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My 2008 Tomato Varieties

maupin
16 years ago

I don't know if this matters to anyone but me, but here is my finalized list of 2008 varities I will start in February.

Black from Tula

Uncle Mark Bagby

Neves Azorean Red

Stump of the World

Lucky Cross

Opalka

Stump and NAR are from trades. The remainder are from my saved seed.

I will also plant out 1 Earl's Faux (from a seed trade), although it may be too hot here for the EF to flourish, from what I have read of the experience of others. I'll give 4 EF's to folks who live in more northerly climes.

Comments (41)

  • appmy
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Here is my list:

    Kelloggs Breakfast
    Cuostralee
    Cherokee Purple
    Jet Star VF
    Aunt GinnyÂs Purple
    Brandy Boy
    Tommy Toe
    OPEN SPOT

    I will grow at least eight this year and it looks like I am missing a paste. Any thoughts? Am I missing any thing else? Check out my other page to see my comments on each. 5 of these are keepers from last year.

  • maupin
    Original Author
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Opalka is my favorite paste. Great Flavor, very good yield. Every time I grow Cherokee Purple it sets large fruit early then peters out in the heat. Everybody needs to grow Lucky Cross one time and then decide if it will be a maincrop mainstay in the garden.

  • tomato_frank
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Here's my list

    Big Beef
    Beef Master
    Big Zac
    Golden Dixie Giant
    Brandywine OTV
    Black Eithiopian
    Lemon Boy
    Unknown Large pineapple type tomato that showed up in my Brandywine patch last year....saved the seeds...

  • seedboy
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Here's mine:

    Kellogg's Breakfast
    Chapman
    Brandywine Sudduth
    Opalka
    Sunset's Red Horizon
    Stupice
    Matina
    Black Prince
    Paul Robeson
    Riesentraube
    Jaune Flammee
    Magic (hybrid I bred last year)
    Lemmon Hill (F3 that I'm working on)

  • lakeshorenc
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    I don't really like posting anymore but I'm excited for this year! I usually buy plants from a local herb farm. This year I ordered the seeds (I wanted) over the Internet.

    Bloody Butcher
    Sugar Beefsteak
    German Red Strawberry
    Russian Rose
    Brandywine, (Suddath's Strain)
    Cherokee Purple
    Cherokee Chocolate
    Caspian Pink
    Pruden's Purple
    Black From Tula
    Yellow Brandywine
    Aunt Gertie's Gold
    Persimmon
    Flamme
    Jumbo Jim Orange
    Kellogg's Breakfast
    Blonkopfchen
    Black Cherry
    Sungold
    White Currant
    Stor Gul- I was sent these as a gift from Marianna's and would love a comment on them. To know if they are worth the space.
    Theresa

  • aclum
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Hi,

    Here's my list for 2008:

    Aunt Ginny's Purple
    Sprite (gift of Tomato Growers Supply)
    Dona Hybrid
    Neves Azorean Red
    Black Cherry
    Marvel Stripe
    Black from Tula
    Japanese Trifele Black
    Earls Faux
    Kellogg's Breakfast
    Black Krim
    Carbon
    German Head
    Cherokee Purple
    Aker's West Virginia
    Andrew Raharts Jumbo Red
    Stump of the World
    Omars Lebanese
    Aunt Gerties Gold
    Sweet Quartz
    German Red Strawberry
    Mexico

    I started 3 seeds of each (some 5 or 6 years old) a week ago (the 19th) and out of the 22 varieties above, the only one with no germination so far is Andrew Raharts Jumbo Red. Popped a few more seeds in the soil, to give them a second chance .

    Anne

  • dstucki85
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    From prior year(s):
    Black Cherry
    JD Special C Tex
    Mariannas Peace
    Aunt Gertie's Gold
    Prudence Purple
    Mountaineer Mystery
    Mortgage Lifter (Radiator Charlie)
    Green Giant

    New for 08:
    Wes
    Kosovo
    Kimberly
    Sioux
    Mexico
    Carbon
    Persimmon
    Russian 117
    Black Mountain Pink
    Chianti Rose
    Neves Azorean Red
    Sprite
    Mexico Midget

    Usually end up with around two plants of each....like variety!

