Goliath Bush, Better Bush and any Bush

[TomatoDon]

The season is over and I had a very good year and sold a lot of tomatoes. My main disappointment was a bed of about 60 "Pink Brandywine" that a friend gave me. Production was low, they split easily, and were so gnarled and mis-shapen that we only picked a few and nobody wanted them. If I do Brandywine again, I'll do the seeds myself -- Sudduth -- and only a few just for me to enjoy.

A couple of years ago I tried some bush varieties -- Goliath Goliath and Better Bush, and they actually did pretty good for container grown. I like growing in containers but when our Mississippi sun heats up in July and August, the containers heat up too and then it's all down hill from there.

Since we have time to reflect over the past season and think about next year, I wanted to see if anyone has grown the bush varieties for market. I thought the production was good, the size was ample and the flavor was good. Claims for some varieties say they will bear until front. One thing I especially like was the lack of staking and caging for most of them.

I did not grow any this year, so I wanted to see if any of you grow these bush varieties for market. I heard new Big Dwarf is another good one to try, and maybe a couple more. Another consideration of mine is I want some that are very stocky and don't need caging, similar to what i grew in containers two seasons ago.

Looking forward to hearing what you have to say about bush varieties for market growing.

Thanks in advance!

Don