Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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March 3, 2018 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7
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This vs That ...2018
I am growing Brandy Boy and Brandywine Sudduth this year. I have grown Br.By before and I like it. I have also grown generic Brandywine (pink , PL) couple of times but it was a failure.
It is too early to do a review now as my seedlings are still growing under light. So will come back to review them perhaps in June. In the mean time you may do your vs. Reviews of what interests you. I have learned a lot from vs. threads in the past, like Big Boy , Better Boy vs Big Beef.6
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March 4, 2018 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Hudson Valley, NY, Zone 6a
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I grew Brandy Boy side-by-side with Brandywine Sudduth's in 2017. Brandy Boy did better, in terms of production, but they were quite similar in flavor. It was a fun experiment! I learned that I'm a tomato lover who doesn't especially care for the flavor of Brandywine/Brandy Boy, but that's another story. My other "vs." for 2017 was Japanese Black Trifele vs. Black Pear vs. Black Truffle (the last is a Burpee selection from Black Pear, I think). They were all fantastic, and I'd grow any or all of them again. This year might feature a match-up between Peach Blow Sutton and Garden Peach, just to get the "novelty" tomato bug out of my system.
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March 4, 2018 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Ireland
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Minibel vs Balconi Red vs Maskotka vs Garden Pearl / Gartenperle
I've had these packets of red cherry micros/compact tumblers since 2014! But I kept getting distracted by micro yellows or pears or small slicers. I have two plants of each under lights at the moment. The Gartenperles are already 3 times bigger than the Minibels! |
June 28, 2018 | #4 | |
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Location: Ireland
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Gartenperle was pink (clear epidermis). Minibel, Balconi Red, and Maskotka were all the usual scarlet red (yellow epidermis). Gartenperle was the smallest (5g), Balconi Red was larger, and Minibel was the largest (25g). Maskotka was variable - some fruit were as small as Gartenperle and some as large as Maskotka! Everything was sowed on the same day, and I got fruit from Balconi Red first at the beginning of May, and closely after that Gartenperle, then aaages later Maskotka and then even longer after that Minibel - 2 months later than the Balconi Red! Balconi Red was a true micro that didn't get taller than 1ft, with rugose foliage. Minibel was very short for months, and then suddenly doubled in height to 18 inches! It had rugose foliage as well. Gartenperle was a compact 1ft tumbler with fine regular leaves. Maskotka was also a tumbler with regular leaves, but it was 18 inches high and sprawled widely. And the most important part.. The taste! Balconi Red and Gartenperle were too sharp and not sweet enough for me. But Maskotka and Minibel had exactly the kind of taste I like. Minibel had a little more flesh, and Maskotka had a little more gel. |
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March 4, 2018 | #5 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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My "versus" for 2018:
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March 4, 2018 | #6 | |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Spartanburg, SC
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March 4, 2018 | #7 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Den of Drunken Fools
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I'm growing only one variety I cant compare it to anything.
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March 4, 2018 | #8 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Thanks, Darin! (BTW, the "versus" doesn't mean there has to be a winner and a loser for each.)
Nan |
March 5, 2018 | #9 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Vermont
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Brandywine Sudduth's Strain vs. Brandywine Cowlicks vs. Brandywine from Croatia vs. Brandywine Liam's.
Are there any more "Brandywines" to compare? (I have stopped growing basic Brandywine Pinks, though they were fine tomatoes.) Shawn
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March 29, 2018 | #10 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Wyoming
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There is Joyce's Brandywine -- slightly earlier (perhaps a week) -- reportedly Chuck Wyatt selection from Sudduth.
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March 9, 2018 | #11 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Metro Denver
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My children all love Black Cherry. This year I am growing Black cherry vs Garnet vs Ron's Carbon Copy. I am also growing Pink Princess vs Pink Ping Pong vs Japanese Pink Cherry. There will be lots of cherries around here!
Heide |
March 9, 2018 | #12 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2017
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oops.. and I forgot to add KARMA PINK to that last pink cherry list. Thank you Karen and Marsha-I have 100% germination and am loving watching all those seedlings under lights.
Heide |
March 9, 2018 | #13 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Alabama
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Every season every variety is compared to all the others and if they don't measure up for too many seasons they get dropped from my grow list. First of all I compare taste and then production. After that things like shelf life, texture, juiciness, and disease tolerance all come into play.
Bill |
March 9, 2018 | #14 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: North Dakota
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- I will be comparing Cherokee Carbon, Marnero, and a grafted Cherokee.
(Last year I grew Marnero and Cherokee (two plants each). Marnero did really well early but petered out late. Cherokee was a frustrating dud.) - I will be comparing Big Beef, Jet Star, and Park's Whopper. (Big Beef is a regular for me. I have never grown Jet Star or Whopper. I will interested to see if the Whopper really is a week earlier that Big Beef) I will be comparing three early determinates, Polbig, Park's Early Start, and Park's Legacy. (Polbig has worked well for me in getting lots of really early, and good, tomatoes in my little greenhouse, with "lots" bearing repeating.) Last edited by PaulTandberg; March 10, 2018 at 12:05 AM. |
March 10, 2018 | #15 |
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Join Date: Feb 2018
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