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WoodSprite · December 11, 2022

Hi. I don't read or post here much but I'll share what I'd do.

I have a different take on this than PaulF. Most years I like to compare varieties that are somewhat similar and pick my favorites. (Next year will be "black" tomatoes for me.) Then every few years I grow just those favorites from the last few years which will give me different types/categories for that year. Then go back to comparing similar varieties again.

Given the choices you are considering, I'd leave out Brandywine Sudduth and Stump Of The World and grow all of the purple-ish tomatoes to compare them. Then next year I'd grow the two I didn't this year along with other similar large pink-fruited varieties and compare them. This won't give you variety in a given year but it will allow to to do direct comparisons of similar varieties.

Ask yourself if you prefer to compare similar varieties to discover your favorites or if you prefer more variety in a given year. Then go with that.

December 11, 2022	#10
WoodSprite Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 23	Hi. I don't read or post here much but I'll share what I'd do. I have a different take on this than PaulF. Most years I like to compare varieties that are somewhat similar and pick my favorites. (Next year will be "black" tomatoes for me.) Then every few years I grow just those favorites from the last few years which will give me different types/categories for that year. Then go back to comparing similar varieties again. Given the choices you are considering, I'd leave out Brandywine Sudduth and Stump Of The World and grow all of the purple-ish tomatoes to compare them. Then next year I'd grow the two I didn't this year along with other similar large pink-fruited varieties and compare them. This won't give you variety in a given year but it will allow to to do direct comparisons of similar varieties. Ask yourself if you prefer to compare similar varieties to discover your favorites or if you prefer more variety in a given year. Then go with that.