people say it is susceptible, but it's doing just fine.

PBTD has a lot of black competition here this year. Chernomor has been really good this year, tangy and very smooth. ISPL so far has been a little bland. Amazon Chocolate and Tsindao are deliciously sweet under the right conditions. . My Beist F1 is very tasty but the first one was not sweet enough for me, it might yet be a rival for top spot. But PBTD has a real zing to it, very unique. I must say, it stands out from the pack.

Also, thanks for those who pointed out how quickly these go to overripe - wow. Definitely the shortest shelf life of any of the above.. but worth the watch and wait.

gssgarden · August 9, 2014

Bower, that was one thing I noticed. All the fruit were nice sized!!

Thought it was dead but I might get a few more out of it!

Greg

July 17, 2014	#24
daninpd Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Prunedale, CA Posts: 134	Great Flavor + Early! I agree about the taste of PBTD, plus it was the first full-size tomato to ripen for me this year. Up to now my favorite for texture and taste was Kelloggs Breakfast; I'm going to have to do a side-by-side tasting when KB finally gets ripe to settle the matter. PBTD just looks yummy when you slice it. __________________ I started out with nothing and I've still got most of it left.

July 4, 2014	#16
dfollett Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Utah Posts: 693	Did great for me. It produced well and I loved the taste. However, mine went from under ripe - to prefect - to over ripe extremely quickly - VERY little keep time.

July 4, 2014	#17
JJJessee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Abingdon, Va Posts: 184	Thanks for the heads up, DF

July 4, 2014	#18
gssgarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N.C. Posts: 1,827	just like CP. No shelf life. Ggreg

July 13, 2014	#19
momato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: baltimore Posts: 53	Mine are starting to ripen Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

July 14, 2014	#20
momato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: baltimore Posts: 53	I just weighed a couple of them Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

July 18, 2014	#26
TerpGal Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Olney, MD Posts: 23	Very exciting. I am waiting for my first ripe PBTD. Encouraging reports all around

July 21, 2014	#27
discrepancy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2010 Location: Holly Springs, NC (zone 7b) Posts: 112	What I lovingly dubbed "The Buttmato." It weighed over a pound. I brought it with me to work and made it into a knockout caprese salad for a bunch of skilled amateur and professional chefs. I barely had 1/4 cup left when I went home that night. I will say that while it's susceptible to Grey Mold, it hangs the hell in there! My plant has it all the way up the main stem thanks to our lately erratic weather, but it refuses to give up. All the fruit it set is still growing. once the last few full-sized ones start to color up, I'll put it out of its misery, but I love this variety. It's earned a spot in my permanent to-grow list.

July 22, 2014	#28
Yak54 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2009 Location: Madison, OH, zone 6 Posts: 474	I should be starting to get ripe tomato's on my two plants in less than two weeks. Eagerly awaiting this new variety for me.

August 6, 2014	#29
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,794	I've eaten my second PBTD, and numbers 3 and 4 are on the way.... just to confirm from way north here, a great tasting tomato! It wasn't very early here this cold spring, and only set 9 or 10 fruit before the heat got too extreme. They are large though. And I think the low fruit load has helped this plant to resist the molds and such which are affecting other plants - I expected PBTD to be trouble because so many people say it is susceptible, but it's doing just fine. PBTD has a lot of black competition here this year. Chernomor has been really good this year, tangy and very smooth. ISPL so far has been a little bland. Amazon Chocolate and Tsindao are deliciously sweet under the right conditions. . My Beist F1 is very tasty but the first one was not sweet enough for me, it might yet be a rival for top spot. But PBTD has a real zing to it, very unique. I must say, it stands out from the pack. Also, thanks for those who pointed out how quickly these go to overripe - wow. Definitely the shortest shelf life of any of the above.. but worth the watch and wait.

August 9, 2014	#30
gssgarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N.C. Posts: 1,827	Bower, that was one thing I noticed. All the fruit were nice sized!! Thought it was dead but I might get a few more out of it! Greg