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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Illinois, zone 6
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Last summer, my family's garden produced the best-tasting Big Beef I have ever tried. It did not rain at all in June, so they were dry-farmed.
I had Goliath a few years ago, and didn't care for the flavor, but now in hindsight, I think my soil could have used a lot of improvement, and it might taste better in better soil. |
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#47 |
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Southern CA
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The 3 hybrids that will always have a place in my garden are Momotaro, Odoriko & Sungold. I'll be trying Brandy Boy for the first time this year.
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Marietta, Ga
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I've grown many over the years and this year I've narrowed it down to 10 Sun Gold (give aways and home use), 50 Cherokee Purple (I know, not Hybrids) and 150 Big Beef.
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Wasilla Alaska
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Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: New England
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I tend to be eco minded and view watering as a waste of my time....looking for a happy medium where tomatos have adequate water and good production using a watering system where I don't have to stand holding the hose. lol When reading out on the WWW, a few numbers popped up regarding production weight using drying growing methods. In general both apples and tomatos have about 30% the production by weight compared to those on watering systems. No mention about flavor, keeping qualities, etc. I can see the value of reducing the cost of water that is paid for certainly but also realize that when production is weight based, the cost of water is well covered by the huge increase in production, by pound. For me, watering will not be an investment for the apple trees; they will need to be tough and adaptable. The tomatos though leave me wondering about the enhanced flavor...... or not. Seems side by side variety tests will require several seasons to find what I like. |
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Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: New England
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I picked up a recent publication for Tractor Supply Company because the Cherokee Purple feature caught my attention. A long article about the CP and Craig L's role in getting this seed well distributed. Bet you are among the many fans of the CP. |
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Join Date: Dec 2016
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A couple season ago I picked twice a week for the Community Garden and noticed that the two handful sized boat shaped red tomatos ( variety unkown) were more likely to be damaged during picking. Not clear why. Is it the deep set of the stem, the strong attachment that seems to need a pruner..... totally put me off this shape tomato, a shape that seems to develop in the very large tomatos......just my noobie observation. BUt it has colored my selection of tomatos for sure. |
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#53 |
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Join Date: Oct 2012
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"picking" large tomatoes of any shape by pulling them off the vines is something I would never do.
Most of the time there are lesser ripe fruits in the cluster to remain and pulling off the ripe one risks ruining the cluster stem. I always use a pointed pruner and cut the stem while simultaneously holding the fruit I am removing. Pulling the stem off the fruit risks tearing the skin and fruit with the stem attached keep much better than ones where the stem has been removed on purpose or by accident. For sale, I think stems attached make them look home grown. Cannot pile or stack tomatoes with stems still on though as hard stems will puncture other fruit KarenO |
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Join Date: Dec 2016
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Thanks for the details Karen. I'm VERY grateful/ glad to have a tested method of picking. |
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: North West Wyoming
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Sweet Tangerine from Burpee is pretty good. It produces heavily and medium size fruits are flavorful. A mild taste but still good. Mountain Fresh does well every year and is tasty and Defiant is another I like. Defiant seeds are pretty pricy though and supposed to be disease resistant.
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#56 |
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Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: New England
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Thanks for the suggestions Barb---the Sweet Tangerine would be worth looking for, even if I had to order from Burpee directly, gulp.
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Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Nigeria
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Kindly visit this my thread to see if you can be of assistance before I buy beefsteak varieties http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...363#post631363 |
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#58 |
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Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: SC Ohio(proctorville)
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Neighbor has grown and tailgated 300-400 Goliath for yrs. The 10-12oz one that is. He sells big pink and red/yellow too but says the round red sells the best. Just the opposite of what I like which is Red/Yellow #1, Cherokee Purple #2 and big pinks #3 and red tomatoes last.
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#59 |
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Romania/Germany , z 4-6
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There are many new hybrids that should be quite good in the taste department. Look more towards what is being offered in Europe, as most often there you will find the new releases.
Try Country Taste F1 (haven't managed to find who bred it) and HTP11 by Hazera. Both are pink. Big Beef is also good, but only with under certain conditions, I found that too often it doesn't reach the potential. |
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Illinois, zone 6
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I have one plant of Rebelski F1 in the high tunnel that looks great. I am eagerly waiting to see what the flavor is like.
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