Hege German Pink and Virginia Sweets...

TX BA R2 · 09-22-2012, 07:46 PM

Looking at putting out a few of these next spring. Does anyone have experience with these varieties?

zebraman · 09-24-2012, 01:54 PM

I usually don't grow bi-colors as I find them to be bland and overly sweet. I have read quite a bit of praise for this one bi-color so I grew it 4 years ago. It grew into a large Ind. but was a very skimpy producer of bland overly sweet tomatoes. They also were not heavily bi-color on the inside. If you like bland, fruity, overly sweet tomatoes you should grow them.
I did like the Hege German. It was also a large Ind. Fairly productive, mostly large beefsteak shaped tomatoes but also round shaped as well. Really good taste for a pink.
You also might try McKinnley or Rose instead of the Virginia Sweets. Please understand that I am not trying to discourage you from growing any variety, but you did ask for experience. Unless you are growing Bi-colors for photography subjects.

Amideutch · 10-29-2012, 12:19 PM

Hege German Pink is a good one and you won't be disappointed. Another one in the same class is Toedebusch Pink. Ami

09-22-2012, 07:46 PM	#1
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09-24-2012, 01:54 PM	#2
zebraman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Venice,CA. zone 10 Posts: 500	I usually don't grow bi-colors as I find them to be bland and overly sweet. I have read quite a bit of praise for this one bi-color so I grew it 4 years ago. It grew into a large Ind. but was a very skimpy producer of bland overly sweet tomatoes. They also were not heavily bi-color on the inside. If you like bland, fruity, overly sweet tomatoes you should grow them. I did like the Hege German. It was also a large Ind. Fairly productive, mostly large beefsteak shaped tomatoes but also round shaped as well. Really good taste for a pink. You also might try McKinnley or Rose instead of the Virginia Sweets. Please understand that I am not trying to discourage you from growing any variety, but you did ask for experience. Unless you are growing Bi-colors for photography subjects.

10-29-2012, 12:19 PM	#3
Amideutch Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Germany,Zone 7 Posts: 81	Hege German Pink is a good one and you won't be disappointed. Another one in the same class is Toedebusch Pink. Ami