best new tomato of 2016

[hoefarmer]

Best new tomato of 2016 in TX
1. Girl Girl's weird Thing. New Neighborhood fav
2. Ozark Orange
3. Lemon Boy Always dependable. Not new Been growing allover the US
(Tx, FL, Or, Ohio, Mo)


Worst:
Orange Russian 117. never set a tomato.Even with me pollinating with a toothbrush,

[carolyn137]

I have many new ones, most that won't be available until my and Shawn's seed offer goes up thisFall.

But this isn't Texas here in NYS so you'll have to wait awhile until I see what they do for me.

Three of them are;

Eva Ste.Wendell, (Big Beef X Eva Purple Ball
Rosedale (CP X Summertime Pink, and PL
Little Dixie,has BW,NAR Xcherry in the background.


Carolyn

Originally Posted by carolyn137

Eva Ste.Wendell, (Big Beef X Eva Purple Ball)

Carolyn, I have some seeds marked as "Big Beef x Eva Purple Ball" that I got from Trudi's formerly available seed offer. I assume they are F1. Is your "Eva Ste. Wendell" a later filial generation of the same cross?

Actually, now that I looked, mine are labeled "Eva Purple Ball x Big Beef", so it is the reciprocal cross. Nevermind then!

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by braybright

Carolyn, I have some seeds marked as "Big Beef x Eva Purple Ball" that I got from Trudi's formerly available seed offer. I assume they are F1. Is your "Eva Ste. Wendell" a later filial generation of the same cross?

Actually, now that I looked, mine are labeled "Eva Purple Ball x Big Beef", so it is the reciprocal cross. Nevermind then!

All three I mentioned are stabilized OP's,not hybrids.And all three were bred by Bill Jeffers,aka Travis here at TV who has bred some wonderful varieties.

And nothing to do with reciprocal crosses as Trudi might have implied with the way she listed it. I have no information at all about many that she lists , nor do I know who sent her those seeds,since so many others send her their seeds,she has no idea if they are crossed,or pure, and makes a very strong statement about that at her website.

Carolyn

Thanks for the info!

[Cole_Robbie]

Mat-Su Express, Sladkij Ponchik, Rebel Yell.

Big Beef from a tilled garden without mulch or irrigation was also really good, because the weather was perfect for it. There was almost no rain at all for the last 30 days.

[Gardeneer]

Too early here to name a winner/ best.
Maybe in a month or so.

Gardeneer

[nancyruhl]

Hey, Cole. I hate to tell you, but those first two tomatoes don't even exist.

[Cole_Robbie]

LOL. Mat-Su Express is AKMark's creation. He has posted a lot of pics of it. I think it's the best red I have ever grown.

I thought there was a tomatobase page about Sladkij Ponchik, (also Sladkiy Ponchik) aka "Sweet Doughnut," but I can't find it. It is mentioned here:
http://ventmarin.free.fr/passion_tom...ates_sl_sz.htm

Here's a pic of mine: http://i.imgur.com/AQZNz65.jpg

[gdaddybill]

Skyreacher is beautiful and tasty with nice acidity and complex sweetness but in hot Texas weather it cracks on the stem end. It's best photographed from the blossom end.

[gdaddybill]

Originally Posted by gdaddybill

Skyreacher is beautiful and tasty with nice acidity and complex sweetness but in hot Texas weather it cracks on the stem end. It's best photographed from the blossom end.

Dora is probably my best new variety this year. It was listed as a cross of Cherokee Purple x Brandywine and though planted a bit late it quickly began setting fruit and has matured some beautiful and tasty 10-16 ounce fruits in a tough year for tomatoes in Texas.

[isuhunter]

Originally Posted by gdaddybill

Dora is probably my best new variety this year. It was listed as a cross of Cherokee Purple x Brandywine and though planted a bit late it quickly began setting fruit and has matured some beautiful and tasty 10-16 ounce fruits in a tough year for tomatoes in Texas.

That looks awesome! I'm going to have to try some next year!

[Fred Hempel]

I am just getting ripe fruit, so I can't comment on flavor, but Skyreacher is producing like crazy in my field, and the plants are extremely vigorous and healthy.

Originally Posted by gdaddybill

Skyreacher is beautiful and tasty with nice acidity and complex sweetness but in hot Texas weather it cracks on the stem end. It's best photographed from the blossom end.

[Cole_Robbie]

Originally Posted by Fred Hempel

I am just getting ripe fruit, so I can't comment on flavor, but Skyreacher is producing like crazy in my field, and the plants are extremely vigorous and healthy.

Are yours big? I thought it was a saladette, but I have medium to large fruit. Taste is excellent.

[Fred Hempel]

Mine are medium (the fruits). The plants are huge.

Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie

Are yours big? I thought it was a saladette, but I have medium to large fruit. Taste is excellent.