I really want to grow a pink tomato but don't really know what type to grow.I want one that is very pink rather than looking more reddish. There is something about the rich colour that appeals to me. I'm currently thinking I'll try Brandywine Suddith's Strain.

What is everyone's favourite pink tomato?

Dave

I don't have ONE best pink tomato favorite but could list some I like if that would help.

But I think one very important question to be asked is what seeds are available to you in Australia since there is currently a ban on sending tomato seeds to Australia b'c of concerns about the Tomato Spindle Viroid which also affects tomatoes. So no one here in the US can send tomato seeds to you whather they be private individuals or seed companies.

That may restrict what pink tomato varieties you can grow based on accessibilty within Australia. I know Diggers is one place and I wonder if you've already looked there to see what might be available to you.

Carolyn

Carolyn

My idea with the brandywine was to grow it in winter. I don't get any frosts, it barely gets below 10°C (approx 50F) and the weather is drier. I figured it should grow ok then.

I can grow tomatoes all year round here but in summer it gets tedious as everything grows so slowly. Too much heat, humidity, sunshine and BUGS! Fruit still sets but takes forever to ripen.I'm currently growing Black Krim but its a bit sick due to mealy bugs.

"I don't have ONE best pink tomato favorite but could list some I like if that would help."

Yes please :)

Anna

Here is the tomato page from Eden Seeds in Australia. It lists the Arkansas Traveler tomato that Dave suggests. I don't know how it would do for you, but Mortgage Lifter is also a pink tomato. I'm sure there are other pinks on the rather long list, but I don't know which ones are. You can always do an internet search on gardening catalogs to check out the color.

I've been looking at the lists from Eden and other seed vendors here and then looking the types up on Tatiana's Tomatobase to see what they are exactly.

I'm not only interested in what I can get in Australia but in what others think of different pink tomatoes flavour-wise too. I've been reading through this forum for a while now and I haven't come across much mention about pink tomatoes specifically so I thought I'd ask about them.

Anna

From the list you linked to I know I can get:

Brandywine, Pink
Brandywine Sudduths
Caspian Pink
Cherokee Purple
Eva Purple Ball
Marianna's Peace
Mortgage Lifter - Radiator Charlie's
Ponderosa
Pruden's Purple
Travellor

of those I'm interested in Brandywine, Eva Purple Ball (except that this one is meant to be fairly small) and Cherokee Purple...
What would be recommendable?

I have to modestly disagree re Caspian Pink but only because your climate is not quite what it prefers. Eva Purple Ball is a fantastically productive tomato, but the flavor is significantly less than others you can find. But if you are growing them for canning or sauce or other uses where a lot of tomatoes is desirable, then Eva Purple Ball would easily fit the bill.

Here are a few that you might also look for.
Bradley
Polish
Stump of the World

DarJones

Actually Gregori's Altai is pink, 8-16 oz. It has been listed as pink by all the SSE members in the SSE Yearbooks.
It is Sasha's Altai that is red (and smaller-fruited)

Tania

Brandywine

Brandywine Sudduth strain

Caspian Pink

Bradley

Crnkovic Yugoslavian (although yields weren’t that great for me)

Momotaro (hybrid on the mild side)

I have tried Brandy Boy Hybrid for 3 years side by side with the above tomatoes but I have yet to get more than a couple tomatoes from each plant if it even survives. I continue to try because I’ve read a lot of folks like it a lot and I still have seeds.

George

I'll be comparing Brandy Boy with Cowlick Brandywine, Earl's Faux, and Brandywine Sudduth, too, if all goes well! In fact, this year the Brandy Boy is the only tomato I will have grown before -- all the rest are new to me, and all are heirlooms with the exception of Br. Boy and Sungold F1.

I'm hoping the weather, pests, and diseases are kinder to our gardens than they were last year.

my comparison will also include these red/pink in addition to the 3 above. Hybrids Momotaro, Big Beef, Beefmaster, Porterhouse
OP -Chapman-Cuostralee-Donskoi-German Queen-Top Sirloin
Toedebusch Pink-Big Zac F4-Mule Team-Limbaugh Legacy PT

George

I went back to seedstrust.com to see what they list it as. They say 'purple/red'. This is interesting because they list other tomatoes with variations of the normal colors such as red/orange, deep red, etc. When I have grown Gregori's Altai, it has always been a deep reddish pink color, much deeper than a pink like Eva Purple Ball. Guess I will have to re-grow it again this year.

DarJones