My planting list - suggestions - Page 2

mtbigfish · January 15, 2010

Ditto on Marmande - not for me
missouri pink love apple not good for me either
Coustralee Yes but then my last name is Lanier (USA) La Nier (France)

I also love Orange Russian 117
If you want an orange color to add

Dennis

RiverRat · January 16, 2010

I have tried Marmande several times and was totally underwhelmed by it. Maybe it was my soil of something, but most other tomatoes in my garden have a nice strong flavor and this was totally undistinguished.

One of my favorite slicing tomatoes is St. Pierre. It has a lovely sweet/acid flavor. It's also usually the earliest and latest to fruit, and it seems resistant to cracking and BER; at least that's the case with the seed stock I have, which I bought in France. Rose de Berne is a close second in terms of flavor, and it's probably red enough to satisfy your DH!

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January 15, 2010	#16
mtbigfish Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chillicothe Ohio - left Calif July 2010 Posts: 451	Ditto on Marmande - not for me missouri pink love apple not good for me either Coustralee Yes but then my last name is Lanier (USA) La Nier (France) I also love Orange Russian 117 If you want an orange color to add Dennis

January 16, 2010	#17
RiverRat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Jersey Posts: 78	I have tried Marmande several times and was totally underwhelmed by it. Maybe it was my soil of something, but most other tomatoes in my garden have a nice strong flavor and this was totally undistinguished. One of my favorite slicing tomatoes is St. Pierre. It has a lovely sweet/acid flavor. It's also usually the earliest and latest to fruit, and it seems resistant to cracking and BER; at least that's the case with the seed stock I have, which I bought in France. Rose de Berne is a close second in terms of flavor, and it's probably red enough to satisfy your DH!