Why not grow hybrids instead of heirlooms?

[beefsteak]

The hybrids I grow have outstanding flavor, some of the best tomatoes I have ever tasted along with outstanding disease resistance. I have tried some heirlooms and did not care for the flavor, or better would be the lack of flavor. I have also bought some from organic farmers and was not too excited about them. I will continue to try some others but I like my hybrids.

[Tormato]

Originally Posted by parah

Well said!

When the Girlfriend asks why I spend more time in the garden staring at plant than listening to her.... now I have an answer.

While that may be an answer, do you REALLY think it will work?

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by parah

Well said!

When the Girlfriend asks why I spend more time in the garden staring at plant than listening to her.... now I have an answer.

That is totally wrong.
If you stare at the girlfriend and listen to the plants you will get along better with both.

Worth

[Hondo_Lane]

For the record... I think everyone should grow and eat what they like best...

With that being said... I'm an OP/Heirloom guy because I think they just beat out the hybrids on taste... and they perform well for me. But even if they were equal on flavor... the Heirloom's beat them ten fold on the cool factor!

I've only got one hybrid planned for this season and it's the SunGold F1... my family demands it...

[joseph]

Originally Posted by Sun City Linda

I agree that there are surely many good tasting hybrid tomatoes but I don't think most of us would consider your typical, cardboard, picked green and gassed grocery store tomato in that category.

A guy gave me a bunch of tomatoes that sprouted in the local sewer-sludge pit. I went ahead and planted them... Every plant produced fruits that were your typical, cardboard grocery store tomato, even when they were picked vine ripened.