Looking for Best Flavored Hybrids

Black Krim · January 8, 2017

All seed listings make every hybrid sound delicious and productive......And therefore difficult to select a limited few.

Which are the best flavored hybrids for my area.

Weather has been yo-yoing year to year....From a very cold rainy late March weather up to mid June then jump into a very short warm summer and Indian Fall to last summer very hot with nine days of ninety degree day in a row and a general lack of rain. This is New England!

Figure a few heat loving and a few cold loving and a few in the middle.

AlittleSalt · January 8, 2017

I haven't tried a lot of hybrids, but these taste good to us:

Early Girl
Sungold
Big Beef
Sweet 100
Supersweet Cherry 100
Momotaro
Celebrity

Black Krim · February 3, 2017

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

I haven't tried a lot of hybrids, but these taste good to us:

Early Girl
Sungold
Big Beef
Sweet 100
Supersweet Cherry 100
Momotaro
Celebrity

Have you tried the other gold / yellow cherry tomato that Tomato Growers sells??? Im asking because it is supposed to be crack resistant.

gssgarden · January 8, 2017

Big Beef is my standard

Greg

Gerardo · January 8, 2017

Marbonne tastes good.

Kunfayakun · May 31, 2017

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gerardo

Marbonne tastes good.

Hi. What was the yield of marbonne? Can you tell us more about this variety. I'm very interested in growing margold, marbonne and marnero.

Black Krim · January 9, 2017

Thanks for all the replies!!!!'!!!

Black Krim · February 3, 2017

Big Beef f1 purchased!!!!

Not done shopping...

BigVanVader · February 3, 2017

I'd add that when choosing hybrids, flavor isn't at the top of the list for traits I'm looking for. Customers that want to grow/eat hybrids are the types that think a tomato is red/round/easy/and taste like a store bought. I go for best prod/disease resistance instead since more bland tomatoes typically make customers more happy than less of slightly better tasting tomatoes, thats my 2cent. But I do grow BB F1 pretty much every year. It has both traits.

rick9748 · January 13, 2018

I am down in Lexington, SC, just outside of Columbia.Do you grow any heirlooms?If so do you have any tricks for keeping them healthy?Family favorite is Cherokee Purple but have to fight to keep plant healthy / alive!!
Thanks
Rick

FarmerShawn · January 13, 2018

Among all the heirlooms I grow (over 200 varieties per year in recent years), a few hybrids hold their own, and make my grow list every year. Big Boy F1 and Big Beef F1 top the list for beefsteaks, and Jet Star F1 is not bad, but a very reliable producer. Sungold F1 and Esterina F1 are always in my cherry patch. Cherry Bomb F1 from Johnny's produced stunning numbers of really tasty red cherries, and Juliet F1 fills a niche I haven't been able to find an OP replacement for, as it is bullet-proof in my fungus-laden garden.
Shawn

rick9748 · January 14, 2018

Thank you very much for your reply.One I can vouch for even in my horrible growing conditions is Big Beef.Has performed better than all others over last 5/6 years.Spring to first frost.Only plant I have grown that will do that.

rick9748 · January 14, 2018

Me again, is there any schedule of spraying, foliar feeding, ect. that you use to keep your heirlooms healthy.You are in a totally different growing environment but would appreciate any help or suggestions.
With temps. 95+s July & August and max humidity perfect environment for every foliar disease.
Thanks
Rick Padgett

Fred Hempel · July 31, 2018

Cherry Bomb is great!

Quote:

Originally Posted by FarmerShawn

Among all the heirlooms I grow (over 200 varieties per year in recent years), a few hybrids hold their own, and make my grow list every year. Big Boy F1 and Big Beef F1 top the list for beefsteaks, and Jet Star F1 is not bad, but a very reliable producer. Sungold F1 and Esterina F1 are always in my cherry patch. Cherry Bomb F1 from Johnny's produced stunning numbers of really tasty red cherries, and Juliet F1 fills a niche I haven't been able to find an OP replacement for, as it is bullet-proof in my fungus-laden garden.
Shawn

Ricky Shaw · February 3, 2017

I'll probably grow a couple Big Beef every year, for give-aways and a production benchmark, even though I love the heirlooms so much more.

January 8, 2017	#1
Black Krim Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: New England Posts: 661	Looking for Best Flavored Hybrids All seed listings make every hybrid sound delicious and productive......And therefore difficult to select a limited few. Which are the best flavored hybrids for my area. Weather has been yo-yoing year to year....From a very cold rainy late March weather up to mid June then jump into a very short warm summer and Indian Fall to last summer very hot with nine days of ninety degree day in a row and a general lack of rain. This is New England! Figure a few heat loving and a few cold loving and a few in the middle.

January 13, 2018	#11
FarmerShawn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,001	Among all the heirlooms I grow (over 200 varieties per year in recent years), a few hybrids hold their own, and make my grow list every year. Big Boy F1 and Big Beef F1 top the list for beefsteaks, and Jet Star F1 is not bad, but a very reliable producer. Sungold F1 and Esterina F1 are always in my cherry patch. Cherry Bomb F1 from Johnny's produced stunning numbers of really tasty red cherries, and Juliet F1 fills a niche I haven't been able to find an OP replacement for, as it is bullet-proof in my fungus-laden garden. Shawn __________________ "Red meat is NOT bad for you. Now blue-green meat, THAT'S bad for you!" -- Tommy Smothers

January 8, 2017	#2
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	I haven't tried a lot of hybrids, but these taste good to us: Early Girl Sungold Big Beef Sweet 100 Supersweet Cherry 100 Momotaro Celebrity

January 8, 2017	#4
gssgarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N.C. Posts: 1,827	Big Beef is my standard Greg

January 8, 2017	#5
Gerardo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: San Diego-Tijuana Posts: 2,598	Marbonne tastes good.

January 9, 2017	#7
Black Krim Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: New England Posts: 661	Thanks for all the replies!!!!'!!!

February 3, 2017	#8
Black Krim Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: New England Posts: 661	Big Beef f1 purchased!!!! Not done shopping...

February 3, 2017	#9
BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	I'd add that when choosing hybrids, flavor isn't at the top of the list for traits I'm looking for. Customers that want to grow/eat hybrids are the types that think a tomato is red/round/easy/and taste like a store bought. I go for best prod/disease resistance instead since more bland tomatoes typically make customers more happy than less of slightly better tasting tomatoes, thats my 2cent. But I do grow BB F1 pretty much every year. It has both traits.

January 13, 2018	#10
rick9748 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: south carolina Posts: 175	I am down in Lexington, SC, just outside of Columbia.Do you grow any heirlooms?If so do you have any tricks for keeping them healthy?Family favorite is Cherokee Purple but have to fight to keep plant healthy / alive!! Thanks Rick

January 14, 2018	#12
rick9748 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: south carolina Posts: 175	Thank you very much for your reply.One I can vouch for even in my horrible growing conditions is Big Beef.Has performed better than all others over last 5/6 years.Spring to first frost.Only plant I have grown that will do that.

February 3, 2017	#15
Ricky Shaw Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Zone 6a Denver North Metro Posts: 1,910	I'll probably grow a couple Big Beef every year, for give-aways and a production benchmark, even though I love the heirlooms so much more.