My Oddball Varieties 2012

[Solanum315]

Rather than make a new post for every new variety as it matures, I figured I would just start one thread for anyone interested. I tried to do something similar after the fact but I could not change the title once I had already posted it so there are a few other varieties at the following thread: http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=24402

My first entry for this thread is Filipino #2, a variety commercially introduced at Double Helix. I was expecting more of a landrace and I don't associate black tomatoes with landraces so I was pleasantly surprised when the fruit indeed came out a mahogany/purple. There is some speculation that this variety is an ancestor of the more commonly known "black" tomatoes such as Cherokee Purple, Black From Tula, Carbon, etc. Personally I find this theory unlikely but the fruit does have a very similar taste. I just finished eating my first Cherokee Purple of the season when I tried this one so comparison was easy. Filipino #2 was slightly more tangy but besides that, they are very similar. Filipino #2 comes on a big, robust plant that has good resistance to wet feet and early blight.