🍅 Quick take: Hunk Purple is an indeterminate, mid-season potato leaf variety bred by Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farms (USA). It produces meaty, purple-black tomatoes weighing up to 5.3 oz (150 g). Despite slow germination and some early cold damage when grown outdoors, growers report that it reliably sets fruit all season long. It stands out for its consistently sweet, highly-rated flavor, even during a tough summer. Full summary ↓
Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zone 4a Experience)
Indeterminate, mid-season variety. Potato leaf. The seeds took forever to germinate, and then the vine ended up outdoors and got nipped by the cold. Because of that, I really can’t judge the overall yield fairly, but it did keep setting fruit reliably.
Considering how few varieties grown outdoors actually gave me good flavor this summer, this one was a really pleasant surprise. The flavor was consistently great all summer long, nicely sweet; I’d give it a solid 4.75 out of 5. The tomatoes are purple-black, some have faint stripes, medium size up to 5.3 oz (150 g), and nice and meaty.
Gorgeous!
Full Summary: Hunk Purple
- 🌿 Plant: Indeterminate, mid-season vine with potato leaf foliage. Germination can be slow, but the plant is resilient enough to bounce back from mild frost damage outdoors.
- 📈 Yield: Hard to gauge perfectly due to weather setbacks, but it’s a reliable setter even under environmental stress.
- 👅 Taste: The standout feature. Rated incredibly high (4.75 out of 5) for a consistently sweet, excellent flavor that holds up even during sub-par summer weather.
- 📦 Storage: Not specifically mentioned, but the flesh is described as nice and meaty.
- 🌎 Who Reviewed It: 1 grower from Kostroma (USDA Zone 4a) shared growing notes and photos, while another forum member admired the results.
🍅 Have you grown Brad Gates’ Hunk Purple? Drop a comment below and let us know if your seeds took a long time to germinate too!
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