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replacement for juliet tomatoes

10 years ago

I grow Juliet because they are early, will grow just to prove it is tougher than the others great for production at my garden. But there is something missing in the taste for me. They are competing with sun sugar and black cherry for taste. Maybe I am asking too much. Any suggestions

Comments (6)

  • 10 years ago

    Cupid is a good small tomato that does well here. I think it has good flavor and I like the size better than that of Sweet Million.

  • 10 years ago

    The red version of SunGold is called SunCherry. I grew it several years ago and it was pretty good. I also like Sweet Million (which is an improved version of the older variety Supersweet 100), Chadwick's Cherry and Sweet Chelsea. If you want an oval-shaped grape type that is better in flavor and texture than Julielt, you could grow Grape. I also like to grow Matt's Wild Cherry and Mexico Midget, both of which produce smaller fruit but it is very tasty fruit.

    Honestly? To me the reds are the least important bite-sized types we grow , as they're always going to come in third place behind the flavors of SunGold and Black Cherry. Or, if I grow the pink grape called Rosalita, the red bite-sized tomato (whichever variety I grow) will come in fourth place. And, if I grow a yellow cherry called Ildi, the red cherry will come in 5th place.

    I regularly grow Riesentraube (which is German and loosely translates to 'giant bunch of grapes' or something similar) because it has great flavor, but it is later to produce than the others I listed.

    I grew Juliet and Jelly Bean for a couple of years when they first were introduced. They produced huge loads of fruit, but we didn't particularly care for their tougher skin and only average flavor. Other reds we have liked include Chadwick's Cherry (aka Camp Joy) and an old OP variety called Large Red Cherry.


  • 10 years ago

    I am not a fan of Juliet's flavor. Though, I have to admit, it does get better when the days are REALLY hot. I try not to grow it, as Black Cherry is so much tastier for snacking on.

    I grew out Carbon Copy last summer. The flavor was different than Black Cherry. The plant was a bit more stocky. It struggled more (fruit cracked) with all the rain. But I do suspect it would be a really good cherry, under our normal conditions. It's main advantage over Black Cherry is that it is super prolific.

  • 10 years ago

    For what it's worth, Large red cherry will forever be on my grow list. I've grown it 3 years, 3 very different years weather-wise and grown it in pots as well as raised beds. It could be sweeter, but it is consistently productive and great in a salad. I have seeds for Chadwick's cherry and sungold this year. I grew Texas wild cherry last year. I wasn't impressed. But we didn't have Texas weather last year. I may give it another chance. I have grown sweet million, I will probably include it this year. I have to go google carbon copy....

  • 10 years ago

    Thanks George, yet another company I would like to order from...like I don't have enough tomato seeds.