Thank you JRinPA. Estiva is a beautiful tomato, and thank you for mentioning it. I am winnowing down my list and Estiva barely missed the cut, mainly due to its size. I have shifted my criteria more to 8 ounce and larger slicers, and those that are specifically mentioned as doing well in hot, humid, semi-tropical climates like mine. Our heat index is over 100 f and will continue that through August. It takes a special tomato to stand up to a lot of that kind of heat, and that makes the selection process more difficult. There are lots of great tasting tomatoes that do great in milder climates, but this weather gets them in late July and August.
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