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Post by darthslater on Mar 17, 2010 9:06:45 GMT -5
I thought it would be good to feature a different tomato every week with a brief description of the Pros and cons. Feel free to add any crosses, or Hrummmpp Hybrids. This weeks tomato is Lucky Cross
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Post by jcm05 on Mar 17, 2010 10:58:39 GMT -5
Ahh yes. BFT. Grew it in 2006. It was ok taste-wise. Nothing great IMO. 8-12 oz dark fruit. Clear skin. Good production. Fairly early for me that year at 60 DTM, but I put out large plants late. Tendency to show radial cracking near the stem end.
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Mar 17, 2010 16:15:57 GMT -5
Looking forward to the Tomato of the Week, this week and for many to come.
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Post by landarc on Mar 17, 2010 16:22:55 GMT -5
I have never grown it, but, I hate eaten a few of them with less than stellar reviews. I suspect it is because I do not really like black tomatoes with a few exceptions.
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Post by vixen on Mar 18, 2010 16:16:49 GMT -5
So who gets to pick the TOW? Is it Darth every week? now now no hogging...  |
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Post by vixen on Mar 18, 2010 16:19:54 GMT -5
Landarc what if any black tomatoes do you like? Curious because there are only two that I dont really care for. One being the black brandywine and the other being sarah black.
i think its kind of neat you dont like black tom's most say that they have the best flavour. My all time fav is Aunt Ruby's German Green. OHHH GOD IS THAT ONE GOOD.
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Post by landarc on Mar 18, 2010 16:36:59 GMT -5
I grew one from Spud called Indische Lila that I liked. There was a mystery black tomato I had in a salad that was tasty, but, I do not know the name. It is a flavor and texture profile I do not really like.
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Post by amideutch on Mar 19, 2010 9:18:15 GMT -5
I had the pleasure of growing BFT PL last year (Seed from Spud via TomTrees) and it became a must grow. I grew the plant in a 7gal container and fruit flavor and production was plain awesome. The plant kept punching out toms all season long through the cold, heat and rain and never missed a beat and disease resistance was there as well. Ami
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Post by tomc on Mar 19, 2010 9:21:20 GMT -5
Black from Tula performs well enough, ie makes a enough fruit to be worth while.
Taste and apearance is no more than a six. ie better'n a store tomato. has cracking problems and a blotchy hide.
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Post by darthslater on Mar 19, 2010 10:15:32 GMT -5
Black from Tula performs well enough, ie makes a enough fruit to be worth while. Taste and apearance is no more than a six. ie better'n a store tomato. has cracking problems and a blotchy hide. It doesnt suprise me that people all have different opinions about certain tomatoes, because there are more than a couple factors involved in apperance and flavor, such as location and soil type. I have never had a cracking problem with BFT, and the flavor has been outstanding. Black krim has shown alot of radial cracking here, but also taste great. Weather is also a factor. |
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Post by tomc on Mar 19, 2010 21:59:05 GMT -5
And I've saved seed from tomatoes I didn't like (for seed bankers) on the premis that 'just cause I didn't like it, no one else will either'. I'm sure that aint so.
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Post by sorellina on Mar 20, 2010 6:53:03 GMT -5
Ciao all-
BFT continues to be my favourite black tomato. Like Darth, I haven't experience radial cracking with this one at all. It's not the most prolific tomato plant, but I'd say maybe between Cherokee Purple and Indian Stripe for production; certainly enough for me to make a lot of sandwiches and use some for other things like salsa. I'm also thinking of growing the Spudatula next year to see how it compares.
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Post by amideutch on Mar 20, 2010 10:26:56 GMT -5
tomc, who was your source for BFT. Ami
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Post by grapenut on Mar 25, 2010 21:25:00 GMT -5
Well, I can't wait to see how BFT will do here... now, if I can only keep the deer away from my maters this year.
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Post by peppereater on Mar 28, 2010 11:38:56 GMT -5
BFT was a pleasant tasting tomato that produced very well for me in '08. That was one of those years (and we have many) where I heard people saying they just weren't getting any maters here. It went over big time with my friends. The appearance was very nice, but it did have concentric cracking on the shoulders, not deep enough to be more than a minor problem.
That year, I set out CP somewhat late, and taste and appearance were quite superior, with production between the 2 being similar. BfromT, however, had a lot of fruitloss to insect damage, (not a fault of the variety but environment) before the ultimate production began and before CP began to produce, so the potential may be for higher production here. BfromTwould never be on my must grow list, but I could taste subtle qualities in it that I can see justifying it's high marks for some, moderate sweet/tartness, fruity/chocolate, smooth and subtly complex. A solid 7 if not 8.
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