Heat loving suggestions?

[parah]

Originally Posted by Dewayne mater

Black and brown boar will keep on producing through a Texas summer heat, though it slows down and the fruit goes from 3-4 oz to 1-2 oz.

Dewayne Mater

Did you enjoy eating Black and Brown Boar?

I was impressed with its production, and the flavor was interesting, but
to tart for me. Maybe it was my growing conditions?

[Dewayne mater]

I liked it very much. Friends I've given them too request them again in the future. That said, this is a totally subjective opinion, so if you don't like it, don't grow it! I wouldn't describe what I get as tart though, not at all. It has a little of the smokey taste that dark tomatoes have. They are a little soft and are not a long holder, though not unreasonably so - at least a week after picking fully ripe.

Dewayne mater

[AZGardener]

I wonder if Large Barred Boar will do well for me then? I think they are related right? In fact, I might have two plants of this, but the name fairy took my tag and now I'm going off of my hopes/pictures and seeing what it turns out as.

[AlittleSalt]

On the return trip from yet another failed MRI attempt today, I was looking at a Tomato Growers book/catalog. The site doesn't give all the info the catalog does, so I thought I would share the Heat Tolerant varieties marked with a red H in the catalog. They're marked Hybrid or OP:

Bella Rosa VFFNA Hybrid
Big Beef VFFNTA Hybrid
Celebrity VFFNTA Hybrid
Costoluto Genovese OP
Florida 91 VFF Hybrid
Homestead 24 F OP
Phoenix VFFA Hybrid
Porter's Pride OP
Sioux OP
Tasti-Lee VFFF Hybrid
Tribute VFFA Hybrid
Arkansas Traveler OP
Bradley OP
Mariana VFFNA Hybrid
Grape Tomato OP
Super Sweet Cherry 100 VF Hybrid
Sweet Chelsea VFNT Hybrid
Sweet Million FNT Hybrid
Wild Cherry OP
Black Cherry OP
Solid Gold FT Hybrid

[Vespertino]

I also second BBB, Sweet Carneros Pink also produced during the heat (same as BBB where it slowed down but did produce) however I wasn't crazy about the flavor of either of them so I'm not growing them year.

One that surprised me was Evan's Purple Pear, it was one of the few, along with BBB, SCP and Sungold that still produced in the hot Texas heat. I enjoyed the flavor of EPP so I'm growing 3 this year. The fruits are small, but great for salads.

[pauldavid]

Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

Pauldavid, I have read that there was an original Arkansas Traveler tomato from over a hundred years ago thought to be extinct. I don't remember a link.

I heard that too Salt,would like to have tried that one! Joe McFerrin at University of Arkansas bred Bradley, Traveler, Traveler 76, and Ozark Pink respectively. I have not grown the Ozark Pink yet. The Travelers have done great for me. Bradley died from some disease last year, trying it again from different seed stock. I have high hopes for Bradley because I was born in Bradley County, Arkansas.