What is your best tasting "red" tomato?

Gardenboy · September 17, 2018

For the past few years been growing Neves Azorean Red and Aker's West Virginia. They produce well in our Florida fall and winter/spring climate. What is your favorite "red" tomato?

Germain Red is also very good, but not very productive for me.

Spartanburg123 · September 17, 2018

Aker's WV was stellar this year- great flavor, size, and the plant is nice and stocky.

mecktom · September 17, 2018

Both Akers's and NAR are excellent red tomatoes. If I had to pick one, it would be Aker's!

NarnianGarden · September 17, 2018

Not really a fan of 'red' ones, unless they are the pink type. If it has to be 'red red' then some cherry varieties. Gardener's Delight, Sweet Million F1, Koralik... all are tasty and prolific and seem to withstand diseases.

Sodak · September 17, 2018

Estler's Mortgage Lifter and OTV Brandywine are my 2 best this year.

Labradors2 · September 17, 2018

Bulgarian Triumph

Patihum · September 17, 2018

Klara for a large tomato.
Iva's Red Berry for a cherry.

pondgardener · September 17, 2018

George Detsikas Red and Sakharnyi Gigant were excellent this year for large tomatoes.

sjamesNorway · September 18, 2018

This years best red is EM-Champion. It's listed as determinate, but produced outdoors early ( 65 dtm) and through the season for me in an exceptionally hot summer. It's a heart, with great sweet taste. In my greenhouse Couilles de Taureau (80 dtm) has been outstanding, and nothing has tolerated the heat better.

Steve

**Lee** · September 18, 2018

Cuostralee. See .sig.....

ginger2778 · September 18, 2018

Brutus.

AKmark · September 18, 2018

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Originally Posted by ginger2778

Brutus.

Is that Brutus Magnum? I may have remembered it wrong but thought I grew one named that a few years back and it was pretty good.

I am a Chapman fan, it has a unique taste that is certainly not redundent.

ginger2778 · September 18, 2018

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Originally Posted by AKmark

Is that Brutus Magnum? I may have remembered it wrong but thought I grew one named that a few years back and it was pretty good.

I am a Chapman fan, it has a unique taste that is certainly not redundent.

Just Brutus. Got them from Andrey_By, and that's what he had on the envelope. Love them.

Morado de Fitero is delicious and huge too.

montanamato · September 24, 2018

Interesting how we all view flavor....I rarely grow a pink variety anymore as I missed the tomato flavor profile I prefer, and hate using them for sauce.

Gardenboy · September 24, 2018

What taste profile do you prefer? German Johnson PL, Marianna's Peace and Pink Pioneer are great tasting pink tomatoes...in my opinion.

September 17, 2018	#1
Gardenboy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Posts: 773	What is your best tasting "red" tomato? For the past few years been growing Neves Azorean Red and Aker's West Virginia. They produce well in our Florida fall and winter/spring climate. What is your favorite "red" tomato? Germain Red is also very good, but not very productive for me. Last edited by Gardenboy; September 17, 2018 at 05:08 PM.

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Sodak Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: 5a SD Posts: 253	Estler's Mortgage Lifter and OTV Brandywine are my 2 best this year. __________________ Fight the good fight, finish the course and keep the faith

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pondgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Colorado Posts: 361	George Detsikas Red and Sakharnyi Gigant were excellent this year for large tomatoes. __________________ “Live as if you'll die tomorrow, but farm as if you'll live forever.” Old Proverb

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Lee Tomatopalooza™ Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NC-Zone 7 Posts: 2,188	Cuostralee. See .sig..... __________________ Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put one in a fruit salad. Cuostralee - The best thing on sliced bread.

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Spartanburg123 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Spartanburg, SC Posts: 1,262	Aker's WV was stellar this year- great flavor, size, and the plant is nice and stocky.

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mecktom Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Southern Virginia Posts: 342	Both Akers's and NAR are excellent red tomatoes. If I had to pick one, it would be Aker's!

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NarnianGarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Finland, EU Posts: 2,550	Not really a fan of 'red' ones, unless they are the pink type. If it has to be 'red red' then some cherry varieties. Gardener's Delight, Sweet Million F1, Koralik... all are tasty and prolific and seem to withstand diseases.

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Labradors2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,889	Bulgarian Triumph

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Patihum Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Southeast Kansas Posts: 878	Klara for a large tomato. Iva's Red Berry for a cherry.

September 18, 2018	#9
sjamesNorway Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Norway Posts: 1,049	This years best red is EM-Champion. It's listed as determinate, but produced outdoors early ( 65 dtm) and through the season for me in an exceptionally hot summer. It's a heart, with great sweet taste. In my greenhouse Couilles de Taureau (80 dtm) has been outstanding, and nothing has tolerated the heat better. Steve

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ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	Brutus.

September 24, 2018	#14
montanamato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Montana Posts: 1,038	Interesting how we all view flavor....I rarely grow a pink variety anymore as I missed the tomato flavor profile I prefer, and hate using them for sauce.