Brandywine

[ScottinAtlanta]

Brandywine Cowlicks is a late setter here in Atlanta, but once going, produces pretty well late in the season. I grow it for variety - if I had to choose between Neves Azores Red or Destor and Brandywine, I would go for the former.

[brooksville]

Found one fruit on 3 plants. We are excited!!

[Tormato]

The remedy for Brandywine Sudduth...

www.tomatoville.com/showpost.php?p=104006

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by Tormato

The remedy for Brandywine Sudduth...

www.tomatoville.com/showpost.php?p=104006

Gary, you can shake a Brandywine (Sudduth ) all you want, hit it with a broom, as some have, attack it with an electric toothbrush, and more, but while you and I here in a more northerly zone have no problem growing it, those in the southern climes often do, so doing what I just described isn't going to help much or at all.

That's just the way it is with Brandywine (Sudduth) and while some think it has THE best taste, I think the hype has gone ahead of reality. I find it has a unique taste, but so do some other varieties as well.

And one of them is Prue;

http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Prue

Originally from the great Bay state of Massachusetts.

Carolyn, who is currently reading an interesting book with the title of..... Trouble Makers of Massachusetts.... historical in perspective so I didn't expect to see anyone I know currently having a chapter of his or her own.

[tnkrer]

Prue looks very interesting. Marking it as a candidate for next year's grow list

And on topic.. Grew two brandywine (plants from home Depot. It was my 2nd year of gardening..) Both grew robustly. But gave less than 10 tomatoes all together. And taste was not amazing either. So next year grew pruden's purple instead. Got somewhat better yield and the taste was better too

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[b54red]

I have had good luck the past few years with both Suddith's and Cowlick's. I only allow a few stems to grow and Missouri prune all suckers and remove one of the forks each time it forks. I also heavily mulch them with cypress mulch which keeps the soil cool and maintains moisture. I feed them with TTF every week and make sure they get plenty of water when it is hot or dry. I have also found that stimulating the open blooms each morning will help fruit set.

For years I had abysmal luck with Suddith's until I began doing all of the above.

Bill

[Cole_Robbie]

I have a plant labeled "Brandywine Hamm's." I can't find any information about the variety.

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie

I have a plant labeled "Brandywine Hamm's." I can't find any information about the variety.

Where did you get the seeds from?

The best suggestion I can make is that someone bought seeds from Manfred Hahm, who sells seeds at Reinhard Kraft's website, and maybe forgot it was Hahm, and not Hamm.

Carolyn

[Cole_Robbie]

It was from a swap, but I did two and don't know which one.

Thank you for what is a much better guess than I would have been able to come up with, and likely accurate as well. Usually when I have a variety that I don't know what it is, the problem is often with my bad handwriting and poor spelling of foreign words, although sometimes it is someone else's too. "Hahm" isn't too bad, but a lot of tomato variety names are very hard to get right for monolingual people like myself who are not familiar with the language in which the name is written.

[Tormato]

Originally Posted by carolyn137

Gary, you can shake a Brandywine (Sudduth ) all you want, hit it with a broom, as some have, attack it with an electric toothbrush, and more, but while you and I here in a more northerly zone have no problem growing it, those in the southern climes often do, so doing what I just described isn't going to help much or at all.

That's just the way it is with Brandywine (Sudduth) and while some think it has THE best taste, I think the hype has gone ahead of reality. I find it has a unique taste, but so do some other varieties as well.

And one of them is Prue;

http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Prue

Originally from the great Bay state of Massachusetts.

Carolyn, who is currently reading an interesting book with the title of..... Trouble Makers of Massachusetts.... historical in perspective so I didn't expect to see anyone I know currently having a chapter of his or her own.

Trouble Makers of Massachusetts...

If there was a new text to come out, I certainly would not have a chapter of my own.

It would be more like Volumes I-IV.

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by Tormato

Trouble Makers of Massachusetts...

If there was a new text to come out, I certainly would not have a chapter of my own.

It would be more like Volumes I-IV.

If you want me to contact the author and facilitate communication between you two, I can do that, and see if he's interested in doing just a Volume I about you and then see how it does when released. You could include a free copy when you send out your seeds

Carolyn

[Mallori]

I've got three Pink Brandywine plants that I started from seed. All of them have some fruit set and lots of blossoms.

[Gardeneer]

Originally Posted by seasyde

I am also in the PNW and Brandywine did quite well for me in 2013. I saved seeds and am growing it again this year. It was from our local nursery, marked only "Brandywine" so I can't say which variety.

Gardeneer - I am watching with interest your results with Brandy Boy. I was tempted to try it this year, but it was a case to too large a wish list and too small a yard.

Hi Seasyde ,

Talking about Brandy ( blank), why not Brandy Boy ( vs girl)
On serious note :
I planted my Brandy Boys On/about 4/9/15.
One of them already has a flower. Actually it is one of the 3 varieties that have flowers : Hahms Gelbe Topftomate, Big Beef and Brandy Boy itself. It remains to be seen if the flower will get pollinated or not. So, this is going to be an interesting season, to find a substitute for Brandywine, same good taste but more production. Out of my32 varieties, this is one of the 2 hybrids that I am growing. It might change my opinion on hybrids. The next year I will probably grow both F1 and F2.

BTW: we are getting good weather again ..high in 70s. Enjoy it !

Gardeneer

[brooksville]

Rozovyi Myod or pink honey is setting more fruit than any of the varieties. I was really surprised to see this. I was expecting moderate fruit set but it seems every flower on each truss is pollinating.

P.S. Found one more BW. That makes 2 on 3 plants.

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by Gardeneer

Hi Seasyde ,

Talking about Brandy ( blank), why not Brandy Boy ( vs girl)
On serious note :
I planted my Brandy Boys On/about 4/9/15.
One of them already has a flower. Actually it is one of the 3 varieties that have flowers : Hahms Gelbe Topftomate, Big Beef and Brandy Boy itself. It remains to be seen if the flower will get pollinated or not. So, this is going to be an interesting season, to find a substitute for Brandywine, same good taste but more production. Out of my32 varieties, this is one of the 2 hybrids that I am growing. It might change my opinion on hybrids. The next year I will probably grow both F1 and F2.

BTW: we are getting good weather again ..high in 70s. Enjoy it !

Gardeneer

You say two Hybrids, Brandy Boy F1 I know, so what's the other one?

As for a substitute for Sudduth Brandywine, for many years Pinetree seeds was listing Prudens Purple and calling it an early Brandywine, so many thought it was a brandywine, which it was not. And that's been corrected in the new Pinetree catalog, but I do think Prudens Purple would be an excellent substitute.

http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/P...b=General_Info

You can see from all the places that list it that it's very popular, and for good reason, and yes, I've grown it as well, as I'm sure many here have.

Tania has not had time to update for 2015 but no doubt all the places listing it for 2014 still have it, as well as Tania herself, who gardens not too far from you.

Carolyn