Turkey Chomp Tomato

matertoo · May 3, 2010

Anybody have any opinions on this mater? I got some seeds from Victory Seed Company and have grown some seedlings that I will be trying.

Happy Matering,

Paul

**carolyn137** · May 3, 2010

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Originally Posted by matertoo

Anybody have any opinions on this mater? I got some seeds from Victory Seed Company and have grown some seedlings that I will be trying.

Happy Matering,

Paul

Hopefully Craig ( nctomatoman) will see this thread b'c he's grown it and I'm pretty sure he would have been the source of the variety to Mike at Victory Seeds.

I do know that the source of the seeds was Don Branscome in CA who had a huge collectio and he had some with some interesting names, I think he bred some of them, and the one I remember growing was named Cancer, believe it or not.

ddsack · May 4, 2010

I grew it a couple of years ago, and really liked the tasty, sharp flavor. A good one for those who like the old fashioned tomato taste, not a bland sweet one. I'll probably grow it again in a year when I have fewer new ones to try out. It did have lots of seeds. I had a bit more disease problems with it than others the same year, but it had a tough clay spot to grow in, not prime soil.

Glenn 50 · May 4, 2010

Turkey Chomp.. One of the best tomatoes I have grown. Lovely sandwich tomato. Big and flavoursome. Grew it the year I grew about 300 different varieties (2002) and it beat all the rest. I envy you your summer...and your TC.

shelleybean · May 4, 2010

I grew it a few years ago. I really liked the flavor. An old fashioned, strong flavor, as stated above. My only real complaint was the thick skin. Other than that, I would grow it again.

Barbee · May 4, 2010

I've not grown it, but I love the name! I'm putting it on my list to try next year

matertoo · May 4, 2010

Thanks to everyone for your responses. I may quit giving them away and plant them for myself!!

Happy Matering,

Paul

**Lee** · May 4, 2010

I agree, it's a very nice tasting tomato. One of the better ones I've grown.

Lee

shelleybean · January 19, 2013

I'm finally getting around to growing this one again. I think the last time was 2003! I remember it as a manageable sized plant, all purpose type/smaller beefsteak with really good flavor. Again my seed is from Victory. I notice there are some totally different descriptions of this tomato out there when I look on line. Weird.

Tracydr · January 19, 2013

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Originally Posted by carolyn137

Hopefully Craig ( nctomatoman) will see this thread b'c he's grown it and I'm pretty sure he would have been the source of the variety to Mike at Victory Seeds.

I do know that the source of the seeds was Don Branscome in CA who had a huge collectio and he had some with some interesting names, I think he bred some of them, and the one I remember growing was named Cancer, believe it or not.

Hopefully named after the crab from the zodiac signs and not a disease.

paulgrow · January 20, 2013

I too grew it several years ago. A good producer, excellent taste.

**carolyn137** · January 20, 2013

A few years ago Glenn at Sandhill received several boxes of seeds from Branscomb, and Turkey Chomp was one of them. it's listed in his 2013 catalog ( as T Champ, not Chomp) as a large golden/orange globe shaped tomato. Many of us were surprised to see that Branscomb was still alive b'c several of us had been trying to find him.

Then there's the following link for Jeff Nekola's site, which was reconstructed by a TV member from the way backmachine and you'll see a different description:

http://sev.lternet.edu/~jnekola/Heirloom/tomatoesTV.htm

where it was described as being similar to Lutescent but with larger fruits. So that means a progression of frujit colros from green to white to yellow to orange to red.

And if Craig had time to post here I know he would agree with Turkey Chomp being like Lutescent, nee Honor Bright, b'c we've discussed it before.

And both of us know the person who got the seeds directly from Donald, way back when.

Carolyn

PaulF · January 20, 2013

I grew Turkey Chomp for several years from 2004-07. I have no memory of results and my notes for those years were lost when my notebook got wet from a terrific sideways rain that blew in through a garage window left open. Anyway... I don't remember where my original seeds came from.

TC must have made an impression because I listed it at SSE for two or three years; and did not have a single request. What I vaguely remember is that it came from an SSE member because I was asked to relist so that it would not go out of existence since so few grew it out.

