New Variety - Ben Gantz - Seed for Trial - Page 8

gardenmama · August 4, 2009

I picked up a Ben Gantz fruit from Lee at Tomatopalooza. The seeds have fermented and are ready for cleaning and drying. It will go on my must trial list for next season.

PNW_D · August 4, 2009

hill60, very nice

do you have a pic of the plant? Your fruit look larger and smoother than what my plants produced ...... although I was more than happy with flavour this end ..... and if you had a pic of the sliced fruit that would be a bonus

hill60 · August 4, 2009

I'll have to let some more ripen we ate the ones you see in the picture. Most of the tomatoes look like they will be in 6-8 oz range. The larger one you see is the only one at this point that is that size. The next pictures I take I'll make sure I show one sliced.

Hill60

recruiterg · August 10, 2009

Ben Gantz are starting to come in now. My plant was a little delayed as it took a hit from a downed tree limb in a spring storm. Thus, it is a couple of weeks behind Stupice. BG flavor is very mild. Somewhat sweet. Works well as a slicer on sandwich. Size is larger than Stupice. I would describe it as a small beefsteak. Thanks for including me in the trial.

hill60 · August 12, 2009

Here are some more pictures of Ben Gantz.

Hill60

paul2101 · August 15, 2009

Thank you all for your efforts and your growout info. I hope you liked the variety.

PNW_D, generally, this should be a smooth fruit. As with many varieties, there can be a few catfaced, nasty looking toms - especially if they are the earliest fruits off the plant.

It is possible that the variety is not 100% stabilized. I grew 6 plants this year and they were all identical. Still, a small percentage of the seed may be unstable. How many plants did you grow?

Paul

Tania · August 15, 2009

D., as we are in the same climate, I thought I'd share my pictures of Ben Gantz, which also was quite irregularly shaped. I attribute it to the early fruit set in our cool night spring weather, as I often observe misshapen early fruit in my main garden here in PNW.

Average fruit size was 6-8 oz, with some fruits reaching 13 oz. I love the flavor.

I grew 5 plants, and did not see any variation, other than one plant produced ripe fruit about 2 weeks later than others.

So here you go (July 25, 2009):

akgardengirl · August 27, 2009

Some ripe pictures of the Ben Gantz. The plant was very early putting on fruit, second to Melfort, which I grew for the 1st time also. It took awhile for the fruit to reach the ripe stage tho. Aurora, Melfort, Dokhodny, Betalux and the cross Galina x Grub's all beat it out. I like the taste.
Sue

recruiterg · September 1, 2009

Paul,

Do you want any Ben Gantz seed returned to you at the end of the season?

I must say I was reviewing my post above and I originally thought the taste was a little bland, but it seems to have improved over the course of the season. The production is very high and it keeps kicking out the tomatoes without interuption. Probably the most productive plant in my garden (other than black cherry).

Pat

recruiterg · September 2, 2009

Sorry, but I thought I would post one final observation. I saved seed from BG and noticed that the seeds vary in size from small to larger. Can anything be read into that?

zeroma · January 19, 2013

I'm bumbing this thread up as I am going to plant this tomato this year. Any new comments from those who have grown it? Thanks.

August 4, 2009	#106
gardenmama Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: zone 7b/8a SE VA Posts: 268	I picked up a Ben Gantz fruit from Lee at Tomatopalooza. The seeds have fermented and are ready for cleaning and drying. It will go on my must trial list for next season. __________________ -Martha SE VA

August 4, 2009	#107
PNW_D Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: West Coast, Canada Posts: 961	hill60, very nice do you have a pic of the plant? Your fruit look larger and smoother than what my plants produced ...... although I was more than happy with flavour this end ..... and if you had a pic of the sliced fruit that would be a bonus __________________ D.

August 4, 2009	#108
hill60 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vancouver Island BC Posts: 122	I'll have to let some more ripen we ate the ones you see in the picture. Most of the tomatoes look like they will be in 6-8 oz range. The larger one you see is the only one at this point that is that size. The next pictures I take I'll make sure I show one sliced. Hill60

August 15, 2009	#111
paul2101 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 19	Thank you all for your efforts and your growout info. I hope you liked the variety. PNW_D, generally, this should be a smooth fruit. As with many varieties, there can be a few catfaced, nasty looking toms - especially if they are the earliest fruits off the plant. It is possible that the variety is not 100% stabilized. I grew 6 plants this year and they were all identical. Still, a small percentage of the seed may be unstable. How many plants did you grow? Paul

September 1, 2009	#114
recruiterg Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Edina, MN (Zone 4) Posts: 945	Paul, Do you want any Ben Gantz seed returned to you at the end of the season? I must say I was reviewing my post above and I originally thought the taste was a little bland, but it seems to have improved over the course of the season. The production is very high and it keeps kicking out the tomatoes without interuption. Probably the most productive plant in my garden (other than black cherry). Pat

September 2, 2009	#115
recruiterg Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Edina, MN (Zone 4) Posts: 945	Sorry, but I thought I would post one final observation. I saved seed from BG and noticed that the seeds vary in size from small to larger. Can anything be read into that?

January 19, 2013	#116
zeroma Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 637	I'm bumbing this thread up as I am going to plant this tomato this year. Any new comments from those who have grown it? Thanks.