HTG's 2017 grow list

heirloomtomaguy · February 5, 2017

So i guess its better late than never. The first round of seedlings are already up and getting close to transplant but i would still like feedback on any of the varieties i am growing. So who has grown any of these varieties and how did they do for you?

Afternoon Delight
Barlows Best Black
Big Orange Volunteer
Black Pepper
Black Strawberry
Brads Atomic Grape
Brandywine Dark Cherry
Brannar 3 Way
CSX F3
Charmant F1
Crimson Delight
Duo
Esterina F1
Evil Olive
Faelans First Snow
General Lee F5
Harvard Square
Izumrudnoe Jabloko
Lotos
MarNar F6
Moonlight Mile Heart F4
Rebel Alliance
Renegade
Rev. Michael Keys
Start F1
Strawberry Leopard
Sun Gold F1
Victorias Smile
Zheltie Grebeshki
As well as a whole lot of growouts that i am currently working on. Im sure i will also add a few more varieties in round two.

AlittleSalt · February 5, 2017

Big Orange Volunteer. Isn't it strange how sometimes a volunteer tastes better than known varieties. You're better at naming them than I am.

natural · February 5, 2017

I grew Black Strawberry, Faelans First Snow and Rev. Michael Keys and 2016.
These 3 were all fantastic and are on my list for 2017.

RMK was very productive. The flavor was very good. Sweeter than I expected with a nice zing as well.
Faelan's was also very productive. It did have the variegated foliage and the fruits were nice and dark with great flavor.
I also liked Black Strawberry. Mine were the size of a cherry tomato. Here is a photo. The striping had faded because these were overripe at this point. Bill

NarnianGarden · February 5, 2017

Many of them I never ever heard of, SunGold F1 is the only one I've grown - and yes, it was very prolific, productive, and had that distinctive foliage scent. (it might be a hereditary thing to be able to discern it ..)
Nice tropical fruity taste, but I understand those who have said they found the aftertaste slightly metallic & artificial. (I don't know how a natural product can taste 'artificial', but alas, that's a description I have come across more than once.) Still good.

sjamesNorway · February 6, 2017

I'll also grow Big Orange Volunteer this season. It's a volunteer from ContainerTed's garden - a larger OP said to taste like SunGold F1. Even the plant smells the same. http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...ange+Volunteer

KC.Sun · February 6, 2017

I grew black strawberry last year. It was pretty good for a blue tomato. Tasted better than amethyst jewel last year.

I didn't get to save seed last year. When I was looking up this variety again at J & L garden, it notes that it is an experimental variety.

So I'm not sure which F? generation it is.

I'll be growing big orange volunteer, MarNar F6, and rebel alliance too.

February 5, 2017	#1
heirloomtomaguy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: glendora ca Posts: 2,560	HTG's 2017 grow list So i guess its better late than never. The first round of seedlings are already up and getting close to transplant but i would still like feedback on any of the varieties i am growing. So who has grown any of these varieties and how did they do for you? Afternoon Delight Barlows Best Black Big Orange Volunteer Black Pepper Black Strawberry Brads Atomic Grape Brandywine Dark Cherry Brannar 3 Way CSX F3 Charmant F1 Crimson Delight Duo Esterina F1 Evil Olive Faelans First Snow General Lee F5 Harvard Square Izumrudnoe Jabloko Lotos MarNar F6 Moonlight Mile Heart F4 Rebel Alliance Renegade Rev. Michael Keys Start F1 Strawberry Leopard Sun Gold F1 Victorias Smile Zheltie Grebeshki As well as a whole lot of growouts that i am currently working on. Im sure i will also add a few more varieties in round two. __________________ “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it."

February 6, 2017	#6
KC.Sun Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: 6a Posts: 322	I grew black strawberry last year. It was pretty good for a blue tomato. Tasted better than amethyst jewel last year. I didn't get to save seed last year. When I was looking up this variety again at J & L garden, it notes that it is an experimental variety. So I'm not sure which F? generation it is. I'll be growing big orange volunteer, MarNar F6, and rebel alliance too. Last edited by KC.Sun; February 6, 2017 at 07:06 PM.

February 5, 2017	#2
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	Big Orange Volunteer. Isn't it strange how sometimes a volunteer tastes better than known varieties. You're better at naming them than I am.

February 5, 2017	#4
NarnianGarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Finland, EU Posts: 2,550	Many of them I never ever heard of, SunGold F1 is the only one I've grown - and yes, it was very prolific, productive, and had that distinctive foliage scent. (it might be a hereditary thing to be able to discern it ..) Nice tropical fruity taste, but I understand those who have said they found the aftertaste slightly metallic & artificial. (I don't know how a natural product can taste 'artificial', but alas, that's a description I have come across more than once.) Still good.

February 6, 2017	#5
sjamesNorway Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Norway Posts: 1,049	I'll also grow Big Orange Volunteer this season. It's a volunteer from ContainerTed's garden - a larger OP said to taste like SunGold F1. Even the plant smells the same. http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...ange+Volunteer