With no interest, I have been using the seeds saved from 2005 as an example of what a tomato ready to transplant into the garden looks like for the seed starting classes I conduct through a local community college. Since the class is in mid-February and those plants are 8 to 12 inches tall they are all composted by the first of March. I have grown it again for this purpose this year.

So .....I have 5 nice 6 inch tall Tomato Chomps under lights right now. And a hundred or so seeds from 2005. I there is interest in either a plant or two or seeds (I am getting about 40% germination on 8 year old seed) let me know. I may even grow it out again just to refresh, or then again just forget it.

May 3, 2010	#1
matertoo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: LA (Lower Alabama) Posts: 354	Turkey Chomp Tomato Anybody have any opinions on this mater? I got some seeds from Victory Seed Company and have grown some seedlings that I will be trying. Happy Matering, Paul

May 4, 2010	#5
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	I grew it a few years ago. I really liked the flavor. An old fashioned, strong flavor, as stated above. My only real complaint was the thick skin. Other than that, I would grow it again. __________________ Michele

May 4, 2010	#6
Barbee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 1,818	I've not grown it, but I love the name! I'm putting it on my list to try next year __________________ *Barbee*

May 4, 2010	#8
Lee Tomatopalooza™ Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NC-Zone 7 Posts: 2,188	I agree, it's a very nice tasting tomato. One of the better ones I've grown. 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.

January 19, 2013	#9
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	I'm finally getting around to growing this one again. I think the last time was 2003! I remember it as a manageable sized plant, all purpose type/smaller beefsteak with really good flavor. Again my seed is from Victory. I notice there are some totally different descriptions of this tomato out there when I look on line. Weird. __________________ Michele

May 4, 2010	#4
Glenn 50 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Zealand Posts: 224	Turkey Chomp.. One of the best tomatoes I have grown. Lovely sandwich tomato. Big and flavoursome. Grew it the year I grew about 300 different varieties (2002) and it beat all the rest. I envy you your summer...and your TC.

January 20, 2013	#11
paulgrow Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Allen Park, MI Posts: 178	I too grew it several years ago. A good producer, excellent taste. __________________ A world without tomatoes is like a string quartet without violins. ~Author Unknown~

January 20, 2013	#12
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	A few years ago Glenn at Sandhill received several boxes of seeds from Branscomb, and Turkey Chomp was one of them. it's listed in his 2013 catalog ( as T Champ, not Chomp) as a large golden/orange globe shaped tomato. Many of us were surprised to see that Branscomb was still alive b'c several of us had been trying to find him. Then there's the following link for Jeff Nekola's site, which was reconstructed by a TV member from the way backmachine and you'll see a different description: http://sev.lternet.edu/~jnekola/Heirloom/tomatoesTV.htm where it was described as being similar to Lutescent but with larger fruits. So that means a progression of frujit colros from green to white to yellow to orange to red. And if Craig had time to post here I know he would agree with Turkey Chomp being like Lutescent, nee Honor Bright, b'c we've discussed it before. And both of us know the person who got the seeds directly from Donald, way back when. Carolyn __________________ Carolyn

January 20, 2013	#13
PaulF Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brownville, Ne Posts: 3,296	I grew Turkey Chomp for several years from 2004-07. I have no memory of results and my notes for those years were lost when my notebook got wet from a terrific sideways rain that blew in through a garage window left open. Anyway... I don't remember where my original seeds came from. TC must have made an impression because I listed it at SSE for two or three years; and did not have a single request. What I vaguely remember is that it came from an SSE member because I was asked to relist so that it would not go out of existence since so few grew it out. With no interest, I have been using the seeds saved from 2005 as an example of what a tomato ready to transplant into the garden looks like for the seed starting classes I conduct through a local community college. Since the class is in mid-February and those plants are 8 to 12 inches tall they are all composted by the first of March. I have grown it again for this purpose this year. So .....I have 5 nice 6 inch tall Tomato Chomps under lights right now. And a hundred or so seeds from 2005. I there is interest in either a plant or two or seeds (I am getting about 40% germination on 8 year old seed) let me know. I may even grow it out again just to refresh, or then again just forget it. __________________ there's two things money can't buy; true love and home grown tomatoes.