My best shelf life has come from varieties that are firm and have a low water content. I thought all tomatoes like that tasted bad, but there are some that have good flavor. De Barao Orange, Grot, and Zarca were my shelf life winners of the year. I would be skeptical about the shelf life of anything as juicy as a Brandywine.
Given that storage tomatoes are usually grown in the late summer, bug pressure is at its maximum. Stink bugs are especially bad about making tiny punctures in the skin that can't easily be seen, but those bites are where the fruit will begin to decompose first. So bug control is going to be a priority for my storage tomato crop.
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