Blue Jolies Tomato Review

I ordered the seeds from N. Ananyeva. Her description of the variety:
“Indeterminate, tall, mid-season. The bush is sturdy and vigorous. The fruits are amazingly beautiful, yellow-orange with pink marbling and dark purple shoulders. The flesh is marmalade-like, sweet, with a bright unforgettable taste! Incredible yield! One of the best varieties of this year.”

I didn’t have any pink marbling. And the antho was more brown than purple. Otherwise, everything matches. A powerful, sturdy bush, quite productive for this difficult season. I had nothing but problems with tomatoes this year, but this one set fruit without skipping from the bottom to the top, right under the roof. I pruned it to 3 stems, the weight of the tomatoes was from 3.5 to 7 oz (100 to 200 g). I plan to repeat it next year, but in 2 stems. Overall, my impression of this variety is highly positive. I will repeat what I wrote in my garden journal:

This is the most beautiful tomato I have ever grown. Or ever seen, for that matter. It’s an absolutely incredible, blazing orange color. It looks like a little light bulb is glowing inside the tomato. The antho is not black or purple, but rather brown. Like beautiful brushstrokes of an artist on the shoulders. The tomato is meaty, but juicy. And it’s not even juice, but rather a gel. Thick, viscous, like honey. And the color is honey-like too. The tomato is incredibly aromatic and tasty. Very rich tomato flavor, but at the same time incredibly sweet! And I repeat, it is insanely beautiful! It has that beauty that only nature can create. It is flawless!
I admit that not everyone will share my enthusiasm. Some prefer raspberry-colored hearts or red globes. Or black icicles. But personally, this tomato just blew me away with its beauty. Taste-wise, there are plenty of tomatoes that can compete with it. But in terms of beauty… at least for me, it is the most beautiful. But then again, I really love orange tomatoes.

In the photo, it turned out looking more red; in real life, it is a deep, rich orange.

An exotic beauty, seeds from Sonechka.
The taste is sweet with fruity notes, and it looks incredibly beautiful! Weight 5.3-8.8 oz (152-250g).

Ladies, how does it compare to P20+Beauty King or Lucid Gem? Is there a difference? It seems very similar to me. I have it planned for next year.

Quote from Evgenia 03:
Ladies, how does it compare to P20+Beauty King or Lucid Gem? Is there a difference? It seems very similar to me. I have it planned for next year.

Good evening, Evgenia! I would rank these three varieties in this order:

1st place – Blue Jolies
2nd place – Lucid Gem
3rd place – P20+BK

Blue Jolies is the tastiest, sweetest, and most beautiful of them all. But its yield was lower than the other two varieties (I harvested about 40 fruits from each of those). As always, taste evaluation is subjective. I liked these tomatoes in this order, someone else might rank them differently. Tastes differ, just like growing conditions. You should definitely plant it and form your own opinion.

Quote from Evgenia 03:
Ladies, how does it compare to P20+Beauty King or Lucid Gem? Is there a difference? It seems very similar to me. I have it planned for next year.

I didn’t grow the first one. Lucid Gem didn’t impress me at all, neither with taste nor yield. From this series, only Pink Siberian Tiger can keep it company. Well, that’s just my opinion. Tiger is also very tasty, but it is completely different. Jolies is simply honey-like, even when ripened off the vine indoors, it doesn’t lose its flavor. And its yield was quite decent for such a terrible season. As for beauty, I won’t even mention it—it’s beyond competition.

Quote from Yulya:
Jolies is simply honey-like, even when ripened off the vine indoors, it doesn’t lose its flavor.

Is the honey taste accompanied by tartness, or is it just blandly sweet? The reason I like Lucid Gem is because it has a fruity tartness.

Quote from Alisa:
Is the honey taste accompanied by tartness, or is it just blandly sweet? The reason I like Lucid Gem is because it has a fruity tartness.

I grew Lucid Gem from your seeds and I really like it. But Blue Jolies is even tastier, the taste is very harmonious and bright. The growing conditions for them were identical. While I shared the first ones with others, I ate all the Blue Jolies myself, that’s how much I loved it.

Quote from Alisa:
Is the honey taste accompanied by tartness, or is it just blandly sweet? The reason I like Lucid Gem is because it has a fruity tartness.

The taste has no tartness. It is very intensely sweet, just an explosive sweetness. The word “bland” absolutely does not apply to this tomato.

I tried this variety. Well, what can I say… it’s not a tomato, it’s a fruit with a tomato flavor. Extremely sweet, mine had zero tartness. I haven’t decided yet if I like it or not. I am more of a fan of classic tomato flavor. The anthocyanin aftertaste gets in the way; I can really taste it in this tomato, and I don’t like it. I don’t feel this aftertaste in Sgt. Pepper’s, although that one also has anthocyanin. We’ll keep tasting. So far I only have photos of unripe fruits.

Quote from TatyanaSh:
So far I only have photos of unripe fruits.

Tanya, it sure looks gorgeous!!!!

Quote from TatyanaSh:

Looks like you got the large-fruited version. I’ve seen a lot of 3.5 oz (100g) ones, but this one has real heft to it when you hold it)))

Nah, they aren’t that big for me. Two bushes are growing; on one they are all about 5 oz (150g), on the other maybe 7-9 oz (200-250g), and that bush is more productive overall. The one in the photo is the second one. When they ripen, I’ll show them on the scale. Not a single ripe one on the bush with larger fruits yet.

Quote from TatyanaSh:
The anthocyanin aftertaste gets in the way; I can really taste it in this tomato, and I don’t like it.

I have grown many varieties with anthocyanin, but I only felt such a strong aftertaste in this variety. I really don’t like it either. But otherwise, it’s a very beautiful little tomato.

Blue Jolies. Very tasty variety, with a sweet fruity flavor.

My variety segregated into a green version. I kept waiting and waiting for it to ripen, thought it was a late variety, but it turned out it was already ready.

Quote from Evgenia 03:
My variety segregated into a green version. I kept waiting and waiting for it to ripen, thought it was a late variety, but it turned out it was already ready.

I also got a green version last season. Sowed it again this season, seeds taken from the orange tomato, but what will grow—I don’t know.

Handsome! Was a bit fussy, but I managed to tame it!

Quote from Borisovna:
I also got a green version last season. Sowed it again this season, seeds taken from the orange tomato, but what will grow—I don’t know.

Planted 2 bushes again this year and got an even worse segregation. On one bush, small green cocktail-type balls grew; I didn’t even pick them. I tried one, it tasted like a decent sweet tomato, but looked completely unappetizing—went straight to compost. The second bush produced green pears weighing no more than 1.7-2.5 oz (50-70 grams), but they tasted like grass—all went to compost. I’m out of luck with this variety, won’t be wasting space on it anymore. I don’t seem to have luck with these newfangled varieties, nothing but segregations.

It was a total bust for me. 2nd year in a row. Small, poor yield, segregates, and the taste is incomprehensible… In short, I’ll wait another 5 years, then order fresh seeds again; maybe things will go better then.