Purple Boy Hybrid Tomato

TomatoDon · March 25, 2021

I recently posted a thread about the best Black tomatoes for market and got some great replies. One that was not mentioned is, I believe, a new one called Purple Boy Hybrid.

The pictures look good and the descriptions sound good. Does anyone have first hand experience or know much about the Purple Boy Hybrid?

https://parkseed.com/tomato-purple-b...hoCPMoQAvD_BwE

PaulF · March 25, 2021

The comparison is made to Cherokee Purple but the flavor description does not mimic CP. A dark tomato with a "tang" does not compute, since most if not all blacks have good, sweet flavor.

habitat_gardener · March 26, 2021

I was looking after a neighbor's garden last summer and she had a good-tasting tomato that, once I figured out which label went with it, was a Purple Boy. It was good enough that I actually bought seeds this year and am trying it out myself!

TomatoDon · March 26, 2021

Habitat Gardener, how would you compare its color, shape (smooth or ribbed and gnarled), size, and taste to Cherokee Purple?

habitat_gardener · March 27, 2021

TomatoDon, I didn’t taste them side by side, so I can’t compare the taste. Purple Boy was smooth and round, a uniform dark purple. iirc, PB was firmer and less juicy than CP.

March 25, 2021	#1
TomatoDon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MS Posts: 1,521	Purple Boy Hybrid Tomato I recently posted a thread about the best Black tomatoes for market and got some great replies. One that was not mentioned is, I believe, a new one called Purple Boy Hybrid. The pictures look good and the descriptions sound good. Does anyone have first hand experience or know much about the Purple Boy Hybrid? https://parkseed.com/tomato-purple-b...hoCPMoQAvD_BwE __________________ Zone 7B, N. MS

March 25, 2021	#2
PaulF Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brownville, Ne Posts: 3,284	The comparison is made to Cherokee Purple but the flavor description does not mimic CP. A dark tomato with a "tang" does not compute, since most if not all blacks have good, sweet flavor. __________________ there's two things money can't buy; true love and home grown tomatoes.

March 26, 2021	#4
TomatoDon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MS Posts: 1,521	Habitat Gardener, how would you compare its color, shape (smooth or ribbed and gnarled), size, and taste to Cherokee Purple? __________________ Zone 7B, N. MS

March 26, 2021	#3
habitat_gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Central Valley Posts: 2,540	I was looking after a neighbor's garden last summer and she had a good-tasting tomato that, once I figured out which label went with it, was a Purple Boy. It was good enough that I actually bought seeds this year and am trying it out myself!

March 27, 2021	#5
habitat_gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Central Valley Posts: 2,540	TomatoDon, I didn’t taste them side by side, so I can’t compare the taste. Purple Boy was smooth and round, a uniform dark purple. iirc, PB was firmer and less juicy than CP.