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'Caspian Pink' Tomatoes |
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Standard
Main-Season
Heirloom
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Open-pollinated. Main season, heirloom, standard, beefsteak-type tomato with pinkish-red, 10- to 12-ounce fruit. Indeterminate plants.
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80
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| Seed Sources: |
Henry Field's Seed and Nursery Co. - updated in 2013
Totally Tomato - updated in 2011
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (4.5 Stars)
Taste: (4.5 Stars)
Yield: (3.9 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (3.9 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 8
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 01/01/2008 by
gdionelli
- An experienced gardener
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Cabell, West Virginia, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| One of the best tasting, prettiest tomatoes I've grown. Mine did not crack. It slices beautifully. It produced well, but not as many as some others I've had. |
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Reviewed on 12/27/2007 by
rwkrieger
- An intermediate gardener
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Prince William, Virginia, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| One of my favorite big pinks. In my Northern VA garden it out-produces Brandywine and tastes about as good. This has been true for the last 6 years for me and I grow Caspian Pink and Brandywine (Sudduth Strain & OTV) each year. Some scarring near the neck has been common for me with Caspian Pink but it does not bother me. |
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Reviewed on 12/16/2007 by
Oregon
- An experienced gardener
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Lane, Oregon, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Very productive for a large tomato. I wish it had a little more flavor. |
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Reviewed on 10/22/2006 by
MATERGIRL
- An intermediate gardener
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York, Pennsylvania, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| These are large boat-shaped pink tomatoes with a superb taste. As someone else here has noted the taste gets even better later in the season. A wonderful explosion of tomato flavor, rich, sweet, salty, great! Meaty and fine textured. Plants were fairly vigorous and easy to grow. The cons: terrible cracking meant a lot of waste to scars and rotten spots. But, I did not water during the summer draught, then we had above-normal rain. This could be the culprit. I would still rate these are one of my favorites and will definately grow again for the taste. |
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Reviewed on 12/02/2005 by
Joachim
- An experienced gardener
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Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| This variety was hyped by seed suppliers as "tastes better than Brandywine". While Caspian Pink is a decent heirloom the taste does not come close to the King of TomatoDom - Brandywine. |
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Reviewed on 01/21/2005 by
Tania
- An intermediate gardener
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Washington, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| high yields, large indeterminate plant, mid-season (close to 80 days in my garden).
Tomatoes are pink, about 1 lb, getting a bit smaller once the season progresses. Some yellow shoulders.
Flavor improves later in the summer. Good taste, meaty, beautiful. |
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Reviewed on 10/26/2004 by
russell
- An experienced gardener
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Ontario, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Excellent tomato flavor, rich pink color, low yielding, but worth planting. |
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Reviewed on 10/25/2004 by
Brian Caldwell
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Tompkins, New York, United States
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| Our family thinks this variety is about as good as Brandywine. Worth growing. |
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