So what does "Marginal tomato climate recommended" mean?

[Dak]

It's used to describe Pink Berkeley Tie-Dye on the wildboarfarms site. Cool summers?

[mjc]

The Bay Area...cool, damp, foggy...

[habitat_gardener]

Originally Posted by mjc

The Bay Area...cool, damp, foggy...

It's certainly damp now, but from about May-June to October-November, there's little or no rain. And the foggy parts are mostly on the ocean side of the coast ranges. We have lots and lots of microclimates -- go a mile, and you can grow different things in the garden or have a longer season.

So maybe "marginal tomato climate" means "ripens slowly, does not do well with hot summers."

[maf]

I took it to mean it would be early enough, and productive enough to get a decent harvest in areas with a short and/or cool tomato season. Large Barred Boar has a similar description on Brad's site: "Good choice for marginal tomato climates."

I am growing both these in 2011 so I will find out for sure (I live in the UK which really is a marginal tomato climate).

[Dak]

Thank you, all! I used to live by the coast I and just could not imagine ripening an 8 to 12 ounce tomato with a foggy cool summer. But just go inland a bit, that's what they mean. Thank you for the clarification.