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| Went out and picked some tomatoes this week, and I'm pretty sure that my labels got messed up, which of course is very frustrating.
After reading last year about all the different types of heirlooms everyone was planting, I decided to try it this year. I planted all store bought seed, from Baker Creek and Seed Saver Exchange, so I'm pretty sure I missed up labels. Can I get some opinions on what varieties these are? Thank you all!
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| Hi Jaybob - this is a question that comes up often over on the Growing Tomatoes forum here at GW. But the answer is always the same - it isn't possible to identify them simply because there are 100s, if not thousands, of possibilities. Those fruit could literally be any one of the over 2000 red/pink beefsteak types of tomato. The best anyone can do is if you give them 3-4 names to choose from is tell you "the odds are it is ___________". Dave |
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| Hi Digdirt! I think that the first one is a pink brandywine, and the other is a Cherokee purple, or possibly a black krim. This is what I planted this year. San marzano Thanks! |
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- Posted by soonergrandmom Z6 Grove (My Page) on Thu, Jun 28, 12 at 11:38
| The second one doesn't look purple enough to be either Black Krim or Cherokee Purple, but maybe it is just the camera shot. |
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- Posted by readinglady z8 OR (My Page) on Thu, Jun 28, 12 at 12:02
| I doubt they're San Marzano, Roma or Amish Paste, but cutting into each should answer that question. I agree the picture doesn't look like Cherokee Purple or Krim. Those are a very dark purple verging on black and the picture doesn't show that. That leaves 4 varieties, so at least the possibilities have been narrowed down. Carol |
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| I supposed seeds could have gotten mixed from the source, I've read some posts here about that happening. I'll let you know how they taste and post a pick of the inside! Thanks! |
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