Skip to Content.
Sympa Menu

nafex - Re: [NAFEX] Purple or black tomatoes (slightly off topic)

nafex@lists.ibiblio.org

Subject: North American Fruit Explorers mailing list at ibiblio

List archive

Chronological Thread  
  • From: "Brungardt, Sam" <Sam.Brungardt@state.mn.us>
  • To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Purple or black tomatoes (slightly off topic)
  • Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:29:26 -0600

Title: Message
Donna, thanks so much for your kind offer.  If you have some black or purple tomato seed that you no longer want, I'd be happy to take it.  It doesn't have to have the greatest germination rate; all I need is a few plants of each.   My address is: Sam Brungardt, 739 Como Ave., Saint Paul, MN 55103-1402.  Is there any type of flour or vegetable that you'd like to try?  Perhaps I have some seed that you could use. -- Sam
 
I've read that Cherokee Purple cracks very badly when soil moisture is inconsistent and this can lead to a lot of on-plant loss as well as poor storability.  Many people have said that Black Krim (Crimea) is a good cultivar.
 
At any rate, for me it may be getting past the color barrier; I have yet to see a purple or black tomato that I thought was pretty.  However, I've heard that black or purple tomatoes are particularly flavorful in more southerly areas, where warm temperatures encourage some of the more unusual flavor components to develop.
 
Thanks again for your offer, Donna.  I appreciate it. -- Sam
 
-----Original Message-----
From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Donna &/or Kieran
Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 8:39 AM
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Purple or black tomatoes (slightly off topic)

I did a careful search through SSE tomato listings and noted that most people who rave over black tomatoes live up north.  I think that the darker color warms the fruit enough to get some enzyme action that you'd normally only find in southern grown fruit.  I'm curious about the opinions of others on this.  I have not been particularly impressed by black tomatoes myself, and they tend to sunburn here.  If you want, Sam, I can send you all my old seeds.  Can't guarantee that any particular variety will grow, but some certainly will.  I have:
Black Plum
Black Tomato
Black Cherry (that was pretty nice)
Cherokee Purple (the potato leaf one does pretty well for me, and it is good)
Prudens Purple (only good when dead ripe)
probably some others when I dig through my seeds in March.      Donna Z6 TN



Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.

Top of Page