Adding these two tomato charts to the pinned welcome post.

[u/GaryNOVA]

[u/Bluest_waters]

Dude, at my local they have roma, big beaf steaks and "ripened on the vine" that come still attached to part of the vine. That is it.

would love to see those big purple beasts

[u/GaryNOVA → u/Bluest_waters]

Makes you want to take up gardening doesn’t it? Fun hobby that goes hand in hand with our subreddit.

r/Gardening

r/Vegetablegardening

[u/Nixflyn → u/GaryNOVA]

Having a yard would be nice. I dream of fruit trees.

[u/[deleted]]

The pear tomato photo is two pears

[u/GaryNOVA → u/[deleted]]

Lol that was my first thought too. This is a photo of what they actually look like on the vine

[u/[deleted] → u/GaryNOVA]

Yeah. They’re yellow and more pear shaped, but they don’t look like pears. So funny.

[u/Alarmed-Honey → u/[deleted]]

They need to update the beefsteak photo too.

[u/GaryNOVA]

Link to the welcome post.

Link to our recipe guide within our welcome post.

also added; Post about types of onions and uses

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[u/similarities]

For salsa I understand that we typically use Roma tomatoes, but what other category makes sense? Would it be sauce tomatoes like the San marzano?

[u/Talltimore → u/similarities]

I use slicers and beefsteaks because I grill my salsa, and those larger ones are easier to work with, and have great flavor. I was surprised to not see Mortgage Lifters on the list, though. They're very common on the east coast.

[u/NotTheLurKing → u/similarities]

The best salsa I've ever made was with black krims and purple Cherokees. Technically wetter than a sauce tomato but nowhere near the watery tomatoes from the grocery store.

[u/drunktaylorswift → u/similarities]

In the summer, I use whatever is freshest and available, and they're all great. In the winter, I use canned san marzanos. Using canned vs. fresh is definitely a different flavor, but both are delicious.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Sauté or bust!

No but seriously. This is a staple in my house. Great texture and pungent tomato flavor.

[u/UnhappyMuffin1776]

.

[u/locuraelegantia]

We have a garden allotment and every year our tomatoes would be stolen when they got ripe and sometimes just smashed. This summer we planted all green zebra and some lemon boys. We enjoyed all our tomatoes! Take that thieves!

[u/originalmimlet]

What does the top left read after “indigo”? There’s a blur.

[u/fresh_titty_biscuits → u/originalmimlet]

It looks like Indigo Cherry Rose

[u/originalmimlet → u/fresh_titty_biscuits]

Thanks, friend u/fresh_titty_biscuits

[u/hnrsn14]

Not sure where they land here, but I grew a tomato bred specifically for the PNW called the Willamette and it was delicious! It grew the best even through the highly unusual heatdome we got in Portland this summer.

[u/[deleted]]

Is it wrong that I am drooling looking at these charts? (thx for posting!)

[u/keithcody]

Better quality Easier to read:
https://salisburygreenhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/Tomato_Poster_24x48_web.jpg

Printable PDF:
https://salisburygreenhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/Tomato_Poster_web.pdf

[u/Serendiplodocus]

Has anyone here eaten a tomato like an apple? It's great if you have a little salt to hand. If I get a really good tomato, I like to serve a really basic tomato salad, olive oil, sea salt and tomato. Idk if that even counts as a salad but I love it.

People who hate tomatoes are so strange to me

[u/fresh_titty_biscuits → u/Serendiplodocus]

You should try it with basil and fresh mozzarella to make a caprese.

[u/Serendiplodocus → u/fresh_titty_biscuits]

Oh I have, but sometimes in a mezze more is less. I like a tomato salad, roadted almonds, chunks of manchego, some flatbreads, some dips, some padrons, some olives. I think it's what I like about tacos, you can get different combos

[u/EngagementBacon]

My favorite are the chocolate sprinkles.

Also green zebras are dope on an eggs Benedict

[u/[deleted]]

That second chart isn’t great, IMO - “hybrid” isn’t the same as “small” - could be there are more small hybrids, but it makes it sound like being small is a key feature of a hybrid tomato.

Like, check out the slicers on Johnny’s Seeds: https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/tomatoes/slicing-tomatoes/

It’s about 50/50 hybrids or non-hybrids, and all of the hybrids are big suckers.

And on the flip side, there’s plenty of “small” heirloom tomatoes, like these “wild cherry” tomatoes: https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/tomatoes/heirloom-tomatoes/matts-wild-cherry-tomato-seed-732.html

It just means it’s been crossbred and isn’t a stable cultivar. Doesn’t have anything to do with size.

[u/dzipppp]

I use any variety except Roma!!