Sun Gold F1

[Labradors2]

Originally Posted by FarmerShawn

Linda, I'm afraid I have to acknowledge that I don't have a discriminating smeller. Sungolds smell pretty much like any other tomato to me. So I guess I can't say if AGs have that elusive fragrance or not. Sorry!

Oh that is sad that your sniffer is compromised! Part of the joy for me in growing Sungold was that waft of fruity fragrance every time I touched the leaves of my SG seedling. Mind you, some people claim that it's overwhelming - I only grew one plant!

Linda

[Tracydr]

I'm beginning to think that my Sungold seeds ( from Pinetree, I think) were not correct. I got tiny little fruits, the same size as Matt's Wild Cherry. I only saw trusses of 4-5 flowers and never the long chains. I noticed no unusual flavor or smell. Taste was good but nothing special. I preferred Carbon Copy, MWC and Mexican Cocktail.
I am going to get some new seed from a different source and try them again.

[clkeiper]

Ummm, maybe you did get the wrong seeds. Sungold and Sunsugar have unique smell to the foliage. Not tomatoey at all. Gobs of them are starting to ripen for me. They both look similar and I honestly must be weird, but the difference in my garden is so slight that once it is picked I can't tell it apart from the sunsugar. I have sunsugar, lemon drop, sungold, orange sunshine, a green grape and sweet olive in that order in my garden. I just pick all of them into a crate and box them up as mixed cherries. I can't pick the two apart once they are picked.

[remy]

Originally Posted by Tracydr

I'm beginning to think that my Sungold seeds ( from Pinetree, I think) were not correct. I got tiny little fruits, the same size as Matt's Wild Cherry. I only saw trusses of 4-5 flowers and never the long chains. I noticed no unusual flavor or smell. Taste was good but nothing special. I preferred Carbon Copy, MWC and Mexican Cocktail.
I am going to get some new seed from a different source and try them again.

They had to of packed the wrong seed. There is no mistaking a Sungold plant. To me I don't notice the foliage smell, but the plants are very vigorous and productive, and whether or not one likes the taste, there is no denying it is different than any other variety.

[Tracydr]

Originally Posted by remy

They had to of packed the wrong seed. There is no mistaking a Sungold plant. To me I don't notice the foliage smell, but the plants are very vigorous and productive, and whether or not one likes the taste, there is no denying it is different than any other variety.

They were tall and rangy in my garden. I will certainly try again with different seeds.

[remy]

I wonder if they gave you Yellow Currant by mistake.

[AlittleSalt]

I just got my, "Harris Seeds" catalog in the mail tonight. Page 4 says that Supersweet 100 F1... "The sweetest and most popular cherry tomato of them all.

I'm guessing they meant the Supersweet Cherry 100? Well, whatever they meant, I have to agree with them so far in my tomato experience. I know that everybody I share tomatoes with - they all tell my it is their favorite.

I'm going to grow Supersweet Cherry 100s and Sungold this coming spring along with new-to-me heirloom cherries. I've done a lot of reading of past Tomatoville threads and have chosen some of the members favorites to try for myself.

[goodwin]

Ambrosia Gold has the same aroma as Sungold. I'm glad to hear it is doing well for folks. There is an older thread here that discusses the development, if I remember right.
Sugar Drop is another cherry tomato that is related to Ambrosia Gold and we are releasing an experimental line called Ambrosia UBX this season.

Lee

[AlittleSalt]

Ambrosia UBX, sounds very interesting. I've already talked to my wife about growing tomatoes in our raised beds that we initially planted summer squash in. The two beds are 3' x 12' and are less than 10 feet away from a big double window that we have a hummingbird feeder 18 inches from the windows for everyone to watch the hummingbirds up close.

Those raised beds are there for me to learn more about raised beds in general. We have ten acres of land so raised beds are not necessary , but easier and fun. The other reason they are there is to show off pretty, interesting, or different plants. I even thought about making one bed alkaline and the other acidic. But so far, I'm just feeding them with oak leaves, black eyed pea plants, and I planted summer squash last spring that got taken over by squash bugs. I asked my wife of 29 years, "What do you think about me growing a special crop of tomatoes there instead? No more squash bugs and something cool to look at out those windows.

Ambrosia UBX sounds great - I want to try them. How should I amend those two beds? My soil is sandy-loam, 6.7, and probably sort of low fertility wise.

[ginger2778]

Originally Posted by goodwin

Ambrosia Gold has the same aroma as Sungold. I'm glad to hear it is doing well for folks. There is an older thread here that discusses the development, if I remember right.
Sugar Drop is another cherry tomato that is related to Ambrosia Gold and we are releasing an experimental line called Ambrosia UBX this season.

Lee

Lee, I am growing your own Ambrosia Gold, A. Red, ans several others from you, and I am pleased to hear about the aroma. I started all my seeds one week ago, I got 100% germination out of every single one of yours, not so with some others. Can't wait!

[Tracydr]

Originally Posted by remy

I wonder if they gave you Yellow Currant by mistake.

Now that would make sense. They were absolutely no bigger than MWC and tasted nearly the same but more mild.

[Tracydr]

Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

Ambrosia UBX, sounds very interesting. I've already talked to my wife about growing tomatoes in our raised beds that we initially planted summer squash in. The two beds are 3' x 12' and are less than 10 feet away from a big double window that we have a hummingbird feeder 18 inches from the windows for everyone to watch the hummingbirds up close.

Those raised beds are there for me to learn more about raised beds in general. We have ten acres of land so raised beds are not necessary , but easier and fun. The other reason they are there is to show off pretty, interesting, or different plants. I even thought about making one bed alkaline and the other acidic. But so far, I'm just feeding them with oak leaves, black eyed pea plants, and I planted summer squash last spring that got taken over by squash bugs. I asked my wife of 29 years, "What do you think about me growing a special crop of tomatoes there instead? No more squash bugs and something cool to look at out those windows.

Ambrosia UBX sounds great - I want to try them. How should I amend those two beds? My soil is sandy-loam, 6.7, and probably sort of low fertility wise.

If you like interesting plants, I strongly suggest that you try growing artichokes. I had them in my front yard in Phoenix and would get tons of comments, especially when they got huge and loaded with artichoke.
They are able to die back in severe heat or cold so they are much hardier than you would expect. They came back from the roots all but one time in the fall after it got cooler for me.

[AlittleSalt]

Growing artichokes would be very interesting and different for me. Especially sense I've never eaten one.

I also thought about growing catnip for our three cats, but the neighbors have a herd of cats. I'm thinking those two raised beds would look more like I was growing cats. (My wife is laughing now)

[Labradors2]

Lee,

Thanks for the info! I'm definitely going to try Ambrosia Gold and Sugar drop next season!

Linda

Originally Posted by goodwin

Ambrosia Gold has the same aroma as Sungold. I'm glad to hear it is doing well for folks. There is an older thread here that discusses the development, if I remember right.
Sugar Drop is another cherry tomato that is related to Ambrosia Gold and we are releasing an experimental line called Ambrosia UBX this season.

Lee

[Tracydr]

Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

Growing artichokes would be very interesting and different for me. Especially sense I've never eaten one.

I also thought about growing catnip for our three cats, but the neighbors have a herd of cats. I'm thinking those two raised beds would look more like I was growing cats. (My wife is laughing now)

Ha! Funny?
But really, artichokes are a very cool plant. Everybody thinks I'm growing some exotic, Jurassic Park plant!