German Johnson!

Kazfam · July 18, 2014

Wow, these tomatoes are big...haven't tasted yet...a sandwich is in my future.

g8shot1 · July 18, 2014

Beautiful!

shelleybean · July 18, 2014

Very pretty! Enjoy your sandwich!

mecktom · July 18, 2014

GJ is one of my favorites....they are sooo good.,

Balr14 · July 18, 2014

I'm glad to hear they are good. I planted them for the first time this year. They are looking pretty nice, but still very green.

mari.beth · July 19, 2014

Looking good! After I lost my first round of plants started from seed, I bought a German Johnson plant. I have been pleasantly surprised at the size and taste.

Sharpcheddar · July 19, 2014

I grew one last year that was about half the size of a football! You'll get 2-4 sandwiches per tomato probably!

peppero · July 19, 2014

Eye can almost taste it.

jon

debbym · July 19, 2014

Very nice.

AKmark · July 19, 2014

They are one of the best beefsteaks I have ever ate, I just don't think I can do any better for me than those. I think I may have to go eat one myself today. Yum!

friedgreen51 · July 19, 2014

The German Johnson has it roots in North Carolina, which claims to be the state of origin of this heirloom. It is also thought that the German Johnson is one of the parent plants of Mortgage Lifter. Here in North Carolina it is most famous for it's mild acidity and large size. It is the preferred tomato for making a tomato sandwich with Duke's Mayonnaise, another local favorite.

peppero · July 20, 2014

I am getting hungry.

jon

July 18, 2014	#1
Kazfam Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Upstate South Carolina Posts: 113	German Johnson! Wow, these tomatoes are big...haven't tasted yet...a sandwich is in my future. __________________ God Almighty first planted a garden, and indeed it is the purest of human pleasures. It is the greatest refreshment of the spirit of man, without which buildings and palaces are but gross handiwork. Francis Bacon

July 18, 2014	#2
g8shot1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2010 Location: Gardiner, NY Posts: 121	Beautiful! __________________ Zone 5a

July 18, 2014	#3
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	Very pretty! Enjoy your sandwich! __________________ Michele

July 19, 2014	#11
friedgreen51 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 159	German Johnson The German Johnson has it roots in North Carolina, which claims to be the state of origin of this heirloom. It is also thought that the German Johnson is one of the parent plants of Mortgage Lifter. Here in North Carolina it is most famous for it's mild acidity and large size. It is the preferred tomato for making a tomato sandwich with Duke's Mayonnaise, another local favorite.

July 18, 2014	#4
mecktom Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Southern Virginia Posts: 342	GJ is one of my favorites....they are sooo good.,

July 18, 2014	#5
Balr14 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: wisconsin Posts: 135	I'm glad to hear they are good. I planted them for the first time this year. They are looking pretty nice, but still very green.

July 19, 2014	#6
mari.beth Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 54	Looking good! After I lost my first round of plants started from seed, I bought a German Johnson plant. I have been pleasantly surprised at the size and taste.

July 19, 2014	#7
Sharpcheddar Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: Indiana, zone 5B Posts: 63	I grew one last year that was about half the size of a football! You'll get 2-4 sandwiches per tomato probably!

July 19, 2014	#8
peppero Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: selmer, tn Posts: 2,944	Eye can almost taste it. jon

July 19, 2014	#9
debbym Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: ohio Posts: 24	Very nice.

July 19, 2014	#10
AKmark Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 2,010	They are one of the best beefsteaks I have ever ate, I just don't think I can do any better for me than those. I think I may have to go eat one myself today. Yum!

July 20, 2014	#12
peppero Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: selmer, tn Posts: 2,944	I am getting hungry. jon