Galina's cherry

[jmsieglaff]

For those that have grown Galina's cherry, how is the texture and skin thickness? How would you compare it to say Sungold F1 in that respect? Descriptions of the flavor seem quite favorable. Lastly, how is the production?

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by jmsieglaff

For those that have grown Galina's cherry, how is the texture and skin thickness? How would you compare it to say Sungold F1 in that respect? Descriptions of the flavor seem quite favorable. Lastly, how is the production?

I grew Galina's when McDorman first bought back Galina's Yellow from Siberia along with many others he obtained there and I've grown it many times since then. And I've also grown Sungold F1 many times.

http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Galina%27s_Yellow

For me it's almost impossible to compare Sungold F1 and Galina's b/c tastes are different, so for taste I prefer Galina's to Sungold F1 b/c the former has a much more complex taste than the much more sweeter taste of the latter.

Fruit production is also not easy to compare b'c Sungold F1 has the flat truss trait and Galina's does not, so the nod for production goes to Sungold F1.

Galina's is PL and where I garden PL varieties are more tolerant of fungal foliage infections, so the nod for that goes to Galina.

Texture and skin thickness? Those traits never made a difference with almost any variety I grew but I'd say that for me the skin thickness was about the same but the texture of Galina was better and I'd get a nice pop biting into one based on better flesh texture.

I think it's best if you grow both in the same season and make direct comparisons yourself.

Carolyn

[Ed of Somis]

Hi J...I have ordered Galina's seeds for this season...so I have done a bit of research on them. People seem to be quite happy with them. My first and only time growing Sungold F1 (last season)...I found them to be delicious. My only minor complaint with them was splitting and storability (shelf life). All the raves about that one are well-deserved, however. I am expecting Galina's to be a little more durable. We will see...

[jmsieglaff]

Thanks for the feedback.

Originally Posted by carolyn137

I think it's best if you grow both in the same season and make direct comparisons yourself.

Carolyn

I most certainly will be doing this. 2015 is going to be the year of the black tomato. 2016 is going to be the year of the cherry (already have seeds for Blush, Green Doctors Frosted, and Sunrise Bumblebee in addition to Sungold). Galinas is now on this list as well.

Is it bad I'm already planning out 2016 tomatoes? I just don't have room for more than the 14 plants I'm doing in 2015.

[Ed of Somis]

J....you are a very sick and twisted person to be thinking of your tomatoes that far in advance! haha Of course, we all have a bit of your illness. When analyzing how a particular grower rates his/her tomatoes (in particular, sweetness)...I try to look at the region of the country they grow. It is hard to compare tests in Texas to someone in Ontario, Canada. Know what I mean?

[trainwreckz5]

I grew Galina last summer for the first time and will grow it again. I liked the taste and did not get any splitting even with loads of rain. I would say the production was moderate for a cherry. I also grew Isis Candy and it seemed like every one split.

[RobinB]

Jmsieglaff,

Yes, BUT if you grow some of the Dwarf Tomato Project plants, they can go in pots! Come on, you've got a porch, driveway, walkway... somewhere to put a few pots, right? Come on, you know you want to!

[RobinB]

Forgot to mention, that I also have a list going for 2016. So you're not any crazier than me... It helps in planning for this year when I just can't fit something in but REALLY want to grow it!

I think in 2016 I'll grow Galina's Yellow again (it's been two years) to compare it to Dwarf Galen's Yellow. I remember Galina's being sweet and complex, early, tall and very prolific with nice looking trusses. I have to agree with Carolyn. Skin thickness doesn't really matter to me, especially if it means no cracking! Sungold and Black Cherry crack so badly for me that I've stopped growing them. It's dry here in the high desert, but we get thunderstorms almost daily in the summer so the humidity fluctuates wildly.

Robin

[jmsieglaff]

Indeed Robin! I am planning on growing 4 dwarf project plants in 5 gallon buckets on our deck again this year. I may have to update the variety thread and ask for a golden plucky line. And there are always more buckets too.......oh boy. It's only January and I'm thinking about adding more buckets.

[RobinB]

More buckets... MORE buckets... MORE BUCKETS! hehehe.