What's your most promising (abundant) tomato so far? - Page 2

**Lee** · July 25, 2023

Big Beef, Mt. Gem, and Cherokee Purple have been my most productive so far this year.
29, 28, and 20 pounds for each plant respectively.... so far...
By far the most I have ever gotten from a single set of plants.
Prudens Purple is slightly behind at 11 pounds.

Curiously enough, all four are next to each other in a 2 year old garden bed.... So, 88 pounds of tomatoes in ~40ft^2....
And these were not small ones either... 12~24oz. size....

Will be definitely amending my worn out beds (where I planted the Cuostralee) with this soil this fall!

Lee

Dak · July 26, 2023

Wow, Lee, sounds like you've got tomato magic happening in that soil. But I'm trying to visualize your spacing, 4 tomato plants on a 40 foot row? Do you have pics?

**Lee** · July 26, 2023

Not the best picture here, but this is from a month ago.
Big Beef in middle, and Mt. Gem on the right.
Cherokee Purple and Prudens Purple are behind them, which can't really be seen.

Planted about 2' apart.... didn't expect them to get quite this large.

My other plants don't look nearly this full. Good reminder that soil makes all the difference....

Lee

Dak · July 26, 2023

Thanks for the picture, Lee. Looking quite abundant!

ScottinAtlanta · July 26, 2023

Cherokee Purple has been good, but my best this season are Spears Tennessee Green and a newbie, Lemon Boy Plus (F1) from Johnny's Seed - setting on without stopping. Great baseball size dark yellow delicacies.

JRinPA · August 1, 2023

I'm starting to see some more color. I've had sandwiches twice. I almost picked a few tonight, but it was dark and I knew they were playing tricks on my eyes. Tomorrow for sure I'll get a few more for sandwiches. I've only had two good tomatoes, part of BER, and a trussful of runted/stunted stumps.

The first Cuostralee was good but has the usual fused blossom fruit from an early truss. A little cottontail was eating a hole in it, 9 oclock on that first pic. I got there just in time that day, I guess.

MrsJustice · August 4, 2023

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Originally Posted by Yak54

Looks like for me my most productive are going to be POLISH and DESTER

I am glad your Desters did well for you, but I only have 3 Plants that survived the heat that was unprotected by Native Corn Plants. Every year all of my Different Heirloom Varieties will be Protected and separated by Corn. I will still use my "Netting Systems" to protect from crossing, Amen!!

charline · August 7, 2023

My most productive so far is coeur jaune (yellow Heart). It hast 27 fruits that are ripening.
Multiflora Zluta Kytice wins the cherry tomato competition.

MrsJustice · August 9, 2023

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Originally Posted by JRinPA

I'm starting to see some more color. I've had sandwiches twice. I almost picked a few tonight, but it was dark and I knew they were playing tricks on my eyes. Tomorrow for sure I'll get a few more for sandwiches. I've only had two good tomatoes, part of BER, and a trussful of runted/stunted stumps.

The first Cuostralee was good but has the usual fused blossom fruit from an early truss. A little cottontail was eating a hole in it, 9 oclock on that first pic. I got there just in time that day, I guess.

This year My "Lescana Heirloom Tomatoes" From Canada is my Bigest Tomato that is Bigger than my Cuostralee Heirloom Tomatoes in all of that "July Greatest Heat" here in Virginia. It looks like your Big Red Tomato in your Picture. It taste so good on a sandwhich, Amen!!

clspie · August 9, 2023

I have a Gloria's Treat kicking out many 1 pound plus tomatoes.

wxcrawler · August 10, 2023

Neves Azorean Red (NAR) has been my biggest surprise as far as production this year. It's my first time growing it, so I didn't really know what to expect. I tend to gravitate toward pink or dark tomatoes, as I have yet to find a red beefsteak that I really love. That may have changed this year. With my difficult growing conditions in Tulsa, I'm usually happy to get about 15 good fruit from my beefsteaks in a typical growing season. I got 26 good fruit from my NAR this season, and the flavor has been outstanding. If I get a repeat season next year that's even close to this one, Neves Azorean Red will go into my "every year" rotation.

Lee

eyolf · August 23, 2023

Buzau 22 was received as part of the MMMM swap in 2022: l just could not justify growing everything so some had to wait.

This somewhat exceeds the advertised production by about 30%, and I'm guessing these will have "average" flavor. When they get this color, I bring them in lest the blasted squirrels get them. This variety will certainly fill fruit jars for winter joy, however.

I have only experienced this kind of production from a few indeterminates.
Amazing.

