Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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October 8, 2015 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
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SunOrange F1
http://www.osborneseed.com/p/7688/to...e-f1-untreated
http://www.norseco.com/en/33683-hyb-sunorange.html Has anyone tried it yet? |
October 8, 2015 | #2 |
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First time I've seen it.
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October 8, 2015 | #3 |
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If , as mentioned in the link, it is LARGER and also CRACK RESISTANCE I might want to try.
I stopped growing Sun Gold for the same reason: Being small and crack prone. Gardeneer |
October 8, 2015 | #4 |
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I'll probably end up ordering it, even though I tried all the Sun cherries this year and wasn't that impressed with their flavor. I have a suspicion that the flavor will be watered-down compared to Sungold, not bad but not great.
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October 9, 2015 | #5 |
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I heard good things about orange paruche, a determinate, I think also japanese.
Sun orange is probably another selection from the Sungold line, like Golden cherry, or maybe not who can say. Golden cherry was not as good as sungold, was probably made for unpruned growth I think, it has an incredible tendency to create suckers, unlike anything I've seen (it also has very short internodes and short leaves). Last edited by zipcode; October 9, 2015 at 03:01 PM. |
November 28, 2017 | #6 |
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Two years later, let me bump this thread. I just noticed SunOrange in the paper Osborne catalog. I still have not tried it yet.
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November 28, 2017 | #7 |
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If the price has come down, it might be worth the price. The prices in the two links you posted in the original post seem awfully high.
.. also, just a thought, but have you looked at Big Orange V?
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November 29, 2017 | #8 |
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Will have to find catalog but seem to remember Canadian source, casey,s seed,as I recall.
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November 29, 2017 | #9 |
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I hear everyone talk about Sungold being crack prone but I haven't had any issues with it. I wonder if it has to do with me using plastic mulch, plus my garden is on a slight slope. My beefsteak heirlooms will split much faster than any cherry tomato other than HJB which splits if you mention water near it. The only time my SG splits here is if we have several days of rain and they were already close to ripe.
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November 29, 2017 | #10 |
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Slope will make a big difference - at least for some varieties! Never tried Sungold.
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November 30, 2017 | #11 |
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Same with me. Sungold didn't crack here, not even in autumn when we have a lot of rain. I have sandy soil, water disappeares quickly.
Rose quartz, on the other hand, cracked like crazy once the rains came. |
December 1, 2017 | #12 |
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What I love about Sungold is picking them and watching them split literally the moment you touch them!
I might just have to give this one a try, although if it truly is a good replacement for Sungold (great flavor and all), I'd think it would be appearing in more seed catalogs by now. That seems like a red flag to me. I think that I saw another vsriety at Heritage that was "sungold like" + a pink version of "WOW." I have been looking for a good, large, sweet Orange to grow with my other cherries next summer. Heritage does seem to have a lot of useful varieties. -GG |
December 1, 2017 | #13 |
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Interesting that SunOrange has been available since 2015, but it has not supplanted Sun Gold, even though it has improved size and less cracking (two things that are very important to people, as Gardeneer states above).
There is also little "buzz" about the variety. Osborne is sticking by it though. Wonder what Johnny's thought of it? You'd think they must have trialed it at this point. I am certainly very curious, and surprised that no one here has indicated they have grown it! |
December 1, 2017 | #14 |
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I don't really need a big orange cherry. Jaune Flamme and De Barao Orange are good enough for me.
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December 1, 2017 | #15 |
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I have never seen it nor heard of it. tells me something. I have a lot of catalogs I peruse yearly to order seeds.
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