Most Unusual Tomato Variety? And Your Favorites?

b4ds33d

b4ds33d

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just spent a good hour or two looking through heirloom tomato varieties. what are some suggestions on your favorites and what is the most unusual you've seen?

these look odd and interesting at the same time, called the Reisetomate Tomato, or travelers tomato as people in central america took them on trips and you could pull off pieces to eat without a knife.
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Larry {the} Gardener

Larry {the} Gardener

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Pruden's Purple is my best tomato. Also growing the Yellow Pear this year. Don't plant it unless you have lots of time to pick. It produces like crazy. Here is the little one I'm growing in a kiddie pool. {picture taken on 6-26-16}

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I learned my lesson, and put 4 Pruden's Purple in the next pool. {6-25-16} Since then they have overgrown their cages by a couple of feet and the tops fell down. Still making several big tomatoes a day.

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b4ds33d

b4ds33d

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also, i'm going to be growing via aeroponics and hydroponics/e&f. some of the things i'll be experimenting with are cloning, and nute formulas as i mix all mine from base ingredients- no pre-mixed bottled stuff. all from scratch.
 
roseypeach

roseypeach

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darkzero said:
Cherokee Purple are my fav in 65 gallon pot atm

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Larry {the} Gardener said:
I grew some of those last year. Didn't save any seeds from them, and didn't see any when I was seed shopping. I have used up all my bought Pruden's Purple seeds, so I put a few saved seeds in soil this week. I'm making plenty right now, but they do tend to run out in this heat.
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I had my first Cherokee purple a couple of weeks ago. The taste was very acidic and pungent, very pleasant!! I wish I'd saved some seeds from them. Did you guys know that you can dry the seeds out and plant them within a few days and they'll sprout? I heard about this, and tried it with a store bought heirloom and every single one I dried and planted sprouted for me! I was really surprised. I can't tell you what the strain is but it's a bit sweeter than the Cherokee purple but still very acidic, just the way I like them.

This is what the one I got from a local gardener looked like, I was a little hesitant but glad I tried it!

 
Balzac89

Balzac89

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roseypeach said:
I had my first Cherokee purple a couple of weeks ago. The taste was very acidic and pungent, very pleasant!! I wish I'd saved some seeds from them. Did you guys know that you can dry the seeds out and plant them within a few days and they'll sprout? I heard about this, and tried it with a store bought heirloom and every single one I dried and planted sprouted for me! I was really surprised. I can't tell you what the strain is but it's a bit sweeter than the Cherokee purple but still very acidic, just the way I like them.

This is what the one I got from a local gardener looked like, I was a little hesitant but glad I tried it!

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mmmmm real tomatoes
 
Larry {the} Gardener

Larry {the} Gardener

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roseypeach said:
I had my first Cherokee purple a couple of weeks ago. The taste was very acidic and pungent, very pleasant!! I wish I'd saved some seeds from them. Did you guys know that you can dry the seeds out and plant them within a few days and they'll sprout? I heard about this, and tried it with a store bought heirloom and every single one I dried and planted sprouted for me! I was really surprised. I can't tell you what the strain is but it's a bit sweeter than the Cherokee purple but still very acidic, just the way I like them.
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How I planted the Pruden's Purple the other day was to cut the ripe tomato and squeeze the seeds into the soil. I have tons of sprouts now. I will only pot up a few of them. Sometimes I will dry them, but I have also just put an over ripe tomato in the freezer to use for seeds the next spring. I slice it when it's still about half frozen, and just lay the slices in soil, and cover lightly.
 
roseypeach

roseypeach

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Larry {the} Gardener said:
How I planted the Pruden's Purple the other day was to cut the ripe tomato and squeeze the seeds into the soil. I have tons of sprouts now. I will only pot up a few of them. Sometimes I will dry them, but I have also just put an over ripe tomato in the freezer to use for seeds the next spring. I slice it when it's still about half frozen, and just lay the slices in soil, and cover lightly.
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That's brilliant man, I'll have to try that frozen tomato thing for next spring for sure! Are the Pruden's like the Cherokee at all?
dannyboy602 said:
I'm growin these crazy lookin sumbitches at the community garden...they just look diseased but they're actually pretty good.
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They don't look diseased at all, more like little watermelons! What kind are those?
 
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