I buy heritage plants and seeds and they do so much better than the hybridized versions that seem to be selected for packing durability only.

and came up with some good ones.

The version is called black Krim, and it is from Crimea. The plant produces well into October/November in the Chicago area and the taste is quite good.

As we're Russian/Polish, that would likely have appealed to Dad!

thanks for one of the very few non-apocalyptic posts on DU this month. I understand the anger, but outside of DU, very few people seem to be paying much attention to what Trump is doing.

And even on a political site, people should try to focus on other things during the day.

is a whole different thing.

Bitter taste and spoiled.

I only buy fresh tomatoes from farmers markets during their season, I would love to have a good tomato all year long. But, taste seems to be less important than shipping durability.

I couldn't get enough of them. They are full of flavor and their taste is exceptional.

I think it's because they grow them the old fashion way - organically - without chemicals.

I'm told that the grocery industry in this country demands that tomatoes be treated so that hold up on the grocery store shelves.

treated and bred so they travel safely and LOOK good. It's the LOOKS that matter here!

The colors were beautiful, but the taste was bland. The tags said they were from Mexico. I will have to set up a grow station to get better tomatoes in winter.

Also Campari. They don't have that "watermelon-like" flesh as most other store-bought tomatoes.

We had a Lucky's Market open up earlier this month, and I've seen some heirloom varieties in there (most notably, Cherokee Chocolate), and the beefeater and big beef tomatoes I bought were probably the most flavorful I've had in some time. Especially the beefeater. I just chopped it up for some tacos last night, and not only did it have a very strong, pleasing smell, it tasted DELICIOUS.