Spitters - Page 5

MikeInCypress · April 10, 2012

Yellow Pear has been a waste of my garden space. Its bland and a disease magnet. Early Wonder wasn't early here and had taste like it came from Krogers. Sugary was so hard you could throw them against a wood fence and they wouldn't crack.(Admittedly I had a torn rotator cuff in my throwing arm that year.) A small yellow - Cluj- was bland. For a yellow Cherry I like Galena and Chello.

MikeInCypress

gourmetgardener · April 10, 2012

I would have to say Lemon Boy. Doesn't have much taste, splits like crazy.

tam91 · April 10, 2012

Interesting, Lemon Boy has never split for me, when many others did. I like the thing actually - it is mild, and I wouldn't want it as the only tomato. Not a favorite, but it's nice sliced on a plate with a pink and a black for contrast.
Shows how everyone's experiences really differ.
(now watch, I'll get one this year, and every single tomato will split... that'll teach me)

NewWestGardener · April 10, 2012

For me, it was Japanese Black Trifele. They were very productive and pretty, but they were just bland and watery. It must be our cool wet climate, Black Krim does not taste good either, neither does Black Cherry. Blacks don't measure up to the pinks and reds in my garden.

**Dukerdawg** · April 10, 2012

Only 2 spitters I have grown were Purple Calabash and Sugary. Even the flies and birds were spitting out Sugary! For real. Thick skinned, bland tasting SOB's!

Duane

Deborah · April 10, 2012

I'm safe then ! I can't stand and will never grow any of the sweets.

Tormato · April 12, 2012

With all this talk on Yellow Pear, does anyone have any feedback on the supposedly superior Yellow Submarine?

stonysoilseeds · April 12, 2012

i agree with everyone about the yellow pear it was bland and disgusting i am trying fargo yellow pear this year not sure if there is any differnce in flavor

Deborah · April 14, 2012

Yellow Pear was so pretty, but bland and the texture was like chewing a frog.
Not that I've chewed any frogs...

Doug9345 · April 15, 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deborah

Yellow Pear was so pretty, but bland and the texture was like chewing a frog.
Not that I've chewed any frogs...

lol! I'm growing a vine or two this year mostly to try it. Now when I go to taste it all I'm going to be able to think about is chewing on a frog.

I think I'm going to have to cross it with a green zebra so I have a frog colored pear tomato.

Daylilyfanatic4 · April 15, 2012

I grew yellow pear last year before I read this thread. It was a very healthy plant that was very productive. That was not a good thing though. These tomatoes are meant to look at only IMHO.

ChrisK · April 15, 2012

Harlequin F1. Horrible tasting little marbles with a skin like leather.

Tracydr · April 15, 2012

I keep wanting to grow Purple Smudge. OSU Blue. Indigo Rose. Also, that Japanese cherry tomato with the beautiful bicolors that was in last year's Baker Creek catalog with horrible review's, it was in a picture with chopsticks, can't remember the name but it had to be one of the prettiest cherries (from the picture, anyway) that I've ever seen. But, I simply don't have space to be growing beautiful tomatoes that taste like caca.
Last year, I wasted good garden real estate on Chiquilteberries. What a mistake! I will try very hard never to make that kind of mistake again! Those were major spitting berries! I'm not even sure I'd really call them edible, since the chickens didn't eat them,lol!
As far as spitters, the closest I've come s Reisentraube. It tasted like a grocery store cherry. Seeds came from Tomatofest. They appeared to be the right thing but they sure didn't taste like what I've heard they should taste like. They were bland, not even good when dehydrated. Not popular with anyone in the family who tried them.
I'm trying a bunch of cherries this year, in hopes of finding a great dehydrating snacker as well as a fresh snacker. Blush, black cherry, Matt's Wild, and Sungold. I've only grown Black Cherry before and it was nearly in full shade. We got about 5 cherries off of it but they were delicious.
Also, Lime Green Salad. Same story as Black Cherry. Loved their flavor, as well.
Hoping to be overrun by cherries and paste tomatoes so that I can be putting up plenty of tomatoes for the winter.

**carolyn137** · April 15, 2012

A twofer post; Tracy info for you at the end of this post.

Speaking just to spitters now, Sandpoint was close to the top and I was so embarrased b'c I didn't know that Glenn Drowns went to Sandpoint HS in Idaho and ever since then it's been a joke between us with me asking if Linda could enrobe some in chocolate, well, you get the picture.

Second one is Noire des Cosebeauf, one of THE most beautiful varieties I've ever grown, with wonderful scalloped shoulders, but no way for me with the taste.

Third one would possibly be Purple Calabash. Yes, I know some like the taste, but it's a taste that is too darn aggresive for me.

Tracy, forget it with Purple Smudge, a genetic oddity if you look at the background, as well as Orange Fleshed Purple Smudge. I grew the former and as a result had absolutely NO interest in the latter one.

