how does sungella compare to sungold ?

[Ricado]

Presumably, similar taste, just larger fruit ?

and is the ella from tigerella ?

[Ricado]

[real food]

Unfortunately no. I have grown Sungold, Tigrella, and Sungella, all together in a greenhouse, and Sungella does not taste as good as its parents. In addition, it is much more prone to blight, and I have therefore not grown it again.

[Tora]

I've just ordered Sungella seeds thinking it tastes like Sungold!
Still going to try it though. Why is it sold if it doesn't taste as good as its parents?
I love the flavour of Sungold (my local PYO grow it every year) but didn't like the fact it's a hybrid.

[tim]

Trouble with comparisons is that 1 in 3 fruit off the same plant can be tasteless.

And remember that cherries like to be under-watered to give sweetness.

[Ricado]

how much water stress is tolerable though, before it weakens the plant and makes it succeptible to disease ?

[Ricado]

and what is the best way to find the most recently bred varieties.

I dindnt know sungella existed until i came across it on the shelf of my local GC.

I was expecting something extra special, so i didnt mind the £3 i cost me for 20 seeds, I hope the taste is not too dissapointing though  :(

[real food]

The taste of Sungella is just average, and nowhere as good as Sungold, which I see from the latest Which, is still the one to beat for taste.
But the real problem with Sungella, is its lack of resistance to blight, even in a greenhouse.