Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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May 13, 2016 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Des Moines, IA
Posts: 140
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3 spots left in my tomato lineup ...
What should I fill these open spots with? Salsa (fresh and canned), tomato juice, and BLT's are the goal.
Here is my current lineup 1. Big Beef 2. Big Beef 3. Big Beef 4. Big Beef 5. Big Beef 6. Big Beef 7. Brandywine Red 8. Mr Stripey 9. Celebrity 10. Yellow Pear 11. Super Sweet 100 12. Big Beef 13. 14. 15. I'm thinking at least on Brandy Boy if not 2. But I cannot find them around here. Last edited by isuhunter; May 13, 2016 at 09:57 AM. |
May 13, 2016 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: CT
Posts: 290
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Cherokee Purple, Ananas Noire and Black Cherry
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May 13, 2016 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7
Posts: 4,909
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May 13, 2016 | #4 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: CT
Posts: 290
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Never tried Azoychka, as I'm not too keen on the yellows, although Porkchop is a tasty variety. I'll have to give Azoychka a try.
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May 13, 2016 | #5 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Abilene, TX zone 7
Posts: 1,478
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Eva purple ball, Neves Azorean Red, and Indian Stripe.
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May 13, 2016 | #6 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Ontario
Posts: 3,886
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What about Sungold for LOTS of fresh eating?
Cherokee Purple ) If you can find them. Pruden's Purple ) Linda |
May 13, 2016 | #7 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: virginia
Posts: 732
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Definitely try Cherokee Purple.There is a reason it is the most popular heirloom and the reason I am growing Indian Stripe Potato Leaf, Carbon and Paul Robeson this year.
Also the first family heirloom I have ever seen sold at the local Southern States store in the the black plastic 4 packs. Eva Purple Ball is a wonderful tomato too. I don't know which is my favorite, but EPB plants would be harder to find. Last edited by seaeagle; May 13, 2016 at 01:12 PM. |
May 13, 2016 | #8 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Illinois, zone 6
Posts: 8,407
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I second the Sungold, as well as a dark tomato like Cherokee Purple.
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May 13, 2016 | #9 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: North Georgia
Posts: 99
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Cherokee Purple. Even the Big Box stores abd Ace Hardwares carry them now.
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May 13, 2016 | #10 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: SC & NC
Posts: 258
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Go to some of your local Farmer's Markets. Bet you will find varieties that the Big Boys do not carry...
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May 14, 2016 | #11 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: SE PA
Posts: 961
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Dump celebrity and yellow pear and plant 5 more big beef...lol.
I love sunsugar. Cherries don't really fit your purposes though. I agree the brandy boy is intriguing, and I would like to maybe try that next year. I really liked Estiva F1 for canned salsa last year. Good taste, blemish free, peeled and seeded easily. The seed was from Johnny's though, and I don't favor the likelihood of finding plants. Nobody that I talked to around here had heard of it. Estivas froze well too; I am down to just a handful left in the freezer. I've been using them for my "mexcellent omelets". |
May 15, 2016 | #12 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Des Moines, IA
Posts: 140
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Well after reading responses and other threads I'm switching some things up and adding some containers.... I found a great selection of plants at Theisens so I may have added these to my lineup...
Cherokee purple Sunsugar Baby Boomer 4 - BrandyBoy |
May 15, 2016 | #13 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Long island
Posts: 456
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Girl girl's weird thing
Yellow brandwine PS Carbon copy Old chef |
May 15, 2016 | #14 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: San Diego-Tijuana
Posts: 2,594
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Odoriko, Cosmonaut Volkov, Larisa, ISPL, Carbon, all solid producers, and all probably possess more flavor than 1-6;8-12.
I second the 86 Yellow Pear req. |
May 15, 2016 | #15 |
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Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 13,333
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Medovaya Kaplya, Ambrosia red, and Sungold.
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