Tomato Types

[Durgan]

13 August 2010 Tomato Types 13 August 2010 Tomato types

Pictures were taken of the stem side and the obverse to indicate typical vine ripened growth. Perfect tomatoes are seldom vine ripened. Most commercial tomatoes are picked on the green side, hence tend to have a good appearance.

Of my selection the best for market is Supersonic VF and Lemon boy. Both are excellent in shape and are most prolific.

Most the dark fleshed types are usually scared, but probably have the best flavor. There is little to choose between the dark fleshed tomatoes, and side by side they appear almost identical.

The Japanese Momotaro is similar to many other tomatoes and has no special features. The tomato is nice in appearance, but it rather hard.

Tomatoes have been modified so much over the years that the names in many cases have no real significance. The current hybrids are amongst the best compared to the heirlooms. There are some other types in the patch, but either so few in number or appearance, that they were not worth photographing. My selection is varied from year to year.

[pat in east texas]

I've been told that it's better to pick tomatoes when they just start to turn pink. Do you find this to be true?

[Durgan]

I've been told that it's better to pick tomatoes when they just start to turn pink. Do you find this to be true?

When the tomatoes first start ripening, I pick at the first sign of red, since, usually the internal pulp is a bit more ripe, and I am hungry for a decent tasting tomato, after a Winter of those store types. All store tomatoes are picked almost green to facilitate shipping.

For juicing I like them very ripe.

For slicing, usually when they are sort of all red or and not started to soften.

If slightly pink, they are very nice fried in a bit of butter, and have a most pleasant flavour, even better than frying totally green.

[Durgan]

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