I love this tomato variety and it is great to see that a few people are starting to grow it. I know I've shared seed on a couple of forums and I guess if it does well for people it will continue to be grown and shared. I've made several crosses using Dancing with Smurfs as one of the parents and they are looking promising, I have 3 different F1's growing this year.
"How can you not love that name! This is a beautiful cherry variety bred by Tom Wagner. The seeds I received in 2011 are F3, meaning they were still segregating for traits and selections needed to be made over the coming years for the next generation of seed to be saved. I've been selecting for my favourites each time, based on taste, looks and earliness. Dancing With Smurfs is not an overly sweet type of cherry as some are, but what it does have is a good rich tomato taste great for snacking on. I've found this variety easy to grow in a greenhouse and here it will crop outside in a sheltered spot.
The blue - anthocyanin colour is seen most intensely on fruits that have been in direct sunlight. This can be seen on stems and fruits from very early on and fruits continue to darken as they grow. Leaves do tend to curl a bit which helps lets more sunlight in. The shaded under side of the tomato retains it's original colour and ripens to red, a great way to check they are ripe.
The picture below shows the reduction in intensity of the blue-black colour (Anthocyanin) when tomatoes are grown in a slightly shady spot, taste and production remained good. I think Dancing With Smurfs and another similar cherry variety of Tom's, Helsing Junction Blues are my favourite antho cherries that I've grown so far. I'll continue making my selections from the plants I grow and save seeds to be sown next year. " http://mostlytomatomania.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/dancing-with-smurfs.html
"How can you not love that name! This is a beautiful cherry variety bred by Tom Wagner. The seeds I received in 2011 are F3, meaning they were still segregating for traits and selections needed to be made over the coming years for the next generation of seed to be saved. I've been selecting for my favourites each time, based on taste, looks and earliness. Dancing With Smurfs is not an overly sweet type of cherry as some are, but what it does have is a good rich tomato taste great for snacking on. I've found this variety easy to grow in a greenhouse and here it will crop outside in a sheltered spot.
The blue - anthocyanin colour is seen most intensely on fruits that have been in direct sunlight. This can be seen on stems and fruits from very early on and fruits continue to darken as they grow. Leaves do tend to curl a bit which helps lets more sunlight in. The shaded under side of the tomato retains it's original colour and ripens to red, a great way to check they are ripe.
The picture below shows the reduction in intensity of the blue-black colour (Anthocyanin) when tomatoes are grown in a slightly shady spot, taste and production remained good. I think Dancing With Smurfs and another similar cherry variety of Tom's, Helsing Junction Blues are my favourite antho cherries that I've grown so far. I'll continue making my selections from the plants I grow and save seeds to be sown next year. " http://mostlytomatomania.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/dancing-with-smurfs.html
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