If Posts, Will Be About Cherry/Grape Types.

Gardeneer · May 10, 2017

I have tried to start a thread twice but the did not get posted.
Maybe I forgot to submit ?
So if this get published, I would like to start a discussion on Cherry and grape type varieties tha we are growing this season.
Here we go . Cross my fingers

Gardeneer · May 10, 2017

Ok , Good. We are in business. Previously either I forgot to submit or was lost due to my bad internet service.

To starter , I am listing , in alpha order, the varieties that I am growing.

BLACK CHERRY
CHOCOLATE CHERRY
ESTERINA F2
JULIET
SUNGOLD
STORE BOUGTH GRAPE
TIGER GRAPE (MY OWN, from 3 years ago store bought)

I will come back in another post to give you my review, so far.
In the meantime come on in and name/review what graoe/cherry varietie you are growing THIS YEAR .

EDITED to add : INDIGO CHERRY DROPS

AlittleSalt · May 10, 2017

You asked for it. We/I grow mostly cherry tomatoes.

Ambrosia Red
Anna Aasa
Annie Sunshine
Aunt Ruby's Yellow Cherry
Blue Ambrosia
Brad's Atomic Grape
Exp. Yellow Cherry PL F4 *
Gargamel
Garnet
Green Zebra Cherry
Japanese Pink Cherry
Medovaya Kaplya
Mom's Big Fat Grape
Old Ivory Egg
Oranje Van Goeijenbier
Peacevine
Porter
Suncherry F1
Sungold F1
Sungold F4 *
Sun Sugar F1
Sweet Million
Sweetie Cherry
VHS Cherry F2 *
WOW
Zap Cross F3 *

The ones with an * you won't find online other than here at Tomatoville.

The above list are ones we have growing now. The Moms Big Fat grape and Medovaya Kaplya are growing in an RKN infested area of our garden, and probably will not live long enough to produce. I will be planting seeds of both for our fall garden that is located elsewhere. I usually only plant cherry tomatoes in our fall gardens, but this year, I'm going to try Rebel Yell too.

Barb_FL · May 10, 2017

Here's mine in alphabetical order:

21X-F2-1 This is one of DFollett's creations, grew in Fall - Excellent!!!, growing saved seed (F3) now but started seeds super late (March).

Brad's Atomic Grape - Tastes way better than it looks - Will definitely grow again. Mine do not get the reddish look shown on the pictures. Very prolific and not huge for a cherry plant.

Esterina - The BEST!!! Lives up to the hype.

Lizzano - Grew in Fall, determinate/semi-determinate so done, LOVED especially the small plant; tried growing saved seeds F2s but didn't match the F1s. Was far more determinate than the F1s. I didn't think it tasted as good either.

Maglia Rosa - Grew in fall, but determinate and done - plant pulled

Purple Bumble Bee - Haven't eaten too many; mine took a long time to ripen but seems very prolific. Excellent hang time on plant.

SunGold - Sowed in August; still going strong!

ETA: I forgot to add: Green Bee - this is the new release from Fred Hempel that has super long shelf life. Received the seeds super late in the season (March) but sacrificed a few seeds to try. Have one healthy plant with lots of flowers and small tomatoes.

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Gardener - How do the F2 Esterina's compare to the F1s?

Hunt-Grow-Cook · May 11, 2017

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Originally Posted by Barb_FL

Here's mine in alphabetical order:

21X-F2-1 This is one of DFollett's creations, grew in Fall - Excellent!!!, growing saved seed (F3) now but started seeds super late (March).

Brad's Atomic Grape - Tastes way better than it looks - Will definitely grow again. Mine do not get the reddish look shown on the pictures. Very prolific and not huge for a cherry plant.

Esterina - The BEST!!! Lives up to the hype.

Lizzano - Grew in Fall, determinate/semi-determinate so done, LOVED especially the small plant; tried growing saved seeds F2s but didn't match the F1s. Was far more determinate than the F1s. I didn't think it tasted as good either.

