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Cole_Robbie · June 24, 2016

100 Pudov: http://i.imgur.com/kpoyk8Q.jpg

Russian Soul: http://i.imgur.com/JXKDyJw.jpg

The Russian Soul has been sitting on my counter for a week. It's still in good shape. I had a feeling anything with shelf life that good wouldn't be my favorite to eat. And it's not. But it's not bad. I would rank it a notch below Tarasenko-6. But I still think it is better than any tomato being sold anywhere near me at the moment.

I don't mention this to market customers, because I don't want to bad mouth my fellow vendors, but I would prefer to eat the Arkansas tomatoes that are in local grocery stores right now to anything being sold at any farmer's market near me. Vendors grow ultra-firm hybrids like Sunbrite. I don't like firm tomatoes.

And that's why I didn't expect to like "Sweet Doughnut" - Sladkij Ponchik. It too has been on my counter all week. It is a big, firm, yellow tomato: http://i.imgur.com/AQZNz65.jpg

But I was wrong, thankfully. I actually like it quite a bit. Beneath the firmness, there is quite a bit of juice. Flavor is sweet, and the flesh is not grainy at all. It's not as early or high-yielding as Taxi, but beats Taxi hands-down in regard to flavor.

I also tried the Shadow Boxing that I posted a pic of earlier. Last year, I grew it in a container, and I think I was eating them before they were fully ripe. The insides will turn a deep red when ripe. The ones I just tried were very good. They had a "real red tomato" type of flavor.

June 24, 2016	#64
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	100 Pudov: http://i.imgur.com/kpoyk8Q.jpg Russian Soul: http://i.imgur.com/JXKDyJw.jpg The Russian Soul has been sitting on my counter for a week. It's still in good shape. I had a feeling anything with shelf life that good wouldn't be my favorite to eat. And it's not. But it's not bad. I would rank it a notch below Tarasenko-6. But I still think it is better than any tomato being sold anywhere near me at the moment. I don't mention this to market customers, because I don't want to bad mouth my fellow vendors, but I would prefer to eat the Arkansas tomatoes that are in local grocery stores right now to anything being sold at any farmer's market near me. Vendors grow ultra-firm hybrids like Sunbrite. I don't like firm tomatoes. And that's why I didn't expect to like "Sweet Doughnut" - Sladkij Ponchik. It too has been on my counter all week. It is a big, firm, yellow tomato: http://i.imgur.com/AQZNz65.jpg But I was wrong, thankfully. I actually like it quite a bit. Beneath the firmness, there is quite a bit of juice. Flavor is sweet, and the flesh is not grainy at all. It's not as early or high-yielding as Taxi, but beats Taxi hands-down in regard to flavor. I also tried the Shadow Boxing that I posted a pic of earlier. Last year, I grew it in a container, and I think I was eating them before they were fully ripe. The insides will turn a deep red when ripe. The ones I just tried were very good. They had a "real red tomato" type of flavor. Last edited by Cole_Robbie; June 24, 2016 at 03:58 PM.