WANTED! HIGHLY ACIDIC TOMATOES!
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WANTED: Sweet Tasting Tomato, Thats Also Acidic!
Comments (0)Hello: I'm interested in trading for a tomato variety that has the perfect balance of sweet taste and acid. Sweet, rich tomatoes are very nice, but the special ones have an acidic taste also! I am leaving a spot in my garden for this kind of tomato, does anyone have a heirloom or family poccession that fits this description? I would be very willing to trade with you... Thank-you for your time, Randy BC, Canada Zone 6b-7 "whitehouse"...See MoreTomatoes with acidic flavour
Comments (23)But, to your taste, have you ever eaten a certain variety that obviously "tasted" acidic or tart to you? This past year I didn't really have many with a truly acidic taste. At least not overpowering. ***** Sure, I've grown many that I considered had an assertive ( I prefer that adjective to acidic or tart) type taste, and in her Dec 5th post above Suze listed many of them and I agree with most of what she posted. Notice that Rutgers is also on that list, and I could say the same about many of the older commercial varieties such as Valiant and New Yorker and Wisconsin 55 and the like. I've grown Better Boy and Big Boy quite a bit and I don't find themn to be assertive at all. Both have one parent in common, a large pink heirloom called Teddy Jones, and no, that variety is not available anywhere b'c obviously it's still used in the construction of hybrid seed for both of those varieties. There will seldom be agreement on taste of varieties b'c taste is both personal and subjective and has a human genetic association as well and taste can vary depending on the summer it was grown as to weather as well as soil used, amendments used, and other variables. Certain varieties seem to have some agreement such as the ones we're talking about here now, per Suze's list, as well as my mentioning Noir Des Cosebeauf and Sandpoint. Carolyn...See MoreThe most acidic type tomato?
Comments (3)In 1979 a study was published in The Journal of Food Science that compared the pH, the level of acidity, in 107 different varieties. Surprise, they discovered that they all fell into a very narrow range of pH (4.3-4.6) and that that pH varied only marginally depending on the soil in which they were grown in and the degree of ripeness when picked and tested (the more ripe the higher the pH). So acidity isn't really the issue when it comes to flavor. Our taste buds age and change just as the rest of our body does, over-watering while ripening dilutes the taste while raising the pH, and letting the fruit over-ripen on the vine makes them sweeter too. Brix, the level of sugars is a little more accurate measurement. The lower the brix the more tart the flavor. The problem brix doesn't remain consistent even within the same variety much less within different soils. Sioux is one variety consistently rated as low-brix (if you can find the seeds) but most varieties can range from 6-10 on the brix scale (10 being the sweetest). But with over 400 flavor components identified in tomatoes finding the perfect flavor, or what we might recall as the perfect flavor, is nigh on impossible. My personal suggestion would be for your Dad to try Matt's Wild Cherry if that size is acceptable to him.. Dave...See MoreGasteria growing well, but discovered its in highly acidic potting mix
Comments (16)Thank you all. I still might take a slower stance. I really want to just enjoy the group. I want to be a part of somewhere people are open to new ideas. Willing to share their ideas. For the most part this has been the experience. As one of you pointed out people having bad days. I am having a pretty crappy period. A blip compared to a lifetime, but still it doesn't make it any easier. Gardening has kept me going during this period. I come on here to share in that love. I'm was in no frame of mind two days ago to accept such words. If someone has a question about me, they are welcome to ask. I have no hidden agenda. I am not advertising on sight, when 99.99% of the participant have no way to access my product. I sell local only. I can not mail to the States and it is too cost prohibitive to mail soil in Canada. I enjoy making various soil. The customer I do have continue to come back time and time again for our blends, even though they are complex. We have a reason for each and every ingredient, but we are always open to change. We base change on the outcome of our tester and customers. After those years of testing I am very pleasse with the all purpose succulent mix. It does everything I want a soil to do. It has never given me any problems. The problem this time was not to follow what works. I love all of my many gasteria, but this one just spoke to me, so I a decision of the heart instead of the head, but as some one else posted "if it ain't broke..." Before I know it, it will be time to divide and renew the soil. Again thank you for your kind words. I will continue to participate in the site, but avoid starting any post for awhile....See Moregrubby_AZ Tucson Z9
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