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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2020 11:55:55 GMT -5
iN THE DISCUSSION OF BAD TOMATOES MARTIN SAYS OF YELLOW PEAR "NEVER HAD A BAD ONE AND i GREW IT A NUMBER OF TIMES" , OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
i AM GROWING YELLOW PEAR THIS YEAR AND AM REALLY DISAPPOINTED. iN THE PAST i HAVE GROWN A YELLOW PEAR THAT REACHED GOLF-BALL SIZE AND WAS DELICIOUS. THIS YEAR THEY ARE DIME TO QUARTER SIZE AND HAVE NO TASTE WORTH MENTIONING.
HAVE ANY OF YOU FOUND A YELLOW PEAR BIGGER THAN THOSE I DESCRIBE, AND HAS IT A FLAVOR WORTH ITS KEEP?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2020 12:19:27 GMT -5
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Post by pepperhead212 on Aug 10, 2020 13:10:25 GMT -5
I tried yellow pear this season, and definitely won't be growing those again. I didn't get a single tomato on the plant - it was the first one to flower, but it started dying off, branch by branch. No other tomato did this all summer, even the one right next to it! I finally had to pull it out. A friend that I gave a plant to brought me a few just two days ago - definitely not early, by any means, and smaller than my tigers. Like a cherry tomato with a bump on it! About half were split, from the rain. Flavor ok, but obviously not a keeper, at least for me.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2020 14:20:58 GMT -5
iMP; THE LINK SHOWED A YELLOW PEAR, BUT THERE IS NO INDICATION AS TO ITS MATURE SIZE. PICTURE LOOKS LIKE THOSE I HAVE.
hAD i ANY IDEA THAT THERE WOULD BE SUCH A DIFFERENCE IN THE VARIOUS STRAINS OF YELLOW PEAR I WOULD SURELY HAVE SAVED SEED.
THE SOLE PURPOSE OF A "CHERRY TOMATO" TYPE IS TO HAVE FRUITING PLANTS IN THE HEAT OF SUMMER. A PLANT THAT PRODUCES SOMETHING NOT USEFUL IS A COMPLETE WASTE, EVEN IF IT DOES BEAR IN AUGUST.
IS THERE PERHAPS A RED "CHERRY TOMATO" THAT BEARS FLAVORFUL TOMATOES OF GOLF BALL SIZE? i HAVE NO USE FOR TOMATOES THAT ARE SMALLER THAN THAT. WASTE OF TIME IN MY OPINION.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Aug 10, 2020 19:51:06 GMT -5
@oxankle2 Tiger tomatoes produce large numbers of tomatoes for me, though the Lucky variety, which seems to have replaced the greens (which is my favorite) in catalogs, didn't perform as well, side by side with the greens, splitting a lot, in these super heavy rains. Both seem to be doing well in the heat (we tied our record for 90+ days in July). Red tigers weren't as productive, the one year I tried them. I grew some last season - Cherry Bomb - that I grew again this season, because I liked the 1"+ size, and output, but they were all about 3/4" this year, on both plants, from the same seed pack! Super productive, but unpredictable, as for size.
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Post by paquebot on Aug 10, 2020 21:38:44 GMT -5
The photo of Yellow Pear on the Nikitovka site is what they should look like. Base should be maximum 1" wide. They also should be quite sweet. In fact, common use for them is tomato jelly. They do have a tendency to split in wet weather. Another thing about the proper one is that they will vine forever. Ten feet is no problem! There is Japanese Yellow Pear with identical fruit but a well-behaved 4' bush.
Martin
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Post by carolyn on Aug 11, 2020 6:37:45 GMT -5
in a word... NO! I haven't had a pear tomato I have liked yet. they are all as boring as can be on my tongue.but I still grow a few as there are people who ask for them. BORing!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2020 15:56:00 GMT -5
Hmm, first, high heat stops tomatoes from setting fruit. There will be some natural variations as to which plants do best or bear longer in a higher heat situation, especially taking in the effects of humidity levels.
I probably have around 20 different versions , named varieties of "yellow pear" tomatoes, all are some what different than the next. None of which I have found to be bland or tasteless as yet but again, location and gardens vary as well as taste and many other things. I have found most cherries or small tomatoes will split with too much water, many of the larger varieties do so also.
Martin, I am lazy and do not often make tomato jelly, just make tomato preserves or jams. Both the red and the yellow pears do make a pretty jam and tasty as well; somewhere I have a good recipe for a savory version that is really good with pork or beef dishes.
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Post by theozarkan on Jan 5, 2021 21:20:19 GMT -5
I tried yellow pear the year before last and didn't really care for them. Great producers and plants were monsters but just didn't care for the fruit. I accidently grew some more last summer. I noticed there were some good looking volunteers in an old chicken pen that I was no longer using. Not a big surprise as I often through tomatoes with bad spots overripe ect in there. I kept wondering what they might be from so I dug up a few and replanted. Sure enough. All yellow pear.
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