Need recommendation for a tomato in the south.

Fusion_power · March 25, 2018

I hesitate to weigh in on a very polarized issue, but perhaps a few thoughts will help. Humidity is a huge factor in fruit set for tomatoes. It is not just the heat, but the combination of heat and humidity that does the worst damage and prevents pollination. The best of the heat set tomatoes gain about 4 degrees on the temperature side of this equation. Unfortunately, I've not yet found a really good heat set variety. Of the varieties I've grown that have decent flavor, Tropic, Creole, and Burgundy Traveler are my suggestions for best chance of producing fruit in the middle of the summer.

I generally do not set out tomatoes in June or July. It is too much work keeping diseases under control. This has nothing to do with heat. I have planted tomatoes in August that made a very good crop during the fall.

March 25, 2018	#33
Fusion_power Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,250	I hesitate to weigh in on a very polarized issue, but perhaps a few thoughts will help. Humidity is a huge factor in fruit set for tomatoes. It is not just the heat, but the combination of heat and humidity that does the worst damage and prevents pollination. The best of the heat set tomatoes gain about 4 degrees on the temperature side of this equation. Unfortunately, I've not yet found a really good heat set variety. Of the varieties I've grown that have decent flavor, Tropic, Creole, and Burgundy Traveler are my suggestions for best chance of producing fruit in the middle of the summer. I generally do not set out tomatoes in June or July. It is too much work keeping diseases under control. This has nothing to do with heat. I have planted tomatoes in August that made a very good crop during the fall.