Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Tomato Tuesday

 
 
This weeks Tomato Tuesday spotlight is on "Spudakee" tomato. Spudakee is a potato leaf version of the popular Cherokee Purple. This variety was found growing in a field of 100 Cherokee Purple plants in Ohio in the early 90's.   I got these seeds from Winter Sown .  It is an indeterminate plant which produces 8-16 oz maroon colored tomatoes.  When you cut them open it is the color of a raw steak.  My plant is producing a nice amount of larger size tomatoes. I have to say this is probably one of my favorite tomato varieties this year!  The flavor is amazing.  I am a fan of the darker colored tomatoes.  I want to make sauce with some of them to see how it will taste, but I keep eating them on sandwiches or fresh. I have never grown Cherokee Purple tomatoes, so I wonder how they compare in flavor.  I may have to do a trial next year with the two varieties. 
 
 
 


 
Thanks for checking out my Tomato Tuesday post and don't forget to stop by next Tuesday to see which tomato variety I will be spotlighting. Happy Gardening!!!

4 comments:

  1. Ah yes, a tomato sandwich - love them. Just checking out your Blog. JC

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    1. Thanks JC for checking out my blog. I am a newbie blogger, so far it has been fun. Tomato sandwiches are the best, especially when the tomato is home grown!

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  2. Interesting tomatoes ! They are visually so different to the norm when cut open, but if the flavour is fantastic, I bet that is soon forgotten!

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    1. Thanks Jane! I love the taste of the dark tomatoes, they are my favorite.

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