I think my nursery lied to me...
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Douglas Hunt on Sep 19, 2013I would be really disappointed if I'd waited all season and didn't get a Black Krim. Whatever you do have, I hope it's tasty.Helpful Reply
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Kiely on Sep 19, 2013@Douglas Hunt I know! That's the one i wanted most of all. I'll be so sad :(Helpful Reply
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Darlene F on Sep 19, 2013Mystery tomato is a Roma Tomato used for canning and pasta sauce. Also if at the end of the season you end up with a lot of green tomatoes never fear. Get a paper bag put tomatoes in and close put the bag in a cool dry place. in a week you will have red tomatoes.Helpful Reply
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Carol Petto on Sep 19, 2013I think they were simply mislabeled. Next time get seeds so that you know what you will have growing in your garden. Also make sure your seeds are not GMO.Helpful Reply
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Karen Mortimore on Sep 19, 2013our tomatoes were so late turning this year, not a red one in site then all at once they were all ripe... everyone I've talked to has had the same problem, sure taste good though, now if the frost will hold off so we can enjoy them a little longer!Helpful Reply
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Waysouth on Sep 19, 2013looks too pink for Roma. As for black Krim, wait and see! Pretty sure a nursery would not lie, maybe make mistakes, but not lie. Enjoy whatever you have, they do look lovely and healthyHelpful Reply
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WannaBGardener on Sep 20, 2013You have a San Marzano tomato, they are similar to a Roma in flavor and meatiness. Enjoy!Helpful Reply
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Donna Steward on Sep 20, 2013Last year I thought I had purchased a red cherry tomato. To my surprise they turned out to be Black Cherry tomatoes, I think & were better tasting than the red. The squirrels scattered them all over the garden, so I had a nice surprise this spring when 6 volunteer plants showed up, and they have produced better than any of my others. I'm now sold on heirloom tomatoes!Helpful Reply
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Elaine Simmons on Sep 20, 2013I think customers at the nurseries look at a plant pick that describes the plant and put it in the wrong place when they put it back. I think this happens more often than you realize.Helpful Reply
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Gena Crow on Sep 20, 2013As someone who has worked in a nursery, I can tell you that some customers pull out the plant labeling tags and either don't put them back or put them in the wrong plants. Although I understand the disappointment, I wouldn't blame the nursery as they don't have anything to gain by unhappy customers. They do indeed look like Romas. Better luck next year! :-)Helpful Reply
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Diane Carlisle on Sep 20, 2013Have any of the big tomatoes started ripening yet? The mystery tomato definitely looks like a Roma.Helpful Reply
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Linda Stallons on Sep 20, 2013The large one, I think, is an Heirloom varity. We have been growing some like that this year and they are very yummy!!! The smaller ones look like Romas to me. We also have those. I think the" pink color" must be just in the posting of the pic. HTH!Helpful Reply
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Kiely on Sep 20, 2013They're definitely not Romas, but they are similar. They're much too pink, and they're definitely heirlooms. @wannabgardner I'm not familiar with San Marzanos, so that might just be what they are!Helpful Reply
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Evonne Kruger on Sep 20, 2013They look like a Roma called Amish Paste. Very very good.Helpful Reply
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Barbara on Sep 20, 2013Probably not the nursery's fault. Unthinking people pull a tag to look at it and stick it back in the wrong pot sometimes. The paste shaped tomato is obviously not either one of those. I can only guess but the large tomato looks bigger than Black Krim usually are. Time will tell! :-)Helpful Reply
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Barbara on Sep 20, 2013Btw, Roma is a particular variety. There are many paste tomatoes besides Roma.Helpful Reply
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Karen Mortimore on Sep 20, 2013we usually pull up the vine and hang it upside down in the garage and this works great too, although it can be a bit messy... sometimes you get caught and have to get them out of the garden fast...Helpful Reply
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Jenny Cox on Sep 21, 2013I had some that were ridgey like the larger variety you have there, they were pink, called brandy wine...Helpful Reply
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Elizabeth Poteat on Jun 16, 2014This could be the "Stripy". The color won't show until it is closer to getting ripe. Regardless it looks to be in the heirloom tomato family and it does take them longer to ripen. I am sure you will enjoy.Helpful Reply
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Joan Wohlever on Jan 14, 2015you want to sue a nursery for labeling wrong??? isn't that a bit extreme... probably a worker made the mistake... let your tomatoes ripen and enjoy them and don't take up the courts time with such frivial crap...Helpful Reply
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