Maglia Rosa - Grew in fall, but determinate and done - plant pulled

Purple Bumble Bee - Haven't eaten too many; mine took a long time to ripen but seems very prolific. Excellent hang time on plant.

SunGold - Sowed in August; still going strong!

ETA: I forgot to add: Green Bee - this is the new release from Fred Hempel that has super long shelf life. Received the seeds super late in the season (March) but sacrificed a few seeds to try. Have one healthy plant with lots of flowers and small tomatoes.

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Gardener - How do the F2 Esterina's compare to the F1s?

Not impressed with the looks of Brads Atomic? I'm surprised, any striping or antho? The reddish color for me only showed when really ripe, similar to lucky tiger. I agree, very prolific and small in stature compared to most cherries.

Kunfayakun · May 31, 2017

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Originally Posted by Barb_FL

Here's mine in alphabetical order:

21X-F2-1 This is one of DFollett's creations, grew in Fall - Excellent!!!, growing saved seed (F3) now but started seeds super late (March).

Brad's Atomic Grape - Tastes way better than it looks - Will definitely grow again. Mine do not get the reddish look shown on the pictures. Very prolific and not huge for a cherry plant.

Esterina - The BEST!!! Lives up to the hype.

Lizzano - Grew in Fall, determinate/semi-determinate so done, LOVED especially the small plant; tried growing saved seeds F2s but didn't match the F1s. Was far more determinate than the F1s. I didn't think it tasted as good either.

Maglia Rosa - Grew in fall, but determinate and done - plant pulled

Purple Bumble Bee - Haven't eaten too many; mine took a long time to ripen but seems very prolific. Excellent hang time on plant.

SunGold - Sowed in August; still going strong!

ETA: I forgot to add: Green Bee - this is the new release from Fred Hempel that has super long shelf life. Received the seeds super late in the season (March) but sacrificed a few seeds to try. Have one healthy plant with lots of flowers and small tomatoes.

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Gardener - How do the F2 Esterina's compare to the F1s?

How would you compare sungold with esterina, both yield and taste wise?

Barb_FL · May 31, 2017

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Originally Posted by Kunfayakun

How would you compare sungold with esterina, both yield and taste wise?

I prefer Esterina. It is equally productive with larger tomatoes and much less splitting. I did notice that my SunGold plant (from August) in a Root Pouch has much less splitting than the SG in the Earthbox.

The 2 Esterina plants are in Root Pouches.

Having 2 Esterina plants provide way more tomatoes that you could possibly eat or give away.

I still will grow Esterina, SunGold, plus SunChocola, SunPeach in August.

Ideally, I would like to find a non-yellow Esterina-type plant. Hopefully the SunChocola and SunPeach will fit the bill.

Gardener - How does the F2 Esterina compare to the F1?

Gardeneer · June 1, 2017

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barb_FL

I prefer Esterina. It is equally productive with larger tomatoes and much less splitting. I did notice that my SunGold plant (from August) in a Root Pouch has much less splitting than the SG in the Earthbox.

The 2 Esterina plants are in Root Pouches.

Having 2 Esterina plants provide way more tomatoes that you could possibly eat or give away.

I still will grow Esterina, SunGold, plus SunChocola, SunPeach in August.

Ideally, I would like to find a non-yellow Esterina-type plant. Hopefully the SunChocola and SunPeach will fit the bill.

Gardener - How does the F2 Esterina compare to the F1?

Barb, my Esterina F2's tastes very good, almost like F! fruits.
I have two plants : One has bigger tomatoes than the other. But the other one grows more tomatoes like sort of multi flora. And the color is more yellow gold as opposed to sungold which is orange-yellow when fully ripe.
BTW: I have not found any Sungold to crack. Maybe because I don't let them stay on the vine too long.

Kunfayakun · May 31, 2017

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

You asked for it. We/I grow mostly cherry tomatoes.

