2y ago

Seven types of heirloom tomatoes I picked from the garden today

Though that Black Pineapple I'm pretty sure must have crossed with something else, it's normally green with splashes of red, not orange with red.

[Image description: a cutting board with seven medium to large sized tomatoes of varying colors, with the name next to each. The tomatoes are the Golden King of Siberia, the Black Pineapple (or Ananas Noire), the Berkeley Tie Dye Green, the Sart Roloise, the Dr. Wyche's Yellow, the German Pink, and the Black Beauty.]

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Have you ever grown Black Krims? Not prolific but each one is worth a meal of its own!
- I have, but only once. I had such poor results (few fruits, and small for a supposed beefsteak) that I haven't grown it again. I probably ought to though, one shot is not really a fair trial.
  
  I agree, and yeah, they only produce a few tomatoes per vine, but the ones we grew were quite large... and the taste!
  One of my favorite things is just giving someone who doesn't know a slice, no salt, no bread and have them eat it... then watch their eyes light up.
Wow amazing crop! Do you order seeds from somewhere each year? Bet you can make some killer salsa and ketchup.
- I've gotten my seeds from a variety of places, including Victory Seeds, Johnny's, and the San Diego Seed Company, but I'll confess my favorite is Baker Creek. I've been working at getting better at seed saving, as some of the varieties I have they don't sell anymore.
  
  Thank you for the referrals! I’m going to pick some up. I wonder if this community would be interested in a non-profit seed swap through the season.
I had no idea that there are so many different types of tomatoes, that's so cool! do you have a favourite one?
- Oh man, this is barely scratching the tip of the tomato world! I've personally grown something like 45ish varieties, and I know there's hundreds and hundreds more that have been developed around the world.
  My fiance told me I had to scale it back this year, so these seven are of ten of my favorite varieties that I limited myself to (plus whatever volunteers popped up). My actual favorite of those ten isn't in this picture, but of these, I love the Golden King of Siberia. It's incredibly sweet, a good slicer, and an early producer.
Nice selections. Black beauty is one of my favorites to grow/snack on. Makes a fantastic BLT base.
How different do they taste between each other?
- Quite different! The Golden King of Siberia is probably the sweetest of the bunch, with the Berkeley Tie Dye Green being the most savory, and the German Pink the closest to your standard tomato flavor, and the most acidic.
Does the Sart Roloise carry the same yellow/purple gradient when it's cut open?
- Sadly not, the purple pretty much stays in the skin. Sometimes there's a faint tinge of red, but mostly just a uniform yellow.

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