New to me varieties.
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New to me varieties.
Like many, I try a few new varieties every year. I participated in the MMMM swap last winter and recieved about two dozen, about 4 of which I had never tried before and could find precious little on the internet.
My goal today is to report what I observed, and some other soul might Google and find what I have shared.
Next posts will discuss these varieties and my experiences.
My goal today is to report what I observed, and some other soul might Google and find what I have shared.
Next posts will discuss these varieties and my experiences.
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Re: New to me varieties.
Efimir tomato.
This one was a delightful surprise: an early red determinate with average flavor but great size for it's type. In a class with tomatoes like Beaverlodge Slicer, Earlirouge and Sophie's Choice for plant habit and DTM, it was rather large at about 8oz/ 225gm, and unlike some determinates in my climate ripened fully on the vine.
Many determinates in my experience must be picked and brought inside just past the "break" stage...at about that time the plant begins a fast dissolution, allowing the fruits to sunscald.
Not really a problem for my bride and I; we can some of our harvest, but for those that don't, what do you do with a box of ripening tomatoes on your counter?
Efimir grew near enough to Earlirouge, Cannabec Rouge, Sophie's Choice, and Yorkbec for me to compare. Plant habit similar, fruit size better than the Canadians, and no blemished fruits, unlike Sophie.
Flavor was average. But we're all spoiled by the explosion in interesting varieties available now.
This one will return.
This one was a delightful surprise: an early red determinate with average flavor but great size for it's type. In a class with tomatoes like Beaverlodge Slicer, Earlirouge and Sophie's Choice for plant habit and DTM, it was rather large at about 8oz/ 225gm, and unlike some determinates in my climate ripened fully on the vine.
Many determinates in my experience must be picked and brought inside just past the "break" stage...at about that time the plant begins a fast dissolution, allowing the fruits to sunscald.
Not really a problem for my bride and I; we can some of our harvest, but for those that don't, what do you do with a box of ripening tomatoes on your counter?
Efimir grew near enough to Earlirouge, Cannabec Rouge, Sophie's Choice, and Yorkbec for me to compare. Plant habit similar, fruit size better than the Canadians, and no blemished fruits, unlike Sophie.
Flavor was average. But we're all spoiled by the explosion in interesting varieties available now.
This one will return.
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Re: New to me varieties.
Koroleva Rynka.
Information on this one is scant, too. The name is Russian and translates to "Market Queen"
I think it fits in the category of Semi-determinate.
Plant habit is very interesting: I grew mine in cages and found I didn't have to spend much time tucking errant branches into the cage. Fruits measure from 2.5 to 7 ounces, but are remarkably blemish-free, oblate reds. A few exhibit faint beefsteak ribbing, and they are delivered over a fairly long period. The earliest come a day or two before 70 day varieties like Bonny Best (which require 80 days here) but the plant will have given up everything when there are still a few on BB.
Flavor is on par with most reds.
It's chief advantage, IMO is the growth habit. Mine got 5 feet tall, but could have been grown in a square foot garden. Moreover, not having to contort and dig for fruits was a bonus. I'd suggest a spacing of 24" each way, staked or caged would leave average 10" clear space between plants for air movement.
Information on this one is scant, too. The name is Russian and translates to "Market Queen"
I think it fits in the category of Semi-determinate.
Plant habit is very interesting: I grew mine in cages and found I didn't have to spend much time tucking errant branches into the cage. Fruits measure from 2.5 to 7 ounces, but are remarkably blemish-free, oblate reds. A few exhibit faint beefsteak ribbing, and they are delivered over a fairly long period. The earliest come a day or two before 70 day varieties like Bonny Best (which require 80 days here) but the plant will have given up everything when there are still a few on BB.
Flavor is on par with most reds.
It's chief advantage, IMO is the growth habit. Mine got 5 feet tall, but could have been grown in a square foot garden. Moreover, not having to contort and dig for fruits was a bonus. I'd suggest a spacing of 24" each way, staked or caged would leave average 10" clear space between plants for air movement.
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Re: New to me varieties.
Parika tomato
Parika was recieved in a trade in 2020, and not grown until this year. Parika is a Semi-determinate high-solids heart-shaped canner. Fruits are from 3-6 ounces, blemish free and peel very easily. Unlike some canners (New Yorker, Yorkbec, Bellestar, etc) they don't have to be picked just past break and brought out of the sun.
Flavor is just OK. Think "Roma' grown in your garden, not from the store.
My wife and I can tomatoes and she liked them very much for that
Parika was recieved in a trade in 2020, and not grown until this year. Parika is a Semi-determinate high-solids heart-shaped canner. Fruits are from 3-6 ounces, blemish free and peel very easily. Unlike some canners (New Yorker, Yorkbec, Bellestar, etc) they don't have to be picked just past break and brought out of the sun.
Flavor is just OK. Think "Roma' grown in your garden, not from the store.
My wife and I can tomatoes and she liked them very much for that
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Re: New to me varieties.
Martin's Super Roma isn't new to me, but appears to be little known. I received it in a trade with "Paquebot", a poster here until he passed, back when we both haunted another venue. I grew it in 2001, 2006, and 2010, resurrecting it as a tribute to Martin Longseth, the originator.
It is a yellow-striped determinate Roma, but it is NOT Striped Roman, Marzano Fire, or Sherkhan...the other striped Romas I know about. It gets fairly large, slightly larger than Opalka for me. The largest one was 5.7 ounces
Unfortunately, as a determinate total production is probably no greater than any similar variety.
Most of ours went into canning jars this year, which the kids eagerly anticipate.
It is a yellow-striped determinate Roma, but it is NOT Striped Roman, Marzano Fire, or Sherkhan...the other striped Romas I know about. It gets fairly large, slightly larger than Opalka for me. The largest one was 5.7 ounces
Unfortunately, as a determinate total production is probably no greater than any similar variety.
Most of ours went into canning jars this year, which the kids eagerly anticipate.
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