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Old October 6, 2009   #7
barkeater
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Because of this years extreme conditions, my 2009 tomato rankings are best used for those who are looking for reliability in short season northern areas that occasionally experience cool/cold and cloudy/wet seasons.

The total package of production(8), taste(6), earliness(4) and resistance to catfacing/cracking(2), for a maximum possible 20 points determine this years' ranking. I added catfacing/cracking because some varieties were so affected. Also, taste is relative to the others as cool, cloudy weather muted the flavors.

19 Ramapo 8,6,3,2
19 Bloody Butcher 8,5,4,2
18 Orange-1 7,5,4,2
17 Early Wonder 7,5,3,2
16 Black Giant 7,4,4,1
15 Black Cherry 6,6,2,1
15 Moskvich 5,5,4,1
12 Momotaro 4,5,1,2
11 Berkely TieDye Pink 5,3,3,0
9 Big Zac 4,4,1,0
5 Uncle Charlie's Italian Plum 3,?,1,1
4 Old Brooks 2,?,0,2
3 Beefsteak Plum 2,?,0,1
1 Aunt Ginny's Purple 1,?,0,0
1 Brandywine 1,?,0,0
0 Winsall PL 0,0,0,0

? = picked on blush, still not ripe.
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