review and rankings

TightenUp · August 29, 2012

as august is coming to an end and i've been able to sample tomatoes from all living plants i decided now, with some free time i would review the taste and productivity of my tomatoes this season. this is my first year with every variety so i have no past to compare

varieties based solely on flavor starting with the best

sungold f1 yes i loved it and ranked #1
brandywine X NAR f4 (stabilized and known as dixiewine)
kelloggs breakfast
cher purple
brandywine from croatia
lemon boy
unknown seed- pink baseball size dark green shoulders
purple calabash
guernsey tomato
unknown seed - red heart, the most perfect slided tomato i've ever seen
supersweet 100
unknown seed- golfball deep orange turning to red when overly ripe
black cherry
sweet 100
yellow pear

productivity

all cherries did very well as far as productivity is concerned except for yellow pear which died early in the season to a wilt disease

very good productivity - brandywine X NAR f4, Cherokee Purple, purple clabash

good productivity - Kelloggs breakfast, guernsey tomato

got a few tomatoes - brandywine from croatia, lemon boy

i did not include the unknown seed in productivity.

the only change i might make to this list would be moving kelloggs breakfast up to very good productivity. right now i've enjoyed an average amount of large tomatoes but the plant has plenty more left and looks to have set fruit late

marc_groleau · August 29, 2012

Appreciate the reviews. They help all of us make grow list decisions.

August 29, 2012	#1
TightenUp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Jersey Posts: 1,183	review and rankings as august is coming to an end and i've been able to sample tomatoes from all living plants i decided now, with some free time i would review the taste and productivity of my tomatoes this season. this is my first year with every variety so i have no past to compare varieties based solely on flavor starting with the best sungold f1 yes i loved it and ranked #1 brandywine X NAR f4 (stabilized and known as dixiewine) kelloggs breakfast cher purple brandywine from croatia lemon boy unknown seed- pink baseball size dark green shoulders purple calabash guernsey tomato unknown seed - red heart, the most perfect slided tomato i've ever seen supersweet 100 unknown seed- golfball deep orange turning to red when overly ripe black cherry sweet 100 yellow pear productivity all cherries did very well as far as productivity is concerned except for yellow pear which died early in the season to a wilt disease very good productivity - brandywine X NAR f4, Cherokee Purple, purple clabash good productivity - Kelloggs breakfast, guernsey tomato got a few tomatoes - brandywine from croatia, lemon boy i did not include the unknown seed in productivity. the only change i might make to this list would be moving kelloggs breakfast up to very good productivity. right now i've enjoyed an average amount of large tomatoes but the plant has plenty more left and looks to have set fruit late __________________

August 29, 2012	#2
marc_groleau Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 444	Appreciate the reviews. They help all of us make grow list decisions.