Best New Tomato From Last Year and Your Must Grows Every Year - Page 2

Fred Hempel · January 3, 2020

Best new discovery from last year: Taiga, a marbled green heart from True North Karen.

jmsieglaff · January 3, 2020

Girl Girl's Weird Thing was new to me last year and it was fantastic in all aspects--flavor, size, production. I am growing it again in 2020. I did not grow KBX last year and greatly missed it so it will be back in 2020 after 1 year absence.

Fred Hempel · January 3, 2020

Best "discovery" from our own lines was Agi Red. Last year, 4 plants in a trial section. In 2020 we will be growing at least four 100 ft rows (200+ plants) and it will be our farm's featured variety.

Fred Hempel · January 3, 2020

Perennial must grows include Captain Lucky, Amana Orange, Cherokee Purple and Tomimaru Muchoo

teyger · January 3, 2020

My every year varieties are
-Lillian's Yellow (my absolute favorite!)
-Sungold
-Brandywine(Sudduth)
-Mortgage Lifter

Best new variety (new to me) last year that I am growing again this year (and maybe make the every year list):
-Kosovo
-Marnero (F1) -fantastic Black hybrid, tastes as good as Black Krim and Cherokee purple but I had much higher yield. I fully expect Marnero to make the every year list after this next season.

If you haven't tried Lillian's Yellow, I highly recommend it. I think I'm going to start another thread on this variety as I am curious why I rarely see it mentioned on this forum.

FarmerShawn · January 3, 2020

As. Market gardener known to have lots of varieties, my every year list is long, but here goes:
Sungold
Most of the Artisan series, Tigers and Bumblebees
Cherry Bomb
Ambrosia Gold
Orange Paruche Cherry
Black Cherry
Russian Mini Yellow
Matt's Wild Cherry
Bloody Butcher
Stupice
Matina
Juliet
Opalka
Amish Paste
Kosovo
Prue
Brokenbar's Costoluto Genovese
Wes
Pink Honey
Sheryl's Portuguese Heart
Brandywine Sudduth's Strain
Dester
KBX
BKX
Aunt Ruby's German Green
Eva Purple Ball
Druzba
Red Brandywine
Jet Star
Well, that's a start, anyway.

Father'sDaughter · January 4, 2020

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tormato

My guess is that you like SunGold in the just barely underripe (to most of us) stage. The darker it gets, the sweeter it gets, until it then gets overripe and losses almost everything.

A SunGold is a terrible thing to waste.

I commit the ultimate sin...I cook with them!

I found a recipe for "Pasta with 15 Minute Burst Cherry Tomato Sauce" from Epicurious. It is amazing made with a red non-sweet cherry such as Chadwick's. When made with Sungold it is absolutely sublime.

mike5953 · January 4, 2020

The best new varieties in my garden were all dwarfs:
Teensy Yellow
Uluru Ochre
Wherokowhai

Labradors2 · January 4, 2020

Must grows for me:

Blush
Bulgarian Triumph
Indian Stripe
Little Lucky
Maglia Rosa
Orange Strawberry (new-to-me last year)
Red Lithium
Sungold
Taste

NarnianGarden · January 4, 2020

Quote:

Originally Posted by Father'sDaughter

I commit the ultimate sin...I cook with them!

I found a recipe for "Pasta with 15 Minute Burst Cherry Tomato Sauce" from Epicurious. It is amazing made with a red non-sweet cherry such as Chadwick's. When made with Sungold it is absolutely sublime.

I came across this some years ago and was intrigued. Maybe one day I will have enough SunGolds at the same time to try it out.

Tormato · January 4, 2020

Quote:

Originally Posted by teyger

My every year varieties are
-Lillian's Yellow (my absolute favorite!)
-Sungold
-Brandywine(Sudduth)
-Mortgage Lifter

Best new variety (new to me) last year that I am growing again this year (and maybe make the every year list):
-Kosovo
-Marnero (F1) -fantastic Black hybrid, tastes as good as Black Krim and Cherokee purple but I had much higher yield. I fully expect Marnero to make the every year list after this next season.

If you haven't tried Lillian's Yellow, I highly recommend it. I think I'm going to start another thread on this variety as I am curious why I rarely see it mentioned on this forum.

Hint. Hint. Hint. Hint. I'd like to see Lillian's Yellow Heirloom get wider distribution. The reason it doesn't may be that it generally can have extremely few seeds in each tomato.

Koala Doug · January 4, 2020

This past season, I found two varieties that will certainly find a place in my future 'rotation':

Rosella Crimson and Rosella Purple

I currently don't have a 'must grow' list as I can only have four tomato plants per year... and I have about a seven or eight year backlog of seeds that I still haven't tried yet.

**Lee** · January 4, 2020

Must Grows for me include:

Cuostralee
Sungold
Summertime Gold
Sean's Yellow Dwarf
Don's Double Delight
Big Beef

New "regulars" from last year:
Mountain Gem F1 : A Dr. Randy Gardner variety that matches Big Beef in quality, disease tolerance, taste, and productivity. Must grow
Gimli's Red Beard : A new red dwarf selection from my cross of Cuostralee x Summertime Gold Excellent taste, size, and productivity
Summertime Scarlet : Another new red dwarf selection, PL version of Gimli's Red Beard

Lee

PaulF · January 4, 2020

Best new to me variety from last year: Canadian Heart

Must Grows: there are about 50 varieties that begin the year as "must grows" and get cut down to 15 between now and March. We shall see what this list looks like later.

HudsonValley · January 4, 2020

Best new-to-me variety in 2019 was Cosmic Eclipse, hands down. It's prolific and has excellent flavor and an eye-catching appearance.

