Favorite Anthocyanin Tomato - Page 2

habitat_gardener · October 12, 2016

I've really only grown and tasted one, Indigo Kumquat F1, and only had a few tomatoes (small grape size), but they were sweet and pretty. Backyard is too shady for tomatoes...

I'm also growing Blue Chocolate (in the sunny community garden), but so far no ripe ones! I did plant late, but it seems to be taking forever for one to get ripe.

I've tasted some of Brad's. The taste is pretty good and I'd grow them if I had much more space, but I don't think I have room for more than a couple anthos each year.

Al@NC · October 12, 2016

This is the Painted Pink I grew from J and L gardens this year, it's not a bad tomato but wasn't in the best place to get the most sun. I did get some antho fruit though..

charline · October 12, 2016

this years best antho were Dark Galaxy and Ananas bleue striée

GrowingCoastal · October 12, 2016

Yah, I keep arguing with myself about leaving the tomato skins and seeds in, then, when I check google, I find that those things contain lots of vitamins......so blender it is.

pmcgrady · October 12, 2016

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Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie

My Helsing ★★★★★★★★ Blues was attacked by birds. It was like the Hitchcock movie. It's the only variety I have ever lost to bird attack.

I got Dancing with Smurf's seed from you and they are still producing tomatoes, all the rest of my 140 plants are pretty much dead. 2 Matts Wild Cherry plants are still producing also.

Cole_Robbie · October 12, 2016

Cool, good to hear. Dancing with Smurfs is a great name for selling plants. I found that they got smashed in my boxes too easily, so I switched to Fahrenheit Blues as my antho red in my cherry mix for market.

Al@NC · October 12, 2016

I just now found an interesting article about antho tomatoes:

Anthocyanins Double the Shelf Life of Tomatoes by Delaying Overripening and Reducing Susceptibility to Gray Mold

The article gets pretty technical.

Al

gardenmermaid · October 12, 2016

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Originally Posted by charline

this years best antho were Dark Galaxy and Ananas bleue striée

Do you have pictures of Ananas Bleue? Ananas Noire is my all-time favorite tomato so I am excited about the antho version

oakley · October 13, 2016

Oakley, do you have a variety that you like the most with antho?

No favorite yet. I'm following others a couple years ahead of me in the grow/taste testing....i have room for a few to try next year.

This past season, now ending, i concentrated on an all-around cherry mix and a good variety of successful beefs, hearts, etc, that do well for me....and i must say i'm getting close having one of the best growing seasons yet. I give every variety 2-3 years. I now have a pile of 22 varieties i'm not growing next year. (so room for more to try

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Allisa · October 13, 2016

My fave of this season is Lucid Gem (thanks all who shared seeds with me)! It was a gorgeous beauty! In my conditions they were not super sweet, but balanced on the sweet side with hint of nice fruity acid, still eating them. With rainy weather and fog they started to crack, but if they're not cracked, they have quite a long shelf life.

Al@NC · October 13, 2016

Allisa, Wow! those pictures are great! I'm definitely giving Lucid Gem a try next year...

Al

oakley · October 13, 2016

Gorgeous! Any pics of the cross slice? Googling 'image' seems to bring up differing pics of slice.
A 2015 discussion mentions other anthos. http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=39055 http://http://www.tomatoville.com/sh...ad.php?t=39055

clara · October 13, 2016

Allisa, those pics are GORGEOUS! And what a rich crop you are having/have had!

Urbanheirlooms · October 13, 2016

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Originally Posted by Allisa

My fave of this season is Lucid Gem (thanks all who shared seeds with me)! It was a gorgeous beauty! In my conditions they were not super sweet, but balanced on the sweet side with hint of nice fruity acid, still eating them. With rainy weather and fog they started to crack, but if they're not cracked, they have quite a long shelf life.

I agree that Allisa's pictures are gorgeous and do this great variety justice! It is indeed the cream of the crop as far as I am concerned when it comes to Antho tomatoes. They do last forever and grow well with few diseases. A true winner!

joseph · October 13, 2016

No favorite for me yet. I think of the blue tomatoes as decorative only.

October 12, 2016	#17
Al@NC Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Vernon, BC Posts: 720	Painted Pink This is the Painted Pink I grew from J and L gardens this year, it's not a bad tomato but wasn't in the best place to get the most sun. I did get some antho fruit though..

October 13, 2016	#24
oakley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: NewYork 5a Posts: 2,303	*Oakley, do you have a variety that you like the most with antho?* No favorite yet. I'm following others a couple years ahead of me in the grow/taste testing....i have room for a few to try next year. This past season, now ending, i concentrated on an all-around cherry mix and a good variety of successful beefs, hearts, etc, that do well for me....and i must say i'm getting close having one of the best growing seasons yet. I give every variety 2-3 years. I now have a pile of 22 varieties i'm not growing next year. (so room for more to try)

October 12, 2016	#16
habitat_gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Central Valley Posts: 2,543	I've really only grown and tasted one, Indigo Kumquat F1, and only had a few tomatoes (small grape size), but they were sweet and pretty. Backyard is too shady for tomatoes... I'm also growing Blue Chocolate (in the sunny community garden), but so far no ripe ones! I did plant late, but it seems to be taking forever for one to get ripe. I've tasted some of Brad's. The taste is pretty good and I'd grow them if I had much more space, but I don't think I have room for more than a couple anthos each year.

October 12, 2016	#18
charline Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: France Posts: 688	this years best antho were Dark Galaxy and Ananas bleue striée

October 12, 2016	#19
GrowingCoastal Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Vancouver Island Canada BC Posts: 1,253	Yah, I keep arguing with myself about leaving the tomato skins and seeds in, then, when I check google, I find that those things contain lots of vitamins......so blender it is.

October 12, 2016	#21
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Cool, good to hear. Dancing with Smurfs is a great name for selling plants. I found that they got smashed in my boxes too easily, so I switched to Fahrenheit Blues as my antho red in my cherry mix for market.

October 13, 2016	#28
clara Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 1,351	Allisa, those pics are GORGEOUS! And what a rich crop you are having/have had!

October 13, 2016	#30
joseph Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: Cache Valley, N/E of The Great Salt Lake Posts: 1,244	No favorite for me yet. I think of the blue tomatoes as decorative only.