Spring 2007's growlist: SUGGESTIONS WANTED

[celticman]

Aside for the late Black Cherries my poor tomato plants are gone. Time to start planning for next year. Here is my tenative grow listSuggestions are welcome)

3Great White
3White Queen??????(or another white. I like the taste of Great white)

3Green Giant
3Cherokee Green
4Lime Green Salad

3Earl's Faux
3Delicous
2Nepal
2Undetermined Red

4Pinnapple (for my wife)
4Kelloges
2German Strawberry
2UNknown (like Pinnapple but hardy)

6Cherokee Purple

5Unknown paste
5Opekal
5Polish Linguise
(or another paste variety suggestions very welcome)

3Mexian Midget
12Blackcherry(four plantings Apirl May June and July)
3Matts wild cherry
3Rose Quarts
3Sungold

4Stick (for breeding)[/u]

[Suze]

Lucky Cross for a bicolor/to fill an unknown slot

Kalman's Hungarian Pink for a paste

[Suze]

Aker's West Virginia for a red

[Lee]

You should also try Orange Heirloom for an tasty orange
beefsteak. It's originally from NC, so it already suited for
our environment.

Lee

[jerseyjohn61]

Suze,
That's two thumbs-up on the Kalman's. It has
produced early and often and is still comming
through as I picked 4 today. Nearly everything
else has petered out, but Kalman seems to think
it's still mid-August. Tasty and sweet with a full
flavor....JJ61

[celticman]

Thanks for the replies:
I have been seriously considering Orange Heirloom and Lucky Cross. I grown Lucky Cross once an was not impressed with the results but it was only one plant planted to early (april 10) so I been considering another try.

I have tasted West Virginia and did not care for it. I am still considering several opions for a pink/red. Spring is a long way off.

I have not heard of Kalam's Hungain Paste. More info and an idea of were I can obtain the seeds would be welcome. I have not grown any heiloom paste tomatoes and am interisted in ideas and information!
Tim (celticman)

[Suze]

Originally Posted by celticman

I have tasted West Virginia and did not care for it. I am still considering several opions for a pink/red. Spring is a long way off.

Tim, there is more than one tomato with 'West Virginia' in the name. Also, there are several West Virginia heirlooms that may or may not have WV in the name. Sure we're talking about the same one?

This is the one I grow:
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/60260/index.html

See also -- http://www.tomatogrowers.com/beefsteaks.htm

Plenty of other good reds/pinks to try. Here's a few I like--

Aunt Ginny's Purple (pink)
OTV Brandywine (red)
Chapman (red)
Cuostralee (red)
Stump of the World (pink)

Originally Posted by celticman

I have not heard of Kalam's Hungain Paste. More info and an idea of were I can obtain the seeds would be welcome.

Tomato Growers Supply has seeds for Kalman's Hungarian Pink. So does Mariseeds.

http://www.tomatogrowers.com/late.htm
"Kalman's Hungarian Pink #5737 (30 seeds) $2.25
A family heirloom of Kalman Lajvort, of Edison, New Jersey, with the seed originally coming from Europe. 8 ounce pink, oval shaped tomatoes have outstanding, rich, sweet flavor. Fruit is very meaty and can be used as a slicer as well as being almost like a large, juicy paste tomato. They are just delicious and produced in abundance until late in the season. Indeterminate. 85 days."

Suze

[tomatoguy]

Wow, your part of Zone 6 must have had really bad weather this season. My plants are still throwing fruit like it's July, almost. I grew several varieties that were both productive and tasty for me. Bear in mind that I like tomatoes with a bite as opposed to the sweet ones. Here are my suggestions.

Big Red - really a medium large pink but it has produced consistently all season.

Early Large Red - actually a small to medium orange/red but it is early and very tasty.

Granny Cantrell's German Red - largest plant I have grown in 37 seasons. Nice big fruit. Late season variety. Like the misnomers above, this one is actually a pink.

mater

[celticman]

Wow, your part of Zone 6 must have had really bad weather this season. My plants are still throwing fruit like it's July, almost.

The zone is more like 7b or 8a
The weather was very bad 6inches of rain in two days in June. (a tropical storm) and little rain in July. I was away most of August and the 95+heat and no water did all but a few black cherries I planted in early July in.

Are the "pink" varities you are suggesting anything like German Johnsons. I have grown German Johnsons and was not overly impress with the taste. (It is not a bad tomato an is a NC heirloom so it survives your unpredicable weather)
Tim