I think you'd need to read some of the listings for both in the SSE YEarbooks to see what others thought as well, as in mainly genetic oddity novelty varieties.

stonysoilseeds · April 15, 2012

i heard the mr brown tomato is as beautiful as a shiny penny but taste a spitter as far as taste.. you know the beautiful on the outside ugly on the inside syndrome im sure we all know some people like that as well lol

April 10, 2012	#61
MikeInCypress Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 963	Yellow Pear has been a waste of my garden space. Its bland and a disease magnet. Early Wonder wasn't early here and had taste like it came from Krogers. Sugary was so hard you could throw them against a wood fence and they wouldn't crack.(Admittedly I had a torn rotator cuff in my throwing arm that year.) A small yellow - Cluj- was bland. For a yellow Cherry I like Galena and Chello. MikeInCypress __________________ "Growing older, not up"

April 10, 2012	#63
tam91 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Crystal Lake IL Posts: 2,484	Interesting, Lemon Boy has never split for me, when many others did. I like the thing actually - it is mild, and I wouldn't want it as the only tomato. Not a favorite, but it's nice sliced on a plate with a pink and a black for contrast. Shows how everyone's experiences really differ. (now watch, I'll get one this year, and every single tomato will split... that'll teach me) __________________ Tracy

April 10, 2012	#65
Dukerdawg Growing for Market Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westland, Michigan Posts: 861	Only 2 spitters I have grown were Purple Calabash and Sugary. Even the flies and birds were spitting out Sugary! For real. Thick skinned, bland tasting SOB's! Duane __________________ May I aspire to live my life so that I may be the man my dog thinks I am.

April 15, 2012	#71
Daylilyfanatic4 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Zone 6 SE NY Posts: 64	I grew yellow pear last year before I read this thread. It was a very healthy plant that was very productive. That was not a good thing though. These tomatoes are meant to look at only IMHO. __________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- DLF

April 15, 2012	#74
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	A twofer post; Tracy info for you at the end of this post. Speaking just to spitters now, Sandpoint was close to the top and I was so embarrased b'c I didn't know that Glenn Drowns went to Sandpoint HS in Idaho and ever since then it's been a joke between us with me asking if Linda could enrobe some in chocolate, well, you get the picture. Second one is Noire des Cosebeauf, one of THE most beautiful varieties I've ever grown, with wonderful scalloped shoulders, but no way for me with the taste. Third one would possibly be Purple Calabash. Yes, I know some like the taste, but it's a taste that is too darn aggresive for me. Tracy, forget it with Purple Smudge, a genetic oddity if you look at the background, as well as Orange Fleshed Purple Smudge. I grew the former and as a result had absolutely NO interest in the latter one. I think you'd need to read some of the listings for both in the SSE YEarbooks to see what others thought as well, as in mainly genetic oddity novelty varieties. __________________ Carolyn

April 10, 2012	#62
gourmetgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Canada (Zone 6b) Posts: 119	I would have to say Lemon Boy. Doesn't have much taste, splits like crazy.

April 10, 2012	#64
NewWestGardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 564	For me, it was Japanese Black Trifele. They were very productive and pretty, but they were just bland and watery. It must be our cool wet climate, Black Krim does not taste good either, neither does Black Cherry. Blacks don't measure up to the pinks and reds in my garden.

April 10, 2012	#66
Deborah Riding The Crazy Train Again Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: San Marcos, California Posts: 2,562	I'm safe then ! I can't stand and will never grow any of the sweets.

April 12, 2012	#67
Tormato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MA Posts: 4,971	With all this talk on Yellow Pear, does anyone have any feedback on the supposedly superior Yellow Submarine?

April 12, 2012	#68
stonysoilseeds Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: cincinnatus, new york Posts: 341	i agree with everyone about the yellow pear it was bland and disgusting i am trying fargo yellow pear this year not sure if there is any differnce in flavor

April 14, 2012	#69
Deborah Riding The Crazy Train Again Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: San Marcos, California Posts: 2,562	Yellow Pear was so pretty, but bland and the texture was like chewing a frog. Not that I've chewed any frogs...

April 15, 2012	#72
ChrisK Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,448	Harlequin F1. Horrible tasting little marbles with a skin like leather.

April 15, 2012	#73
Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	I keep wanting to grow Purple Smudge. OSU Blue. Indigo Rose. Also, that Japanese cherry tomato with the beautiful bicolors that was in last year's Baker Creek catalog with horrible review's, it was in a picture with chopsticks, can't remember the name but it had to be one of the prettiest cherries (from the picture, anyway) that I've ever seen. But, I simply don't have space to be growing beautiful tomatoes that taste like caca. Last year, I wasted good garden real estate on Chiquilteberries. What a mistake! I will try very hard never to make that kind of mistake again! Those were major spitting berries! I'm not even sure I'd really call them edible, since the chickens didn't eat them,lol! As far as spitters, the closest I've come s Reisentraube. It tasted like a grocery store cherry. Seeds came from Tomatofest. They appeared to be the right thing but they sure didn't taste like what I've heard they should taste like. They were bland, not even good when dehydrated. Not popular with anyone in the family who tried them. I'm trying a bunch of cherries this year, in hopes of finding a great dehydrating snacker as well as a fresh snacker. Blush, black cherry, Matt's Wild, and Sungold. I've only grown Black Cherry before and it was nearly in full shade. We got about 5 cherries off of it but they were delicious. Also, Lime Green Salad. Same story as Black Cherry. Loved their flavor, as well. Hoping to be overrun by cherries and paste tomatoes so that I can be putting up plenty of tomatoes for the winter.