With “Delicious” in its name, it has to be good! This early maturing tomato supports the trend of having heirloom look, flavor and texture with hybrid disease resistance and improved germination meaning it is much easier for home gardeners to grow. When grown next to the comparisons, this variety is definitely earlier with a higher yield and a very uniform fruit size. The beautiful big fruits do not crack as much. What really sets this variety apart is the excellent flavor and a high Brix for a sweeter than normal pink tomato. Bonus: Much better disease resistance than controls in both the Southeast and Heartland regions.
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Staking is required. Watering is the standard requirement for tomatoes. Little to no pruning is required.
- “What set the entry apart was the excellent flavor.”
- “Great tomato in line with one of my favorite tomato trends; heirloom look and flavor with F1 disease resistance and germination (overall easier for home gardeners).”
- “Excellent disease resistance! Good flavor and texture!”
- “Definitely a winner for an “heirloom” looking tomato but with all the benefits of a hybrid!”
- “Good flavor, big, fleshy, juicy with sweet tomato taste”
Bob Betsch –
Pink Delicious Hybrid Tomato is the best tasting most productive tomato I have ever grown. The picture shows the tomatoes that were harvested in a few days from two plants; the average weight is 16 ounces with the larger ones weighing 20 ounces. The only problem that l’ve had is that, on two occasions, the weight of clusters of 3 or 4 green tomatoes stripped the supporting branches from the tomato stalk.