Skip to Content.
Sympa Menu

market-farming - Re: [Market-farming] Indigo tomatoes

market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org

Subject: Market Farming

List archive

Chronological Thread  
  • From: Deb Taft <deb AT mobiusfields.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Indigo tomatoes
  • Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2016 11:49:01 -0400


I gave Indigo Rose 3 years and really disliked them the whole time. The good points are that they're prolific and gorgeous; bad points are that they take forever to ripen, the flavor is bland at best, the vines are brittle and break off way too easily for how I work, and my customers don't really seem to go for those smaller fruits.  Is it a huge cherry or a tiny slicer? 

I'm disappointed because they are stunning and draw people into my booth. I always felt like I have to apologize for them - not the sort of interaction I want to have with my customers! Will look forward to improvements.

Sent from my iPhone


On Apr 7, 2016, at 11:25 AM, Beth Spaugh <lists AT rhomestead.com> wrote:

I have not been favorably impressed with either the Indigo or the Artisan.  Unimpressed enough that they only got one year's trial.

On 4/7/2016 11:06 AM, Ken Bezilla wrote:
BAY180-W4049398380CD73B5422ADDD2900 AT phx.gbl" type="cite">
Here's a topic for the group -- anyone found any indigo tomatoes that they like?

We tried Indigo Rose when it first came out, weren't excited about the flavor (but, everything I've read about indigo tomatoes has said that's going to be the case, that it's taking a while to breed flavor into them, since the original blue tomatoes used to breed them were bleah/bitter).

Last year we tried Indigo Blue Beauty, Indigo Blue Berries, Indigo Gold Berries, and Indigo Cherry Drops.  Besides not having great flavor, most didn't hold up well in the heat here.  Indigo Cherry Drops was the only one that some of us actually liked for the flavor (with comments ranging from "that's OK" to "that's pretty good!")

Someone recommended Indigo Apple to us, so we're giving that one a try this year, here's hoping!

Ken Bezilla
central VA


_______________________________________________
Market-farming mailing list
Market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming

Market Farming List Archives may be found here:
https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/market-farming/
Unsubscribe from the list here (you will need to login in with your email
address and password):
http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/market-farming

-- 
Beth Spaugh
Rehoboth Homestead, Peru NY
http://rhomestead.com      http://www.facebook.com/rhomestead

"How we eat determines, to a considerable extent, how the world is used." -
Wendell Berry

"Without power over our food, any notion of democracy is empty." - Frances
Moore Lappe

It's not that nice guys finish last. They have a whole different notion
where the finish line is. - unknown
_______________________________________________
Market-farming mailing list
Market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming

Market Farming List Archives may be found here:
https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/market-farming/
Unsubscribe from the list here (you will need to login in with your email
address and password):
http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/market-farming



Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.

Top of Page