Recommendations

[TJV1974]

Looking for hierloom recommendations for Athens Georgia area hot and humid summers. Have been growing hybrids for years, tried carbon last year and absolutely loved it ....

[seaeagle]

Originally Posted by TJV1974

Looking for hierloom recommendations for Athens Georgia area hot and humid summers. Have been growing hybrids for years, tried carbon last year and absolutely loved it ....

I think your post was delayed a bit, I don't remember seeing it.


Heirlooms I have grown that do best in hot humid weather are



Carolina Dusk

Cherokee Purple
Indian Zebra
Eva Purple Ball
Arkansas Traveler
Atkinson
Pale Perfect Purple
Rutgers


And still looking

[VirginiaClay]

Originally Posted by TJV1974

Looking for hierloom recommendations for Athens Georgia area hot and humid summers. Have been growing hybrids for years, tried carbon last year and absolutely loved it ....

These heirlooms/OPs have done well for me in hot, humid Virginia summers:
Stump of the World
Kellogg's Breakfast
Armenian
Oaxacan Jewel
Moruno de San Pablo
Ananas Noire
Cornue des Andes (Andes Horn)
Orange Banana
Cuore Antico di Acqui Terme
Pineapple
Mediterranean
Dikovinka (cherry)
Super Snow White (cherry)

Some of them didn't set much fruit in mid/late July due to high temps, so there weren't many ripe fruit in mid/late August, but fruit set picked up again in August when temperatures dropped a little. I noticed this especially with Stump of the World, Armenian and Oaxacan Jewel. But all of them survived the heat fine and produced well on either side of it.

Cherokee Carbon (hybrid) does extremely well for me, sets fruit heavily nearly all summer, and is delicious. You'd probably like it if you like Carbon.

[Dark Rumor]

I have had good production from lots of varities in Southeast Texas, the following are the ones I plan on growing this year because they are productive and taste good.
Dwarf Tasmanian Chocolate
Dwarf Rosella Purple
New Big Dwarf
Brandywine Suddith
Mariannas Peace
Stump of the World
Prudens Purple