Who has planted these before?

barryla61 · February 24, 2014

Looking thru some old seed and found...

Juanne Flamme
Druzba
Eva Purple Ball
Prize of the Trial
Charles Herring's Porter
Matina

Would like your opinion if you have planted these in the past.
I live in VA, hot and very humid

Thanks,
Barry

shelleybean · February 24, 2014

Eva Purple Ball and Flamme are good performers here.

debles · February 24, 2014

I grew Prize of the Trial several years ago in an area where it was neglected. It's hot in OK and it kept producing through the heat. They were small, orange, golf ball sized tomatoes.

Worth1 · February 24, 2014

Another vote for Flamme.

Worth

nancyruhl · February 24, 2014

Always grow Flamme, Druzba, Prize of the Trials, and Matina. Flamme for it's beauty combined with great flavor. Prize of the Trials is like a mini Flamme. Druzba is a great flavored all purpose tomato. Matina is my go to early producer. I have some started already to get a jump on the season. They will go into gallons before getting planted out.

Hermitian · February 24, 2014

Druzba performs well as an indeterminate here. Very good tasting red tomato.

Paul R · February 24, 2014

I plant Druzba every year, yummm.

Paul R

matilda'skid · February 24, 2014

Eva Purple Ball is a nice pink usually flawless tomato. I eat them for lunch in the summer just the right size for one person. Juan Flamme was very productive here but I like pink or red tomatoes and discriminate against the yellow orange ones. You should try it; it is small and would add color and variety to a salad.

**carolyn137** · February 24, 2014

Quote:

Originally Posted by barryla61

Looking thru some old seed and found...

Juanne Flamme
Druzba
Eva Purple Ball
Prize of the Trial
Charles Herring's Porter
Matina

Would like your opinion if you have planted these in the past.
I live in VA, hot and very humid

Thanks,
Barry

Barry, I've grown all but Prizeof the Trial and the Porter one many times and for me in my zone 5 they have always done very well.

Fact is, there are many states south of you that have high temps and humidity as well and I know many who have also grown the ones I just mentioned.

Based on that I think they'd be fine choices for VA,\\Carolyn

Carolyn

Sun City Linda · February 24, 2014

Another vote for Jaune Flammee. It handles the heat here pretty well, as does Porter, Charles Herring or otherwise. Druzba is a flat out wonderful tasting tomato but it seems to sulk for me once the heat sets in.

marc_groleau · February 24, 2014

Eva's Purple Ball. Nice producer. Fruit is perfect in appearance. Taste is very good. Planting again this year. Probably every year until something nocks it out of the place it's earned in my garden. Can't wait because that will be some tomato!

RobinB · February 24, 2014

I've grown two of those, Jaune (not Juane) Flamme, and Matina. Jaune Flamme is on my grow every year list. The plants are not huge, but are very prolific and have a great taste. Matina is another "early" that I have stopped growing because this and a few others just aren't tasty enough. If I'm patient and wait just another week or two there are much better choices.

TightenUp · February 24, 2014

prize of the trials was my worst plant last season. disease hit early and production was greatly diminished. Not sure if taste was impacted but i did not like it at all. with so many to choose from i will not be growing prize of the trials again

Cole_Robbie · February 24, 2014

Can anyone tell me the name origin of Prize of the Trial? Is "trial" a reference to bad weather?

Doug9345 · February 24, 2014

I assume that it was the best is some set of plant trials. This site

seems to confirm that. http://nittygrits.org/prize_of_the_trials_tomato

Quote:

Prize of the Trials tomato [English] plural Prize of the Trials tomatoes

This cherry tomato bears an abundance of apricot-sized orange fruits that seem to glow. In the United States 'Seeds of Change Trials' it was 'rated best overall for flavour, yield, and crack resistance of all cherry tomatoes.

February 24, 2014	#1
barryla61 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Bedford, VA Posts: 256	Who has planted these before? Looking thru some old seed and found... Juanne Flamme Druzba Eva Purple Ball Prize of the Trial Charles Herring's Porter Matina Would like your opinion if you have planted these in the past. I live in VA, hot and very humid Thanks, Barry Last edited by barryla61; February 24, 2014 at 03:58 PM.

February 24, 2014	#2
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	Eva Purple Ball and Flamme are good performers here. __________________ Michele

February 24, 2014	#6
Hermitian BANNED Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Vista, CA Posts: 1,112	Druzba performs well as an indeterminate here. Very good tasting red tomato. __________________ Richard _<\|\|>_

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TightenUp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Jersey Posts: 1,183	prize of the trials was my worst plant last season. disease hit early and production was greatly diminished. Not sure if taste was impacted but i did not like it at all. with so many to choose from i will not be growing prize of the trials again __________________

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debles Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 40	I grew Prize of the Trial several years ago in an area where it was neglected. It's hot in OK and it kept producing through the heat. They were small, orange, golf ball sized tomatoes.

February 24, 2014	#4
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Another vote for Flamme. Worth

February 24, 2014	#5
nancyruhl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Metro Detroit, Michigan Posts: 1,051	Always grow Flamme, Druzba, Prize of the Trials, and Matina. Flamme for it's beauty combined with great flavor. Prize of the Trials is like a mini Flamme. Druzba is a great flavored all purpose tomato. Matina is my go to early producer. I have some started already to get a jump on the season. They will go into gallons before getting planted out.

February 24, 2014	#7
Paul R Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Avilla IN Posts: 300	I plant Druzba every year, yummm. Paul R

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matilda'skid Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Missouri Posts: 309	Eva Purple Ball is a nice pink usually flawless tomato. I eat them for lunch in the summer just the right size for one person. Juan Flamme was very productive here but I like pink or red tomatoes and discriminate against the yellow orange ones. You should try it; it is small and would add color and variety to a salad.

February 24, 2014	#10
Sun City Linda Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SoCal Inland Posts: 2,705	Another vote for Jaune Flammee. It handles the heat here pretty well, as does Porter, Charles Herring or otherwise. Druzba is a flat out wonderful tasting tomato but it seems to sulk for me once the heat sets in.

February 24, 2014	#11
marc_groleau Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 444	Eva's Purple Ball. Nice producer. Fruit is perfect in appearance. Taste is very good. Planting again this year. Probably every year until something nocks it out of the place it's earned in my garden. Can't wait because that will be some tomato!

February 24, 2014	#12
RobinB Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Near Reno, NV Posts: 1,621	I've grown two of those, Jaune (not Juane) Flamme, and Matina. Jaune Flamme is on my grow every year list. The plants are not huge, but are very prolific and have a great taste. Matina is another "early" that I have stopped growing because this and a few others just aren't tasty enough. If I'm patient and wait just another week or two there are much better choices.

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Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Can anyone tell me the name origin of Prize of the Trial? Is "trial" a reference to bad weather?