"Mythbuster's Challenge" Tomatoville-style - Odoriko vs. Momotaro - Page 4

Gerardo · November 9, 2015

more Odoriko pics

Most of my mine are forming like this one, with 3 fruits

typical odoriko truss.jpg

This the 3rd cluster, responding well to Bloom products

odoriko truss.jpg

Another 5 flower one with 3 fruits forming.

odoriko truss.2.jpg

These are 1st fruits, slightly smaller because they were fighting for sunlight. In a sunnier spot now. Rusty curtain rod for Fe purposes, or at least that's how I'm selling it to myself. I like to repurpose and find a second or third life for items.

more odorikos..jpg

Taste test coming soon. Gotta love Nov-December tomatoes with no greenhouse!

Deborah · November 9, 2015

How marvelous-fresh tomatoes with Thanksgiving dinner!

Gerardo · December 6, 2015

Odoriko is a solid tomato, keeps great, practically blemish free, relatively prolific, and has a flavor that brings to mind a good commercial tomato, with a more complex flavor pattern. Right down the middle sort of taste, with a very slight acidic tone, kind of like Rutgers. And the medium sized fruits are similarly versatile. Best cluster had 5 fruits, all good size. I grew it alongside Cosm Volkov and Wes and flavor wise, Odoriko is a notch below CV but better than Wes.

Next post will have pics.

Cole_Robbie · December 6, 2015

Cosmonaut Volkov is a hybrid-slayer. I can't tell it apart from Big Beef...until I eat one. BB is good; CV is better.

I like Wes, but I may drop it in favor of George Detsikas.

efisakov · August 26, 2016

how about some updates
anything changed since...

Gerardo · September 2, 2016

A few changes. The Odoriko plants you see in #46 are still alive, consolidated into a large 20 gal container. And even though I planted 3 fresh plants, I kept the older ones because they put out the absolute best saladette to medium sized beauties that are packed with flavor, acid--just happiness in one mouthful. Today I gave that particular container a hefty dose of fertilizer and I sure hope they keep going, or at least put out new shoots.

I've tried Momotaro side-by-side with Odoriko, and in my garden Momotaro was slightly larger. The plant is also tougher, with substantially thicker stems and larger leaf coverage. Odoriko climbs and is somewhat thin. If you can dry farm them, go for Odoriko.

November 9, 2015	#47
Deborah Riding The Crazy Train Again Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: San Marcos, California Posts: 2,562	How marvelous-fresh tomatoes with Thanksgiving dinner! __________________ "The righteous one cares for the needs of his animal". Proverbs 12:10

August 26, 2016	#50
efisakov Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NJ, zone 7 Posts: 3,162	how about some updates anything changed since... __________________ Ella God comes along and says, "I think I'm going to create THE tomato!”

November 9, 2015	#46
Gerardo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: San Diego-Tijuana Posts: 2,598	more Odoriko pics Most of my mine are forming like this one, with 3 fruits typical odoriko truss.jpg This the 3rd cluster, responding well to Bloom products odoriko truss.jpg Another 5 flower one with 3 fruits forming. odoriko truss.2.jpg These are 1st fruits, slightly smaller because they were fighting for sunlight. In a sunnier spot now. Rusty curtain rod for Fe purposes, or at least that's how I'm selling it to myself. I like to repurpose and find a second or third life for items. more odorikos..jpg Taste test coming soon. Gotta love Nov-December tomatoes with no greenhouse!

December 6, 2015	#48
Gerardo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: San Diego-Tijuana Posts: 2,598	Odoriko is a solid tomato, keeps great, practically blemish free, relatively prolific, and has a flavor that brings to mind a good commercial tomato, with a more complex flavor pattern. Right down the middle sort of taste, with a very slight acidic tone, kind of like Rutgers. And the medium sized fruits are similarly versatile. Best cluster had 5 fruits, all good size. I grew it alongside Cosm Volkov and Wes and flavor wise, Odoriko is a notch below CV but better than Wes. Next post will have pics.

December 6, 2015	#49
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Cosmonaut Volkov is a hybrid-slayer. I can't tell it apart from Big Beef...until I eat one. BB is good; CV is better. I like Wes, but I may drop it in favor of George Detsikas.

September 2, 2016	#51
Gerardo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: San Diego-Tijuana Posts: 2,598	A few changes. The Odoriko plants you see in #46 are still alive, consolidated into a large 20 gal container. And even though I planted 3 fresh plants, I kept the older ones because they put out the absolute best saladette to medium sized beauties that are packed with flavor, acid--just happiness in one mouthful. Today I gave that particular container a hefty dose of fertilizer and I sure hope they keep going, or at least put out new shoots. I've tried Momotaro side-by-side with Odoriko, and in my garden Momotaro was slightly larger. The plant is also tougher, with substantially thicker stems and larger leaf coverage. Odoriko climbs and is somewhat thin. If you can dry farm them, go for Odoriko.