Brandywine From Croatia - First Ripe Fruit (pics)

[rnewste]

Well, "It's been a long time coming", as David Crosby would sing... but the Brandywine from Croatia are finally producing ripe fruit:



The plants are huge - - larger than any other variety in the garden today.

The initial fruit (120 days after transplanting the seedlings back in April) look very uniform and solid, weighing in at just under a pound:



This one held nice and firm for slicing:



I have learned that initial fruit is sometimes bland, and that as the Summer progresses, the fruit will become more intense. I surmise that to be the case here, as while it was a good tasting tomato, it lacks depth that I've come to expect from Brandywines.

Goose Creek still ranks as my Number 1, followed by Soren's MarNar as my Number 2 which was a pleasant surprise to me this year. Again, I'll wait another few weeks to pull some fully vine ripened fruit to do a taste comparison vs. Sudduth. But so far, Brandywine from Croatia is indeed a beautiful looking tomato.

Raybo