What varies more: productivity or taste?

emcd124 · September 11, 2013

Already thinking about next year, which has me wondering...

Assuming same seeds, same garden, same gardener. Obviously weather varies from year to year. Which outcome characteristic varies more from year to year: productivity or taste? does it vary for cherries vs beefsteaks? (if you have comments on other outcomes like disease resist or texture, Im all ears)

Doug9345 · September 11, 2013

I suspect that it will depend on the variety and not just on whether it's a cherry or not.

KarenO · September 11, 2013

I find in my area, and mainly due to weather that productivity would be the factor that varies the most. For my garden, flavor differences would be subtle if any but Temperature/weather can affect bloom and fruit set dramatically from one season to the next.
KarenO

Worth1 · September 11, 2013

Both will vary not only from year to year but during the same year.
My late tomatoes taste nothing like my early ones.

Worth

September 11, 2013	#1
emcd124 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: South Bend, IN Posts: 104	What varies more: productivity or taste? Already thinking about next year, which has me wondering... Assuming same seeds, same garden, same gardener. Obviously weather varies from year to year. Which outcome characteristic varies more from year to year: productivity or taste? does it vary for cherries vs beefsteaks? (if you have comments on other outcomes like disease resist or texture, Im all ears)

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Doug9345 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Durhamville,NY Posts: 2,706	I suspect that it will depend on the variety and not just on whether it's a cherry or not.

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KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,925	I find in my area, and mainly due to weather that productivity would be the factor that varies the most. For my garden, flavor differences would be subtle if any but Temperature/weather can affect bloom and fruit set dramatically from one season to the next. KarenO

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Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Both will vary not only from year to year but during the same year. My late tomatoes taste nothing like my early ones. Worth