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most tasty tomatoes

16 years ago

What are some of the most tasty tomatoes that are available by seed?

I don't really care about size or number of fruit, just the taste.

Can you name a few?

Comments (24)

  • 16 years ago

    I read that "Brandywine" is the best flavor...but come across tomato growers that say their tongues/taste buds didn't stand up to it.

    I read Cherokee Purple is a really delicious Black Heirloom...but it has a smokey flavor.

    I like San Marzano's (a Roma type) and I have read tons and tons of feedback where growers dislike the seed.

    A local grower gave me a about 5 perfect tomatoes, much bigger than a softball in 09'....very big and very silky/tastey. I am still waiting on the name/variety of it...I think it's his own concoction, but we'll see...I have never been able to compare it to anything online that I've seen...but it may be something simple.

  • 16 years ago

    Yellow Brandywine
    Lucky Cross
    Little Lucky

  • 16 years ago

    On a 0 to 10 scale, the average store bought tomato is a 5 and the average garden grown, vine ripened tomato is a 9. The best tomato is a 10, but, I am not hedonistic enough to care and I suggest that you do the same.

  • 16 years ago

    You may want new answers but here is a long list.

    Here is a link that might be useful: old choices

  • 16 years ago

    "On a 0 to 10 scale, the average store bought tomato is a 5 and the average garden grown, vine ripened tomato is a 9. The best tomato is a 10, but, I am not hedonistic enough to care and I suggest that you do the same."

    FOR ENGLISH - PLEASE PRESS 1

    Do you even slightly, just a little bit, comprehend the OP question?

  • 16 years ago

    Cuostralee, Sungold, Black Cherry, Stokes County, Spears Tennessee Green
    are all very good tasting varieties.

    Lee

  • 16 years ago

    I'm planning on planting several more of Burpee's Napa Hybrid grape tomatoes this spring -- the taste is amazing and the plants produced heavily, even in the late-summer heat.

    A little plastic basket of grape tomatoes goes for three or four dollars, so it's really nice to be able to go outside near dinner time and collect that day's ripe grape tomatoes for only the cost of some water and your time.

    They're dinky, and not bragging type tomatoes, but they sure taste good.

    Here is a link that might be useful: Burpee's Napa Hybrid Grape Tomatoes

  • 16 years ago

    FOR ENGLISH - PLEASE PRESS 1

    Do you even slightly, just a little bit, comprehend the OP question?

    As if your answer were on topic, you hypocrite?

  • 16 years ago

    struwwelpeter--You sure like to fight. Sorry you're
    such an un-happy person.

  • 16 years ago

    Cowlick's Brandywine
    Cherokee Green - GWR
    Tom's Yellow Wonder
    KBX
    Wes

  • 16 years ago

    SunSugar, Scabitha, PBTD and Russian Striped

  • 16 years ago

    I think my taste buds must share a gene or two with Lee (uh, that sounds kind of icky) as my first three favorites are the same as his/hers. Will have to try the Stokes and Spears varieties as have not grown them before.

    If you have never grown a Sun Gold cherry tomato, you are missing an amazing treat!

    BTW, what's with the negative comments here? Relax, think about the summer's first perfectly ripe tomato and say, ahhhhh.

    With zen-like calm,

    Rain

  • 16 years ago

    Yellow Pear tomatoes.

    That was a joke since this is my first year growing anything other than Home Depot type Celebrity tomatoes...I'm not killing off my seedlings yet though, who know..my Texas soil might make them taste delicious.

  • 16 years ago

    I was surprised by the flavor of Bloody Butcher after growing it for the first time last year, it has a certain "je ne sais quoi.":-) (I don't know what)- yummy

    Bicolors- Lucky Cross, Marvel Striped, succulent, meaty, tasty
    Hearts- Ukraine, Verna's Orange Oxheart, succulent, fruity
    Paste- Heidi, Tegucigalpa- great texture, taste
    Gogosha- large pink, great yields, succulent, tasty

    Traded tomato, supposedly Roughwood Golden Plum but turned out to be a flattened round golden tomato, with a good fruity flavor.

    Great no-blemish round red tomatoes last year, satisfying tomato flavor- Nepal, Jetsetter, Legend

  • 16 years ago

    Of the small handful of varieties that I've grown so far, my favorites are Cherokee Purple, Green Giant, Black Cherry, Brandy Boy, and San Marzano Redorte.

  • 16 years ago

    Last yrs best:
    Amazon Chocolate
    Aunt Ruby's Green
    Giant White
    Persimmon

  • 16 years ago

    Last year:
    Casey's Pure Yellow
    Purple Haze
    Brandywine
    Indian Stripe
    Atkinson (tasted at tasting event)
    Big Cheef
    Tony's Italian
    Christopher Columbus
    Top Sirloin
    Earl's Polish
    BW x NAR cross - med rl red
    Little Lucky
    Stump of the World

  • 16 years ago

    Cherokee Purple
    Rose
    Rhoades Heirloom
    Chocolate Cherry

  • 16 years ago

    The average store bought tomato is a 5-- disagree-- I will not even try to eat those POC. Store bought -1, good garden tomato -5, perfectly ripe tasty heirloom-10.

    Sungold
    Brandywine suddith
    cherokee purple
    opalka
    hillbilly

    Not trying to fight, just appreciate really good tomatoes!!!

  • 16 years ago

    Last year:

    Giant Belgium
    Indian Stripe
    Cherokee Purple
    Sungold

  • 16 years ago

    Still on my quest to find "the" tomato (aren't we all?)... but so far my personal favorite is German Pink. They never produce enough to warrant a great deal of precious garden space, but when a nice one ripens up, it always goes right on my (thick sliced!) bologna sammich, just a pinch of salt, and no mayo needed.

  • 16 years ago

    This place has a the hightest quality tomato plants around lots of variety.
    check it out
    http://www.californiaheirloomtomatoplants.com/

  • 16 years ago

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  • 16 years ago

    was not aware you can't refer, take it down no big deal!

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