Dwarf taste opinion

[gardengalrn]

I think I want to try a few of the Dwarf Project dwarfs this year. All taste being subjective, I was looking for a few recommendations. I like a sweet tomato. My favorites have been Earl's Faux, Green Giant, Pruden's Purple among others. I was looking at the descriptions at Heritage Tomato Seed but can't decide.

[seeker]

I highly recommend Dwarf Sweet Sue. It was very productive for me, and one of the last to go down to disease. But, most importantly, the taste is wonderful. I don't think you'll be disappointed.

[KarenO]

hi there,
I have not grown many yet but I was impressed with the flavor of dwarf emerald giant. strong potato leaf plant nice medium sized blemish=free lime green beefsteaks and I was surprised at the sweet delicious flavor.
Karen O

[RobinB]

I absolutely love Tasmanian Chocolate. They are very sweet, rich and complex and very prolific! Rosella Purple is also on my "grow every year" list. They have a wonderful balance of sweet and acid and are also very prolific.

[LDx4]

So far, my favorites have been Dwarf Sweet Sue, Dwarf Wild Fred, Sleeping Lady, and Rosella Purple. All have been quite productive and very sweet. I also like a sweet tomato. Yukon Quest was also very productive, but the flavor was milder to me; ok, but not as good as the others.

Lyn

[green_go]

My vote is for Tasmanian Chocolate too.
Very productive, beautiful fruits and very tasty.
I was growing one plant this year. I will plant two or three next year.

[natural]

My favorites so far are Rosella Purple, Summertime Green and Tasmanian Chocolate. I am quite pleased with the flavors and will grow these every year.

Bill

[ScottinAtlanta]

Dwarf Wild Fred for me. Great almost black tomato flavor. I will focus on this one next year.

Dwarf Beryl Beauty was not as good for me, and grew too tall to be a real dwarf.

Iditarod Red was plentiful, with a pretty good red tomato taste. I will plant a couple to get some red ones.

[nancyruhl]

Well, I am going to have to agree with the folks voting for Tasmanian Chocolate(#1) and Rosella Purple (#2). This year, Summertime Gold was outstanding (even though the weather wasn't). They had a pink blossom end blush I had not noted before, and were very sweet. I grow these 3 every year. I tried Iditarod Red this season and was not particularly impressed. Maybe it was the size of the fruit. I never have been real interested in the saladette sized tomatoes. I have 2 new ones to try this year, Dwarf Wild Fred and Dwarf Arctic Rose.

If you are at all interested in a dwarf tomato that didn't come out of the dwarf tomato project here at Tomatoville, I would recommend Coastal Pride Orange. Lots of tasty sweet orange tomatoes all season long. Of course, it was developed in the PNW, which is very much like our season this year.

[peebee]

Is it just me, but Dwarf Fred did not do well for me and I tried it for 2 years in a row, in ground and in large containers. I gave it my best shot, and I don't know if I want to try again next year. The plants produced maybe 2 or 3 tomatoes and the taste was underwhelming. I bought them from a well respected vendor here, so I'm not blaming anyone but perhaps the seeds were from an errant weak tomato? I'm scratching my head over this, but if so many here are giving it good mark, then it's probably the seeds.

[gardengalrn]

Thanks guys, I had actually picked the ones mentioned from their description. It's good to have some good comments on them.

[sicily]

My favorites for productivity and flavor were Rosella Purple, Summertime Gold, and Sleeping Lady. Iditarod Red was hugely productive for me but the flavor was pretty average. Tasmanian Chocolate and Dwarf Wild Fred were also good, both were huge producers, all were very disease resistant, quite a bonus!

[GunnarSK]

Originally Posted by gardengalrn

My favorites have been Earl's Faux, Green Giant, Pruden's Purple among others.

Green Giant has been used as the "father" in some crosses: Sneezy, (eg. Dwarf Jade Beauty, Dwarf Kelly Green). Apart from following the above advice you can go from there.

[RobinB]

Originally Posted by peebee

Is it just me, but Dwarf Fred did not do well for me and I tried it for 2 years in a row, in ground and in large containers. I gave it my best shot, and I don't know if I want to try again next year. The plants produced maybe 2 or 3 tomatoes and the taste was underwhelming. I bought them from a well respected vendor here, so I'm not blaming anyone but perhaps the seeds were from an errant weak tomato? I'm scratching my head over this, but if so many here are giving it good mark, then it's probably the seeds.

It's interesting that you should say this about Wild Fred. I have had the exact same experience with it. I got mine from a reputable vendor too (not a trade) and I am not impressed. I don't get why people say this one tastes great. I think fresh seeds are in order, but probably not for 2014...

Similarly, I have heard some say that Tasmanian Chocolate didn't impress them, but I have had a wonderful experience with that one. Mine are so sweet! So maybe there are some not-so-great seeds floating around there for both of these?

[gardengalrn]

I received my seeds yesterday and would highly recommend Heritage. The packets arrived in excellent shape and the labels were attractive and informative. I haven't followed along here much in several years so I don't know a lot of the members any more. It was a pleasant surprise when Steve included several gift packets based on what I said here. I thought it was kind, so thank-you Steve! So I will also be trying Emerald Giant and Beryl Beauty!