Blue Beauty and Dancing with Surfs

These tomatoes were part of my dark and unusual choices for this year. I was amazed at the size and coloring of the ‘Blue Beauty’. Very prolific, they all seemed to ripen at once (so far) and the plant isn’t too tall. Labeled as an indeterminate. A cross between ‘Beauty King’ and a blue tomato. This is a Brad Gates Introduction of Wild Boar Farm. He has come up with some doozies! His are the most colorful tomatoes around. It is also one of the first to ripen in my garden.

Where does he come up with these names? These are about the size of a ping pong ball. They grow in clusters and are mature when they turn dark red with purplish shoulders. I liked them and thought they were fairly sweet when truly ripe. In my experience, blue tomatoes need to be really ripe for the best flavor. A tidy little plant, almost 4 feet in my garden.

I enjoy thumbing through the catalogs looking for new varieties every year. The more colorful the better!