Brandy Boy

TightenUp · July 28, 2013

What an awesome variety. i have to add to my short list in the "must grow" thread. my fav tomato so far this year

MikeInCypress · July 28, 2013

Brandy Boy has always done well for me here in humid Gulf Coast Texas, It sets heavily and you get close to Brandywine flavor. Its a must grow for me as well.

MikeInCypress

chalstonsc · July 28, 2013

How big of a plant?

TightenUp · July 28, 2013

Large....comparable to big beef

jcr1709 · August 13, 2013

Grown Brandy Boy in previous years, had issues with disease and low production. I love pink tomatoes and did try "Big Pink" from a Burpee seed pack. It's a hybrid but am pleasantly surprised by it's consistent size, descent production and overall plant health. Flavor is quite good, comparable to other pinks like German Johnson and Brandywine Pink.

b54red · August 13, 2013

It was the first Brandywine type tomato to ever produce fruit for me down here. I still grow them but with the added strength of grafting to protect it from fusarium to which it has little resistance. It is much faster to make fruit than other Brandywine types for me. Flavor is outstanding as well as being productive with large fruit.

Bill

Alfredo · August 13, 2013

That is one pretty tomato TightenUp, about how big/heavy has that variety been averaging for you?

~Alfredo

AKmark · August 13, 2013

They have done really well for several people up in AK in greenhouses too. Big plants, nice yields, great taste. I will had great luck with them, and if fully ripened they are so good.

TightenUp · August 13, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alfredo

That is one pretty tomato TightenUp, about how big/heavy has that variety been averaging for you?

~Alfredo

the in-ground plant is producing tomatoes a little over a pound while the container plant is producing tomatoes a little larger than a tennis ball

July 28, 2013	#2
MikeInCypress Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 963	Brandy Boy has always done well for me here in humid Gulf Coast Texas, It sets heavily and you get close to Brandywine flavor. Its a must grow for me as well. MikeInCypress __________________ "Growing older, not up"

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TightenUp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Jersey Posts: 1,183	Large....comparable to big beef __________________

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jcr1709 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Middlefield, Connecticut Posts: 24	Grew "Big Pink" this year Grown Brandy Boy in previous years, had issues with disease and low production. I love pink tomatoes and did try "Big Pink" from a Burpee seed pack. It's a hybrid but am pleasantly surprised by it's consistent size, descent production and overall plant health. Flavor is quite good, comparable to other pinks like German Johnson and Brandywine Pink.

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AKmark Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 2,010	Up north too They have done really well for several people up in AK in greenhouses too. Big plants, nice yields, great taste. I will had great luck with them, and if fully ripened they are so good.

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chalstonsc Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: sc Posts: 339	How big of a plant?

August 13, 2013	#6
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	It was the first Brandywine type tomato to ever produce fruit for me down here. I still grow them but with the added strength of grafting to protect it from fusarium to which it has little resistance. It is much faster to make fruit than other Brandywine types for me. Flavor is outstanding as well as being productive with large fruit. Bill

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Alfredo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Clifton, NJ Posts: 554	That is one pretty tomato TightenUp, about how big/heavy has that variety been averaging for you? ~Alfredo