Does Brandyboy taste more like Brandywine or Big Boy?

I would hope it tastes like the 'real thing' Brandywine.. (not that I would not value any good tasting tomato)

[QUOTE=AlittleSalt;631286]Medovaya Kaplya is the best tasting PL cherry I know of. [URL]http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Medovaya_Kaplya[/URL] I forgot it is PL until I went out in the garden and saw it.

Carolyn will tell you how good it is :) Very Prolific Indet.[/QUOTE]

Thanks AlittleSalt - I'll give them a try!

[QUOTE=MarlynnMarcks;631291]Does Brandyboy taste more like Brandywine or Big Boy?[/QUOTE]

Marlynn - I have grown them both. Brandy Boy has the Brandywine taste for sure!! In fact, I can't tell the difference! I grew them side by side and Brandy Boy has a taste every bit as good as Brandywine to me. Big boy has a taste more like Big Beef and Better Boy - IMO

I knew Hudson's reply exactly. So I refrained from comment.
So really, Brandy Boy is a hybrid with heirloom/OP taste. But probably more productive than OP.
This is a win win situation.

[QUOTE=Gardeneer;631462]I knew Hudson's reply exactly. So I refrained from comment.
So really, Brandy Boy is a hybrid with heirloom/OP taste. But probably more productive than OP.
This is a win win situation.[/QUOTE]

Haha - Gardeneer - you know me well! Really - There is no pressure what-so-ever from anyone for me to plant Brandy Boy rather that Brandywine Sudduth, other Brandywine strains or any variety at all! I plant [B]20[/B] Brandy Boy plants, [B]2 [/B]Brandywine Cowlicks and [B]2[/B] Brandywine Sudduth for a reason. And the reason does not go beyond taste, productivity and disease resistance!! The best performers [B]EARN[/B] their space in my GH !!!

It is Electric Toothbrush time !! Blossoms popping out everywhere like popcorn !

Woohoo, looks fab!

Very nice. You convinced me to give BB a try this year.

So far, it's running neck and neck with Sudduth. I'm excited to see how it goes.

31 days from seed

Randall, you seem to have quite a seedling in that tiny solo cup.. Isn't yours about to jump out of the prison?! :shock:
Mine are usually in cartons, and the ones in smaller containers show definite signs of distress way before getting that big..

[QUOTE=Hudson_WY;631282]Thanks for reminding me of a great source! Can anyone recommend a potato leaf cherry tomato variety that is prolific and has great taste? I am tempted to try Brandywine Cherry - any reviews?[/QUOTE]

Brandysweet Plum is a tasty bigish cherry for us, but we get about 50 per plant. Seeing how your BB's do, I expect you could get better yield.

[QUOTE=NarnianGarden;633410]Randall, you seem to have quite a seedling in that tiny solo cup.. Isn't yours about to jump out of the prison?! :shock:
Mine are usually in cartons, and the ones in smaller containers show definite signs of distress way before getting that big..[/QUOTE]

They're in Roots Organics Original potting soil and have been on a steady diet of Foxfarm Grow Big (1 tsp per gallon) and Cal-Mag Plus (1 tsp per gallon) since being bumped into the 18 oz solo cups. That combination always seems to make a healthy plant with a thick stem.

They should be able to go into the dirt in 2 more weeks or so. They're chomping at the bit, though.

Hudson, you always have the most beautiful pictures of big healthy plants... :-)

I will soon have some ripe BB to compare with ripe Brandywine Sudduth.

The 4 big ones on the left are BB and a couple below the yellow cherries are Brandywine Sudduth. Cant wait to taste test them side by side. The Big Beefs were planted later so have a ways to go.



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Ginny

Randall those are healthy good looking seedlings.

Ginny

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Thanks, Fiishergurl!

Those tomatoes are gorgeous. The BB's look really nice. I'm jealous right now!