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feldon30 · July 13, 2009

Hybrids:

Jet Star -- reliable reddish orange round tomato with above average flavor; widely available seeds and plants

Cherries:

Sun Gold -- super-productive, super-early orangish-yellow cherry
Black Cherry -- mid-to-late season fantastic semi-productive purple cherry
Sweet Quartz -- my favorite pink cherry tomato variety by far, and very productive
Purple Haze -- about twice the size of most cherries, extremely sweet; Black Cherry is one of its parents

Heirlooms, etc.:

Cherokee Purple -- fantastic medium to large purple beefsteak; this variety is why I grow tomatoes
Gregori's Altai -- medium to large pink beefsteak of Russian origin. Never had less than 25 fruit per plant
Black and Brown Boar -- small to medium dark with green striping, attractive, sweet, and holds up well in cool weather
Sarnowski Polish Plum -- super-productive elongated plum/paste shape

Favorites (which may not be productive enough to justify for market)

Earl's Faux -- my favorite medium pink beefsteak, incredibly sweet, juicy, zippy, meaty. Not sure how well it would produce for you, I get ~10 per plant.

I believe that all tomatoes can produce SOMETHING in almost any climate. But for market, you have a fine line to walk between "favorite" tomatoes that you love the taste of, and those that will be productive enough to sell at market.

Also, you have to consider if your customers will appreciate the difference in a 3 star tomato compared to a 5 star tomato. A lot of folks are satisfied with almost any homegrown tomato. I'm not one of those.

July 13, 2009	#3
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	Hybrids: Jet Star -- reliable reddish orange round tomato with above average flavor; widely available seeds and plants Cherries: Sun Gold -- super-productive, super-early orangish-yellow cherry Black Cherry -- mid-to-late season fantastic semi-productive purple cherry Sweet Quartz -- my favorite pink cherry tomato variety by far, and very productive Purple Haze -- about twice the size of most cherries, extremely sweet; Black Cherry is one of its parents Heirlooms, etc.: Cherokee Purple -- fantastic medium to large purple beefsteak; this variety is why I grow tomatoes Gregori's Altai -- medium to large pink beefsteak of Russian origin. Never had less than 25 fruit per plant Black and Brown Boar -- small to medium dark with green striping, attractive, sweet, and holds up well in cool weather Sarnowski Polish Plum -- super-productive elongated plum/paste shape Favorites (which may not be productive enough to justify for market) Earl's Faux -- my favorite medium pink beefsteak, incredibly sweet, juicy, zippy, meaty. Not sure how well it would produce for you, I get ~10 per plant. I believe that all tomatoes can produce SOMETHING in almost any climate. But for market, you have a fine line to walk between "favorite" tomatoes that you love the taste of, and those that will be productive enough to sell at market. Also, you have to consider if your customers will appreciate the difference in a 3 star tomato compared to a 5 star tomato. A lot of folks are satisfied with almost any homegrown tomato. I'm not one of those. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]