Duh_Vinci wrote:
Kumato - 60 days. Well... Growing this one out of curiosity, seeds were from the larger version of this commercial hybrid, but what is growing, are the fruits in size of their smaller version. Just a bit larger than a "large" cherry. Color - no black here, instead, dark brick red with green shoulders. Taste - on Kumato's site, they list "three stages", I find that the first stage, very firm fruit with sweet/tart, almost fruit like taste is more pleasing to my pallet. I would love to hear from anyone else growing Kumato on this forum - what are your results like?
I'll say it isn't. Out of three plants I have a cherry tomato and a basic tomato. The third is just putting on, but looks basic, not cherry not beefsteak, don't know what to call it.
But that isn't the half of it. I sampled both!
They are both good, but the cherry tomato is outta this world! At least to me, tastes good, like a rich tomato, but with a sweetness to it! And folks say they are just so-so on taste. Wow, not sure my tastebuds could handle one that is more flavorful!
Here is a photo of most of my harvest for 2010 to date:
They are mostly OSU blue
What is OSU blue? Is that the same as orange-flesh purple smudge (OFPS)? I have heard that variety is bland. And some reviewers on baker creek say their fruit didn't "smudge" at all, so weird!
ok D_V, here is my list from the pictures in this thread...
Taxi - 48 days, compact, saladette type, mild sweet flavor. 2ft tall plant is absolutely loaded with fruit:
Grub's Mystery Green - 58 days, medium size Green When Ripe beefsteaks, sweet, fruity, rich flavored tomato on compact indeterminate plant:
Noire de Crimee - 50 days in my garden. Beautiful, dark fruit, and looks like plenty of it
Pervaya Lyubov (First Love) - 65 days. Pastel pink/raspberry, absolutely delicious! Fruity, sweet and just enough acid to make it's flavor pop! 3-5oz fruit on clusters
Pink Berkley Tie-Dye - 60 days
Amazon Chocolate - 65 days, PL vigorous, strong plant, loaded with these medium size beefsteaks. Rich, smoky, well balanced flavor
Purple Russian - 55 days, wispy foliage, elongated purple plums with green shoulders, seems to set fruit very well in the heat
Zolotye Kupola - 60 days for this plant. Russian variety, translates as Golden Domes
White Queen - 70 days, abundant producer, Pale, creamy yellow with some slight green blotches - smooth, texture, mild but plenty flavorful, fruity, sweet/tart (but mild).
Bulls heart
Zloty Jubileusz - 60 days
Sandul Moldovian - 68 days. Huge, vigorous plant seems to set many pink beefsteaks
Hillbilly - 68 days
Donskoi - 68 days. Very large hearts on this plant
Beauty King - 70 days. Nice size, very pretty imo, bold, assertive flavor on the tart side. Mostly larger size beefsteaks on the vines so far
Orange Strawberry - 70 days. Deep, gorgeous orange fruits, mostly meat, very juicy, sweetness predominately
Spudakee - 65 days
German Queen - 75 days. Huge PL plant, delicious large pink beefsteaks
Orange Strawberry - 70 days. Deep, gorgeous orange fruits, mostly meat, very juicy, sweetness predominately.
Berkley Tie-Dye Heart - 80 days. balance of tartness and sweetness, juicy, meaty, just a delight
Dr. Wyche's Yellow - 75 days. Creamy yellow beefsteaks with some green shoulders
GORGEOUS tomatoes and GORGEOUS pictures! I am just growing Brandywine and Brandy Boy and didn't take any pictures, but I think everyone knows what they look like, anyway.
I do have two other plants that I started late, both Big Zac. They only have small green tomatoes right now and I'm hoping that I have enough time left for a few to mature. I only discovered these seeds in a nursery in about the third week of May. I bought them and planted them right away and put the plants in the ground the very beginning of July. Unfortunately, we had a bad heat spell right after that and I lost all of the first blooms. I'm keeping my fingers crossed-I would love to see a 5 pound tomato like they show on the front of the seed packet!
I know someone else asked and I think you may have overlooked it, what kind of camera do you have? You are a very talented photographer and I love your pictures! Enjoy your great tomatoes! Genie
I would like to give you some encouragement. I planted some mators late myself and they didn't do anything for a month in the ground and not much after that. But they are getting bigger and have produced some tiny fruit, but they are growing. I as well as you am hoping for a late summer early fall crop. That is probably what we will both get, so don't fret and don't pull them they will come around.
Genie
