i only grow tomatoes seeds collected in the wild jungles of peru
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Flavor Is Price of Scarlet Hue of Tomatoes, Study Finds
- Thread starter Storm Shadow
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GMO's aren't bred.
while your there can you pick me up a few things?
glad most of the tomatoplants in my garden are heirlooms... got them for free as plants, could be 3 different varieties(brandywine yellow or black, or purple russian)
the trade off of how it looks vs. how it tastes also aplies to strawberries, when I was a kid we had strawberries from our own garden, so I've never been able to eat storebought strawberries, storebought strawberries are always watery and have a nasty dry/powdery core. they do look bigger and more uniform. but with strawberries from own garden I notice that the ones that look ugly, with a weird shape with multiple points for example, are often the best-tasting.
the trade off of how it looks vs. how it tastes also aplies to strawberries, when I was a kid we had strawberries from our own garden, so I've never been able to eat storebought strawberries, storebought strawberries are always watery and have a nasty dry/powdery core. they do look bigger and more uniform. but with strawberries from own garden I notice that the ones that look ugly, with a weird shape with multiple points for example, are often the best-tasting.
jamminman
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Not to pick on your list but didn't see San Marzano there. Man I love tomatoes!
Second in order of importance, fallowed by a list of about 12 if you got room.I have found myself gravitating away from the red production line looking ones all my life anyway.
This article is so cool, I finally know why my friends tomatoes make the most incredible pasta sauces!
Oldest seed slingers in the US. Catalog of heirloom seeds - $5.
http://www.landrethseeds.com/
I'll have to try heinz. Up to now my favorite is better boy. Yields well, tart not sweet. The only drawback is the core's a little bigger than typical.
I live in a farm valley and last years production crop sucked. Mine were a little better. The late ones tasted better than earlies, makes me wonder if excess heat doesn't help taste.
http://www.landrethseeds.com/
I'll have to try heinz. Up to now my favorite is better boy. Yields well, tart not sweet. The only drawback is the core's a little bigger than typical.
I live in a farm valley and last years production crop sucked. Mine were a little better. The late ones tasted better than earlies, makes me wonder if excess heat doesn't help taste.
DB- You know its those cool nights and warm days that lets the brix develop.
Seed slinging Amish gangsters my ass
Heirlooms are nice, but you always need a few bushels of Roma to make a good sauce. Im not sure Ive ever grown an heirloom Roma. That should be on my list for next year, maybe some Russian big reds or something naughty good.
Pure Brandywine or other varieties with a sharp acidity that matches the high sugar content to produce the amazing flavor we all like are just too much in a stand alone setting.
Seed slinging Amish gangsters my ass
Heirlooms are nice, but you always need a few bushels of Roma to make a good sauce. Im not sure Ive ever grown an heirloom Roma. That should be on my list for next year, maybe some Russian big reds or something naughty good.
Pure Brandywine or other varieties with a sharp acidity that matches the high sugar content to produce the amazing flavor we all like are just too much in a stand alone setting.
