Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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April 20, 2017 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
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Brad's Atomic Grape
Anyone else growing it?
Not my favorite leaf type - Wispy (b/c I have a LOT of wind) - but these taste way better than they look. I'm actually amazed how good they taste and so is everyone that I gave them to. |
April 20, 2017 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
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Definitely had the taste when I sampled it last season and looks are second to none. I agree the wispy foliage can be challenging, especially with the potential fruit set for this variety. I've got 6 plants at home ready for the ground.
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April 20, 2017 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: Illinois, zone 6
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I have it for the first time, and I'm looking forward to it.
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April 21, 2017 | #4 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: Central Illinois
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I started 12 plants, gave 3 away, will probably grow 6. My first year growing them.
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April 21, 2017 | #5 |
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Location: Wisconsin
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I got a whole lot of Brad's new stuff this year including Atomic Grape. Sounds great.
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June 13, 2017 | #6 |
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I am a little confused - is it a Green When Ripe tomato? I never saw blue on the tomatoes either. It tastes really good.
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June 13, 2017 | #7 | |
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Here is a few different selections at different stages of ripeness and some with/without antho. 1, 3 and 5 are Brads Atomic grape. Last edited by Hunt-Grow-Cook; June 13, 2017 at 06:08 PM. |
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June 13, 2017 | #8 |
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I had seedlings of this to plant but somehow didnt and when I found them they were so crappy i didnt want to plant them. Now I'm sorry I didn't. I figured it would be pretty but taste just ok, seems I had it backwards.
Wow HGC the pinkish colored look just like pink tiger, crazy how much difference your getting. Kinda cool though, mixed baskets from one plant. |
June 13, 2017 | #9 | |
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The picture listed at Baker Creek was taken on the spot while I was there. You can see some variance in shape and color on the same truss. I have no clue what generation these are. |
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June 13, 2017 | #10 |
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There are some other positive things about Brad's Atomic Grape I can tell from experience. It is planted out in a raised bed where there were 6 other variety plants near it. All 6 of those plants have been removed due to Fusarium and RKN. Brad's Atomic Grape is still looking good. It is also loaded with tomatoes.
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June 14, 2017 | #11 |
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We've had one ripe fruit off of the plant in the shadehouse, and many more close to ripening.
I too was surprised at the color, as it was all GWR. I left it on the counter for a couple of days, but it started getting mushy and it was still solid green flesh. It, along with most of the others, had/have blue shoulders, stripes, and was the size of a roma tomato. I'm going to reserve flavor opinions until I've sampled a couple more tomatoes.
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June 14, 2017 | #12 |
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Seasonwise, I'm way behind most of you. We just got our tomatoes planted last week. But while watering them over the weekend, I noticed several of the new WBF varieties have quite a bit of antho in the plants. I wasn't expecting that. We'll see what we get in the fruit.
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June 14, 2017 | #13 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: Indiana
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re: challenging wispy foliage?
I'm in 5b and we certainly have our share of summer storms, but haven't had any more problems (that I've recognized) with wispy foliage. I don't understand the issue. Are they thinner and tear more easily? The fact that they are narrow (width) and sparse doesn't seem like it would be an issue. Maybe I don't understand the "wispy" part? -GG |
July 17, 2017 | #14 |
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I found some yummy Brad's Atomic Grapes after several confusing harvests. Each of the fruits in the photo is very representative of the fruit from three different plants. The far right tomato was absolutely delicious (same as bottom right) and probably most representative of the intended release. All plants have been prolific. There appears to be a bit of size, shape, color and flavor variation.
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July 17, 2017 | #15 |
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I've got 5 plants that made the cut, one is throwing large saladete sized grapes. not a fan of the leaves, plants look sick but they are not. Haven't eaten any yet, should have some ripe next week.
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