worst tomato you have ever grown - Page 2

oakley · January 29, 2017

I try and give all mine a chance. Three years for ones that some say are great. Or any i've decided to try. Three cells, 2-3 per cell and take the strongest to grow out. Usually at least two each. Seems fair.

I have 2 dozen in a back burner file. Not in the garbage just yet. I like to keep those packs around for reference....peeked last week and pulled a couple back out. Many are listed as favorites by some here.

My one horrid experience was a Bonnie 'patio'. Not really fair to other dwarfs. That one bad purchase from a HD shopping for something like lightbulbs and a few hooks, and the magnet that draws one into the vortex of their garden center to check the discount rack...how many full trays for a dollar i've rescued of shade ground covers that have been epic in my forest area. The trays alone are worth a dollar.

That 'patio' was such a failure. A bush on my deck. My SunGold and CubanYellow grew long and wispy and fell here and there and gave fruit from July till late October. Not even tending much. Just among the deck herb mini kitchen garden. (my main garden is North in the Catskills)..100+ tomato plantings.
Just some snackers at home in NYC for after work and such...snacks. Let them go and tend and fall and add a velcro strap whenever...

Lesson learned...don't take a bad experience on one horrid tomato one year only. I shut off all 'novelty' micros and dwarfs as total failures and cute 'experiments' not worth the time..hanging baskets and the upside down thingy...i now have 3 dozen and starting more...since early November. Cold and snow on the ground. I'm growing inside i think fine...maybe ....fun for now any who.

KarenO · January 29, 2017

Most disappointing for me: violet jasper. Very pretty. Absolutely inedible IMO
KarenO

jmsieglaff · January 29, 2017

I have yet to have a tomato I wouldn't eat. I've had a few that I wasn't crazy about and wouldn't grow again. The worst were some very bland blah segergates of some dwarf grow-outs.

AlittleSalt · January 29, 2017

In an extremely wet year 2015 - Blush was like biting into unflavored malt-o-meal....

Gardeneer · January 29, 2017

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Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

In an extremely wet year 2015 - Blush was like biting into unflavored malt-o-meal....

Robert, you are a living tomato dictionary. I am amazed as how many varieties you know and grow.

AKmark · January 29, 2017

Out of about 500, Clear Pink Early is right at the bottom, my 89 year old Grandmother was not impressed either. I heard about it more than once too. LOL

ginger2778 · January 29, 2017

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Originally Posted by AKmark

Out of about 500, Clear Pink Early is right at the bottom, my 89 year old Grandmother was not impressed either. I heard about it more than once too. LOL

Yeah. Being in Florida with my very long season, I stay away from anything with early in the name.

AlittleSalt · January 29, 2017

lol Gardeneer. I'm still a newbie compared to a lot of those who have replied to this thread.

Tomato varieties starting with, "EARLY" (Besides Early Girl) - I'm waiting for someone who has a thirty day growing season to send them a bunch off seeds starting with the word Early.

They can't taste bad if they don't have time to produce

Nan_PA_6b · January 30, 2017

peebee · January 30, 2017

Will have to agree with 3 posters here: Violet Jasper, Yellow Pear, and Sausage. And to add another: any blue tomato.

Doesn't matter what, grew at least 3 different ones and none were good. Will not grow any blues again unless by a miracle in the future a variety is created that is the rave of everyone here.

k3vin · January 30, 2017

Purple Calabash and Fleur de Regair both had the same bitter/astringent/weedy taste that made them inedible for me. Hmm ... even though i grew them years apart, now that I think about it, they look and taste similar enough, I wonder if they aren't the same variety, or very closely related....?

AlittleSalt · January 30, 2017

One of the blue varieties already mentioned here in this thread is one that we liked. I think blue tomatoes taste different where they are grown. Yes, I have grown some blue/indigo ones that were a waste of time and gardening space. The same goes for black tomatoes here.

Helsing ★★★★★★★★ Blue is my favorite blue tomato - not for outstanding taste, because it tastes like a boring salad tomato. Not bad, but you know...

A tomato doesn't have to be the star of a salad taste-wise. Here in my part of Texas, HJB grows a beautiful tomato that excites the first part of taste - sight. Now, toss in some fresh fragrant greens, and well, whatever you like. Salad dressing isn't needed - maybe an infused vinaigrette or a little olive oil.

neilsc · January 30, 2017

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Originally Posted by ginger2778

Yellow pear, hands down.

