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Old November 27, 2012   #1
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Please bear with me. I'm planning on what to grow next year, and would like any comments on the following varieties, if you've had experience with them:

Adelia
African Queen
Ararat Flame
Arbat
Avena
Ayas
Azteca 10
Betty's
Bilder
Bower
Cardinal....the beefsteak one....I think there's a medium-sized one, that may be a different variety, with the same name.
Cheerio...a cherry type
Coop
Fireball
German Pink
Irma
Mayo's Delight

I think that's enough for now.

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Old November 28, 2012   #2
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Bilder.

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Old November 28, 2012   #3
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Mayo's Delight:

Beautiful, (mostly) blunt heart tomatoes with shiny, deep red coloring. Some looked like they belonged in a museum! Luscious flavor - good enough (dare I admit...) that I could eat the entire 1-pound fruit in a single sitting. Good, but not outstanding production during the hottest summer on record. First ones ripened in mid-August.

If you're growing for market, this one should sell and would be well worth the space. Expect most fruits to come in at a little under a pound, though a few were larger. Most of mine were well formed and free of cracks, though they are delicate and split easily if not handled carefully.
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Old November 30, 2012   #4
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Seconding Mayo's Delight - so very good!
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Old December 1, 2012   #5
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Fireball
I still grow it each year but it has a bad habit of suddenly terminating its growing point. I always seem to finish up with 2 huge trusses of really nice fruit but then it stops big time.
Certainly a tasty Tom but can be really frustrating.
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African Queen is a must grow. You haven't lived if you haven't tasted this one. It's in my garden every year.
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Old December 2, 2012   #7
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I have grown Fireball twice. Comes in early, with really tasty medium/small tomatoes. Poops out or is overtaken by Early Blight, by early August, here. Our Augusts are brutal, though. Only early I have found that really likes the heat is Early Large Red.
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