ShellieESterling
Garden Ornament
Has anyone tried these yet? I'm considering them, my boys love cherry tomatoes for snacks.
Italian Ice Tomatoes - Burpee.com
Italian Ice Tomatoes - Burpee.com
Italian Ice Tomatoes?
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simple life
Garden Ornament
Nope, but I like to try anything that is different. Where did you find them? I would like to find those lemon cukes that someone else recommended yesterday.
OaklandCityFarmer
Deeply Rooted
I'd really stay away from them. You have to buy them in plants (from Burpee) and the plants produce sterile flowers that will not produce seed and if any seed is produced it will not be true to the parent plant. Furthermore this variety is very susceptible to disease. Although a mildly prolific producer the fruits have a bland and dull flavor.
I would recommend Green Grape or Lemon Drop they are both great varieties that taste really good and still are very different.
Good luck!
I would recommend Green Grape or Lemon Drop they are both great varieties that taste really good and still are very different.
Good luck!
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ShellieESterling
Garden Ornament
simple - I posted links on both threads. You can find Italian Ice Tomatoes and the Lemon Cukes at Burpee.
Oakland - Thanks. I read the reviews after I posted this. They do seem to be disease prone, so I'll pass. Thank you for the suggestions for others though. I'm going to try a few different varieties.
Oakland - Thanks. I read the reviews after I posted this. They do seem to be disease prone, so I'll pass. Thank you for the suggestions for others though. I'm going to try a few different varieties.
OaklandCityFarmer
Deeply Rooted
Let us know how they turn out. I've heard a lot of bad news from other gardeners and in our recent experimental gardens they didn't do well at all. The ones that weren't effected by disease just didn't live up to what, IMHO, should be good tomatoes.ams3651 said:
Tutter
Deeply Rooted
OaklandCityFarmer took the words out of my mouth. I am addicted to green grape tomatoes. I would probably follow someone with a basket of those over someone with a slice of cake! 
last year I planted the yellow pear shaped grape tomatoes, even though I dont like tomatoes, everyone I gave them too loved them. I planted more this year and Roma's.
one of the italian ice is just about dead I think but its been poor since I planted it.
one of the italian ice is just about dead I think but its been poor since I planted it.
progress report - the one i thought was dead came back very well. Flowers but so far no fruit, but my yellow pears have nothing really so far either. I think last year this time I was over run so Im not sure. Should they have not been planted together?? I dont know much about that kind of thing.
OaklandCityFarmer
Deeply Rooted
How has the weather been? They just might not be setting fruit because of temps? Proximity shouldn't be a problem.ams3651 said:
