Neutral with only one more chance to impress ... or it goes to negative. In my garden, plants produced medium to large orange-red fruits...Read More. Fruits were quite meaty, with less gel than normal, and they did not exhibit any real distinguishing flavor, quite bland. Will give one more chance in-ground instead of potted next spring.
I have had a great deal of luck with this tomato. The fruits have been very large-a solid 4" across. They have had a very good tomato fla...Read Morevor with a good level of acidity. I have picked some of them a few days early to ripen inside. These have tasted excellent as well. They are a firm and meaty tomato with a nice amount of juice. I grow them in a combination of peat moss, very rich compost and potting soil. We have had some hard rains here, followed by some very hot days. This did not seem to deter this tomato plant from producing a nice crop of tomatoes. I used many of the creoles -in combination with campbell's-for sauce that was out of this world. These plants do need staking. They get very loaded down with heavy tomatoes and will tip over. They have a thick stem and can be very sprawling.
Jonesville, SC (Zone 7b) | January 2009 | negative
Creole is the worst tasting tomato I have ever grown. Yes, the plant does well in hot/humid climates but the texture is mushy and the ta...Read Moreste is not even close to a 'real tomato.' I heard that this variety only produces its 'distinguished taste' in the soils in Louisiana. This must be true.
An oldie but goodie for this area. Produces many small to medium sized fruits; nice acidity, juicy & flavorful. Keeps bearing after the r...Read Moreest have dried up in the late summer heat & shows good disease resistance, very reliable.
Excellent local variety for southern Louisiana, usually a home garden type but has shown up at farmers market around Baton Rouge La. and ...Read Moresurrounding areas. Sometimes irregular shaped but very tasty.
Neutral with only one more chance to impress ... or it goes to negative. In my garden, plants produced medium to large orange-red fruits...Read More
I have had a great deal of luck with this tomato. The fruits have been very large-a solid 4" across. They have had a very good tomato fla...Read More
Creole is the worst tasting tomato I have ever grown. Yes, the plant does well in hot/humid climates but the texture is mushy and the ta...Read More
An oldie but goodie for this area. Produces many small to medium sized fruits; nice acidity, juicy & flavorful. Keeps bearing after the r...Read More
A 1970 introduction from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. Designed to set fruit under hot humid conditions.
I am not sure the spacing is correct. I think it should be 24-36" apart. Maturity is 78 days.
Excellent local variety for southern Louisiana, usually a home garden type but has shown up at farmers market around Baton Rouge La. and ...Read More