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Old October 11, 2020   #1
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Default Omar's Lebanese

Please tell me if this variety is worth growing. I've heard that it is NOT a southern tomato and should only be grown in the north. Is this a fact or fiction? Some say it's very sweet and some say a "spitter" as far as taste. Any information would be helpful. Thanks as always!
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Old October 11, 2020   #2
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As a relatively "northerner", OL is not a spitter here. Large, productive, later season and sweet. Southeast Nebraska is hot and humid in the summer (most years) but nothing like Florida. See what southerners say by comparison.
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Heat definitely cuts down on the tomato size.
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Old October 11, 2020   #4
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I tried Soldacki for the 1st time this year.
This will replace omar's in my garden next year.
Over 1lb even in the heatwave we had this season.
A nice meaty tomato like omar's but seems to handle heat better.
I picked this one before the august hurricane.
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I've grown Omar's a number of years in our hot humid weather. It has always been a very good producer of large tomatoes. I have had the tomatoes on each side of it succumb to disease and Omar's show no damage at all. Taste to me is average to a little above average. Not real sweet but certainly not a "spitter."
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Old October 12, 2020   #6
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I grew them from saved seeds,which may be a factor.
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Old October 15, 2020   #7
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Omar's Lebanese is better in the south- it is a late tomato, about 90 days to maturity, and loves the heat. Folks up north may not have a long enough season to get a lot out of it. I have grown it several years and it produces very large, sweet beefsteaks with excellent flavor and reasonable disease resistance.
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I've had specimens 18oz early,but when the heat kicks in they were 1/2 that size.
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Old October 25, 2020   #9
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I have grown Omar's quite a few times and the results are spotty. It usually produces one or more of the largest fruits of the season but it can be stingy with the number of fruits it produces. I find the tomato quite bland and sometimes they are a bit mealy. It is a fun tomato for showing off but overall I would not recommend it if you like tomatoes with that full old fashioned flavor.

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