I should have added Black Cherry to my list of Cherry Tomatoes, too.

I can only fit 36-44 tomato plants in the garden, about 8 around the deck and another 6 in containers. I don't know if any of the ones I picked out are appropriate for containers.

the Cherries down to 2...

Hi boo,

On the cherries, BlackCherry gets my unequivocal nod. And you should consider SunGold or SunSugar as a candidate for your cherry selections.

Red and Yellow Pear I have grown. Some really like them for taste and for reasons of appearance and nostalgia.

But for me, I will not plant either in my plot (may grow a few seedlings for others). Taste of each is really just so-so (IMO) and fully ripened YP's have a high propensity to split (more than ½ in my experience).

Reg

I had forgotten about SunGolds. I have read nothing but good things about them.

I've grown Stupice and it is what everyone says it is - but it was not that productive in my garden.

Noir De Crimee - was quite good, but I prefer other black/purple types.

Riesentraube is good tasting but very seedy (for me).

Yellow Pear isn't that great as far as taste - compared to another cherry tomato - HOWEVER, there was a mix up in seeds last year someone grew me Dr. Carolyn and they were yellow pear and heck they weren't 1/2 bad (not compared to another cherry).

Tom-

Happy New Year all

I grow Dr. Carolyn's last year, and they was very good and sweet.

They were bigger than other yellow cherries tomatoes, and much sweeter than yellow pears.

Yellow Pears has a very unque teate, that I can not decribe
yet, but are very good.

My Red Pears did not make the drought season, will try again this year.

Oh, and MrsJustice, I'm so glad your puppy made it! What are you going to do with all those puppies???

I believe Ananas Noir has green flesh, so maybe that shouldn't be counted as a black. (I started growing my first AN's on Christmas).

Black Cherry is exellent.

I grew Sungold last fall. It's still producing, actually, now, in January. (Gloat -- I'm in California). It IS remarkable, with a flavor a little like orange juice.

I've never grown yellow pear, but it doesn't seem to get many good reviews around here. I'd skip it.

Reds/pink: Anna Russian, Stupice, Omars, Russian 117.

Yellow: may be Aunt Gerties??

Black: consider Cherokee Purp??

Paste: instead of Vilm would you consider Opalka??

Cherry: how about Black cherry, Dr. Carolyn, Sungold?

HATE yellow and red pear -- the are pretty and productive, but have about as much flavor as kleenex. Give me a sungold and a sweet 100 anytime.