Really good Reds

[tam91]

Thanks, I'll look those up.

Oxhearts - well oxhearts sounded delicious to me. I have a "oxheart". Thanks to Carolyn, I have named it "The Thing". (here's the discussion of the disgusting thing)

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=15503

I would like to try another oxheart - a real one this time.

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by tam91

Thanks, I'll look those up.

Oxhearts - well oxhearts sounded delicious to me. I have a "oxheart". Thanks to Carolyn, I have named it "The Thing". (here's the discussion of the disgusting thing)

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=15503

I would like to try another oxheart - a real one this time.

Tam, I would have listed some heart shaped varieties to grow but I kind of thought that when you said slicers you were referring to beefsteaks or similar.

Sure, one has to slice hearts as well, but I thought you meant otherwise.

There are lots and lots of wonderful heart varieties available and if you do a search here at Tville you'll come up with several long threads with lots of suggestions. I know I posted in those threads b'c I'm a dedicated heart lover as did Damon and many others.

[tam91]

Thanks - I'll have a hunt for the threads.

Maybe I'm using the term "slicer" wrong - I am a newbie to this fancy tomato thing. To me a slicer is anything I can slice up - as opposed to canning, popping in my mouth whole, or being too small to bother with

btw - "The Thing" is sure going strong - one of the most productive tomatoes I've had. Figures. I made some sauce, and it was ok, but nothing to write home about. Maybe I'll train the dogs to eat them...

[FILMNET]

Seeds from Italy Red Pear, huge beautiful fruit, so much old taste, i thought i was a kid again.

[tam91]

Wow, on the outside they look like that thing I have. But yours looks tasty!

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by tam91

Wow, on the outside they look like that thing I have. But yours looks tasty!

Film is growing Franchi's Red Pear from Seeds of Italy based in MA and that's called a pyriform or pear shaped variety.

And here I thought you were interested in hearts, which have the opposite shape than the large red pears.

I'm getting the impression that also most anything someone posts about you want.

And yes, the Red Pear distributed by the Italian Seed House Franchi is excellent tasting, that from feedback I've seen.

[tam91]

I didn't ask for the pear, they just posted it - and it does look good. I was just struck by the shape similarity to my "the thing". But I'll probably pass, for now, and hold out for a heart perhaps - since I tried this year (and failed) to get one.

I did look up your posts on hearts, and took notes.

And yes, I want one of everything that's good - absolutely. One of each. Maybe two, just in case. Now, if I just had how many zillion acres...

I tasted my first heirloom tomato two years ago, and am already firmly addicted. I am now working on spreading the addiction to my friends...

[tjg911]

if i could grow only 3 tomatoes they would be sun gold which you mentioned, prue and wes. i have never tasted any color tomato as good as prue and wes tho there are some fantastic pinks and purple/blacks.

prue and wes are both red.

tom

[tam91]

Thanks everyone, I'm taking notes.

[camochef]

For the past couple years, with extremes in weather, I've found Tarasenko6 to be the best tasting red tomato with Gigantesque and Preacher Joe following along behind.
Liked Wes also but it doesn't put out many tomatoes like Tarasenko6 does, T6's have been some really large slicers too. They've replaced Box-car Willie and Red Brandywine as my main reds.
Camo

[Barbee]

I'm a fan of Lynwood. I had ordered NAR from fusion and he was out and recommended Lynwood as a substitute. It's fantastic and just keeps pumping out the tomatoes all summer long. I also like the Brandywine OTV a lot. I prefer pinks and blacks but both of these reds are exceptional.

[Mark0820]

Andrew Rahart is a productive red tomato with very good taste.

[camochef]

I've grown a large per centage of those listed and agree with most recommendations, but...if I was only growing one red slicer it would be Tarasenko6. I've grown them for a couple years now and have been quite impressed with taste, size and production. This coming year I'm cutting back drasticly on my tomato crops but I guaruntee Tarasenko6 will be one of them. It has become my favorite red!
Camo

[frogsleap farm]

Originally Posted by Tania

Yamal and Sibirskiy Skorospelyi for early and yummy small/medium red. My absolute favorites this year

Tania

Thanks Tania, I'll be ordering these to try in 2011.

[kath]

Originally Posted by camochef

I've grown a large per centage of those listed and agree with most recommendations, but...if I was only growing one red slicer it would be Tarasenko6.
Camo

Hi, Camo! Looking forward to trying this one in 2011, as I still don't have a favorite red. Also have seeds for Wes and lots of others - doesn't look as though any cutting back is happening for me next year!

Kath