What tomato varieties are you growing?

[R2elk]

It has been pretty hot here for an extended period of time and today I picked and ate a cherry tomato (Sungold) that tasted somewhat fermented and faintly like alcohol, similar to wine with a little touch of beer flavor in there... It was pretty good, actually! Anyone here ever make cherry tomato wine? Because I know if I have thought of it, someone, somewhere has probably done it...

Here is just one of many tomato wine recipes.

 

[oregonkat]

Here are some of my tomatoes:
At the bottom are the standard Black Plum, next clockwise are my Brandyplum (cross between the Black Plum and a Brandywine), next is a German Green and then last is a German Green x Black Prince cross.
Here is a genetic hiccup. This came from a plant that was supposed to be a Brandyplum but not so much and has a little friend attached!

 

[Labradors]

Do you have a favourite?

I've heard that Black Plum is delicious, but never seem to get around to growing it...…

Linda

 

[oregonkat]

Do you have a favourite?

I've heard that Black Plum is delicious, but never seem to get around to growing it...…

Linda

Black Plum, is in my opinion, the best tomato for sauce and canned salsas. People complain that the fruit is so small and you have to grow so many to get quantity for canning but I grow LOTS of them every year so this is not a problem for me. Try it, you wont be disappointed I don't think, but just be aware that the fruit is small. See the photo in the above post for the size in comparison to the others.

 

[rosemarythyme]

The Stupice was a random pick up while I was at a local nursery, since I didn't know how well my seeds would do - sounds like I made a good selection!

This is my first time with the Napa Chardonnay Blush so I don't know what it'll taste like. I started it from seed and the germination rate was quite good. I kept the best looking plant and gave the rest to my mother in law. Mine is getting huge but only just now starting to flower. Our tomatoes tend to come in late.

So as follow up, the Napa Chardonnay Blush is a tart-sweet cherry, from translucent yellow to canary yellow with faint brown shoulders.

My in laws loved this tomato and said it was one of the best cherry types they've had. But I personally prefer sweet cherry tomatoes like Sun Gold or at least lower acidity tomatoes, so I probably won't grow this again.

The Stupice did well... a more compact plant than the others I planted but dependable production. The tomatoes weren't anything extraordinary, just solid, small red tomatoes, low on seeds, kept well on vines.