  • lovetogarden2008
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    My list:

    Red Brandywine
    Nyagous
    Green Zebra
    Dr. Wyche's Yellow
    Crnkovic Yugoslavian
    Black from Tula
    Amish Paste
    Sweet Tangerine Hybrid
    Soldacki
    Giant Tree - a freebee from Total Tomatoes, and an unknown name heart type from my mother.

    I'm going to put my seeds in this weekend!

  • newtxan
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Dang, I don't think I've been on GardenWeb in a year, but seeing my tomato seeds sprout has given me the fever and brought me back. I'm growing:

    Cherokee Purple
    Prudens Purple
    Black Krim
    Persimmon
    Costulano
    Stupice
    Brandywine
    Sungold
    Principe Borghese
    and a mystery small black tomato that has done very well for me in the heat (and while I forgot to save seeds last year, I still had some from 2006)

  • rnewste
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Here are the seedlings I started Dec 26. I have also "ranked" them in terms of priority spaces in the garden.

    Ray

    JDs Special C Tex (1)
    Purple Haze (2)
    Earls Faux (3)
    Goose Creek (4)
    Eds Millennium (5)
    Cherokee Purple (6)
    Stump of the World (7)
    Paul Robeson (8)
    Brandywine Sudduth (9)
    Prudens Purple (10)
    1884 Purple (11)
    Sunsets Red Horizon (Rostova) (12)
    Neves Azorean Red (13)
    Cherokee Chocolate (14)
    Berkeley Tie-Dye (15)
    Isis Brandy (16)
    Stupice (17)
    Wes (18)
    Dona (19)
    Eva Purple Ball (20)
    Druzba (21)
    Bloody Butcher (22)
    Bush Beefsteak (23)
    New Big Dwarf (24)
    Coustralee (25)
    Carmello (26)
    Kimberly (27)

  • ediej1209 AL Zn 7
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Here's my list:

    Returnees:
    Estler's Mortgage Lifter (seeds from my Uncle Bob)
    Livingston Yellow Oxheart
    June Pink
    Early Girl
    Santa Sweet Grape
    Kellogg's Breakfast

    New this year:
    Ultimate Giant
    Big Zebra
    Red Oxheart
    (all these are from seeds I got from Gardenweb members - thank you!!)
    Great White
    Neves Azorian Red
    Cherokee Green
    Black from Tula
    Black Cherry
    Opalka

    Of course, this list is highly dependant on 1.) my saved seeds actually sprouting and 2.) being able to find the plants for the others. Darrel (Fusion) hasn't updated his site for 2008 yet so I don't know what he will have available.

  • tom8olvr
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Great line ups! I'm so jealous you folks have already worked out your varieties! I know I have a few months - and I'm anxious to start (got my begonias germinating now)- but I keep going back and forth on tomato varieties... and I keep buying or getting more seed - I can't stop myself!!! :)

  • ediej1209 AL Zn 7
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    OOPS - not "Livingston" yellow oxheart... see Favorite Oxheart thread for explanation.

  • gardeningmom2five
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Can some of ya'll expand more on why you chose certain breeds? Like so many other growers, I tend to stick with greenhouse standards like celebrity, early girl, etc. I would love to grow more flavorful tomatoes, but am afraid of disease or other cons.

  • sundrops
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Can someone help me to locate some of the Dona seeds? It is my favorite of all the ones I've grown in the past but have lost a source for them. Please email me at djacobs@traylor.com

  • tom8olvr
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Gardening Mom - I can only speak for myself... on why... For me, the big boys and early girls I grew up GROWING just wasn't enough. I like OP's better. I find the soft and 'perishable' fruit sublime (and now I really don't like hard tomatoes) I have never found any increase in disease/infection compared to the OP varieties. I grew big boys, celebrity, early girls, and the like for years... I haven't found any 'cons' other than it is completely addicting to grow a HUGE variety of toms. Buy Carolyn's book or hook up with SASE and you'll be amazed.