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tryno12 · August 27, 2023

Lee, what will you amend the soil with?
Thanks,
Pete

tryno12 · August 27, 2023

JR, what/how do you "trench" plant a tomato?
Thanks
Pete

Bruinwar · August 27, 2023

Later than ever, really late, but I am buried in tomatoes, finally. Zone 6A SE Michigan. Lots of rain, colder nights, not a lot of really hot days. I got no clue why everyone's tomatoes are so late. My wife suggested that those many weeks of extreme haze from the Canadian wildfires may have caused it.

As usual, the biggest producer (plus big tomatoes) is Dr. Wyche's Yellow. Planted 9 of them, 4 are crosses of some sort, the 5 that appear to be the Dr are pumping out tomatoes. Picked 2 plus bushels with much more coming. 21 quarts of Dr. Wyche's Yellow juice so far once the batch in the pressure cooker is done, in about 10 mins!

The ground is so saturated I can't stake these plants up, they just fall over. Crazy year!

July 25, 2023	#16
Lee Tomatopalooza™ Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NC-Zone 7 Posts: 2,188	Big Beef, Mt. Gem, and Cherokee Purple have been my most productive so far this year. 29, 28, and 20 pounds for each plant respectively.... so far... By far the most I have ever gotten from a single set of plants. Prudens Purple is slightly behind at 11 pounds. Curiously enough, all four are next to each other in a 2 year old garden bed.... So, 88 pounds of tomatoes in ~40ft^2.... And these were not small ones either... 12~24oz. size.... Will be definitely amending my worn out beds (where I planted the Cuostralee) with this soil this fall! Lee __________________ Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put one in a fruit salad. Cuostralee - The best thing on sliced bread.

August 10, 2023	#26
wxcrawler Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 115	NAR Neves Azorean Red (NAR) has been my biggest surprise as far as production this year. It's my first time growing it, so I didn't really know what to expect. I tend to gravitate toward pink or dark tomatoes, as I have yet to find a red beefsteak that I really love. That may have changed this year. With my difficult growing conditions in Tulsa, I'm usually happy to get about 15 good fruit from my beefsteaks in a typical growing season. I got 26 good fruit from my NAR this season, and the flavor has been outstanding. If I get a repeat season next year that's even close to this one, Neves Azorean Red will go into my "every year" rotation. Lee

August 23, 2023	#27
eyolf Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central MN, USDA Zone 3 Posts: 302	Buzau 22 was received as part of the MMMM swap in 2022: l just could not justify growing everything so some had to wait. This somewhat exceeds the advertised production by about 30%, and I'm guessing these will have "average" flavor. When they get this color, I bring them in lest the blasted squirrels get them. This variety will certainly fill fruit jars for winter joy, however. I have only experienced this kind of production from a few indeterminates. Amazing. Sent from my motorola edge (2022) using Tapatalk __________________ a day without fresh homegrown tomatoes is like... ...sigh

July 26, 2023	#17
Dak Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: CA Posts: 494	Wow, Lee, sounds like you've got tomato magic happening in that soil. But I'm trying to visualize your spacing, 4 tomato plants on a 40 foot row? Do you have pics?

July 26, 2023	#20
ScottinAtlanta Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 2,593	Cherokee Purple has been good, but my best this season are Spears Tennessee Green and a newbie, Lemon Boy Plus (F1) from Johnny's Seed - setting on without stopping. Great baseball size dark yellow delicacies.

August 7, 2023	#23
charline Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: France Posts: 688	My most productive so far is coeur jaune (yellow Heart). It hast 27 fruits that are ripening. Multiflora Zluta Kytice wins the cherry tomato competition.

August 9, 2023	#25
clspie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Erie, PA Posts: 44	I have a Gloria's Treat kicking out many 1 pound plus tomatoes.

August 27, 2023	#28
tryno12 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Indianapolis Area 46112 Posts: 857	Lee, what will you amend the soil with? Thanks, Pete

August 27, 2023	#30
Bruinwar Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Ann Arbor Michigan Posts: 93	Later than ever, really late, but I am buried in tomatoes, finally. Zone 6A SE Michigan. Lots of rain, colder nights, not a lot of really hot days. I got no clue why everyone's tomatoes are so late. My wife suggested that those many weeks of extreme haze from the Canadian wildfires may have caused it. As usual, the biggest producer (plus big tomatoes) is Dr. Wyche's Yellow. Planted 9 of them, 4 are crosses of some sort, the 5 that appear to be the Dr are pumping out tomatoes. Picked 2 plus bushels with much more coming. 21 quarts of Dr. Wyche's Yellow juice so far once the batch in the pressure cooker is done, in about 10 mins! The ground is so saturated I can't stake these plants up, they just fall over. Crazy year!