Giving up on blue tomatoes?

[maxjohnson]

I can't seem to grow blue tomatoes well.

I had some luck with Indigo Rose, but they take so long to ripen which takes effort to keep the pests off, and I need to leave them even longer to taste good, by then they are too soft.

Otherwise they seems to be very disease prone, I tried Indigo Apple, Black Beauty and Cosmic Eclipse and they are all very sick. I have some Blue Beauty seeds, but not sure it's worth the effort.

[Gardeneer]

Last year I bought an Indigo Rose plant. I was surprise as how early and productive it was.
It kept fruiting til last days of season. I did not have any pest or disease issue with it .

I found out that when the fruit color turns peach color it is ripe. You can also do a "feel" test.
Ripe tomatoes should feel slightly soft.

I am grow IR and Indigo Apple this year.

Gardeneer

[spuriousmonkey]

Cascade village blue is pretty easy to grow and is also quite early.