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Sun, Aug 31, 14 at 16:46
| We were disappointed in the Husky Cherry tomato. Only planted one plant, thankfully, because although it started out good and produced several large cherry tomatoes, it didn't hold up well at all. The leaves and branches turned brown and rotted off and we ended up cutting the plant down to almost the base of the plant. No new branches as yet. We don't think it was due to too much rain, not enough rain, lack of proper nutrients, etc because a Jet Star right next to it is healthy and still putting out good tomatoes. In short, we won't plant Husky Cherry again. Next year, it will probably be more Jet Star for us. Wonder if anyone else had this problem? |
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| yep, tried it for the first time this year also and am very unimpressed. Of course, bearing in mind that it has been a poor tomato year (but not that bad). |
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| Really wouldn't even consider it. There are literally two thousand better tomatoes out there. Dave |
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- Posted by conchitaFL 10 Hutchinson Island (My Page) on Sun, Aug 31, 14 at 21:48
| So if you could only grow one cherry, which would it be, Dave? |
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- Posted by catherinet 5 IN (My Page) on Thu, Sep 4, 14 at 7:30
| The one I planted in a 5 gallon bucket is doing well and is very healthy. Your problem was probably the cold nights that zone 5 seemed to have. |
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- Posted by lantanascape z6 Idaho (My Page) on Thu, Sep 4, 14 at 21:52
| I have resolved to grow ONLY black cherry next year. Each year I try some other variety in addition to, and am totally disappointed. This year it was Cerise Orange and I think the other one is Juliet. The Cerise is literally chocking out a couple plants in adjacent cages, but the fruits are small and seem to ripen randomly, so picking a decent amount is a lot of work. Juliet is fine, just kind of bland. Last year it was some little red thing that had tough skins. Black cherry is without fail tasty and prolific, and the toms are a perfect size for eating fresh, or cutting in half for salads. The plant is almost as obnoxious as Cerise though, so I'm going to give it it's own little kingdom next year rather than planting it in the common tomato bed. |
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