Iron Lady?

dipchip2000 · November 30, 2013

Has anyone grown a hybrid called Iron Lady? If so what was your opinion of the tomato and would you grow it again? I am considering it for 2014 and curious as to flavor and production and is it really as disease resistant as advertised?

ron

**carolyn137** · November 30, 2013

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Originally Posted by dipchip2000

Has anyone grown a hybrid called Iron Lady? If so what was your opinion of the tomato and would you grow it again? I am considering it for 2014 and curious as to flavor and production and is it really as disease resistant as advertised?

ron

Ron, here is a link to a thread you already know about since you were the last one to post in it your question above and it does have some who have already grown it>

http://tomatoville.com/search.php?searchid=1513171

And here's a Google search with some opinons at different links as to what they thought of it;

https://www.google.com/#q=iron+lady+tomato

Perhaps some of the folks who posted about it in that first link might also post here again.

I hope some of the above helps.

Carolyn

Mashman · November 30, 2013

I grew it this past season. It was prolific and disease free. Taste was bland but who knows, could have been the growing conditions. Not in the line up for next year.

Michael

**carolyn137** · November 30, 2013

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Originally Posted by Mashman

I grew it this past season. It was prolific and disease free. Taste was bland but who knows, could have been the growing conditions. Not in the line up for next year.

Michael

I just did some Googling about this variety and it's said to be resistant, that should really be tolerant, to:

The foliage diseases

EarlyBlight and Septoria Leaf spot, both fungal.

The systemic diseases

Late Blight
Fusarium, races 1 and 2
Verticillium.

So without specifying which diseases are prevalent in a certain geographic area , I'm not sure what disease tolerance really means.

Mashman, in MA you don't have many systemic diseases to worry about.Did you have either of the two foliage diseases and were they prevalent in your area ? We live not that far apart and it's the foliage diseaes that are most common here where I live, just above the MA border in NYS.

Carolyn,just curious

Fusion_power · December 1, 2013

Iron Lady so far is a dud. It went down to septoria about the same as other varieties. Otherwise, it is a relatively poor flavored tomato.

frogsleap farm · December 1, 2013

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Originally Posted by Fusion_power

Iron Lady so far is a dud. It went down to septoria about the same as other varieties. Otherwise, it is a relatively poor flavored tomato.

I had the same experience in Minnesota.

Mark

sicily · December 1, 2013

It was very prolific, easy to maintain, but extremely boring in flavor and texture, I won't be growing it again. Your Carbon Copy was a big thrill in my garden, I have photos and seeds for you, will get them out soon. I will be growing that next year, fabulous tomato!

**Lee** · December 1, 2013

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Originally Posted by frogsleap farm

I had the same experience in Minnesota.

Mark

Make that another similar experience and opinion in NC....

Lee

Mashman · December 2, 2013

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Originally Posted by carolyn137

Mashman, in MA you don't have many systemic diseases to worry about.Did you have either of the two foliage diseases and were they prevalent in your area ? We live not that far apart and it's the foliage diseaes that are most common here where I live, just above the MA border in NYS.

Carolyn,just curious

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Carolyn,
I had very little foliage disease this year. What little appeared was easily removed from the plant. I sprayed periodically throughout the season using a fungicide. Plants went strong right through the fall.

Michael

NathanP · December 2, 2013

Anyone know if Iron Lady is supposed to be heterozygous or homozygous for Ph2 and Ph3?

**carolyn137** · December 2, 2013

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Originally Posted by NathanP

Anyone know if Iron Lady is supposed to be heterozygous or homozygous for Ph2 and Ph3?

Iron Lady is homozygous for both Ph2 and Ph3.

http://extension.psu.edu/plants/vege...island-in-2012

Carolyn

dipchip2000 · December 3, 2013

Thanks for all the interesting comments. I did order the seeds today for Iron Lady.
If it grows well and produces prolifically I can always find someone to give the fruit to if the flavor is not to my liking. I think it deserves a spot in my garden to prove or disprove itself .

The Carbon Copy was received well by most that grew it this year. It is a much better tomato grown in a hot and dry year. It will also be available for purchase as a plant from major box stores in 2015 if all goes as planned. I still have f5 seeds left for a SASE if wanted.

thanks
ron

stonysoilseeds · December 21, 2013

I was considering growing iron lady next season for the market I grow as I once again had ery severe late blight problems but after reading these posts I will by pass it.. im not a big fan of hybrids any way so will just hope for the best and grow all my heirlooms.. I haent been back to this forum for over a year since my late blight outbreak in 2012 and then again in 2013 but I cant give up hope that next year will be blight free and my cusomers can get the taste of the heirlooms they desere

November 30, 2013	#1
dipchip2000 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Muskogee, Oklahoma Posts: 664	Iron Lady? Has anyone grown a hybrid called Iron Lady? If so what was your opinion of the tomato and would you grow it again? I am considering it for 2014 and curious as to flavor and production and is it really as disease resistant as advertised? ron

November 30, 2013	#3
Mashman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: MA Posts: 158	I grew it this past season. It was prolific and disease free. Taste was bland but who knows, could have been the growing conditions. Not in the line up for next year. Michael

December 1, 2013	#5
Fusion_power Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,250	Iron Lady so far is a dud. It went down to septoria about the same as other varieties. Otherwise, it is a relatively poor flavored tomato.

December 1, 2013	#7
sicily Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 192	It was very prolific, easy to maintain, but extremely boring in flavor and texture, I won't be growing it again. Your Carbon Copy was a big thrill in my garden, I have photos and seeds for you, will get them out soon. I will be growing that next year, fabulous tomato!

December 2, 2013	#10
NathanP Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: RI Posts: 183	Anyone know if Iron Lady is supposed to be heterozygous or homozygous for Ph2 and Ph3?

December 3, 2013	#12
dipchip2000 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Muskogee, Oklahoma Posts: 664	Thanks for all the interesting comments. I did order the seeds today for Iron Lady. If it grows well and produces prolifically I can always find someone to give the fruit to if the flavor is not to my liking. I think it deserves a spot in my garden to prove or disprove itself . The Carbon Copy was received well by most that grew it this year. It is a much better tomato grown in a hot and dry year. It will also be available for purchase as a plant from major box stores in 2015 if all goes as planned. I still have f5 seeds left for a SASE if wanted. thanks ron

December 21, 2013	#13
stonysoilseeds Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: cincinnatus, new york Posts: 341	I was considering growing iron lady next season for the market I grow as I once again had ery severe late blight problems but after reading these posts I will by pass it.. im not a big fan of hybrids any way so will just hope for the best and grow all my heirlooms.. I haent been back to this forum for over a year since my late blight outbreak in 2012 and then again in 2013 but I cant give up hope that next year will be blight free and my cusomers can get the taste of the heirlooms they desere