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What kind of tomato do I have?

Posted by karen_pgh 6 (My Page) on
Sat, Jul 18, 09 at 7:05

A friend gave me a heirloom tomato last year, but he didn't know what kind it was. It was the best tomato I've had. I'm used to growing hybrids so the whole heirloom idea was new. We saved seeds, and surprisingly to us, we grew them from seed this year.

I just picked the first one, and it is deep pink with a little bit of green at the top. I remember last year we had waited for the one of friend gave us to ripen more and turn a deeper red, but it never did. So I think pink is the color it will stay.

The leaves of the plant are large and floppy and don't look like any tomato leaves I've seen.

Does anyone know how I can identify what type of tomato I have?


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RE: What kind of tomato do I have?

I forgot to say it is a beefsteak type of tomato. The first one picked was a handful, if you know what I mean.


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RE: What kind of tomato do I have?

It sounds like it could be a Brandywine because the pink variety has the larger leaves (potato leaves).


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RE: What kind of tomato do I have?

i have grown Anna Russian tomatoes for 2 years now. they have a wispy plant and are a pink ox heart tomato. a very good tasting tomato.
i do love this tomato.
WM


 
 

 

 


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