Excellent tasting red grape shaped cherry sized tomato

jpop · January 18, 2017

Would love to hear everyone's favorite varities in regards to this, thanks.

ginger2778 · January 18, 2017

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Originally Posted by jpop

Would love to hear everyone's favorite varities in regards to this, thanks.

Reverend Michael Keyes, multiflora elongated red cherries with great taste and incredible flower trusses/fruit set. It's in my seed offer.

Gerardo · January 18, 2017

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Reverend Michael Keyes, multiflora elongated red cherries with great taste and incredible flower trusses/fruit set. It's in my seed offer.

+1 A bit of group think perhaps, nevertheless, from your requirements this one came to mind almost instantly. Great flavor.

AlittleSalt · January 18, 2017

We had volunteer red grape shaped cherry tomatoes in 2016. They were excellent tasting. I have no idea what cross they are because we didn't grow any grape shaped tomatoes the year before. They grew in a new raised bed that didn't exist in 2015. For now, I call them Grape F2 - we'll see how they grow this year.

Gardeneer · January 18, 2017

Great Tasting re grape shape !?
that is a tough one.
I know Juliet. It is not considered Grate Tasting by some. But I like it . It is very productive, won't crack / split and can be canned whole.

AlittleSalt · January 18, 2017

Gardeneer, I didn't realize Juliet was a grape, but it is. http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/40127/

Okay, Juliet could be one of the parents of the volunteer I wrote about above. We did grow several Juliet plants in 2015. Our Juliet tomatoes looked more like mini-paste tomatoes.

Gardeneer · January 18, 2017

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Gardeneer, I didn't realize Juliet was a grape, but it is. http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/40127/

Okay, Juliet could be one of the parents of the volunteer I wrote about above. We did grow several Juliet plants in 2015. Our Juliet tomatoes looked more like mini-paste tomatoes.

Right, Robert. Juliet (F1 ) is a large grape size. I think Bonnie call it Mini Roma too. I usually buy one plant , if I can find in BBS. It is very productive.

jpop · January 18, 2017

Thank you for the replies. I will definitely look to obtain some Reverend Michael Keyes based on both of your reviews, sounds exactly what I am looking for.

Wi-sunflower · January 19, 2017

Another good tasting one is Cherry Roma. It's an old heirloom from before 1900. The term grape is fairly new (maybe 20 years max). This variety is roma shaped but cherry size, hence the name. We grow it almost every year as it's a great market tomato for me.

I also have an orange grape tomato that to me is as close to the flavor of Sun Gold/Sugar tomatoes as you can get in an OP variety. It was originally a store tomato I saved seeds from but it has bred true for me.

2 other varieties I have are both kind of half way between a grape/plum and a pear shape and both taste great -- Yellow Submarine and #14 Red Pear from Kozula. BTW, #14 is also multiflora.

All but #14 can be found at various sites and my own. I'm probably the own source for #14 as this is the first time I've had decent seeds to offer.

Carol

zipcode · January 19, 2017

Rosada F1 is pretty good, it has real tomato flavour, but is rather sweet also (>10 brix).
That would be my recommendation from what I tried for a classic grape shape sweet one.
For less sweet but intense and fairly thin skin, it's Tomatoberry, it's not grape shaped but it is by all accounts a grape tomato (crunchy texture, less gel, less cracking, etc).
Or you can get some F2 seeds from store bought grapes (here in Europe there's lots of types, usually really rather good).
The problem with the F2s is that you normally get something that isn't quite up to the F1 for some reason, mostly in skin toughness and shape.

There aren't many options for an old type grape tomato. The ones usually in this category are more like elongated cherries (like Riesentraube or Ildi, which are softer and seedy and more like a nippled cherry than a grape).

twillis2252 · January 19, 2017

I grew several cherries last year obtained from Tatiana. Knopka Cherry, Tel-Aviv Train, Isis Cherry, Bubjekosoko, Utyonok and Black Cherry. Black Cherry was by far the best, followed by Tel-Aviv Train, Knopka Cherry, Isis and Utyonok and Bub....

jpop · January 20, 2017

Thank you for the detailed replies. More specific an elongated red cherry with taste characteristics that standout in a salad or pasta dish fresh without getting muddled.

zeroma · January 24, 2017

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Originally Posted by Wi-sunflower

Another good tasting one is Cherry Roma. It's an old heirloom from before 1900. The term grape is fairly new (maybe 20 years max). This variety is roma shaped but cherry size, hence the name. We grow it almost every year as it's a great market tomato for me.