I SECOND THAT!

ginger2778 · January 30, 2017

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Originally Posted by peebee

Will have to agree with 3 posters here: Violet Jasper, Yellow Pear, and Sausage. And to add another: any blue tomato.

Doesn't matter what, grew at least 3 different ones and none were good. Will not grow any blues again unless by a miracle in the future a variety is created that is the rave of everyone here.

Peebee- you gotta try Sgt.Peppers , it's a very tasty pink heart with antho. Gorgeous productive and very good flavor. Another is a cherry tomato called amethyst cream, which is sweet and delicious when ripe, but it does split alot.
I agree with you about most blue ones. Tasteless.

Urbanheirlooms · January 30, 2017

Reisetomate. I knew it would be bad when I planted it, it didn't let me down. I was given some seeds as a gift and planted a few plants as a novelty.

My biggest disappointment was Blue Cream Berries. I tasted (and spit out) one of the first to ripen. Perhaps some of the ones later in the season were better, but I couldn't make myself bite into another.

January 30, 2017	#26
k3vin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Nebraska Posts: 139	Purple Calabash and Fleur de Regair both had the same bitter/astringent/weedy taste that made them inedible for me. Hmm ... even though i grew them years apart, now that I think about it, they look and taste similar enough, I wonder if they aren't the same variety, or very closely related....? Last edited by k3vin; January 30, 2017 at 01:59 AM.

January 29, 2017	#16
oakley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: NewYork 5a Posts: 2,303	I try and give all mine a chance. Three years for ones that some say are great. Or any i've decided to try. Three cells, 2-3 per cell and take the strongest to grow out. Usually at least two each. Seems fair. I have 2 dozen in a back burner file. Not in the garbage just yet. I like to keep those packs around for reference....peeked last week and pulled a couple back out. Many are listed as favorites by some here. My one horrid experience was a Bonnie 'patio'. Not really fair to other dwarfs. That one bad purchase from a HD shopping for something like lightbulbs and a few hooks, and the magnet that draws one into the vortex of their garden center to check the discount rack...how many full trays for a dollar i've rescued of shade ground covers that have been epic in my forest area. The trays alone are worth a dollar. That 'patio' was such a failure. A bush on my deck. My SunGold and CubanYellow grew long and wispy and fell here and there and gave fruit from July till late October. Not even tending much. Just among the deck herb mini kitchen garden. (my main garden is North in the Catskills)..100+ tomato plantings. Just some snackers at home in NYC for after work and such...snacks. Let them go and tend and fall and add a velcro strap whenever... Lesson learned...don't take a bad experience on one horrid tomato one year only. I shut off all 'novelty' micros and dwarfs as total failures and cute 'experiments' not worth the time..hanging baskets and the upside down thingy...i now have 3 dozen and starting more...since early November. Cold and snow on the ground. I'm growing inside i think fine...maybe ....fun for now any who.

January 29, 2017	#17
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,931	Most disappointing for me: violet jasper. Very pretty. Absolutely inedible IMO KarenO

January 29, 2017	#18
jmsieglaff Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Southern WI Posts: 2,742	I have yet to have a tomato I wouldn't eat. I've had a few that I wasn't crazy about and wouldn't grow again. The worst were some very bland blah segergates of some dwarf grow-outs.

January 29, 2017	#19
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	In an extremely wet year 2015 - Blush was like biting into unflavored malt-o-meal....

January 29, 2017	#21
AKmark Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 2,010	Out of about 500, Clear Pink Early is right at the bottom, my 89 year old Grandmother was not impressed either. I heard about it more than once too. LOL

January 30, 2017	#24
Nan_PA_6b Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 3,194	<still reeling from Worth's bad pun>

January 30, 2017	#25
peebee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Southern CA Posts: 1,714	Will have to agree with 3 posters here: Violet Jasper, Yellow Pear, and Sausage. And to add another: any blue tomato. Doesn't matter what, grew at least 3 different ones and none were good. Will not grow any blues again unless by a miracle in the future a variety is created that is the rave of everyone here.

January 30, 2017	#30
Urbanheirlooms Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: New Castle, Virginia Posts: 205	Reisetomate. I knew it would be bad when I planted it, it didn't let me down. I was given some seeds as a gift and planted a few plants as a novelty. My biggest disappointment was Blue Cream Berries. I tasted (and spit out) one of the first to ripen. Perhaps some of the ones later in the season were better, but I couldn't make myself bite into another.