Tomato 'Enchantment'

Enchantment is our favorite of the several dozen varieties that we have tried. Although it is only medium sized, it bears heavily and th...Read Moree flavor is the best. Your might want a bigger variety for BLTs, but for salads and eating plain, it can't be beat. It tastes like it might be low acid, so we haven't tried canning it. I have a problem with late blight, but it is relatively resistant.

I grew 'Enchantment' as a lark for I lived in an apartment
and had a 6x8 balcony that recieved only 3 hours of sun daily,
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The plant grew in 20" clay pots and to my surprise provided me with the most delicious tomato I ever tasted. It was sweet as sugar! Though not as many as normal, they were great. I still live in Zone 10 in a new townhouse with a large patio and now grow 20-plus tomato plants in pots and just planted a 12" 'Enchantment' in a 20" pot.

I've been growing tomatoes for 8 years, and this is by far my favorite. It is a "roma" shaped tomato, perfect for canning as well as sau...Read Morece and slicing, as it has fantastic flavor and isn't at all watery. I plant the seedlings next to 6' stakes, and tie the plants as they grow. I also trim off the suckers as they form to get more fruit-bearing stems. When the plants have reached the top of the stake, I pinch out the growing tip and start harvesting! These plants bear a lot of fruit, and are quite disease-resistant here in Zone 10. The only negative thing about these seeds is that they can be difficult to find (and because they are a hybrid, plants may not come true from saved seed). But still my favorite tomato, and a mainstay of my summer garden!

Needs to be grown in a cage or trained to a fence. Altho a plum (egg shaped) it is not a paste tomato but of general use and adequate fo...Read Morer canning and freezing as well as eating. Continues to set tomatoes after Celebrity stops due to high temperatures. For two years running I got bad seeds from Totally Tomatoes; the seeds germinated but failed to develope.

Saved seed will not come true.

We freeze gallons of blanched and peeled enchantments and use them for sauces thruout the winter. Frequently we put
chopped sweet peppers, okra and eggplant into the pot and freeze it all together.