Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 3-11 Experience)
MLLE FORIERS (MADEMOISELLE FORIERS)
New release from 2017, bred in collaboration with Bruno Fournier out of France. Introduced in Brussels at Tomatofest organized by Ferme Nos Pilifs during the final weekend of August 2017. Named in tribute to Valerie-Anne Foriers and Boris Moreau, the iconic duo of the Brussels Tomatofest.
Regular leaf indet. Plant topped out around 5.2 ft (1.6 m) tall. Mid-season, heavy producer. The beefsteaks are large, flattened-round, displaying an electric neon raspberry-pink skin with dark antho shoulders, sizing up to 10.5 oz (300 g). Inside it is dense, very few seeds, juicy and sweet. Keeps like a champ on the counter, just like most blues do. Really loved this one.
Edited December 26, 2018 by Drosera
Still green, but drop-dead gorgeous. “Mlle Foriers”.
Edited July 7, 2019 by Khrizantema57
On 7/7/2019 at 9:28 PM, Khrizantema57 said:
Still green, but drop-dead gorgeous. “Mlle Foriers”.
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Pure magic. Easily my best find this season.
Mlle Foriers (Mademoiselle Foriers).
Ran this in my greenhouse, mid-season maturity here. Vines grew 5.2-6 ft (1.6-1.8 m) tall. Real beauties on the truss, rich raspberry pink with dark purple shoulders. Meaty, juicy, and very sweet.
Had a surprise segregation happen this summer. One vine kicked out an unusual sport: bright yellow beefsteaks with light purple dust on the shoulders. Really eye-catching, and the flesh was sweet and very fragrant. A gorgeous off-type version for sure.
Barely any seeds in either variant. Fruits averaged around 9-10.5 oz (250-300 g). Definitely planning to sow out seeds from that yellow fruit next spring to see what pops out.
Edited November 12, 2019 by Yaroslavna
Such striking tomatoes. Did not think much of the flavor on the first pick, to be honest. But once they sat and ripened up later in the season, the sugars kicked into high gear and they turned straight honey-sweet, with a nice rich tang to balance it. Handed out extra fruit to the neighbors, and one neighbor told me her and her husband were literally fighting over who got the last slice at dinner.
Mlle Foriers.
Gorgeous and very tasty. Not an early one in our short summer, but keeps on the counter forever without getting soft.
Seeds came from @OlgaKalugina. Big shoutout to Olga! 🌹
Grew it last season. Good yielder, definitely on the later side. Then again, all my blues run late in my dirt anyway. Planning to put Miss Foriers back in the ground next season.
My absolute favorite of the bunch. Checked every single box: vigor, ripening, and especially table quality. Plants reached about 5.5-6 ft (1.7-1.8 m) in my poly greenhouse. Production was stellar.
First fruit started coloring after July 20, which makes it a dependable mid-season here, especially considering I got everything set out in the dirt much later than normal, past May 20. And then got hit by several late frosts back to back.
Flesh is dense, meaty, and kept remarkably well. And as for eye appeal, total stunner.
Mademoiselle Foriers. Original label is Mlle Foriers. Folks call it Madame, Miss, Fourier, you name it. Married, single, French or English, this lady is something special.
Cannot recall exact vine height, maybe 4-5 ft (1.2-1.5 m). Ran it to 2-3 stems. Fruit size ranged from 3.5 to 14 oz (100-400 g). Flesh is pink, juicy, sweet, and buttery. Got even tastier through August and September. Ships great without bruising. Outstanding variety, earned a permanent spot in my garden lineup.
My apologies, y’all. I knew the proper French title for Mlle Foriers, but slipped up when typing the initial thread header.
“Mlle” is shorthand for Mademoiselle, an unmarried woman. The variety is French, so that makes her a Mademoiselle, not a Miss.
Could a moderator please fix the thread title? We always want to keep our variety names and credits accurate.
One of my all-time favorites. Grew it again this season.
Edited November 13, 2022 by Khrizantema57
Full Summary: Plant Habit, Productivity, Flavor, and Storage
- 🌿 Plant: Indeterminate regular leaf vine reaching 4-6 ft (1.2-1.8 m). Handles 2-3 stems cleanly, especially in unheated poly greenhouses. Fruit runs 3.5-14 oz (100-400 g), averaging 9-10.5 oz (250-300 g) as flattened, lightly ribbed slicers with striking dark purple shoulders.
- 📈 Yield: Dependable, heavy production. Handled late spring frosts and delayed transplant dates in Siberian Zone 3 gardens without dropping subsequent sets.
- 👅 Taste: Meaty, low-seed flesh with a buttery bite. Early-season tomatoes can taste somewhat mild, but sugar levels concentrate heavily by late summer, resulting in rich honey sweetness and a savory antho tang. One grower isolated an attractive, sweet yellow sport with antho shoulders.
- 📦 Storage & Transport: Top tier. Holds up exceptionally well post-harvest on the counter and transports without cracking or bruising.
- 🌎 Who Reviewed It: Six growers across cold-climate USDA Zones 2-4 (Siberia, Moscow, Yaroslavl, Vladimir, and Tula), Ukraine (Zone 5/6), and Spain’s Canary Islands (Zone 11).
Several growers noted that Mlle Foriers was unremarkable on the first picking, but turned into pure honey by late August. This is textbook for anthocyanin tomatoes. The purple pigment develops from direct sunlight exposure early on, but the internal sugars and complex flavor compounds lag behind, requiring sustained heat units to peak. Harvesting based solely on shoulder color almost always leads to bland, mealy fruit. Always let antho beefsteaks sit on the vine until the bottom pink or red undertones soften slightly to the touch.
