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Greatgardens · September 12, 2021

Best regular-sized was Mountaineer Pride OP (Southern Exposure Seeds). Best small variety was Ruby Crush hybrid (Totally Tomatoes). In addition to other good qualities, RC has incredible shelf life. RC did far better in an EarthBox than in the ground. Worst overall were Dwarf Arctic Rose and Rosella Crimson due to incredible sun scald.

"Biggest disappointment:" Burpee's Bodacious. (But still a very good tomato...) They are too big (for me)! Almost all at or over a pound, with virtually no cracks or BER. My largest was 1lb-6 oz. Beautiful dark green RL foliage with good cover. Juicy and not a lot of core. Good production (for such a large tomato). Does not do well in containers -- Burpee confirmed this. I grew mine in a 15 gallon bag, and it got wilted each day from heat and sun. The tomatoes still developed normally with little if any sunscald.

September 12, 2021	#11
Greatgardens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,124	Best regular-sized was Mountaineer Pride OP (Southern Exposure Seeds). Best small variety was Ruby Crush hybrid (Totally Tomatoes). In addition to other good qualities, RC has incredible shelf life. RC did far better in an EarthBox than in the ground. Worst overall were Dwarf Arctic Rose and Rosella Crimson due to incredible sun scald. "Biggest disappointment:" Burpee's Bodacious. (But still a very good tomato...) They are too big (for me)! Almost all at or over a pound, with virtually no cracks or BER. My largest was 1lb-6 oz. Beautiful dark green RL foliage with good cover. Juicy and not a lot of core. Good production (for such a large tomato). Does not do well in containers -- Burpee confirmed this. I grew mine in a 15 gallon bag, and it got wilted each day from heat and sun. The tomatoes still developed normally with little if any sunscald. Last edited by Greatgardens; September 13, 2021 at 10:45 AM.