Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Metro Denver
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Everyone was so helpful with Pastes elimination and comments! Thank you!
Here we go with hearts. As you can see I am overly optimistic with my list. Here is the list below. Please give honest comments as to your favorites as well as some I may want to rethink and those I have missed.. Thank you! 1884 Strawberry wedge Amish Yellowish Orange Oxheart Brads black heart Crushed heart Desdemonas heart German Red Strawberry Herman’s Yellow Heshpole Indiana Red Inima de Bou- Kosovo Kozula 156 ludmillas pink heart Mom’s Heart Moonlight mile Nicky CRAIN Painted Lady- Rosovyi myod Russian 117- or Spudleaf 117 Sgt peppers Taiga True Colors Ukrainian heart Vladyka |
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Location: Vermont
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Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: VA-7a
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They aren't on your current list, but Fish Lake Oxheart (earlier than most) is great, and my favorite for flavor and good production was Grightmire's Pride. Kosovo, grown beside these, does have good production and some very large maters but wasn't as tasty as either of these other two to me. I grew crushed heart, which was a very pretty tomato and pretty good for production but wasn't as flavorful as these other two.
I don't see Wes or Anna Russian on your list, which I often see on favorite heart lists but haven't grown yet myself. Have you tried those before so they just aren't on the list this year? Also not on your list, but of the yellow and orange hearts I tried, Nizami was definitely the best for flavor. But I haven't tried Orange Russian 117, which many like, so I'm giving that a try this year. I guess that is more of a bicolor though. I'll be following this thread and look forward to hearing other people's thoughts on your great list, particularly for some of the newer ones I've been considering giving a try like Taiga and the other from KarenO. Last edited by zendog; February 7, 2021 at 10:35 AM. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Wisconsin
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One of my favs for production is Vera's Seed, a large pink heart. Good flavor too. I grow several on your list and can't say anything bad about any of them other than the fact that all hearts are hard to get a decent amount of seeds to save. I don't currently have any decent seed for Vera's but here is my web page with several pics. http://knapps-fresh-vegies.com/veras.html
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Czech republic
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Czech republic
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I tried a lot of tomato hearts.
Kosovo - in 2014, I didn't find it interesting and that's why I never grew it again Brad´s Black Heart- beautiful dark tomato, which I grow since 2015 every year at least two plants. Otherwise I don't grow any black tomatoes. Orange Russian 117- as well as Brad's Black Heart, excellent taste German Red Strawberry- I had in 2016, but the seed was not good, the fruit was not heart and otherwise it did not resemble this variety Ludmila´s Pink Heart- I grow one plant every year, it's not so fertile, but I like pink tomatoes and from the ones I tried were the best Tajga- I will try this year. I look forward. Vladimír |
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: MA
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Desdemonas Heart Kozula 156 and Moonlight Mile... ...have never been in the MMMM swap. It's not like I'm trying to influence you, or anything. ![]() |
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Brownville, Ne
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I say cut out something else like cherries or hybrids or beefsteaks or salad sized or anything but hearts. The list plus all the other hearts suggested looks good to me.
And dang it Carol now I have to make up another order to get Vera. I WAS going to cut back on both plants in the garden and on inventory.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Wisconsin
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I don't have Vera's listed on my site right now because the seeds have low germ. I need to grow them out this year to get fresh seeds. Hopefully they will be back next year.
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Vancouver Island
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Missing a couple of mine
![]() I do t think moonlight mile is a heart but I’ve seen numerous incarnations of it here and there since it was released unstable so who knows. KarenO |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: North West Wyoming
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Rosovyi myod is one of my favorites. I've grown Wes but not the others.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Metro Denver
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Thank you, community, for your comments!
PaulF- loved your comment to grow all hearts ![]() Karen O, if I can just grow two or three of your hearts which should I choose for my Denver conditions? Carol- thank you so much for chimling in. I actually was thinking about Vera's and I have a source, Is it that good?!! Maybe I better get in before the crowd, Just as an FYI i maybe should have said my three favorites I always grow are Brad's Black Heart, Orange Russian 117 , Swoon( which I did not mention because I keep that separate) and Rosovyi Myod. These are go to's. ![]() So Wes and Anna Russian , Fishlake Oxheart a nd Sheryl's Portugese Heart are definitely missing? I was thinking someone may comment on Granny's heart too... Anyone else want to weigh in? I thank you experienced growers so much ! Last edited by hl2601; February 7, 2021 at 08:57 PM. Reason: sp |
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PS Also Gary-you are one in a million!
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Location: Vancouver Island
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Sunol, CA
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