A New Cherry Tomato

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They are Pink Bumble Bees.

Johnny's has a picture of the fruit (LINK).

I'm real encouraged how Tomato Growers Supply describes them: "Crack-resistant fruit develops on strong plants that can grow well outdoors or inside a greenhouse. Indeterminate. 70 days." That crack-resistance is important in my garden. It has been frustrating to try some varieties and have the fruit just fall apart!

The plants are somewhat odd looking. Kinda crinkly things. I hope that there is nothing wrong with them. Some cherries are rather odd. The foliage of Sungold & SunSugar doesn't smell so good! A little surprising that the fruit is so tasty from the stinky things.

Steve
 
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I love that name! They look a little redder than I was imagining...I have given up growing the pear shaped tomatoes- every single one ends up cracked! Let us know how you like the flavor of these little bees!
 
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Yes, they don't remind me especially of bees or pink cherries, @lesa :).

There is a whole group of these "artisan" tomatoes. That name, and because they are new, makes me immediately suspicious of them. (I share this characteristic with puppies.)

Reading a little more about them this morning makes me think that they are not named as a marketing ploy by some corporation. The "artisans" behind these varieties seem to be just kind of imaginative small farmers.

A less likely to crack variety for me is Ildi. It is usually called a yellow grape but it's tendency to make pear-shaped fruit is always noted. There are other cherries that are good about cracking.

Steve
 
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