Hybrid Tomatoes You Like - Page 2

Cole_Robbie · January 27, 2015

I just now ordered Sun Green to complete my mix:
http://www.osborneseed.com/product-d...reen-garden-f1

b54red · January 27, 2015

Number one for dependability and also decent taste has to be Big Beef but Bella Rosa is a really good hybrid though more of a determinate tomato. For flavor hands down it goes to Brandy Boy and Sun Gold. I have grown quite a few hybrids over the years and there are many that are decent tomatoes with good production and fairly good flavor but there are a lot of them that have very little if any flavor and that may not be well suited for your climate. As one who frequently fell for the catalog descriptions only to be sorely disappointed talk to some gardeners in your region that have grown them successfully before devoting precious space in your garden.

Bill

FarmerShawn · January 27, 2015

In my garden, of course Sungold always has a spot (or several). I also grow Juliets, because my wife likes to can them whole. And Big Boy, just because I always have. Tami G is my favorite grape tomato - real sweet.

nancyruhl · January 27, 2015

In addition to the above mentioned favorites like Brandy Boy, Momotaro, and, of course, Sungold, I really like Supersonic for a dependable tomato with great flavor, thin skin and good production. While Big Beef is a favorite here, it didn't do much for me flavorwise when I tried it.
I have noticed on the seed racks here in Florida which are stocked earlier than much of the country, Burpee has put Brandy Boy back out on their racks. That is good news as ordering them and paying high shipping cost made them cost prohibitive.

Marcus1 · January 27, 2015

My every year hybrids are, Goliath and QualT23 for slicers and Sweet Chelsea,Minni Yellow, and Jolly for cherries. All produce well for me here in CO and my customers really like them. Jolly is probably my favorite for flavor even when compared to most of my heirlooms.

Worth1 · January 27, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie

I just now ordered Sun Green to complete my mix:
http://www.osborneseed.com/product-d...reen-garden-f1

Sun Green sounds interesting.
A brix scale up there with sun gold.

Worth

Blueaussi · January 27, 2015

I thought Atkinson was an open-pollinated variety?

http://www.rareseeds.com/atkinson-tomato/

AKmark · January 27, 2015

I have grown quite a few hybrids, I like Early Girl hybrid, not bush EG, Momotaro and Brandy Boy, Celebrity, Big Beef, and Steakhouse are ok. I can list a bunch I don't like, but since that was not asked we will just leave those thoughts as just that.

AlittleSalt · January 27, 2015

I just checked the mail. In it was a plastic wrapped bunch of advertisement cards. I'm turning 50 in April, so I wasn't surprised to see a bunch of adds about E.D. , support hose, and... tomatoes? Three 4" pots with (Miracle Sweet) hybrid tomato seeds. Says it grows in the 4" planters. Well, that was different.

remy · January 27, 2015

Another Sungold lover here.
Remy

Labradors2 · January 27, 2015

Yup. The only hybrid in my garden this year will be Sungold!

Linda

PA_Julia · January 27, 2015

I grow two hybrids each season. One is Big Zac and Big Zac crosses used in size competition and sweet cherry 100 for eating.

Everything else are heirlooms which represent approx. 15 different types.

Dewayne mater · January 28, 2015

Sungold and Big Beef are always in my otherwise heirloom tomato garden. Last year at our local market a farmer grew what he called Mountain Pride tomatoes, but, I do not think he was correct with that name. These were very large tomatoes, 12-16 ounces, thin skinned, and had amazing heirloom type flavors. I think he had the name wrong because what I read about this tomato says it produces 7 ounce tomatoes. When he returns this Spring, I'll quiz him again because this was an amazing tomato and that's what I'm after. It just so happens that usually happens with heirlooms.

Dewayne Mater

Cheryl2017 · January 28, 2015

Sungold for me also.

Ed of Somis · January 28, 2015

Of course, SunGold had great taste for me last year (it cracks). Better Boy was a good producer of decent tasting maters. I am so anxious to grow Big Beef and Brandy Boy this year. Is the hype really true??? As productive as it is...I will not grow Early Girl again because of blah taste.

