Best hearts out there?

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by tgplp

What is a heart that gets big fast? Because I would like to grow a sizeable heart, but it would have to ripen fast here in Seattle!!!

Taryn

Knowing that the weather in the Seattle area can be a challenge I think you're asking which hearts might normally be referred to as midseason rather than late season.

There are two that have done so for me, one is Anna Russian and the other one is Danko. I just checked the guesstimates, DTM-wise, that others who list both varieties in the SSE YEarbooks mention, and I'll stick with those two and perhaps throw in Kosovo as well.

But it really does depend on primarily the weather in any given season, in my opinion, rather then a specific variety, and again, I can see this when I look at the listings for a specific variety in the SSE Yearbooks where listers from almost every part of the US and elsewhere show quite a range or ripening times for a single variety.

Summary? I think I'd try Anna Russian and Danko and see how those do for you.