best tasting anthro tomatoes?

LindyAdele · February 4, 2021

Hi! I've decided to give tomato gardening another big chance after a few 'off' years. It's probably too late to get new seeds this year, I've decided so I'm going to just grow out what I have on hand from saving past years. BUT Because it's making me happy to think about and this winter has been extra snowy and dark I'm planning to expand my garden beds this spring to make room for more tomatoes, and will put extra effort intothe soil this year to get ready for new things.

What are your favourite anthro tomatoes to grow? I'm considering Alice's Dream, Gargamel, Blue Beauty and Blue White Stripes in next years garden....

(this year I'll be growing Granny Cantrell, Solar Flare, Copper River, Black Krim, Lindy's Little Krim, Snow White, Rideau Sweet Cherry, Maglia Rosa, St. Pierre, Ildi and Sungold - these are what I have seeds for from the past few years. I didn't even save seeds the last two years because that's how bad my tomatoes were!!)

Salsacharley · February 4, 2021

Blue Beauty is excellent in my experience.

FarmerShawn · February 4, 2021

My favorite for flavor of all the anthos I have tried is Sgt Peppers, a medium-sized pink heart with antho shoulders.

hl2601 · February 4, 2021

I will chime in for Lucid Gem. One of my all time favorites and gosh...the colors......

Tormato · February 7, 2021

Sgt Peppers and Dark Tiger are the only anthos that have ever gotten a repeat in my garden. And, that's about every 3rd year.

Fred Hempel · February 7, 2021

I like blueberries

PaulF · February 7, 2021

Never met an antho worth growing except for an ornamental.

Nan_PA_6b · February 8, 2021

Dark Galaxy makes it onto my Favorites list. Very tasty and also gorgeous.

Nan

FarmerShawn · February 8, 2021

I must add that I got Indigo Blue Berries when they were first introduced a few years ago. I grew three plants. One produced yellow antho cherries, quite tasty. Two produced red antho cherries, one of which was tasty, and one was a true spitter. Obviously I did not save seed from that one. But I still every year grow both the yellow and the tasty red, which seem to be stable and reliable now, and still tasty, and very pretty in my cherry mix at market.

throwaway · February 9, 2021

I'll second Lucid Gem.

ClarkB · February 9, 2021

Alice’s Dream is on my 2021 grow list. Hoping someone who has grown it will share a review.

**Lee** · February 9, 2021

Midnight Snack is quite good. This will be the 3rd consecutive year
growing here...

Lee

Milan HP · February 9, 2021

I had bad luck with Helsing Jun. Blue and Blue Berry last year (are Blue Berry and Indigo Blue Berry the same thing or not?). They were among the first victims of the local late blight blitzkrieg invasion. And it was as early as the end of August. I didn't even have a chance to taste them properly ripe. Unless there's an lb resistant antho variety, never more. Are there any that I don't know of?

Milan HP

Nan_PA_6b · February 9, 2021

I do NOT recommend Kaleidoscopic Jewel or Cosmic Eclipse.

atilgan · February 10, 2021

I growed blue cream berry 2 years ago and it was very sweet maybe too sweet.

February 4, 2021	#1
LindyAdele Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 323	best tasting anthro tomatoes? Hi! I've decided to give tomato gardening another big chance after a few 'off' years. It's probably too late to get new seeds this year, I've decided so I'm going to just grow out what I have on hand from saving past years. BUT Because it's making me happy to think about and this winter has been extra snowy and dark I'm planning to expand my garden beds this spring to make room for more tomatoes, and will put extra effort intothe soil this year to get ready for new things. What are your favourite anthro tomatoes to grow? I'm considering Alice's Dream, Gargamel, Blue Beauty and Blue White Stripes in next years garden.... (this year I'll be growing Granny Cantrell, Solar Flare, Copper River, Black Krim, Lindy's Little Krim, Snow White, Rideau Sweet Cherry, Maglia Rosa, St. Pierre, Ildi and Sungold - these are what I have seeds for from the past few years. I didn't even save seeds the last two years because that's how bad my tomatoes were!!) Last edited by LindyAdele; February 4, 2021 at 10:34 AM.

February 4, 2021	#3
FarmerShawn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,001	My favorite for flavor of all the anthos I have tried is Sgt Peppers, a medium-sized pink heart with antho shoulders. __________________ "Red meat is NOT bad for you. Now blue-green meat, THAT'S bad for you!" -- Tommy Smothers

February 7, 2021	#6
Fred Hempel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sunol, CA Posts: 2,723	I like blueberries __________________ Artisan Seeds -- www.growartisan.com

February 7, 2021	#7
PaulF Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brownville, Ne Posts: 3,294	Never met an antho worth growing except for an ornamental. __________________ there's two things money can't buy; true love and home grown tomatoes.

February 8, 2021	#9
FarmerShawn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,001	I must add that I got Indigo Blue Berries when they were first introduced a few years ago. I grew three plants. One produced yellow antho cherries, quite tasty. Two produced red antho cherries, one of which was tasty, and one was a true spitter. Obviously I did not save seed from that one. But I still every year grow both the yellow and the tasty red, which seem to be stable and reliable now, and still tasty, and very pretty in my cherry mix at market. __________________ "Red meat is NOT bad for you. Now blue-green meat, THAT'S bad for you!" -- Tommy Smothers

February 4, 2021	#2
Salsacharley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,052	Blue Beauty is excellent in my experience.

February 4, 2021	#4
hl2601 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Metro Denver Posts: 767	I will chime in for Lucid Gem. One of my all time favorites and gosh...the colors......

February 7, 2021	#5
Tormato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MA Posts: 4,971	Sgt Peppers and Dark Tiger are the only anthos that have ever gotten a repeat in my garden. And, that's about every 3rd year.

February 8, 2021	#8
Nan_PA_6b Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 3,194	Dark Galaxy makes it onto my Favorites list. Very tasty and also gorgeous. Nan

February 9, 2021	#10
throwaway Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Zone 6 Posts: 92	I'll second Lucid Gem.

February 9, 2021	#11
ClarkB Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 32	Alice’s Dream is on my 2021 grow list. Hoping someone who has grown it will share a review.

February 9, 2021	#12
Lee Tomatopalooza™ Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NC-Zone 7 Posts: 2,188	Midnight Snack is quite good. This will be the 3rd consecutive year growing here... Lee __________________ Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put one in a fruit salad. Cuostralee - The best thing on sliced bread.

February 9, 2021	#13
Milan HP Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Ústí nad Labem in the north of the Czech Republic Posts: 332	I had bad luck with Helsing Jun. Blue and Blue Berry last year (are Blue Berry and Indigo Blue Berry the same thing or not?). They were among the first victims of the local late blight blitzkrieg invasion. And it was as early as the end of August. I didn't even have a chance to taste them properly ripe. Unless there's an lb resistant antho variety, never more. Are there any that I don't know of? Milan HP Last edited by Milan HP; February 9, 2021 at 03:52 PM. Reason: Correction

February 10, 2021	#15
atilgan Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Turkey Posts: 58	I growed blue cream berry 2 years ago and it was very sweet maybe too sweet.