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Old 6 Days Ago   #1
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Default Personal Beefsteaks

It seems like everyone wants their tomatoes to be huge - except me. I drool at the thought of a big, juicy beefsteak, but generally the only one eating my tomatoes is me. Sure, I could grow delicious 2-pound tomatoes, but unless it can be consumed in one sitting, much of it will go to waste. And I don’t have to tell you how heartbreaking that would be. SO… here’s my question: can anyone recommend good smaller heirloom varieties, especially beefsteak types, if such a thing exists. I learned about Rutgers right here in Tomatoville, and that’s become a garden staple. But I sure would love to find a mini-Brandywine or Prudens Purple or similar. Suggestions?
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It seems like everyone wants their tomatoes to be huge - except me. I drool at the thought of a big, juicy beefsteak, but generally the only one eating my tomatoes is me. Sure, I could grow delicious 2-pound tomatoes, but unless it can be consumed in one sitting, much of it will go to waste. And I don’t have to tell you how heartbreaking that would be. SO… here’s my question: can anyone recommend good smaller heirloom varieties, especially beefsteak types, if such a thing exists. I learned about Rutgers right here in Tomatoville, and that’s become a garden staple. But I sure would love to find a mini-Brandywine or Prudens Purple or similar. Suggestions?
Does it have to be a beefsteak? I'm trying to think of a small beefsteak with great flavor, and I currently draw a blank.

How about a personal heart? There are plenty of those, that have great flavor, and are much smaller than beefsteaks.
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Does it have to be a beefsteak? I'm trying to think of a small beefsteak with great flavor, and I currently draw a blank.

How about a personal heart? There are plenty of those, that have great flavor, and are much smaller than beefsteaks.
What’s a personal heart?
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What’s a personal heart?
It would be a heart-shaped tomato, the size of what you would be looking for in a personal beefsteak.
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i like pervaya lyubov.
earlier producing pink, does not get large, doesn't need to.
it just tastes good.




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I like Little Lucky. Brandywine is a parent and taste is great!
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I have about twenty or thirty personal heart-shaped varieties. I would love to be able to call them my own but I know they are all up for grabs by hundreds if not thousands of heart lovers around the world.

My favorite/personal variety list used to be in the hundreds but as I age that list has been reduced by about half. Naming them would be a boring chore (both for me and for the readers). In a week or so my annual report will be bad enough let alone a huge list of personal likes.
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The Granny's Heart Tomatoes would be good for you, too.
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