Early / ultra early varieties that taste great? - Page 2

xellos99 · June 5, 2019

Your best bet is to grow in a glasshouse and plant them well before the last frost date and use a propane heater with a thermostat set to frost protection.
It is not that expensive because it only kicks in when near frost at night and I think you get it back with higher yield.
My plants are 4 ft high now and im not boasting but they are more advanced that I have seen from considerably warmer climates than my own like Spain for example.

zipcode · June 5, 2019

Azoychka is certainly a solid choice and it's quite big too and will produce quite a few fruit earlier than most stuff. But it's only early and not super early, like Stupice. Stupice can produce flowers after 5 true leaves (tested), this year Ibiza Blanca had flowers after 6 leaves. In terms of taste I'd rate Azoychka above Stupice.

The problem with the ultraearlies like Stupice, is how big will the plant be by the time it fruits, you really need good indoor conditions to make a well established plant with only 5 leaves.

sjamesNorway · June 5, 2019

I highly recommend:

EM-Champion dtm: 65, excellent yield of pretty hearts, delicious taste leaning toward sweet. I'll plant it every year.

Sakharnyi Pudovichok ("sugary pounder") dtm: 60, This one’s produces loads in cooler years. (I think it hates the heat.) Excellent balanced taste. It will return!

Both are red Russian varieties, and have done well in containers outdoors here.

Steve

FarmerShawn · June 5, 2019

Stupice, or Moravsky Div (May be the same), Matina, and Bloody Butcher are great, and early, for me. Pink Honey is typically my earliest slicer. I think Jaune Flamme is my earliest orange one.

Gregorio · June 5, 2019

I haven't grown it, but Bloody Butcher sounds like it could be the tomato you seek for a red tomato.

ContainerTed · June 5, 2019

First of all, "Welcome to Tomatoville". This is the best site on the entire web.

I have been "speed reading" thru this thread and may have a repeat recommendation. If you want a small, determinate, great tasting pink, I would suggest Dwarf Arctic Rose. When I did the final development on it, I got vine ripe fruit is just 53 days. The plant height will average 30 inches or less. It can easily be grown in a 2-5 gallon container and the tomatoes will all ripen within a couple of weeks of each other. But it loads up a bunch and the taste is definitely what you are looking for. After all, it's a "pink".

Nan_PA_6b · June 8, 2019

Black Bear probably has some good suggestions. 'Scuse me while I go poke a bear....

JosephElliott · June 8, 2019

Thanks everyone, I with add all of these to my list of possibilities for next year.

DanishGardener · June 8, 2019

Aurora did well for me here in Denmark, it is a determinate.
It was recommended to me by another northern t’ville member. I think it should be grown more!

http://t.tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Aurora

June 5, 2019	#19
FarmerShawn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,001	Stupice, or Moravsky Div (May be the same), Matina, and Bloody Butcher are great, and early, for me. Pink Honey is typically my earliest slicer. I think Jaune Flamme is my earliest orange one. __________________ "Red meat is NOT bad for you. Now blue-green meat, THAT'S bad for you!" -- Tommy Smothers

June 5, 2019	#20
Gregorio Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 6	I haven't grown it, but Bloody Butcher sounds like it could be the tomato you seek for a red tomato. Last edited by Gregorio; June 5, 2019 at 11:39 AM. Reason: Clarifying that this is not a recommendation to replace Kellogg's Breakfast.

June 5, 2019	#21
ContainerTed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: 6a - NE Tennessee Posts: 4,538	First of all, "Welcome to Tomatoville". This is the best site on the entire web. I have been "speed reading" thru this thread and may have a repeat recommendation. If you want a small, determinate, great tasting pink, I would suggest Dwarf Arctic Rose. When I did the final development on it, I got vine ripe fruit is just 53 days. The plant height will average 30 inches or less. It can easily be grown in a 2-5 gallon container and the tomatoes will all ripen within a couple of weeks of each other. But it loads up a bunch and the taste is definitely what you are looking for. After all, it's a "pink". __________________ Ted ________________________ Owner & Sole Operator Of The Muddy Bucket Farm and Tomato Ranch

June 8, 2019	#24
DanishGardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Denmark Posts: 328	Aurora did well for me here in Denmark, it is a determinate. It was recommended to me by another northern t’ville member. I think it should be grown more! http://t.tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Aurora __________________ Soren Last edited by DanishGardener; June 8, 2019 at 03:41 PM.

June 5, 2019	#16
xellos99 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: wales uk Posts: 236	Your best bet is to grow in a glasshouse and plant them well before the last frost date and use a propane heater with a thermostat set to frost protection. It is not that expensive because it only kicks in when near frost at night and I think you get it back with higher yield. My plants are 4 ft high now and im not boasting but they are more advanced that I have seen from considerably warmer climates than my own like Spain for example.

June 5, 2019	#17
zipcode Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Romania/Germany , z 4-6 Posts: 1,582	Azoychka is certainly a solid choice and it's quite big too and will produce quite a few fruit earlier than most stuff. But it's only early and not super early, like Stupice. Stupice can produce flowers after 5 true leaves (tested), this year Ibiza Blanca had flowers after 6 leaves. In terms of taste I'd rate Azoychka above Stupice. The problem with the ultraearlies like Stupice, is how big will the plant be by the time it fruits, you really need good indoor conditions to make a well established plant with only 5 leaves.

June 5, 2019	#18
sjamesNorway Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Norway Posts: 1,049	I highly recommend: EM-Champion dtm: 65, excellent yield of pretty hearts, delicious taste leaning toward sweet. I'll plant it every year. Sakharnyi Pudovichok ("sugary pounder") dtm: 60, This one’s produces loads in cooler years. (I think it hates the heat.) Excellent balanced taste. It will return! Both are red Russian varieties, and have done well in containers outdoors here. Steve

June 8, 2019	#22
Nan_PA_6b Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 3,194	Black Bear probably has some good suggestions. 'Scuse me while I go poke a bear....

June 8, 2019	#23
JosephElliott Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2019 Location: Zone 1b Canada Posts: 4	Thanks everyone, I with add all of these to my list of possibilities for next year.