Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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September 17, 2018 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL
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What is your best tasting "red" tomato?
For the past few years been growing Neves Azorean Red and Aker's West Virginia. They produce well in our Florida fall and winter/spring climate. What is your favorite "red" tomato? Germain Red is also very good, but not very productive for me.
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September 17, 2018 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Spartanburg, SC
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Aker's WV was stellar this year- great flavor, size, and the plant is nice and stocky.
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September 17, 2018 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Southern Virginia
Posts: 342
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Both Akers's and NAR are excellent red tomatoes. If I had to pick one, it would be Aker's!
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September 17, 2018 | #4 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Finland, EU
Posts: 2,550
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Not really a fan of 'red' ones, unless they are the pink type. If it has to be 'red red' then some cherry varieties. Gardener's Delight, Sweet Million F1, Koralik... all are tasty and prolific and seem to withstand diseases.
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September 17, 2018 | #5 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: 5a SD
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Estler's Mortgage Lifter and OTV Brandywine are my 2 best this year.
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September 17, 2018 | #6 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Ontario
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Bulgarian Triumph
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September 17, 2018 | #7 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Southeast Kansas
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Klara for a large tomato.
Iva's Red Berry for a cherry. |
September 17, 2018 | #8 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Colorado
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George Detsikas Red and Sakharnyi Gigant were excellent this year for large tomatoes.
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September 18, 2018 | #9 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Norway
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This years best red is EM-Champion. It's listed as determinate, but produced outdoors early ( 65 dtm) and through the season for me in an exceptionally hot summer. It's a heart, with great sweet taste. In my greenhouse Couilles de Taureau (80 dtm) has been outstanding, and nothing has tolerated the heat better.
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September 18, 2018 | #10 |
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: NC-Zone 7
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Cuostralee. See .sig.....
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September 18, 2018 | #11 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10
Posts: 9,283
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Brutus.
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September 18, 2018 | #12 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Vancouver Island
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+ 2 for Brutus of known varieties.
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September 18, 2018 | #13 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Wasilla Alaska
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September 18, 2018 | #14 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Central Illinois
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Chapman have done well for me 2 years in a row, taste is very good. Grew Brutus first time this year, a good tasting tomato also. The seeds I had were just called Brutus
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September 18, 2018 | #15 |
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a
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In your first post you said Germain Red variety,but that would be Germaid Red.
http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Germaid_Red Just so happy to have Tania's data base back again. Since no info was asked about size,shape,weight, etc., I'll be back with my list in a day or two. And I'll try to select varieties,each of which I've grown for many summers since there are always those summers when, at least for me, my tomatoes have not done well at all and tasted lousy. Carolyn
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