GWR Throwdown aka Borderline Obsession

[imp]

Trying the gwr this year for the first time and hope they are tasty to me. Esmeralda Glossina ( spelling may be off) and Cherokee green, both at the community garden. They are growing well so far, but it is raining again, we've only had a few dry days this last week..

But all the tomatoes seem happy enough, setting blossoms like mad.I do like how the landscape fabric keeps the splash back from them. Got almost all tied up to the wire now, so hopefully they will really take off.

[Gardeneer]

The last two years, I only grew two cherries & a Cherokee purple

How did you happen to like GWR tomatoes so much that you want to grow so many of them ?
Just a curiosity.

Gardeneer

[fordido]

Originally Posted by Gardeneer

How did you happen to like GWR tomatoes so much that you want to grow so many of them ?
Just a curiosity.

Gardeneer

Actually, I've never tried one before! I mentioned in my original post that I'd planted one out of curiosity this year & lost it due to a cutworm. So now that I'm not growing a GWR this year, it has turned into "you always want what you can't have" situation!

[fordido]

[QUOTE=charline;562403]I am a GWR fan too!
I have lots of varieties, you can see them here http://tomatolover.de.tl/gr.ue.ne.htm

Beautiful photos! And that's more GWRs than I even knew existed! Wild Thyme has me curious now.. I'll have to do some reading up on it. Thank you!

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by charline

I am a GWR fan too!
I have lots of varieties, you can see them here http://tomatolover.de.tl/gr.ue.ne.htm

my favorites are Wild Thyme GWR, Lucinda, Absinthe and Cherokee lime stripes
cherry size : Green Doctors Frosted very sweet , Esmeralda Golosina almost too sweet

if you can get seeds of Wild Thyme GWR, grow them! absolutely fantastic !

I had high exspections in Malakhitovaya Shkatulka and was a little disappointed. It was very good but not fantastic. But I had it in a container. Will try it next year in my tunnel in direct soil.

First, about Lucinda. That was bred by Fred Hempel, yes,green fruits on Silvery Fir Tree foliage,which was one of the parents. I didn't like it that much at all,tasted too strong. Then I got a request from Fred asking if I had any seeds left,since he was the one who initially sent me starter seeds,yes,I do say I, and sent him all the seeds I had since he had no more and I think he wanted to work with it again.

GreenDoctorsFrosted.Yes,a clear epidermis,but most have found that if they put out several plants that there's an epidermis mutation from clear to yellow so it's back to just Green Doctors.

All that happened when I first started offering Green Doctors and three folks contacted me and told me what was going on, and as a group we decided to call the clear epi one GD Frosted.

Charline,there are two I'd like to send you that I think are outstanding,one is Delano Green Ripe, the other is the original Verdal. Offer for Charline only.

Please PM me about my offer since I was going to PM you anyway about another issue, so that would work out just fine.

And going through your list it brought back lots of memories as to Charlie's Green,Dorothy's and so many more I grew all those years ago.

Carolyn

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by Gardeneer

How did you happen to like GWR tomatoes so much that you want to grow so many of them ?
Just a curiosity.

Gardeneer

I can answer for myself only.

Back in the 80's I was getting seeds from Gleckler's and they offered quite a few of them, and I loved them since for me they have a somewhat sweet/spicy flavor, so I kept growing more and more.

In the early 90's the fad was so called black tomatoes but both Craig L and I said that the next fad would be the GWRipes, and we were right.But the fad for the blacks,and now the anthos,continues.


Carolyn

[Lee]

Green Giant and Spear's Tennessee Green.

If you want one that will really change what you and your friends think
about GWR varieties, Green Giant is it.

Lee

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by Lee

Green Giant and Spear's Tennessee Green.

If you want one that will really change what you and your friends think
about GWR varieties, Green Giant is it.

Lee

Lee,I've grown both that you mention,and there's also a Moldovan Green and on and on, probably several hundreds of GWRipes now available..

Just my opinion,but I think that folks interested in growing the GWRipes,should grow several varieties in the same summer each year, and then see which ones they prefer for taste,which is why I grow tomatoes,but also yield and general performance as well.

Carolyn

[remy]

I love GWR's! I've not met a bad one yet. I love them all. Humph is my favorite for the flavor and how it grows here. Malachite Box I found to be sweeter than other GWR's at least to my tastebuds. Cherokee Green seems to have lots of ripe ones at the same time more like dets. do.
Remy

[TightenUp]

Originally Posted by remy

I love GWR's! I've not met a bad one yet. I love them all. Humph is my favorite for the flavor and how it grows here. Malachite Box I found to be sweeter than other GWR's at least to my tastebuds. Cherokee Green seems to have lots of ripe ones at the same time more like dets. do.
Remy

Remy

I either bought or received as a a freebie Grubs Mystery Green from you. Absolutely amazing!! Thanks

[Gardeneer]

Originally Posted by remy

I love GWR's! I've not met a bad one yet. I love them all. Humph is my favorite for the flavor and how it grows here. Malachite Box I found to be sweeter than other GWR's at least to my tastebuds. Cherokee Green seems to have lots of ripe ones at the same time more like dets. do.
Remy

Remy, I have just tried one GWR ; Green Zebra (got the seeds from your shop).
Honestly, it did not impress me in any way. Maybe it was not one of the best around but it was enough to decide not to grow GWR.
But this year I found one (actual tomato at Farmers' Market ) that I liked. So saved seeds and am growing it :
COPIA or Green Copia

I like it because it is not plain GREEN but multi color

Gardeneer

[KC.Sun]

What about Green Mustang? Has anyone grown that? I can't find much information on it.

[M.SeanF.]

Glad to see sohmeone mention Green Copia, I have 7 of them planted this year(out of 86 tomatoes so far). I love it's complex taste and the interior streaking is beautiful. The past two years I've found it to be both hardy and productive. Haven't seen it offered many places, imho it deserves to be better known.

-Sean

[amideutch]

Here's the thread on Cherokee Lime..

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...=Cherokee+Lime

Ami

[Gardeneer]

Originally Posted by M.SeanF.

Glad to see sohmeone mention Green Copia, I have 7 of them planted this year(out of 86 tomatoes so far). I love it's complex taste and the interior streaking is beautiful. The past two years I've found it to be both hardy and productive. Haven't seen it offered many places, imho it deserves to be better known.

-Sean

Sean,
I am glad to see that someone else is growing it. Are you harvesting yet ? Mine has flowers and the plant is very robust.
As you mentioned, it has complex flavor and nice colors both inside and out.
I thing GC has the similar flavor/taste to dark/purple tomatoes. Just different from red beefsteaks.

Gardeneer