Tullahoma, TN (Zone 7a) | September 2017 | negative
One of eight varieties grown grown from seed this year. Mine grew into a low, sprawling bush, wider than it is tall. Thick stems. Tomatoe...Read Mores are just smaller than tennis balls, round and smooth, and orangey red in color. And there are a lot of them.
Firm skin, a fair amount of gel and seeds, whitish core. Sioux has a nice acidity, but not much rich tomato flavor. Not much more flavorful than grocery store tomatoes. And to me, they have an aftertaste like canned tomato soup.
I will probably roast, mill, and cook them down into sauce because I have so many. But I am just not impressed with the taste.
The Sioux tomato was not a standout for me in my 2015 garden. The plants were smallish and not that good of a producer. Taste was acidi...Read Morec to me and just not a take another bite tomato. Maybe it was just my garden soil, the weather, etc? Don’t know if I will try them again?
Jonesville, SC (Zone 7b) | January 2009 | positive
This variety is impressive and it's one of my winners. The taste is acidic and production is great. The size is average but tomatoes ca...Read Moren grow large. To my surprise, this variety performed well in my hot/humid climate. This variety is in my garden every year.
This is my first time growing Sioux and I am pleased with it. The tomatoes are red-orange, medium sized with a tangy, tomatoey flavor. Si...Read Moreoux is a more acidic tomato than some, but not unpleasantly so. The plant has had some folliage disease but has continued to produce a good quantity of tomatoes in spite of it. A good workhorse red for canning.
Plant is a heavy bearer of small, bright red tomatoes. Holds up well in heat; the plant shows nary a trace of foliage disease or blossom...Read More-end rot in my garden, even following a week of 100+ degree temperatures. This may well become my garden mainstay.
A 1944 entry from the Department of Horticulture, Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln. Stokesdale x A...Read Morellred cross.
One of eight varieties grown grown from seed this year. Mine grew into a low, sprawling bush, wider than it is tall. Thick stems. Tomatoe...Read More
The Sioux tomato was not a standout for me in my 2015 garden. The plants were smallish and not that good of a producer. Taste was acidi...Read More
This variety is impressive and it's one of my winners. The taste is acidic and production is great. The size is average but tomatoes ca...Read More
This is my first time growing Sioux and I am pleased with it. The tomatoes are red-orange, medium sized with a tangy, tomatoey flavor. Si...Read More
Plant is a heavy bearer of small, bright red tomatoes. Holds up well in heat; the plant shows nary a trace of foliage disease or blossom...Read More
A 1944 entry from the Department of Horticulture, Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln. Stokesdale x A...Read More
Traditional tomato taste. Easy to grow.