I also have an orange grape tomato that to me is as close to the flavor of Sun Gold/Sugar tomatoes as you can get in an OP variety. It was originally a store tomato I saved seeds from but it has bred true for me.

2 other varieties I have are both kind of half way between a grape/plum and a pear shape and both taste great -- Yellow Submarine and #14 Red Pear from Kozula. BTW, #14 is also multiflora.

All but #14 can be found at various sites and my own. I'm probably the own source for #14 as this is the first time I've had decent seeds to offer.

Carol

Hi Carol,

I was just talking to one of the other volunteers at the garden on facebook about getting some more Sungold f1 and how I hoped someone would come up with an open pollinated type. What is it and how can I get some of yours? Not sure what I'd have to trade with you .

Zeroma

Cole_Robbie · January 24, 2017

My Utyonok is about tennis-ball sized.

If you don't mind a bushy determinate, I really liked Terrenzo F1. It's an elongated red cherry.

And if you would consider a round saladette size, which is about a little bigger than a golf ball, I think Gribovsky is excellent in a salad. It has an aggressive acid bite to the flavor.

sjamesNorway · January 25, 2017

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Originally Posted by zeroma

Hi Carol,

I was just talking to one of the other volunteers at the garden on facebook about getting some more Sungold f1 and how I hoped someone would come up with an open pollinated type. What is it and how can I get some of yours? Not sure what I'd have to trade with you .

Zeroma

You might want to check out this thread: http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...highlight=gold Seeds are available here: http://heritageseedmarket.com/index..../big-orange-v/

Steve

January 18, 2017	#5
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,919	Great Tasting re grape shape !? that is a tough one. I know Juliet. It is not considered Grate Tasting by some. But I like it . It is very productive, won't crack / split and can be canned whole. __________________ Gardeneer Happy Gardening !

January 18, 2017	#1
jpop Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: SE Florida Zone 10 Posts: 319	Excellent tasting red grape shaped cherry sized tomato Would love to hear everyone's favorite varities in regards to this, thanks.

January 18, 2017	#4
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	We had volunteer red grape shaped cherry tomatoes in 2016. They were excellent tasting. I have no idea what cross they are because we didn't grow any grape shaped tomatoes the year before. They grew in a new raised bed that didn't exist in 2015. For now, I call them Grape F2 - we'll see how they grow this year.

January 19, 2017	#10
zipcode Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Romania/Germany , z 4-6 Posts: 1,582	Rosada F1 is pretty good, it has real tomato flavour, but is rather sweet also (>10 brix). That would be my recommendation from what I tried for a classic grape shape sweet one. For less sweet but intense and fairly thin skin, it's Tomatoberry, it's not grape shaped but it is by all accounts a grape tomato (crunchy texture, less gel, less cracking, etc). Or you can get some F2 seeds from store bought grapes (here in Europe there's lots of types, usually really rather good). The problem with the F2s is that you normally get something that isn't quite up to the F1 for some reason, mostly in skin toughness and shape. There aren't many options for an old type grape tomato. The ones usually in this category are more like elongated cherries (like Riesentraube or Ildi, which are softer and seedy and more like a nippled cherry than a grape).

January 19, 2017	#11
twillis2252 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: SC & NC Posts: 258	I grew several cherries last year obtained from Tatiana. Knopka Cherry, Tel-Aviv Train, Isis Cherry, Bubjekosoko, Utyonok and Black Cherry. Black Cherry was by far the best, followed by Tel-Aviv Train, Knopka Cherry, Isis and Utyonok and Bub....

January 20, 2017	#12
jpop Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: SE Florida Zone 10 Posts: 319	Thank you for the detailed replies. More specific an elongated red cherry with taste characteristics that standout in a salad or pasta dish fresh without getting muddled.

January 24, 2017	#14
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	My Utyonok is about tennis-ball sized. If you don't mind a bushy determinate, I really liked Terrenzo F1. It's an elongated red cherry. And if you would consider a round saladette size, which is about a little bigger than a golf ball, I think Gribovsky is excellent in a salad. It has an aggressive acid bite to the flavor.