Off topic, Heritage tomatoes

[Guest]

Now this is a topic I can get interested in.
For my retirement project I am going to find the perfect tomatoe. I tried 10 store bought varieties this year. Some were passable. On a scale from 1 to 10 there were a few that were a 6 or 7. But none had the kick ass flavour that I am looking for. I may try some heritage varieties next year. I found the above discussion helpful.
Any recommendations on varieties are appreciated.

thats the trouble , not sure which heritage variety this is , sure is good. as 15444 said , beefsteak is an excellent one also

[burnt]

We had one for lunch - my wife, the gardener, had lost track of what variety it was. Just a plant that she grew from seed she kept back from another year.

A paler red tomato, it had far more flesh, flavor and fewer seeds than the beefsteak type that we usually grow.

They are not the perfectly symmetrical tomato but very large and solid. Beats the conventional type hands down.

[sumdumguy]

We had one for lunch - my wife, the gardener, had lost track of what variety it was. Just a plant that she grew from seed she kept back from another year.

A paler red tomato, it had far more flesh, flavor and fewer seeds than the beefsteak type that we usually grow.

They are not the perfectly symmetrical tomato but very large and solid. Beats the conventional type hands down.

Pointed bottom could be Ox Heart, very fleshy but not always great shape. I saved seed from a super meaty kinda pink tomatoe, those will be started next year as heavy producers, large and meaty. It was hard to find seeds in those tomatoes. I am not looking forward to store-bought tomatoes all winter.

[seldomseen]

I would not call this off topic, everything is talked about on this site and most of it is interesting.


Thanks everyone!

[Guest]

You must keep your own seed. I think that works doesn't it? Ever try growing them in pots in the house. Tomato plants kinda smell but I wonder if you could grow your own inside all winter. Just stagger planting dates so you always have new produce coming. Just a thought.

Some factory farm vegetables barely resemble what they are supposed to be in color, flavor and texture!

no farma , there are places you can buy this seed for these tomatoes . mom gets them somewhere and starts them early . I am thinking about trying to grow a couple in pots in the house this winter though? wonder if they need pollinators or will bear fruit without ?

[15444]

no farma , there are places you can buy this seed for these tomatoes . mom gets them somewhere and starts them early . I am thinking about trying to grow a couple in pots in the house this winter though? wonder if they need pollinators or will bear fruit without ?

You can use a small artist paintbrush to pollinate them yourself. You can search videos on YouTube.

[sumdumguy]

Some people whack their tomatoes, corn, peppers and cucs with a broom to assist with pollination.

[seldomseen]

I'll find it and post tomorrow. It's in an old Luthern cookbook. Yes, it is phenomenal. Make 100+ pint and quart jars a year and we always run out before the next year's batch. Quite often for lunch I will spread black pepper Triscuit crackers over a platter, melt Havarti cheese over them and add a teaspoon of salsa to each cracker - damn good stuff.

I saw your recipe so I asked my wife to pick up some Havarti cheese and triscuits and gave it a try and you are right - Damn good stuff! Thanks

[parsley]

Went to east coast USA. Gourmet shop. Bought a Russian 🍅 . Brown. Dark green around the stem. Huge. US$5.95 for one tomato. It called my name. Added it to the green salad for dinner. Not acidic. Really meaty. Lots of large seeds but a slight squish gets rid of most of them. Good flavour. They don't look appetizing. I kept a few seeds. Hardy. Germinate well. I germinate and plant them every year. If anyone wants seed, I'll dry them and send some to tomato-lovers. I like this tomato very much.

Quite often, if there is a dry spell, and you water tomatoes and soak them too much, they will form irregular shapes, and even split open I find. Like potatoes, don't threaten to drown them. Pars.

[parsley]

i just rub them onto paper towels (space them out) to dry and if they stick, who cares, they can be planted with the paper. The main thing with seed is you gotta let the fruit ripen to almost rotten on the vine for real vigorous seed.

I do exactly the same sumdum. When the seed gets ready to harvest inside the rotting fruit or veggie, the coating on the seed that forms, fights viruses. Which is why I never wash them. Makes for hardy seed, not puny. Mucky harvesting, tho. Pars

[sumdumguy]

Went to east coast USA. Gourmet shop. Bought a Russian 🍅 . Brown. Dark green around the stem. Huge. US$5.95 for one tomato. It called my name. Added it to the green salad for dinner. Not acidic. Really meaty. Lots of large seeds but a slight squish gets rid of most of them. Good flavour. They don't look appetizing. I kept a few seeds. Hardy. Germinate well. I germinate and plant them every year. If anyone wants seed, I'll dry them and send some to tomato-lovers. I like this tomato very much.

Quite often, if there is a dry spell, and you water tomatoes and soak them too much, they will form irregular shapes, and even split open I find. Like potatoes, don't threaten to drown them. Pars.

I would love a few seeds Pars. When you are coming to Regina call me.

Funny thing, not 10 minutes ago I was thinking, "where the h is Parsley?" Haven't heard from you in awhile.

[parsley]

Busiest summer ever.

Will send you some in the mail when seeds are dry. Don't know when I'll get to Regina. I choose the well-formed large tomatoes for seed use. They turn red when ripe, and they seem to be disappearing in mouths at an unusally fast rate their year... but won't be long before we've had our filI, & I'll start juicing/ drying them. Pars
PS send me a message with your current address in it. I've learned to assume that people move, build new houses, change their box numbers, and remarry. 😜