Must-grows: Marglobe and a few of its relatives (Rutgers, Glovel, Marvelosa, etc.), Green Mustang, Jaune Flamme, Maglia Rosa, SunGold, Snow White or Super Snow White, a pink Brandywine Sudduth's cross I'm trying to develop into an early-season small pink beefsteak, and a Dwarf Project chocolate cherry still in development.

Based on other Tomatovillians' recommendations, 2020 will welcome Azoychka, Nepal, Galina, and Porter.

January 3, 2020	#16
Fred Hempel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sunol, CA Posts: 2,723	Best new discovery from last year: Taiga, a marbled green heart from True North Karen. __________________ Artisan Seeds -- www.growartisan.com

January 3, 2020	#18
Fred Hempel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sunol, CA Posts: 2,723	Best "discovery" from our own lines was Agi Red. Last year, 4 plants in a trial section. In 2020 we will be growing at least four 100 ft rows (200+ plants) and it will be our farm's featured variety. __________________ Artisan Seeds -- www.growartisan.com

January 3, 2020	#19
Fred Hempel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sunol, CA Posts: 2,723	Perennial must grows include Captain Lucky, Amana Orange, Cherokee Purple and Tomimaru Muchoo __________________ Artisan Seeds -- www.growartisan.com

January 3, 2020	#20
teyger Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Lake Charles, Louisiana Posts: 21	My every year varieties are -Lillian's Yellow (my absolute favorite!) -Sungold -Brandywine(Sudduth) -Mortgage Lifter Best new variety (new to me) last year that I am growing again this year (and maybe make the every year list): -Kosovo -Marnero (F1) -fantastic Black hybrid, tastes as good as Black Krim and Cherokee purple but I had much higher yield. I fully expect Marnero to make the every year list after this next season. If you haven't tried Lillian's Yellow, I highly recommend it. I think I'm going to start another thread on this variety as I am curious why I rarely see it mentioned on this forum. Last edited by teyger; January 3, 2020 at 07:39 PM.

January 3, 2020	#21
FarmerShawn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,001	As. Market gardener known to have lots of varieties, my every year list is long, but here goes: Sungold Most of the Artisan series, Tigers and Bumblebees Cherry Bomb Ambrosia Gold Orange Paruche Cherry Black Cherry Russian Mini Yellow Matt's Wild Cherry Bloody Butcher Stupice Matina Juliet Opalka Amish Paste Kosovo Prue Brokenbar's Costoluto Genovese Wes Pink Honey Sheryl's Portuguese Heart Brandywine Sudduth's Strain Dester KBX BKX Aunt Ruby's German Green Eva Purple Ball Druzba Red Brandywine Jet Star Well, that's a start, anyway. __________________ "Red meat is NOT bad for you. Now blue-green meat, THAT'S bad for you!" -- Tommy Smothers

January 3, 2020	#17
jmsieglaff Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Southern WI Posts: 2,742	Girl Girl's Weird Thing was new to me last year and it was fantastic in all aspects--flavor, size, production. I am growing it again in 2020. I did not grow KBX last year and greatly missed it so it will be back in 2020 after 1 year absence.

January 4, 2020	#23
mike5953 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 97	The best new varieties in my garden were all dwarfs: Teensy Yellow Uluru Ochre Wherokowhai

January 4, 2020	#24
Labradors2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,887	Must grows for me: Blush Bulgarian Triumph Indian Stripe Little Lucky Maglia Rosa Orange Strawberry (new-to-me last year) Red Lithium Sungold Taste

January 4, 2020	#27
Koala Doug Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Detroit Posts: 688	This past season, I found two varieties that will certainly find a place in my future 'rotation': Rosella Crimson and Rosella Purple I currently don't have a 'must grow' list as I can only have four tomato plants per year... and I have about a seven or eight year backlog of seeds that I still haven't tried yet.

January 4, 2020	#28
Lee Tomatopalooza™ Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NC-Zone 7 Posts: 2,186	Must Grows for me include: Cuostralee Sungold Summertime Gold Sean's Yellow Dwarf Don's Double Delight Big Beef New "regulars" from last year: Mountain Gem F1 : A Dr. Randy Gardner variety that matches Big Beef in quality, disease tolerance, taste, and productivity. Must grow Gimli's Red Beard : A new red dwarf selection from my cross of Cuostralee x Summertime Gold Excellent taste, size, and productivity Summertime Scarlet : Another new red dwarf selection, PL version of Gimli's Red Beard Lee __________________ Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put one in a fruit salad. Cuostralee - The best thing on sliced bread.

January 4, 2020	#29
PaulF Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brownville, Ne Posts: 3,284	Best new to me variety from last year: Canadian Heart Must Grows: there are about 50 varieties that begin the year as "must grows" and get cut down to 15 between now and March. We shall see what this list looks like later. __________________ there's two things money can't buy; true love and home grown tomatoes.

January 4, 2020	#30
HudsonValley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Hudson Valley, NY, Zone 6a Posts: 626	Best new-to-me variety in 2019 was Cosmic Eclipse, hands down. It's prolific and has excellent flavor and an eye-catching appearance. Must-grows: Marglobe and a few of its relatives (Rutgers, Glovel, Marvelosa, etc.), Green Mustang, Jaune Flamme, Maglia Rosa, SunGold, Snow White or Super Snow White, a pink Brandywine Sudduth's cross I'm trying to develop into an early-season small pink beefsteak, and a Dwarf Project chocolate cherry still in development. Based on other Tomatovillians' recommendations, 2020 will welcome Azoychka, Nepal, Galina, and Porter.