Ambrosia Red
Anna Aasa
Annie Sunshine
Aunt Ruby's Yellow Cherry
Blue Ambrosia
Brad's Atomic Grape
Exp. Yellow Cherry PL F4 *
Gargamel
Garnet
Green Zebra Cherry
Japanese Pink Cherry
Medovaya Kaplya
Mom's Big Fat Grape
Old Ivory Egg
Oranje Van Goeijenbier
Peacevine
Porter
Suncherry F1
Sungold F1
Sungold F4 *
Sun Sugar F1
Sweet Million
Sweetie Cherry
VHS Cherry F2 *
WOW
Zap Cross F3 *

The ones with an * you won't find online other than here at Tomatoville.

The above list are ones we have growing now. The Moms Big Fat grape and Medovaya Kaplya are growing in an RKN infested area of our garden, and probably will not live long enough to produce. I will be planting seeds of both for our fall garden that is located elsewhere. I usually only plant cherry tomatoes in our fall gardens, but this year, I'm going to try Rebel Yell too.

Which one do you like more, Sungold or sunsugar? Which one has better yield and taste?

AlittleSalt · June 13, 2017

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kunfayakun

Which one do you like more, Sungold or sunsugar? Which one has better yield and taste?

I can't answer yet. The Sunsugar had too much Fusarium and RKN to grow large enough to produce. However, I do have a couple plants growing in solo cups for the fall garden. Which is in a completely different garden.

jillian · May 10, 2017

Sun Sugar
Sweetie
Green Tiger
Purple Bumblebee
Blush

AlittleSalt · May 11, 2017

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Originally Posted by jillian

Sun Sugar
Sweetie
Green Tiger
Purple Bumblebee
Blush

Jillian, our Sweetie's are growing exceptionally well here this year. I'm hoping they do the same for you. It's a really good OP that doesn't get mentioned nearly enough.

jillian · May 11, 2017

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

Jillian, our Sweetie's are growing exceptionally well here this year. I'm hoping they do the same for you. It's a really good OP that doesn't get mentioned nearly enough.

That makes me happy, seems I grew it several years ago . Loved it but somehow forgot about it. I am really looking forward to it.

First time growing purple Bumblebee. I accidentally gave my one seedling of it to my daughter last year. She put it in a 20 gallon pot and wow it went bonkers. One of the prettiest plants/tomatoes I have ever seen.

Green Tiger and Blush are my perfect salad and Pico de Gallo tomatoes.

bad.kelpie · May 11, 2017

I have:

Pearly pink orange
Pink Bumblebee
Indigo Cherry Drops
Reverend Michael Keyes
Juliet F2
and hopefully Green Zebra Cherry, but only one seed germinated, and I babied it, and then planted it out, and stepped on it

So now I have the top re-rooting in some water inside.

zipcode · May 11, 2017

Floridity F1, Green Tiger, Galina. I only have space for 11 tomatoes on the balcony, and I'm cutting down on the small varieties, since they are less productive.
Galina is the only one I have grown (a fantastic taste, but sensitive to everything).
Not sure Green Tiger belongs in this topic though, it doesn't seem to be a small tomato, if that's the case the the so called cocktail tomatoes (european word) would belong too. And I grow Saveol Cocktail (probably f2 from store bought tomatoes). Cocktail tomatoes are around 30-40 grams.
I kinda wanted to try Favorie de Bretagne, but can't find seeds anywhere, not even sure it's stable. Who wants Green Tiger, if a more intense tiger is available?

May 10, 2017	#1
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,912	If Posts, Will Be About Cherry/Grape Types. I have tried to start a thread twice but the did not get posted. Maybe I forgot to submit ? So if this get published, I would like to start a discussion on Cherry and grape type varieties tha we are growing this season. Here we go . Cross my fingers __________________ Gardeneer Happy Gardening !

May 10, 2017	#2
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,912	Ok , Good. We are in business. Previously either I forgot to submit or was lost due to my bad internet service. To starter , I am listing , in alpha order, the varieties that I am growing. BLACK CHERRY CHOCOLATE CHERRY ESTERINA F2 JULIET SUNGOLD STORE BOUGTH GRAPE TIGER GRAPE (MY OWN, from 3 years ago store bought) I will come back in another post to give you my review, so far. In the meantime come on in and name/review what graoe/cherry varietie you are growing THIS YEAR . EDITED to add : INDIGO CHERRY DROPS __________________ Gardeneer Happy Gardening ! Last edited by Gardeneer; May 11, 2017 at 09:05 AM.

