Comments on: Black From Tula Tomato: Hanna’s Tomato Tastings 2009 http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2009/08/black-from-tula-tomato-hannas-tomato-tastings-2009.html Gardening isn't a hobby, it is an obsession Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:49:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: allotment blogger http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2009/08/black-from-tula-tomato-hannas-tomato-tastings-2009.html/comment-page-1#comment-6800 allotment blogger Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:35:30 +0000 http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/?p=663#comment-6800 Interesting - I'm growing an unknown black tomato variety and it's not at all mealy but there is something a little lacking in the flavour, as Len says. My variety is much smaller than yours so it's good for salads. Interesting – I’m growing an unknown black tomato variety and it’s not at all mealy but there is something a little lacking in the flavour, as Len says. My variety is much smaller than yours so it’s good for salads.

]]> By: Jacqui http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2009/08/black-from-tula-tomato-hannas-tomato-tastings-2009.html/comment-page-1#comment-6770 Jacqui Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:05:11 +0000 http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/?p=663#comment-6770 I have enjoyed growing this tomato for the first time. I have had several monsters, and some that look like 2 tomatoes growing together. We have eaten several in salads just with basil and olive oil, but today i was making a ragu and had no tinned plum toms,s I just used a few of these, as they were the only ripe ones. It tasted fine, and no-one noticed any difference. I agree with what you say about the flesh being a bit mealy, especially if they are quite soft. Not sure if i will grow again, as there are so many black tomatoes to explore. I have enjoyed growing this tomato for the first time. I have had several monsters, and some that look like 2 tomatoes growing together. We have eaten several in salads just with basil and olive oil, but today i was making a ragu and had no tinned plum toms,s I just used a few of these, as they were the only ripe ones. It tasted fine, and no-one noticed any difference. I agree with what you say about the flesh being a bit mealy, especially if they are quite soft. Not sure if i will grow again, as there are so many black tomatoes to explore.

]]> By: Jim B http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2009/08/black-from-tula-tomato-hannas-tomato-tastings-2009.html/comment-page-1#comment-6762 Jim B Sun, 16 Aug 2009 04:41:28 +0000 http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/?p=663#comment-6762 It's been a lousy year for tomatoes on the East Coast but the Tula has been a pleasant surprise. It came in earlier than my other blacks (except the Black Cherry) and although I've only gotten a few so far, they've been monsters in the softball class. They were also very tasty. I won't plant them again because I prefer smaller tomatoes. That is the ONLY reason. It’s been a lousy year for tomatoes on the East Coast but the Tula has been a pleasant surprise. It came in earlier than my other blacks (except the Black Cherry) and although I’ve only gotten a few so far, they’ve been monsters in the softball class. They were also very tasty. I won’t plant them again because I prefer smaller tomatoes. That is the ONLY reason.

]]> By: Len http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2009/08/black-from-tula-tomato-hannas-tomato-tastings-2009.html/comment-page-1#comment-6761 Len Sun, 16 Aug 2009 03:42:35 +0000 http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/?p=663#comment-6761 Hi Hanna. I grew this tomato for two years. Year one yielded something much like what you describe, but I found myself thinking of wine-speak, i.e., "the finish". That's where I found fault. I don't remember mealiness, which is among my greatest enemies, but my memory is somewhat dim because I didn't record it with the kind of steady discipline you bring to the table. But I do remember being left somewhat disappointed in my last memory of what transpired between the tomato and the taste bud... Year two for me and my poor Tula was a disaster, as it was for my precious Momotaro, my favorite non-Jersey tomato so far and a beauty I think of as a pink on the cusp of being a black, as I got smacked with a fungus I was too distracted to recognize in time. For me the finish of Tula was a little off, but I will need a third year to make sure. Cheers, and many thanks for what you do, Len. Hi Hanna. I grew this tomato for two years. Year one yielded something much like what you describe, but I found myself thinking of wine-speak, i.e., “the finish”. That’s where I found fault. I don’t remember mealiness, which is among my greatest enemies, but my memory is somewhat dim because I didn’t record it with the kind of steady discipline you bring to the table. But I do remember being left somewhat disappointed in my last memory of what transpired between the tomato and the taste bud…

Year two for me and my poor Tula was a disaster, as it was for my precious Momotaro, my favorite non-Jersey tomato so far and a beauty I think of as a pink on the cusp of being a black, as I got smacked with a fungus I was too distracted to recognize in time.

For me the finish of Tula was a little off, but I will need a third year to make sure.

Cheers, and many thanks for what you do, Len.

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