Lumpy Red

b54red · July 2, 2011

I planted one called Lumpy Red for the first time this year and was pleasantly surprised. The plant is fairly compact and has had a heavy fruit set of red globe shaped tomatoes around 10 to 14 ounces. The tomato definitely has some fluting near the stem; but it is a rather uniform and smooth tomato compared to some I've grown and the taste is really good for a red. The first ripe tomato came off 64 days after setting it out. For the size of the plant it is a prodigious producer and the only problem I have had with it is spider mites which seem to love it. I'm saving seed and it will get several spots next year. Finding good tasting reds is much harder than finding good tasting pinks and blacks. The problem I have with finding good reds is they are either not tasty, have too much juice and jell or they are too dry. Lumpy Red has nice texture and is good size for slicing. It also seems to have the right amount of juice for a good slicer.

Timbotide · July 3, 2011

Hey Bill, Are you saving any seed from Lumpy Red?

Stepheninky · July 3, 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by b54red

I planted one called Lumpy Red for the first time this year and was pleasantly surprised. The plant is fairly compact and has had a heavy fruit set of red globe shaped tomatoes around 10 to 14 ounces. The tomato definitely has some fluting near the stem; but it is a rather uniform and smooth tomato compared to some I've grown and the taste is really good for a red. The first ripe tomato came off 64 days after setting it out. For the size of the plant it is a prodigious producer and the only problem I have had with it is spider mites which seem to love it. I'm saving seed and it will get several spots next year. Finding good tasting reds is much harder than finding good tasting pinks and blacks. The problem I have with finding good reds is they are either not tasty, have too much juice and jell or they are too dry. Lumpy Red has nice texture and is good size for slicing. It also seems to have the right amount of juice for a good slicer.

It is also a KY heirloom. I started seed to try and the hail got it. Glad you posted though as I will definitively keep it on my list for next years garden to try.

b54red · July 4, 2011

I am definitely saving some seed. So far I have picked 20 tomatoes off of the plant and it seems to have quite a few more on it if I can get rid of the spider mites that are infesting it. Usually I get spider mites on a plant that is unhealthy; but other than the spider mite damage this plant is still pumping out tomatoes. It is very much like some hybrids I have grown because the tomatoes are so close in size and appearance. The plants on each side of it are already dead from fusarium after making only 5 or 6 tomatoes. I would love to see how much this thing would produce if I planted it in March instead of April next year.

July 2, 2011	#1
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	Lumpy Red I planted one called Lumpy Red for the first time this year and was pleasantly surprised. The plant is fairly compact and has had a heavy fruit set of red globe shaped tomatoes around 10 to 14 ounces. The tomato definitely has some fluting near the stem; but it is a rather uniform and smooth tomato compared to some I've grown and the taste is really good for a red. The first ripe tomato came off 64 days after setting it out. For the size of the plant it is a prodigious producer and the only problem I have had with it is spider mites which seem to love it. I'm saving seed and it will get several spots next year. Finding good tasting reds is much harder than finding good tasting pinks and blacks. The problem I have with finding good reds is they are either not tasty, have too much juice and jell or they are too dry. Lumpy Red has nice texture and is good size for slicing. It also seems to have the right amount of juice for a good slicer.

July 3, 2011	#2
Timbotide Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Northport Alabama Posts: 304	Hey Bill, Are you saving any seed from Lumpy Red?

July 4, 2011	#4
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	I am definitely saving some seed. So far I have picked 20 tomatoes off of the plant and it seems to have quite a few more on it if I can get rid of the spider mites that are infesting it. Usually I get spider mites on a plant that is unhealthy; but other than the spider mite damage this plant is still pumping out tomatoes. It is very much like some hybrids I have grown because the tomatoes are so close in size and appearance. The plants on each side of it are already dead from fusarium after making only 5 or 6 tomatoes. I would love to see how much this thing would produce if I planted it in March instead of April next year.