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Originally Posted by Garf
I would be very interested to see if this would survive a Miami summer. Very few do.
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You might try high anthocyanin tomatoes in Miami (especially the ones where the anthocyanin is in the leaves, too). These tomatoes should reflect UV rays better. Miami has perhaps the highest UV index in the country (or pretty close). UV rays can damage plants (and make them more nutritious, too). So, if you try blue tomatoes, they should reflect more of the UV rays instead of being damaged by them all.
Lucid Gem might be a good choice, since it's also heat-tolerant. I'm not sure if it gets the color in the leaves, too, though.
I'm not sure if 'black' tomatoes are any better at reflecting UV rays, though, but blue ones should be.
I'm not sure what other blue tomatoes are heat-tolerant (and which ones have coloring on the leaves), but you might experiment with Helsing ★★★★★★★★ Blues, Jackie, Fahrenheit Blues, Black Beauty, Dancing with Smurfs, and others.