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Old February 5, 2017   #7
maxjohnson
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So far I have given up on chasing after super sweet tomatoes, except continuing to grow Sungold.

I have grown Nectar for a while now, I would rate it so-so. The brix value is easily 9-10 during the hot months. I don't think it has a lasting complex taste, just plain sweet, maybe a bit honey-like hence the name. The fruit is thick skinned, can still cracks but much less than Black Cherry and Sungold.

It's easily the earliest producing variety that I grow. Not good for cages I realize, needs tall trellis and spread out a lot to be productive. And lots of sun. I don't find it to be very disease resilient like it's touted to be. Same tall and thin weak vine like SunSugar, which I'm not a fan of.

This year I am on F3, it turned grape shaped. With less sweetness and more acidity, and to me is a very good traditional tomato taste, also dense which I like. (see photo)

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The sweetest variety I'm aware of is Ambrosia Orange UBX, I've yet to have any success growing. I planted them in my nematode infested raised beds, they seems to be stunted and very small after two tries. I will give it another chance in containers.

Black Cherry is still my favorite tomato overall, most vigorous and productive plant I grow every year. It remains the sweetest tomato I've tasted, even sweeter than Sungold at sometimes, but also very acidic, which takes away from the impression of sweetness.

Matt Wild's Cherry have a very smooth and refined taste unexpected for a currant sized tomato, but the fruits are too small to satisfy my appetite.
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