Pink Berkeley Tie Dye

[Jimbotomateo]

Hi guys . Need help. I grew 20 PBTD this year. One plant had different tomatoes. Anyone have pictures and descriptions of this tomato? . Sorry I didn't get pics. Was going to grow the strange one out this year for comparison with others. The tomato in question is smaller, between golf ball and tennis ball size. It also tastes different. It's light pink which makes the green stripes stand out more. Also not as sweet as others. I thought they both tasted great but definitely different. Jimbo

[Wi-sunflower]

Here's my pic. Not the best pic and the tomatoes were going downhill already.

Carol

[Hunt-Grow-Cook]

Originally Posted by Jimbotomateo

Hi guys . Need help. I grew 20 PBTD this year. One plant had different tomatoes. Anyone have pictures and descriptions of this tomato? . Sorry I didn't get pics. Was going to grow the strange one out this year for comparison with others. The tomato in question is smaller, between golf ball and tennis ball size. It also tastes different. It's light pink which makes the green stripes stand out more. Also not as sweet as others. I thought they both tasted great but definitely different. Jimbo

Sounds like Pink Boar.

[KarenO]

holy moly those spoiling fruit pictured are not representative of this great variety.
Jimbo, the best information will always be from the person who bred or discovered a tomato.

In this case, Brad Gates of Wild Boar farms.
http://wildboarfarms.com/wild-boar-farms-varieties.html

pic of a fruit from my garden

[Hunt-Grow-Cook]

Some of mine.

[Jimbotomateo]

Originally Posted by Hunt-Grow-Cook

Some of mine.

The majority of mine were more like yours and Karenos. They were similar in size to My Cherokee purple. The one in question was a real light red with dark green metallic looking stripes. They were light red inside. Seeds were from Johnnys. Most were golf ball size with the largest one tennis ball size. Also this plant wasn't prolific like the others. It tasted great but nothing like the regulars. Maybe it was a freak seed from different plant. jimbo

[PhilaGardener]

Here is a picture of Pink Berkeley Tie Dye from my 2015 garden:

2015-07-19 Pink Berkeley Tie Dye by Phila Gardener, on Flickr

There always is the chance of a bee pollinated cross, if yours wasn't true to type.

[Jimbotomateo]

Originally Posted by PhilaGardener

Here is a picture of Pink Berkeley Tie Dye from my 2015 garden:

2015-07-19 Pink Berkeley Tie Dye by Phila Gardener, on Flickr

There always is the chance of a bee pollinated cross, if yours wasn't true to type.

Nice pic . Guess I'll grow a couple out and see what happens. . If it's truly different or unusual I'll post pics. It may already be a known tomato. I'm already at my tomato limit this year.

[Gardeneer]

It looks more like GWR to me. Why is it called "....Pink " ?

[KarenO]

Only the skin is striped. It is not a gwr or bicolour. The interior is shown in the link. A delicious tomato.
KarenO

[Gardeneer]

Originally Posted by KarenO

Only the skin is striped. It is not a gwr or bicolour. The interior is shown in the link. A delicious tomato.
KarenO

Thanks Karen.
I checked the link. Yes, it has pink flesh BUT green gel pockets all around. Maybe that contributes to good taste. I am not a fan of light pink tomatoes, BTW.

[Greatgardens]

Originally Posted by Gardeneer

Thanks Karen.
I checked the link. Yes, it has pink flesh BUT green gel pockets all around. Maybe that contributes to good taste. I am not a fan of light pink tomatoes, BTW.

Any particular fault with light pinks that you've noticed, or just personal preference?

-GG

[gorbelly]

Originally Posted by Gardeneer

Yes, it has pink flesh BUT green gel pockets all around. Maybe that contributes to good taste. I am not a fan of light pink tomatoes, BTW.

"Black" tomatoes also have green gel. PBTD is not a light pink. The flesh is usually darker, closer to a black, IMO. It's definitely not GWR.

The OP said the off-type plant was producing "light pink" fruit, as opposed to the darker fruit of the on-type PBTD plants.

[Gardeneer]

Originally Posted by gorbelly

"Black" tomatoes also have green gel. PBTD is not a light pink. The flesh is usually darker, closer to a black, IMO. It's definitely not GWR.

The OP said the off-type plant was producing "light pink" fruit, as opposed to the darker fruit of the on-type PBTD plants.

Well, I have nothing against it. Maybe the skin color and the green gel pockets are inherited from some GWR tomato. It has striking similarity to some dark tomatoes like Chocolate stripes.

[gorbelly]

Originally Posted by Gardeneer

Well, I have nothing against it. Maybe the skin color and the green gel pockets are inherited from some GWR tomato. It has striking similarity to some dark tomatoes like Chocolate stripes.

Well, it's a cross that occurred in Berkeley Tie-Dye, IIRC, which is mostly green. So perhaps it inherited the green gel from a GWR lineage.

But I just wanted to point out that black tomatoes also frequently have green gel. Cherokee Purple, Black from Tula, and Black Krim all have green gel. Given the color, it could be a cross with a black tomato, in which case it could also inherit the green gel from a black tomato lineage as well.

The gene(s) responsible for green gel seem to be associated with fairly intense flavor. Green gel always tastes brighter and more acidic to me, and I think it's partly responsible for the intense, well-balanced taste of many blacks and GWRs.