[D.J. Wolf]

Thanks for the info and advice everyone! Tormato, if I had the time and space, I'd agree, trialing more varieties would be better. That said, the extra space needed, plus extra expense of 15-20 different packs of seeds would about kill me.

Karen, I did decide to go with the San Marzano Fire this year and see how they do. Ordered from Fred Hemple's wonderful site, and they're on the way already. Also ordered a couple different beefsteaks from his site that I wanted to try, Rainbow Jazz Heart and Captain Lucky.