Pink Tomatoes Anyone?

[John Gusmano]

While at Home Depot with me son, he spotted these in the seed display. Yup, PINK tomatoes. Of course we had to get them! I thought they were pretty cool and according to my son "We HAVE to get these, the girls will LOVE them!" Hahaha, ah yes, out of the mouths of 5 year olds....

Anyways, gonna give these a try this year. I'm curious if when cooked, if they will make a pink tomato sauce? Maybe pink spaghetti for a valentines day dinner? Who knows!?!?!

[nytrapper23]

Never seen them before

[Jack of all Trapping]

I grow Heirloom Pink Oxhearts in my garden. They are more a lighter shade of red... Nice and firm. Great on burgers.

[histopicker]

What strikes my odd about this whole deal is the packaging! The package states they are hybrid but have that great heirloom flavor. I hate play on words in advertising.
Other than that; I have picked many pink tomatoes but they were pink because they were not ripe.

[John Gusmano]

Mar 16, 2015 18:54:42 GMT -5 histopicker said:

What strikes my odd about this whole deal is the packaging! The package states they are hybrid but have that great heirloom flavor. I hate play on words in advertising.
Other than that; I have picked many pink tomatoes but they were pink because they were not ripe.

I've only been into gardening for a few years. I have always heard the terms "heirloom" and "heritage" tossed around. Yet, I have no clue what they mean? Can you explain it to me please?

[histopicker]

Mar 17, 2015 5:38:42 GMT -5 John Gusmano said:

Mar 16, 2015 18:54:42 GMT -5 histopicker said:

What strikes my odd about this whole deal is the packaging! The package states they are hybrid but have that great heirloom flavor. I hate play on words in advertising.
Other than that; I have picked many pink tomatoes but they were pink because they were not ripe.

I've only been into gardening for a few years. I have always heard the terms "heirloom" and "heritage" tossed around. Yet, I have no clue what they mean? Can you explain it to me please?

A Heirloom vegetable is one that is open pollinated (not a hybrid) that grows the same fruit as the parent plant. The name Heritage is used in the U.K. instead of Heirloom, it means the same thing.
Hybrid plants produce fruit with specific desirable attributes but if you plant the seeds from hybrid fruit, chances are poor of getting the same fruit. You will get one of the plants that were used to cross for the specific F1 hybrid.
Preppers like the Heirloom variety's because you can save your seeds year to year and get good results.

[John Gusmano]

THANK YOU!!!!

[bk]

My great grandmother used to save her pepper, squash, and tomato seeds every year - guessing there were open pollinated.  She always had some big pale pink tomatoes that were so tasty.  About 5-6 inches across and must have been over half a pound.

Wish I'd know enough then to get some of her seed and keep the process going... Oh well, at least I have the memories.