May 10, 2017	#4
Barb_FL Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Indialantic, Florida Posts: 2,000	Here's mine in alphabetical order: 21X-F2-1 This is one of DFollett's creations, grew in Fall - Excellent!!!, growing saved seed (F3) now but started seeds super late (March). Brad's Atomic Grape - Tastes way better than it looks - Will definitely grow again. Mine do not get the reddish look shown on the pictures. Very prolific and not huge for a cherry plant. Esterina - The BEST!!! Lives up to the hype. Lizzano - Grew in Fall, determinate/semi-determinate so done, LOVED especially the small plant; tried growing saved seeds F2s but didn't match the F1s. Was far more determinate than the F1s. I didn't think it tasted as good either. Maglia Rosa - Grew in fall, but determinate and done - plant pulled Purple Bumble Bee - Haven't eaten too many; mine took a long time to ripen but seems very prolific. Excellent hang time on plant. SunGold - Sowed in August; still going strong! ETA: I forgot to add: Green Bee - this is the new release from Fred Hempel that has super long shelf life. Received the seeds super late in the season (March) but sacrificed a few seeds to try. Have one healthy plant with lots of flowers and small tomatoes. ---- Gardener - How do the F2 Esterina's compare to the F1s? Last edited by Barb_FL; May 11, 2017 at 08:51 AM. Reason: Added one more

May 11, 2017	#15
zipcode Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Romania/Germany , z 4-6 Posts: 1,582	Floridity F1, Green Tiger, Galina. I only have space for 11 tomatoes on the balcony, and I'm cutting down on the small varieties, since they are less productive. Galina is the only one I have grown (a fantastic taste, but sensitive to everything). Not sure Green Tiger belongs in this topic though, it doesn't seem to be a small tomato, if that's the case the the so called cocktail tomatoes (european word) would belong too. And I grow Saveol Cocktail (probably f2 from store bought tomatoes). Cocktail tomatoes are around 30-40 grams. I kinda wanted to try Favorie de Bretagne, but can't find seeds anywhere, not even sure it's stable. Who wants Green Tiger, if a more intense tiger is available? Last edited by zipcode; May 11, 2017 at 06:25 AM.

May 10, 2017	#3
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	You asked for it. We/I grow mostly cherry tomatoes. Ambrosia Red Anna Aasa Annie Sunshine Aunt Ruby's Yellow Cherry Blue Ambrosia Brad's Atomic Grape Exp. Yellow Cherry PL F4 * Gargamel Garnet Green Zebra Cherry Japanese Pink Cherry Medovaya Kaplya Mom's Big Fat Grape Old Ivory Egg Oranje Van Goeijenbier Peacevine Porter Suncherry F1 Sungold F1 Sungold F4 * Sun Sugar F1 Sweet Million Sweetie Cherry VHS Cherry F2 * WOW Zap Cross F3 * The ones with an * you won't find online other than here at Tomatoville. The above list are ones we have growing now. The Moms Big Fat grape and Medovaya Kaplya are growing in an RKN infested area of our garden, and probably will not live long enough to produce. I will be planting seeds of both for our fall garden that is located elsewhere. I usually only plant cherry tomatoes in our fall gardens, but this year, I'm going to try Rebel Yell too.

May 10, 2017	#11
jillian Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: North Carolina Posts: 880	Sun Sugar Sweetie Green Tiger Purple Bumblebee Blush

May 11, 2017	#14
bad.kelpie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2016 Location: Washington State Posts: 239	I have: Pearly pink orange Pink Bumblebee Indigo Cherry Drops Reverend Michael Keyes Juliet F2 and hopefully Green Zebra Cherry, but only one seed germinated, and I babied it, and then planted it out, and stepped on it So now I have the top re-rooting in some water inside.