January 27, 2015	#18
FarmerShawn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,001	In my garden, of course Sungold always has a spot (or several). I also grow Juliets, because my wife likes to can them whole. And Big Boy, just because I always have. Tami G is my favorite grape tomato - real sweet. __________________ "Red meat is NOT bad for you. Now blue-green meat, THAT'S bad for you!" -- Tommy Smothers

January 27, 2015	#25
remy Buffalo-Niagara Tomato TasteFest™ Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Z6 WNY Posts: 2,354	Another Sungold lover here. Remy __________________ "I wake to sleep and take my waking slow" -Theodore Roethke Yes, we have a great party for WNY/Ontario tomato growers every year on Grand Island! Owner of The Sample Seed Shop

January 27, 2015	#27
PA_Julia Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Princeton, Ky Zone 7A Posts: 2,208	I grow two hybrids each season. One is Big Zac and Big Zac crosses used in size competition and sweet cherry 100 for eating. Everything else are heirlooms which represent approx. 15 different types. __________________ Personal Best- 4.46 LB Big Zac 2013

January 27, 2015	#16
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	I just now ordered Sun Green to complete my mix: http://www.osborneseed.com/product-d...reen-garden-f1

January 27, 2015	#17
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	Number one for dependability and also decent taste has to be Big Beef but Bella Rosa is a really good hybrid though more of a determinate tomato. For flavor hands down it goes to Brandy Boy and Sun Gold. I have grown quite a few hybrids over the years and there are many that are decent tomatoes with good production and fairly good flavor but there are a lot of them that have very little if any flavor and that may not be well suited for your climate. As one who frequently fell for the catalog descriptions only to be sorely disappointed talk to some gardeners in your region that have grown them successfully before devoting precious space in your garden. Bill

January 27, 2015	#19
nancyruhl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Metro Detroit, Michigan Posts: 1,051	In addition to the above mentioned favorites like Brandy Boy, Momotaro, and, of course, Sungold, I really like Supersonic for a dependable tomato with great flavor, thin skin and good production. While Big Beef is a favorite here, it didn't do much for me flavorwise when I tried it. I have noticed on the seed racks here in Florida which are stocked earlier than much of the country, Burpee has put Brandy Boy back out on their racks. That is good news as ordering them and paying high shipping cost made them cost prohibitive.

January 27, 2015	#20
Marcus1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Colorado Posts: 124	My every year hybrids are, Goliath and QualT23 for slicers and Sweet Chelsea,Minni Yellow, and Jolly for cherries. All produce well for me here in CO and my customers really like them. Jolly is probably my favorite for flavor even when compared to most of my heirlooms.

January 27, 2015	#22
Blueaussi Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Zone 8a Posts: 1,205	I thought Atkinson was an open-pollinated variety? http://www.rareseeds.com/atkinson-tomato/

January 27, 2015	#23
AKmark Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 2,010	I have grown quite a few hybrids, I like Early Girl hybrid, not bush EG, Momotaro and Brandy Boy, Celebrity, Big Beef, and Steakhouse are ok. I can list a bunch I don't like, but since that was not asked we will just leave those thoughts as just that.

January 27, 2015	#24
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	I just checked the mail. In it was a plastic wrapped bunch of advertisement cards. I'm turning 50 in April, so I wasn't surprised to see a bunch of adds about E.D. , support hose, and... tomatoes? Three 4" pots with (Miracle Sweet) hybrid tomato seeds. Says it grows in the 4" planters. Well, that was different.

January 27, 2015	#26
Labradors2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,895	Yup. The only hybrid in my garden this year will be Sungold! Linda

January 28, 2015	#28
Dewayne mater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2008 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 1,212	Sungold and Big Beef are always in my otherwise heirloom tomato garden. Last year at our local market a farmer grew what he called Mountain Pride tomatoes, but, I do not think he was correct with that name. These were very large tomatoes, 12-16 ounces, thin skinned, and had amazing heirloom type flavors. I think he had the name wrong because what I read about this tomato says it produces 7 ounce tomatoes. When he returns this Spring, I'll quiz him again because this was an amazing tomato and that's what I'm after. It just so happens that usually happens with heirlooms. Dewayne Mater

January 28, 2015	#29
Cheryl2017 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: san antonio, texas Posts: 173	Sungold for me also.

January 28, 2015	#30
Ed of Somis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Somis, Ca Posts: 649	Of course, SunGold had great taste for me last year (it cracks). Better Boy was a good producer of decent tasting maters. I am so anxious to grow Big Beef and Brandy Boy this year. Is the hype really true??? As productive as it is...I will not grow Early Girl again because of blah taste.