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Spartanburg123 · June 29, 2015

I'm growing it as well this year. One plant has 30 tomatoes on it, but is looking like the blight may be getting to it. I have 4 others- one has 7 tomatoes at the bottom, and nothing above. The other two have only two tomatoes. This is on plants that are 5-6 feet tall. None of the others have blight.

My impression is that in extreme heat, this variety will not pollinate well and the blossoms just die and fall off. In contrast, my Early Girls right next to it have very good heat tolerance, and flowers become fruit no matter what the temperature.

In my opinion, once you have great fruit set in the early summer, you are fine with this variety. But late planting will result in some stunted nonproductive plants.

I can't comment on taste, but I'll let you know!

June 29, 2015	#8
Spartanburg123 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Spartanburg, SC Posts: 1,262	I'm growing it as well this year. One plant has 30 tomatoes on it, but is looking like the blight may be getting to it. I have 4 others- one has 7 tomatoes at the bottom, and nothing above. The other two have only two tomatoes. This is on plants that are 5-6 feet tall. None of the others have blight. My impression is that in extreme heat, this variety will not pollinate well and the blossoms just die and fall off. In contrast, my Early Girls right next to it have very good heat tolerance, and flowers become fruit no matter what the temperature. In my opinion, once you have great fruit set in the early summer, you are fine with this variety. But late planting will result in some stunted nonproductive plants. I can't comment on taste, but I'll let you know!