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Old January 28, 2011   #7
shlacm
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Originally Posted by BigBrownDogHouse View Post
Wow!
Now I am actually a bit leery to try this one again.
I grew a couple last year. One went to a co-worker of my wife's.
The other one grew fine in my garden but was NOT a good producer. The nearby Radiator Charlier was the one that got all diseased and bug infested.
I was actually going to give the Chocolate Stripe the benefit of the doubt because I didn't have it in the best location. I was going to give it a much better, sunnier location this summer.
I have so many others to grow so if I pass on it, I won't be upset.

What's so funny is that my wife's friend said it was the best tasting tomato in his garden.
Eeeek! Don't be leery b/c of me! I probably shouldn't have posted that! Last year was my first year growing ANYTHING, ever!!! It was a great learning experience! In other words; one disaster after another!And even if my experience is an accurate predictor of future problems I could expect from this variety, we are in such different climates! If I had to guess I would say that it doesn't tolerate combined heat and humidity.
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