While the correct name is Emerald Evergreen most places list it, and I know it, as Evergreen.

It's one of maybe now 30 or more green when ripe varities and in my opinion it's still a good one although many others have been listed more recently. For years it's been the black varieties fad and several of us quite a few years ago predicted the green when ripe fad and it has come to be. ( smile) It has what for me is the typical taste of a green when ripe and performs well in the garden.

Depending on how far the drive is and how much you want to try a good green when ripe tomato it might be worthwhile.

Carolyn, whose fave is still Cherokee Green and it's going to take an extraordinary variety to supplant that one.

i know taste is subjective, but i'm wondering if anyone was really pleased with this tomato or not...I grew EE for the first time in 2007 season. Fruits very good, but not many of them. I suspect that this lo production was due to reasons not inherent to the varitey. EE ripes are truly green... Cherokee Green ripes normally have an amber cast on the blossom end. A new G-W-R for me this season is Spears TN Green.

Most folks writing here are searching for the "magic" or "perfect" tomato for themselves. I hope it will never be found because that would remove some of the mystery and excitement from the trying and growing of new and unusual (and "rare") berries.

Reg

Hi Andrea:

I tried to grow it a couple of years, but as with all greens in my garden, except Aunt Ruby's and Green Grape, Emerald Evergreen REALLY was unhappy with the nematodes, and yellowed out and died after a couple of half-hearted tomatoes. I'd be interested to see if it worked better in your soil!

Carla in Sac

well carla...after hearing that, i'm not going to drive to talini's to get it!! ;)

i solarized the raised bed that showed signs of nematodes last year and i was thinking of scattering nemagone marigold seeds (and growing them) as a quick cover crop and then chopping them into the soil. have you ever done such a thing and had any success?

otherwise, i'm just growing some N resistant varieties in that bed.

anyway, thanks for the info!!

For nematodes I tried growing Elbon Rye as a cover crop, and I do think it helped a little. But you're supposed to overwinter it and then till it in, and I never have the heart to rip out everything come October, so I can plant it everywhere like you're supposed to. So I haven't done it for a while. I still have some Elbon Rye seeds, if you want to try!

Carla in Sac

For nematodes I tried growing Elbon Rye as a cover crop, and I do think it helped a little. But you're supposed to overwinter it and then till it in, and I never have the heart to rip out everything come October, so I can plant it everywhere like you're supposed to. So I haven't done it for a while. I still have some Elbon Rye seeds, if you want to try!

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Good idea Carla. While the feedback I've seen has varied I think it's worth a try since the varieties with so called nematode "resistance" are NOT resistant, they're tolerant, which means that what you get is a couple of weeks more before the plants go down with nematode infection.

For a commercial farmer that's great since they wait until a certain Brix level is reached, and those couple of weeks can and do make a difference, and then pick mechanically. But for the home grower it's not so great b/c the extended time that the plant might produce is short inded.

I think the first person I know to try the rye was Fred in Orange County quite a few years ago who made meticulous notes as to what happened and with some varieties it seemed to make a difference but not with others.

Carolyn

thanks carla! i might take you up on your offer if these nemagone seeds don't pan out for me.

;) not holding my breath...nematodes will probably survive a nuclear blast!