Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: 5a SD
Posts: 253
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30 oz Red Barn
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin
Posts: 3,146
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Nice looking mater that you have there.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Wasilla Alaska
Posts: 2,010
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How's the taste of those? I have been interested in trying that one.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2008
Location: zone 5 Colorado
Posts: 942
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Nice! Mine are just starting to ripen so I can't wait to taste.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10
Posts: 9,283
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I found it to be an incredibly productive and vigorous plant, with not sweet, but fairly rich tomatoey flavor. Great canner too. Worth a grow.
My preference is for sweeter and acid balanced. That is a beautiful large one. ![]() |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Alabama
Posts: 7,068
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It did great for me this year. Largest producer by weight of fruit. Only drawback to RB variety is it is very prone to EB.
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a
Posts: 21,169
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Of all the ones that Joe Bratka's father bred, such as:
Box Car Willie Mule Team Great Divide Lady Luck Pasture Red Barn Red Barn has always been my favorite. None of them are what I'd call sweet, just a wonderful complex old fashioned kind of taste, at least for me who has grown all of them many times for SSE requests and seed offers here and there in the past. Carolyn
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2008
Location: zone 5 Colorado
Posts: 942
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A big thank you to Carolyn for suggesting Red Barn. I was lucky enough to obtain the seeds in Tormato's Seed Swap and grew 2 plants. The tomatoes just started to ripen last week with weights between 20 and 28 oz. It's not too sweet but very flavorful. It's on my list for next year.
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