Gardeners, what's your favorite variety of tomato to grow?
#23
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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I love the Sweet 100s also. Here in the heat, I can plant them early and they mature fast. It gets too hot to grow the larger ones, although every year I try. I did two heirlooms last year, without success.
#25
I usually plant the Early Girls, Big Boy, and try a couple of others just to check out and always a cherry or grape. The last Grape tomato I planted was a yellow and was the most flavorful, tender skinned and tasty.
#27
I am a huge gardener and have grown about every tomato there is! Just some advice, Heirloom tomatoes do not produce like regular tomatoes. They bear a lot later and in very small amounts! If u r planning on putting up Salsa, juices or canned tomatoes use the regular dependable tomatoes!!!!!! A few of the Heirlooms better than others for reliablilty, the Oxhearts and Green Zebras r not bad. Different tomatoes grow better in different areas. I live in Zone 5, Missouri area. Better Boys, Big Boys, Beef Steaks all do well here. Talk to ur local Greenhouses or neighbor and ask what they recommend.
#28
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Minnesota
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I loved the Watermelon Beefsteak - it grew so big, one slice covered a whole slice of bread or large bun for sandwiches... I love the Romas for tomato sauce, pizza sauce, spaghetti sauce, and even thick juice. The Early Girl is good for just slicing and eating - and the grape tomatoes for salads... just my favorites!
#29
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Whitewater, WI
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I planted a few Heirloom German ones last year, and they were SOOO good, but I cant remember the name. They were HUGE and really dk red, almost purple, and the plants looked like potaoes. ANyone have a clue what they might be? They had German in the name.........
#30
I love the little pear tomatos ! they're like eating candy, and they look like little tiny lightbulbs.
We usually have those a cherry tomato plant and a beefsteak;
this past summer a Roma plant snuck into our yard from some where.... way on the other side of the yard, we let it grow along the ground, it went crazy!
We usually have those a cherry tomato plant and a beefsteak;
this past summer a Roma plant snuck into our yard from some where.... way on the other side of the yard, we let it grow along the ground, it went crazy!
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