Supersteak F1

cottonpicker · July 24, 2007

Anybody care to comment on their experience with growing SUPERSTEAK F1??? I'm considering it for 2008.

Thanks in advance!
LarryD

**nctomatoman** · July 24, 2007

Hey, friend! Well, I grew it way long ago in PA - mid 1980s - during my big scale heirloom vs hybrid growouts. I did not fare all that well - light yield, unspectacular flavor....but it was a one point graph (never returned to it). Then again, I never found a reason with superior (in my view, anyway) varieties like andrew Rahart's Jumbo Red, Aker's West Virginia, and Zogola in the big red category.

I am sure others will put in their two cents worth!

barkeater · July 25, 2007

I grew it commercially in NJ through the 1990's. Great yields and flavor and customers loved them. Many huge tomatoes early, then consistent 1-1 1/4 pound beauties the rest of the season - nice and round with very little cracking.

The key was to pick them half green and ripen them in a box or bag. The skin is so thin the insects and grasshoppers would bite through easily when ripe, and heavy rain would split them too.

I did grow them here in Vermont, but they didn't have the flavor I got in NJ.

July 24, 2007	#1
cottonpicker Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SE PA..near Valley Forge Posts: 839	Supersteak F1 Anybody care to comment on their experience with growing SUPERSTEAK F1??? I'm considering it for 2008. Thanks in advance! LarryD __________________ "Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause". Victor Hugo

July 24, 2007	#2
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	Hey, friend! Well, I grew it way long ago in PA - mid 1980s - during my big scale heirloom vs hybrid growouts. I did not fare all that well - light yield, unspectacular flavor....but it was a one point graph (never returned to it). Then again, I never found a reason with superior (in my view, anyway) varieties like andrew Rahart's Jumbo Red, Aker's West Virginia, and Zogola in the big red category. I am sure others will put in their two cents worth! __________________ Craig

July 25, 2007	#3
barkeater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NE Kingdom, VT - Zone 3b Posts: 1,439	I grew it commercially in NJ through the 1990's. Great yields and flavor and customers loved them. Many huge tomatoes early, then consistent 1-1 1/4 pound beauties the rest of the season - nice and round with very little cracking. The key was to pick them half green and ripen them in a box or bag. The skin is so thin the insects and grasshoppers would bite through easily when ripe, and heavy rain would split them too. I did grow them here in Vermont, but they didn't have the flavor I got in NJ.