Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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1 Week Ago | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Luzerne, PA - Zone 5b
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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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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: MA
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How about a personal heart? There are plenty of those, that have great flavor, and are much smaller than beefsteaks. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Luzerne, PA - Zone 5b
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Tomatovillian™
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Location: MA
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2 Days Ago | #5 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Back in da U.P.
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i like pervaya lyubov.
earlier producing pink, does not get large, doesn't need to. it just tastes good. keith
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2 Days Ago | #6 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Ontario
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I like Little Lucky. Brandywine is a parent and taste is great!
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2 Days Ago | #7 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Brownville, Ne
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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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1 Day Ago | #8 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Hampton, Virginia
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The Granny's Heart Tomatoes would be good for you, too.
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2 Hours Ago | #9 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2020
Location: Zone 4-5, Ontario
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You could do a search on Tatiana’s Tomatobase or Tomatofifou for medium beefsteaks.
From my own experience, Bear Creek and Maya & Sion’s Airdrie Classic have been mid-sized beefsteaks that didn’t take forever to produce. Both are recent crosses from heirloom varieties and are fairly prolific. Bear Creek, a purple, is richer, while Maya & Sion’s is a tangier red. For a heart, Grandee is early and tasty. |
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