Hot Weather Replacement Tomato

Winemaker · July 15, 2015

I had to pull a 5 foot tall Brandy Boy yesterday. I think the weather here in El Dorado Hills just east of Sacramento is a little hot for that variety. It initially set some fruit but then as soon as the 90+ temps arrived it shut down and leaves started browning. I have 5 Earthtainers and all on auto watering. The other plants are doing well other than some green shoulders because of the 100 degree temps we had a few weeks ago. I now have a vacancy in one of the containers and am thinking about just putting in a Hybrid I can count on. I already have Red Cherry, Ace, 2 Big Boys and Green Zebra. The Big boys and cherries are doing well.
I am thinking that a Better Boy would be a good choice. We don't get frost until probably December at the earliest and even then it might only be between midnight and 7 AM.

Any other recommendations for a heat hardy hybrid would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Doyle

rnewste · July 15, 2015

My pair of Better Boys are doing fine here in Campbell. I do have a shade cloth over top, giving some protection now.

Raybo

Dewayne mater · July 16, 2015

Consider Big Beef. It is a reliable, heavy producing beef steak with very good taste. Not as good as say Brandywine, but, substantially better than others like early girl. Also, if you can find a transplant out there, consider black and brown boar (Wild boar farms). It is closer to a saladette size, but it is a reliable, heavy producer and more importantly, it is a plant that the fruit doesn't get mushy/mealy or lose a lot of flavor as the nights get longer and cooler in fall. Good luck!

Dewayne Mater

BigVanVader · July 16, 2015

I can 2nd Big Beef, it taste better than Better Boy IMO and is probably more productive.

Sun City Linda · July 16, 2015

I like a hybrid called Fourth of July for a real trooper in hot weather

TexasTycoon · July 16, 2015

Tycoon is a fairly new hybrid that is a Texas Superstar plant and will set fruit in the summer heat. It is said to surpass Celebrity performance, and produces large red oblate fruit. It is highly resistant to disease (including tomato yellow leaf curl virus) and nematodes.
http://today.agrilife.org/2014/03/13...xas-superstar/

schill93 · July 17, 2015

In the heat of the Las Vegas Desert, the champ here is Hawaiian Tropical.

July 15, 2015	#1
Winemaker Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: El Dorado Hills, Ca Posts: 47	Hot Weather Replacement Tomato I had to pull a 5 foot tall Brandy Boy yesterday. I think the weather here in El Dorado Hills just east of Sacramento is a little hot for that variety. It initially set some fruit but then as soon as the 90+ temps arrived it shut down and leaves started browning. I have 5 Earthtainers and all on auto watering. The other plants are doing well other than some green shoulders because of the 100 degree temps we had a few weeks ago. I now have a vacancy in one of the containers and am thinking about just putting in a Hybrid I can count on. I already have Red Cherry, Ace, 2 Big Boys and Green Zebra. The Big boys and cherries are doing well. I am thinking that a Better Boy would be a good choice. We don't get frost until probably December at the earliest and even then it might only be between midnight and 7 AM. Any other recommendations for a heat hardy hybrid would be appreciated. Thanks, Doyle

July 16, 2015	#6
TexasTycoon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2015 Location: Round Rock, TX, Zone 8b Posts: 1,157	Tycoon is a fairly new hybrid that is a Texas Superstar plant and will set fruit in the summer heat. It is said to surpass Celebrity performance, and produces large red oblate fruit. It is highly resistant to disease (including tomato yellow leaf curl virus) and nematodes. http://today.agrilife.org/2014/03/13...xas-superstar/ __________________ -Kelly "To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow." - Audrey Hepburn Bloom where you are planted.

July 15, 2015	#2
rnewste Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Campbell, CA Posts: 4,064	My pair of Better Boys are doing fine here in Campbell. I do have a shade cloth over top, giving some protection now. Raybo

July 16, 2015	#3
Dewayne mater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2008 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 1,212	Consider Big Beef. It is a reliable, heavy producing beef steak with very good taste. Not as good as say Brandywine, but, substantially better than others like early girl. Also, if you can find a transplant out there, consider black and brown boar (Wild boar farms). It is closer to a saladette size, but it is a reliable, heavy producer and more importantly, it is a plant that the fruit doesn't get mushy/mealy or lose a lot of flavor as the nights get longer and cooler in fall. Good luck! Dewayne Mater

July 16, 2015	#4
BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	I can 2nd Big Beef, it taste better than Better Boy IMO and is probably more productive.

July 16, 2015	#5
Sun City Linda Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SoCal Inland Posts: 2,705	I like a hybrid called Fourth of July for a real trooper in hot weather

July 17, 2015	#7
schill93 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2015 Location: Nevada Posts: 275	In the heat of the Las Vegas Desert, the champ here is Hawaiian Tropical.