Polar series, Gem, Beauty,Baby,Star

Jeannine Anne · February 20, 2012

I have had this set of seeds for a while and not grown them. The descriptions are very similar, is there anyone out there who has grown all four or does anyone have any more detailed info in them,. I have read the net and various sites

XX Jeannine

Sherry_AK · February 20, 2012

Hi, Jeannine. I usually grow at least 1 Polar Baby each year. It's quite a small tomato, and quite a small plant, and it's wildly productive for me (in container, outdoors). I've grown Polar Beauty, which as I recall was a larger plant and larger fruit, but I didn't care for it. Sadly, I don't remember why I didn't like it ... I don't know if it was the taste or performance. Not much help I'm afraid!

Sherry

janezee · February 20, 2012

Sherry, Does Polar Baby taste good, or just that awful phrase, "Good for an early tomato?" Talk about gosh darnoodleying with faint praise! I run from anything with that description. My first Oregon Spring's were such spitters, and I thought they'd improve way more than they did.

j

Jeannine Anne · February 20, 2012

Yep, I know that phrase too.

Thanks for the help, I can't make up my mind wether or not to grow all 4 or just give them up along with the others I am letting go soon...it is that all important word "space"

XX Jeannine

Sherry_AK · February 21, 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by janezee

Sherry, Does Polar Baby taste good, or just that awful phrase, "Good for an early tomato?" Talk about gosh darnoodleying with faint praise! I run from anything with that description. My first Oregon Spring's were such spitters, and I thought they'd improve way more than they did.

j

I'm not actually sure I could even say that they are "good for an early tomato," however, they are "dependable" and not too bad on a salad! One of the few tomatoes I can count on here to produce fruit outdoors every year.

Sherry

**carolyn137** · February 21, 2012

If I was still growing early varieties every year, which I'm not, I'd still choose Moravsky Div for a better than early darn good tasting variety as compared with other earlies I've grown through the years.

February 20, 2012	#1
Jeannine Anne Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 1,553	Polar series, Gem, Beauty,Baby,Star I have had this set of seeds for a while and not grown them. The descriptions are very similar, is there anyone out there who has grown all four or does anyone have any more detailed info in them,. I have read the net and various sites XX Jeannine

February 21, 2012	#6
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	If I was still growing early varieties every year, which I'm not, I'd still choose Moravsky Div for a better than early darn good tasting variety as compared with other earlies I've grown through the years. __________________ Carolyn

February 20, 2012	#2
Sherry_AK Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Alaska Zone 3/4 Posts: 1,857	Hi, Jeannine. I usually grow at least 1 Polar Baby each year. It's quite a small tomato, and quite a small plant, and it's wildly productive for me (in container, outdoors). I've grown Polar Beauty, which as I recall was a larger plant and larger fruit, but I didn't care for it. Sadly, I don't remember why I didn't like it ... I don't know if it was the taste or performance. Not much help I'm afraid! Sherry

February 20, 2012	#3
janezee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Whidbey Island, WA Zone 7, Sunset 5 Posts: 931	Sherry, Does Polar Baby taste good, or just that awful phrase, "Good for an early tomato?" Talk about gosh darnoodleying with faint praise! I run from anything with that description. My first Oregon Spring's were such spitters, and I thought they'd improve way more than they did. j