Paul Robeson

DennisinPa · August 1, 2006

Hello,I'm growing Paul Robeson for the first time and so far so good

Dennis

Tomstrees · August 1, 2006

Very nice looking tomatoes -
This is my first year
for black varieties ...
Mine include:
Black from Tula (my fav. tomato this year)
Carbon (waiting)
& Black Prince (waiting) ...
I'm def. going to plant "more" next year as
the flavor so far has been out of this world !

~ Tom

jerseyjohn61 · August 2, 2006

Hearty and hale looking toms, Denise.
Just a great Imagine....JJ61

**coronabarb** · August 2, 2006

Tom, I didn't realize this is your first year for blacks. They are fabulous! You need Paul Robeson! I'll check my seed stock...we need to do another swap.

Tomstrees · August 2, 2006

coronabarb ~

Yup ... I'm a "newbie"
to the "color-change" -
I think they are great !

~ Tom

ps.
PMed you ~

DennisinPa · August 9, 2006

Finally a ripe tomato and wow was it good

Suze · August 9, 2006

Congratulations. Paul Robeson is one of my favorites, and was one of my top two best tasting darks this year.

Full Moon · August 9, 2006

Geez, you guys are making hard for us down here trying to settle on a growing list. This is a fine looking tomato! Well done

jwr6404 · August 9, 2006

I wasn't nearly impressed with my Paul Robeson as I was with my Cherokee Chocolate. Paul Robeson to me was mild and/or somewhat bland. Maybe i overwatered and diluted the flavor

kimpossible · August 10, 2006

That colour sure is gorgeous - is that a true reflection, or is the picture on the dark side?

Mantis · August 10, 2006

That is a nice looking tom. Mine last year was small seedy little things that fed the chooks. A cross or a dud I don't know , but not what it was meant to be.

Tom, Carbon are worth waiting for. Mine were very late but big and wonderful. I have a pic of them somewhere but its getting so hard to find them.

I just had a thought. A tomato pics folder with folders within labeled A to Z (Zogola, bring it on :-). This would make t hem easy to find

Tomstrees · August 10, 2006

I was really impressed with Black from Tula -
I'm going to grow at least 3 - 4 black toms next year ~
Here is a pciture of my biggest BFT ~

Tom

DennisinPa · August 10, 2006

kimpossible, The picture of Paul Robeson is only a little darker than the tomato. For me it is turning out very dark and has a powerful tomato flavor without an acid bite.

Dennis

kimpossible · August 11, 2006

That's great, Dennis! I haven't grown it yet, & from what I have read the "blacks" are darker in the south, so it is good to know you achieved that colour in PA - gives me hope!

tjg911 · August 11, 2006

I grew Paul Robeson last year and I was completely unimpressed. It was not bad just nothing special.

I write that off to it being in a 5 gallon pail. I know I'm a broken record on this but I often mention this because think it is important for context - I don't like growing tomatoes in containers. Of the 12 tomatoes in 5 gallon pails last year, none other than Azoychka was really good, 60% new that season and 40% were varieties I have grown in the garden in the past. Many that are excellent (in the garden) were lousy, so I am totally anti-container. The reason I say all that is PR may be good but my experience was such that I'd never waste space on it again. In the garden last year I grew Black From Tula and it too was disappointing but the slugs just devoured the fruits, I figured no loss, another I'd not grow again!

I want to try Carbon next year. Is anyone growing Carbon, Black from Tula and Paul Robeson this year that could compare their thoughts on the 3?

Tom

August 1, 2006	#1
DennisinPa Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pa. Posts: 24	Paul Robeson Hello,I'm growing Paul Robeson for the first time and so far so good Dennis

August 1, 2006	#2
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	Very nice looking tomatoes - This is my first year for black varieties ... Mine include: Black from Tula (my fav. tomato this year) Carbon (waiting) & Black Prince (waiting) ... I'm def. going to plant "more" next year as the flavor so far has been out of this world ! ~ Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

August 2, 2006	#4
coronabarb Tomatoville® Recipe Keeper Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Roseburg, Oregon - zone 7 Posts: 2,821	Tom, I didn't realize this is your first year for blacks. They are fabulous! You need Paul Robeson! I'll check my seed stock...we need to do another swap. __________________ Corona~Barb Now an Oregon gal

August 2, 2006	#5
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	coronabarb ~ Yup ... I'm a "newbie" to the "color-change" - I think they are great ! ~ Tom ps. PMed you ~ __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

August 9, 2006	#6
DennisinPa Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pa. Posts: 24	Paul Robeson Finally a ripe tomato and wow was it good

August 2, 2006	#3
jerseyjohn61 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central New Jersey Z/6 Posts: 554	Hearty and hale looking toms, Denise. Just a great Imagine....JJ61

August 9, 2006	#7
Suze Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 3,027	Congratulations. Paul Robeson is one of my favorites, and was one of my top two best tasting darks this year.

August 9, 2006	#8
Full Moon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Montréal, Canada Posts: 347	Geez, you guys are making hard for us down here trying to settle on a growing list. This is a fine looking tomato! Well done

August 9, 2006	#9
jwr6404 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: University Place, WA Posts: 481	I wasn't nearly impressed with my Paul Robeson as I was with my Cherokee Chocolate. Paul Robeson to me was mild and/or somewhat bland. Maybe i overwatered and diluted the flavor __________________ Jim

August 10, 2006	#10
kimpossible Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Z5b SW Ont Canada Posts: 767	That colour sure is gorgeous - is that a true reflection, or is the picture on the dark side? __________________ *So Many Tomatoes ... So Little Time*

August 10, 2006	#11
Mantis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oz Posts: 1,241	That is a nice looking tom. Mine last year was small seedy little things that fed the chooks. A cross or a dud I don't know , but not what it was meant to be. Tom, Carbon are worth waiting for. Mine were very late but big and wonderful. I have a pic of them somewhere but its getting so hard to find them. I just had a thought. A tomato pics folder with folders within labeled A to Z (Zogola, bring it on :-). This would make t hem easy to find

August 10, 2006	#13
DennisinPa Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pa. Posts: 24	Paul Robeson kimpossible, The picture of Paul Robeson is only a little darker than the tomato. For me it is turning out very dark and has a powerful tomato flavor without an acid bite. Dennis

August 11, 2006	#14
kimpossible Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Z5b SW Ont Canada Posts: 767	That's great, Dennis! I haven't grown it yet, & from what I have read the "blacks" are darker in the south, so it is good to know you achieved that colour in PA - gives me hope! __________________ *So Many Tomatoes ... So Little Time*

August 11, 2006	#15
tjg911 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: zone 5b northwest connecticut Posts: 2,570	I grew Paul Robeson last year and I was completely unimpressed. It was not bad just nothing special. I write that off to it being in a 5 gallon pail. I know I'm a broken record on this but I often mention this because think it is important for context - I don't like growing tomatoes in containers. Of the 12 tomatoes in 5 gallon pails last year, none other than Azoychka was really good, 60% new that season and 40% were varieties I have grown in the garden in the past. Many that are excellent (in the garden) were lousy, so I am totally anti-container. The reason I say all that is PR may be good but my experience was such that I'd never waste space on it again. In the garden last year I grew Black From Tula and it too was disappointing but the slugs just devoured the fruits, I figured no loss, another I'd not grow again! I want to try Carbon next year. Is anyone growing Carbon, Black from Tula and Paul Robeson this year that could compare their thoughts on the 3? Tom