Most Unusual Tomato Variety? And Your Favorites?

[b4ds33d]

just spent a good hour or two looking through heirloom tomato varieties. what are some suggestions on your favorites and what is the most unusual you've seen?

these look odd and interesting at the same time, called the Reisetomate Tomato, or travelers tomato as people in central america took them on trips and you could pull off pieces to eat without a knife.

 

[kindnug]

German Johnson are my fav.

 

[BarnBuster]

i always liked Celebrity and any of the "Boy" varieties. They seemed to do better than some of the others in my growing area (Midwest).

 

[Larry {the} Gardener]

Pruden's Purple is my best tomato. Also growing the Yellow Pear this year. Don't plant it unless you have lots of time to pick. It produces like crazy. Here is the little one I'm growing in a kiddie pool. {picture taken on 6-26-16}



I learned my lesson, and put 4 Pruden's Purple in the next pool. {6-25-16} Since then they have overgrown their cages by a couple of feet and the tops fell down. Still making several big tomatoes a day.

 

[b4ds33d]

I want to grow some of these lucid gem tomatoes. I'm also really interested in the purple/black varieties.

 

[b4ds33d]

also, i'm going to be growing via aeroponics and hydroponics/e&f. some of the things i'll be experimenting with are cloning, and nute formulas as i mix all mine from base ingredients- no pre-mixed bottled stuff. all from scratch.

 

[darkzero]

Cherokee Purple are my fav in 65 gallon pot atm

 

[Larry {the} Gardener]

Cherokee Purple are my fav in 65 gallon pot atm

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I grew some of those last year. Didn't save any seeds from them, and didn't see any when I was seed shopping. I have used up all my bought Pruden's Purple seeds, so I put a few saved seeds in soil this week. I'm making plenty right now, but they do tend to run out in this heat.

 

[darkzero]

Agreed funny thing is when I ran them last year I ran them in 7 gallon pots and they seemed bigger, also had black krim, brandywine pink, mr stripey this is from last year

 

[Jimmyjonestoo]

Nature's riddle and some Cherokee purple.

 

[farmerfischer]

I like Cherokee purple as well. I have them and beefsteak and big boy/better boy beefsteak and dirty thumb nail

 

[Balzac89]

I have about 50 heirloom tomato plants right now. There's about 6-7 different varieties. I'll post some pics when I harvest the first round in a few weeks.

 

[roseypeach]

Cherokee Purple are my fav in 65 gallon pot atm

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I grew some of those last year. Didn't save any seeds from them, and didn't see any when I was seed shopping. I have used up all my bought Pruden's Purple seeds, so I put a few saved seeds in soil this week. I'm making plenty right now, but they do tend to run out in this heat.

I had my first Cherokee purple a couple of weeks ago. The taste was very acidic and pungent, very pleasant!! I wish I'd saved some seeds from them. Did you guys know that you can dry the seeds out and plant them within a few days and they'll sprout? I heard about this, and tried it with a store bought heirloom and every single one I dried and planted sprouted for me! I was really surprised. I can't tell you what the strain is but it's a bit sweeter than the Cherokee purple but still very acidic, just the way I like them.

This is what the one I got from a local gardener looked like, I was a little hesitant but glad I tried it!

 

[Balzac89]

I had my first Cherokee purple a couple of weeks ago. The taste was very acidic and pungent, very pleasant!! I wish I'd saved some seeds from them. Did you guys know that you can dry the seeds out and plant them within a few days and they'll sprout? I heard about this, and tried it with a store bought heirloom and every single one I dried and planted sprouted for me! I was really surprised. I can't tell you what the strain is but it's a bit sweeter than the Cherokee purple but still very acidic, just the way I like them.

This is what the one I got from a local gardener looked like, I was a little hesitant but glad I tried it!

mmmmm real tomatoes

 

[Larry {the} Gardener]

I had my first Cherokee purple a couple of weeks ago. The taste was very acidic and pungent, very pleasant!! I wish I'd saved some seeds from them. Did you guys know that you can dry the seeds out and plant them within a few days and they'll sprout? I heard about this, and tried it with a store bought heirloom and every single one I dried and planted sprouted for me! I was really surprised. I can't tell you what the strain is but it's a bit sweeter than the Cherokee purple but still very acidic, just the way I like them.

How I planted the Pruden's Purple the other day was to cut the ripe tomato and squeeze the seeds into the soil. I have tons of sprouts now. I will only pot up a few of them. Sometimes I will dry them, but I have also just put an over ripe tomato in the freezer to use for seeds the next spring. I slice it when it's still about half frozen, and just lay the slices in soil, and cover lightly.

 

[dannyboy602]

I'm growin these crazy lookin sumbitches at the community garden...they just look diseased but they're actually pretty good.

 

[roseypeach]

How I planted the Pruden's Purple the other day was to cut the ripe tomato and squeeze the seeds into the soil. I have tons of sprouts now. I will only pot up a few of them. Sometimes I will dry them, but I have also just put an over ripe tomato in the freezer to use for seeds the next spring. I slice it when it's still about half frozen, and just lay the slices in soil, and cover lightly.

That's brilliant man, I'll have to try that frozen tomato thing for next spring for sure! Are the Pruden's like the Cherokee at all?

I'm growin these crazy lookin sumbitches at the community garden...they just look diseased but they're actually pretty good.

They don't look diseased at all, more like little watermelons! What kind are those?

 

[dannyboy602]

That's brilliant man, I'll have to try that frozen tomato thing for next spring for sure! Are the Pruden's like the Cherokee at all?


They don't look diseased at all, more like little watermelons! What kind are those?

ya know I lost the plant label so I don't know. I'm soooo unprofessional, lol.

 

[roseypeach]

ya know I lost the plant label so I don't know. I'm soooo unprofessional, lol.

For shame

 

[Jp.the.pope]

I'm growin these crazy lookin sumbitches at the community garden...they just look diseased but they're actually pretty good.

Green zebra I got one of those going right now. They make incredible salsa