what are your favorite slicers? and why? - Page 2

Alpinejs · December 13, 2012

lowlander.....a lot of good suggestions for you. I agree with most of them and Sudduth,
Cowlicks, Stump of the World, Terhune , cherokee purple, Earl's Faux are great ones.
That said, the one that is sadly missing and I urge you to try is Cherokee Green, a green
when ripe variety that I find second only to Sudduth and my wife finds 2nd to none.
As Shakespeare or someone said, "try it....you'll like it!"

baileyj · December 14, 2012

One missing from the list that I will continue to grow each year is Bloody Butcher, horrible name, best tasting tomato I have had in years !

Judi

Tracydr · December 14, 2012

Cherokee Purple. The deep dark color and flavor. What a tomato should taste like. I will forgive some of the cat facing and cracking. Just part of its charm, I guess. The cat facing gets better as season goes on.

Tracydr · December 14, 2012

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Originally Posted by baileyj

One missing from the list that I will continue to grow each year is Bloody Butcher, horrible name, best tasting tomato I have had in years !

Judi

Good to hear! I'm growing that as an early!

Sun City Linda · December 14, 2012

Bloody Butcher is a good, fast growing early and it takes heat surprisingly well.

baileyj · December 15, 2012

I am also planning to try some "real" Cherokee Purple....so many mention how great they are....

I tried last year to do a trial using the drench mentioned here in boxes with Black Krim and Cherokee comparing 2 boxes, one with and one without the drench ...unfortunately the seeds I used for CP must have been mislabeled....they were definitely smaller, bright red in color and not CP...

For alot of reasons besides the mislabled seeds I was not able to do the comparision of boxes..I am hoping to try it again this year ...I have my seeds already to go in late January.

The black krim were also a great variety for slicing and did great in both boxes for me...so they make the list again for this year...

stonysoilseeds · December 16, 2012

j didnt haave much crop this yr due to late blght but my favorite slicers were cherokee purple ,black krim and brandywine

b54red · December 17, 2012

Almost any of the black tomatoes and especially JD's Special C Tex if you want a bit larger one.

There are so many good pink slicers but my favorites are Brandywine Sudduths, Cowlicks, Stump of the World, Terhune, Marianna's Peace and Hege German Pink.

Red slicers are harder to find but my favorite is Neves Azorean Red but I also like Druzba, Lumpy Red, Franks Large Red, and Zogola.

KBX and Dr. Wyches Yellow are fantastic gold tomatoes.

My favorite green slicer is Grubs Mystery Green.

Big Beef and Bella Rosa are at the top of my list for the more disease resistant hybrid slicers.

I always try a few new ones each year and usually find another to add to my favorites list. There are just so many good tomatoes but there are a lot more that I don't care for for one reason or another. Just keep planting a large variety until you find the ones you like the best and by the time you get old you'll have a list too long to plant.

December 13, 2012	#16
Alpinejs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Alpine, Calif. in winter. Sandpoint Lake, Ont. Canada summers Posts: 850	lowlander.....a lot of good suggestions for you. I agree with most of them and Sudduth, Cowlicks, Stump of the World, Terhune , cherokee purple, Earl's Faux are great ones. That said, the one that is sadly missing and I urge you to try is Cherokee Green, a green when ripe variety that I find second only to Sudduth and my wife finds 2nd to none. As Shakespeare or someone said, "try it....you'll like it!"

December 14, 2012	#17
baileyj Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Annapolis Maryland Zone 7 Posts: 120	One missing from the list that I will continue to grow each year is Bloody Butcher, horrible name, best tasting tomato I have had in years ! Judi

December 14, 2012	#18
Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	Cherokee Purple. The deep dark color and flavor. What a tomato should taste like. I will forgive some of the cat facing and cracking. Just part of its charm, I guess. The cat facing gets better as season goes on.

December 14, 2012	#20
Sun City Linda Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SoCal Inland Posts: 2,705	Bloody Butcher is a good, fast growing early and it takes heat surprisingly well.

December 15, 2012	#21
baileyj Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Annapolis Maryland Zone 7 Posts: 120	I am also planning to try some "real" Cherokee Purple....so many mention how great they are.... I tried last year to do a trial using the drench mentioned here in boxes with Black Krim and Cherokee comparing 2 boxes, one with and one without the drench ...unfortunately the seeds I used for CP must have been mislabeled....they were definitely smaller, bright red in color and not CP... For alot of reasons besides the mislabled seeds I was not able to do the comparision of boxes..I am hoping to try it again this year ...I have my seeds already to go in late January. The black krim were also a great variety for slicing and did great in both boxes for me...so they make the list again for this year...

December 16, 2012	#22
stonysoilseeds Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: cincinnatus, new york Posts: 341	j didnt haave much crop this yr due to late blght but my favorite slicers were cherokee purple ,black krim and brandywine

December 17, 2012	#23
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	Almost any of the black tomatoes and especially JD's Special C Tex if you want a bit larger one. There are so many good pink slicers but my favorites are Brandywine Sudduths, Cowlicks, Stump of the World, Terhune, Marianna's Peace and Hege German Pink. Red slicers are harder to find but my favorite is Neves Azorean Red but I also like Druzba, Lumpy Red, Franks Large Red, and Zogola. KBX and Dr. Wyches Yellow are fantastic gold tomatoes. My favorite green slicer is Grubs Mystery Green. Big Beef and Bella Rosa are at the top of my list for the more disease resistant hybrid slicers. I always try a few new ones each year and usually find another to add to my favorites list. There are just so many good tomatoes but there are a lot more that I don't care for for one reason or another. Just keep planting a large variety until you find the ones you like the best and by the time you get old you'll have a list too long to plant.