Quick Summary of Peaches and Cream
- 🌍 Origin: A well-known heirloom variety. The seeds discussed in this thread come from popular Russian seed collectors (like Redko) and have been widely adapted to Russian and Siberian climates.
- 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, very vigorous, and tall (reaching 1.8 – 2m / 6-6.5 ft in greenhouses). Growers note it requires plenty of space, sun, and heavy feeding to perform well.
- 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Large to massive orange/yellow beefsteaks. The color is often described as a soft, creamy orange (“diluted with milk”). Average weights range from 150g up to a massive 700g (5 to 25 oz).
- 👅 Flavor & Texture: Universally praised as a masterpiece. Almost every grower ranks it as the “Tastiest Tomato of the Year.” The flesh is incredibly dense, buttery, and melts like butter when cut. The flavor profile is purely sweet and fragrant, with virtually zero acidity.
- 💡 Pro Tips for Growing & Yield: This is a highly debated variety. For some, the yield is poor (as few as 2 fruits per bush), while others get heavy buckets of giant tomatoes. Warning: It is highly susceptible to Blossom End Rot (BER) on early clusters. Ensure strict calcium and watering regimens early in the season.
Seeds from Redko. Indeterminate.
Grew one bush in the greenhouse – in two stems.
At a height of 2 m (6.5 ft) it was topped.
Yield – below average, ripening time – mid-season.
Leaf – regular. Fruits from 150 to 450 g (5.3 – 16 oz).
Taste – excellent, sweet with a slight tartness, consistent throughout the whole season, the flesh is “buttery”.
The absolute best tomato in terms of taste this year out of 80 varieties (even though it grew in the third bed away from the sun!)
I will plant it permanently.
How gorgeous, it is in my plans for 2015.
One of the tastiest orange beef-varieties :yep:, weight up to 500g (1.1 lbs), indeterminate, grew in the greenhouse in 2 stems, yield is good, I will repeat it.
The tastiest tomato I have ever eaten. Unrealistically tasty, this is the general opinion of both my family and my coworkers.
Peaches and Cream differs in taste from many wonderful tomatoes by the absence of even a hint of acidity – only sweetness and spiciness/fragrance – a very original taste.
This is what makes it valuable, but it is also its flaw for those with a conservative perception of the “standard” tomato flavor.
Repeated this variety, it’s on my permanent grow list forever, just such beauty and deliciousness!
For me, Peaches and Cream turned out to be not very productive, but very beautiful and very tasty. And all the fruits were large and perfectly uniform.