Yellow Pear, Black Cherry, Roma, & all the dwarf varieties I've tried. Don't recall the names except for one, Wild Fred. I'm trying to forget them

Black Cherry - literally tasted like dirt to me and I'm a big fan of dark tomatoes!

Barry's Crazy Cherry - not because they tasted bad but because they were crunchy like a stalk of celery.

Cherokee Purple here it is totally bland blah tomato and yes I tried it a second time. I so wanted to like that tomato.

I was totally surprised by the replies. 90% of the varieties mentioned, I feel the same exact way about. Now I know I'm not alone-- LOL
I don't grow Sungold either, but that is because it is a heavy splitter--even for a cherry. I've had riesentraube seeds for 4 years now. I just never had the room to work them into the line up. Last year I had 4 seedlings, but tossed them because I ran out of ground planting space. It appears that was one of my better decisions. I decided that by pure luck of the draw. Those was the last seedlings left in the tote tray. I left myself a note, that riesentraube had to be grown this year-- hell or high water. Looks like I can void that note. LOL

karstopography wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 4:11 am I wasn’t very impressed by San Marzano. Maybe it needs volcanic soil of Naples to shine. The tomatoes I grew looked pretty, but the flavor was pretty...meh

San Marzano was a nasty tomato for me also.Huge cores and hard as rocks. I can a LOT, and found it works out wonderfully to just use your ripe and ready varieties. If they are juicy just drain it and save for soups etc. The different varieties combine for a rich sauce.
Black Pear was not pleasant either. It was suppose to be Black Krim.

I love riesentraube.
Big tomato taste in a small tomato.

Most tomatoes that I consider dogs aren't given a second chance. So there is always a chance they were not really as bad as they seemed.

But in the case of Riesentraube...not if it was the last viable seed on the planet! Muwhahaha! LOL every time I would try them again, for July - September that year, yack! In a good sunny, airy spot, too.

Cole_Robbie wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 11:37 am I like purple bumblebee better than black cherry, but some people say the skins are too thick.

Ambrosia blue is a good substitute for juanne flamme. It is a juicy orange antho saladette.

And I wonder if riesentraube was once grown to make wine? Or maybe it was just what was around in Germany at the time. Seed companies still say it tastes great, lol.

"Ambrosia Blue is a good substitute for juanne flamme". Is that a good substitute for a variety you find little use for, the substitute equally having little use?

wykvlvr wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 2:32 pm Cherokee Purple here it is totally bland blah tomato and yes I tried it a second time. I so wanted to like that tomato.

I like Cherokee Purple. It’s got to be good and ripe, though. But, a nice ripe one is sweet and smoky, with a bright acidity. Definitely not bland in my experience.

pretty much any super great tasting late ripening variety.
late here would have snow flurries in the forecast. we start looking
at the weather more closely once september rolls around. akers
west virginia is one i really liked, but had to pick green tomatoes due
to frost.


keith

Tormato wrote: ↑Wed Jan 06, 2021 3:12 pm

Cole_Robbie wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 11:37 am I like purple bumblebee better than black cherry, but some people say the skins are too thick.

Ambrosia blue is a good substitute for juanne flamme. It is a juicy orange antho saladette.

And I wonder if riesentraube was once grown to make wine? Or maybe it was just what was around in Germany at the time. Seed companies still say it tastes great, lol.

"Ambrosia Blue is a good substitute for juanne flamme". Is that a good substitute for a variety you find little use for, the substitute equally having little use?

I like them both, actually. Ambrosia Blue is prettier, so better for sales.

Purple Calabash and more recently Indigo Kumquat. I renamed it Indigo Vomit. It was not solely due to the "indigo" I like some indigo tomatoes.

Bill

At the old site, I think Worth used the Italian word vomito, for naming such 'maters. It has a classier ring to it.

One variety I noticed absent from the list is Pink Brandywine. I loved the taste, and could tolerate the cracking.
But the extremely low productivity was just too much. I think MissS stating once-- that the variety wasn't suited for southern zones.
3 to 5 maters to a plant is all I could get in zone 7.

Pomodoro Vomito.

Juliet and Garden Peach are two we don't care for. At least not enough to dedicate growing space for them.

wildcat62--- Same here.

Thai pink egg was just bland and awful. Purple calabash tasted like I was licking the bottom of a charcoal grill.

wykvlvr wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 2:32 pm Cherokee Purple here it is totally bland blah tomato and yes I tried it a second time. I so wanted to like that tomato.

I grew CP in Arkansas and it was fantastic. In my yard here across from Monterey Bay where we are totally cool weather all the time, it was bland as heck. I think it needs the hot humidity of the south.

Natural wrote: ↑Fri Jan 08, 2021 11:07 am Purple Calabash and more recently Indigo Kumquat. I renamed it Indigo Vomit. It was not solely due to the "indigo" I like some indigo tomatoes.

Bill

Lol back in 2010? Whenni was complaining about PC tasting awful to me on another forum, someone called it Purple Calacrap and i have never thought of it another way since.