Needing a 2015 cherry

[FarmerShawn]

Agreed on the Indigo Rose. For three years I have grown them for the novelty and the striking beauty, but they are banished this year, because I can't stand the flavor.

[NarnianGarden]

Originally Posted by FarmerShawn

Agreed on the Indigo Rose. For three years I have grown them for the novelty and the striking beauty, but they are banished this year, because I can't stand the flavor.

Agree they're not the sweetest, but I was surprised at how good they tasted anyway when allowed to ripen. Not sour at all.

[drew51]

They took forever to ripen for me. Yes not sour, but not very tasty. My comment to FarmerShawn was going to be what flavor? I felt they were bland. Yes, gorgeous looking tomatoes. If you're happy with them keep growing them. I did very much enjoy their beauty. Now to grow some really ugly ones like Pink Truffle!


Here is some smaller ones of these Schmoo shaped tomatoes. Not my photos.

[KarenO]

Don't completely give up on the blues, indigo rose has led the way to lots of others that taste much better. Last summer I grew Helsing ★★★★★★★★ blues, Amethyst jewel and bosque blue bumblebee and I liked all three very much. beautiful and great taste.
KarenO

[drew51]

Originally Posted by KarenO

Don't completely give up on the blues, indigo rose has led the way to lots of others that taste much better. Last summer I grew Helsing ★★★★★★★★ blues, Amethyst jewel and bosque blue bumblebee and I liked all three very much. beautiful and great taste.
KarenO

That's good news!

[dokutaaguriin]

Another great orange cherry: SWEET ORANGE II (firmer texture than Ambrosia Gold)
DR. CAROLYN
GREEN DOCTORS & GREEN DOCTORS FROSTED
TOMMY TOE

JEff

[nickbolk]

Originally Posted by KarenO

Don't completely give up on the blues, indigo rose has led the way to lots of others that taste much better. Last summer I grew Helsing ★★★★★★★★ blues, Amethyst jewel and bosque blue bumblebee and I liked all three very much. beautiful and great taste.
KarenO

I'm another one happy with Helsing ★★★★★★★★ Blues, it's been very tasty and productive in my garden the past two years

[heirloomtomaguy]

Originally Posted by nickbolk

I'm another one happy with Helsing ★★★★★★★★ Blues, it's been very tasty and productive in my garden the past two years

I too liked hjb super black in the sun and tasted pretty good too. I dont know about your plants but they were the saddest looking plants with leaf curl. I had five in the ground and one in a pot and all six were the same.

[nickbolk]

All three of my plants had major leaf curl. But if didn't seem to affect their production/ flavour,
And the curling was in the direction to promote shedding water so I didn't seem to have disease issues! It was a good year for tomato growing and no blight here this year though

[Labradors2]

Interesting about the leaf curl. I grew Indigo Rose (another antho variety) 2 years ago and it looked so pathetic that I thought it was going to die! I kept watering it because it looked so droopy and sad. It was fine and gave me lots of cherry-sized fruit that took forever to ripen. I was not thrilled with the taste.

Linda

[linzelu100]

my helsing ★★★★★★★★ blue had serious leaf curl too, but did not effect production. I thought they tasted very sour and did not like them, but our friend in town did. She used them in place of tomatillas and took all that we grew.

[KarenO]

HJB: No leaf curl on mine. Very strong plant, very thick foliage of the darkest green with lots of antho visible in the stems as well. The foliage almost seemed rugosed like a dwarf but the plant was not a dwarf. Fruits in the sun super black. more shaded ones, which I actually preferred, a lovely red/black splotched mix. pretty stars on top when the stems are removed. Would certainly grow it again.
KO

[lakelady]

I happen to love purple haze. Sweet Smokey black flavor no splits at all. Goes into fall here too. I try different cherries each year but keep purple haze as well.

[sarahjune]

I'm going to go with Lost Marbles because of the disease resistance. Blight is my enemy.

[MrsJustice]

Interesting about the leaf curl. I grew Indigo Rose (another antho variety) 2 years ago and it looked so pathetic that I thought it was going to die! I kept watering it because it looked so droopy and sad. It was fine and gave me lots of cherry-sized fruit that took forever to ripen. I was not thrilled with the taste.

Linda



I want to think you and Linda for your reviews of Indigo Rose. It has Great Blue Beauty but strange taste. But, it’s so beautiful I will try to develop different Cooking Recipes to bring out a great taste. I did not cook with it because I fall in love with a Tomato from Spin called Muchamiel: I call “My Spaniards” Every pot I cooked I eat the whole pot of sauce. I eat them off my displays. I was out of control with those Spaniards.

“As a tip to my fellowman Farmers especially all the Lady Farmer out there who wants a beautiful displays of Heirloom Tomatoes. “” You can sell them with the Super Show White Cherry Tomato as a “Tom Wagner Red White & Blue Special because he is an all American type of Guy, Amen!!. It makes a beautiful display.
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Yes I like the Black Cherry tomatoes but looking at my books: my best seller in Cherry tomatoes is called a Texas Wild Cherry tomato.


Happy New Years to all

Farmer Joyce Beggs