  • rbraymond
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Since I live in Hot South Louisiana, most large heirlooms do not do well after the heat of June hits. However, I have had the most success with the following which I am planting in 2008:

    Big Beef (6)
    Better Boy (6)
    Celebrity (6)
    Red Brandywine (2)
    Brandywine Suddith (1) (not good in the heat but worth the few Toms I can get)
    Mr. Bruno (2) Austraila
    Cherokee Purple (1)
    Earl's Faux (2)

    Cherries:
    Black Cherry (2)
    Sun Gold (2)
    Riesentraube (1)
    Dr. Carolyn (2)
    Besser (1)
    Sun Sugar (1)
    Sweet 100 (1)

    The large heirlooms are not very productive down here. However, the cherry heirlooms are just as productive as the hybrids.

  • danincv
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    OK here's my list and my dilemma:

    Aunt Rubys German Green- Green beefsteak. Sweet/spicy flavor. Ind. 80 days
    Aussie Family Tomato- 8 oz ribbed red fruit. Sweet flavor. Good producer. Det 75 days
    Baby Beefsteak- Like a small beefsteak but more juicy. Ind 75 days
    Black Cherry- Rich, sweet black tomato flavors in a round cherry. Early. Ind 65 days
    Brandywine-Deep pink 1 to 2 lb beefsteaks. Excellent flavor. Ind 85 days
    Cherokee Purple-Deep purple large fruits with green shoulders.Great flavor. Ind 80 days
    Cosmonaut Volkov- 1-2 lb round red fruit. Does well in cool weather. Ind 70 days
    Costoluto Genovese- Italian preserving tomato. Large, fluted deep red fruit. Ind 80 days
    Garden Peach- Peach colored 2 oz fruit with fuzzy skin, delicate & meaty. Ind 70 days
    Gold Medal- 1-½ lb yellow & red bicolor beefsteak. Complex flavors. Ind 75 days
    Italian Market Wonder- Medium size round fruit. Good flavor, disease resistant. Ind 75
    Kellogs Breakfast-1 lb or more orange beefsteak. Whopping flavor. The best tomato out of my garden last year. Ind 80 days
    Kimberly- Ultra early red cherry 1-2 oz fruit with flavor like a full sized tomato. Ind 45-50 days The guy I got seeds from picked two tomatoes at 38 days after plant-out.
    Livingstons Golden Queen- Golden yellow 8 to 12 oz fruit. Good flavor Ind 75 days
    Mariannas Peace- Deep reddish pink 1 lb beefsteak fruit. Excellent flavor. Ind 85 days
    Marion- Dark red 8 oz firm, smooth fruit. Great for canning. Ind 70 days
    Marglobe-Large crop of 6-7 oz fruit maturing at once. Great for canning Det 75 days
    Matina- Very early, 2 to 4 oz fruit. Top flavor of the earlies. Long season. Ind 55 days
    Mortgage Lifter-Deep pink, 1 to 2 lb beefsteaks. Rich meaty flavor. Ind 85 days
    Nicholsons Yellow Cherry- Small yellow fruit blushed with orange, Ind 75 days
    Numer 12 oz orange fruit, slightly oblate shape, excellent flavor. Good producer Ind
    Oregon Spring- Red 5 oz fruit. Bred for cool weather growing. Full flavor. Det 60 days
    Paul Robeson- Blackish red, beefsteak shape, 10 oz fruit. Full flavored. Ind. 80 days
    Persimmon- One lb golden persimmon shaped fruit. Tastoff winner for yellows. Ind 85
    Ponderosa Pink- Pink beefsteak. High yield of low acid 1 to 2 lb fruit. Ind. 85 days
    Rutgers- Bright red 6 oz fruit. Disease resistant. Det 75 days
    Sophies Choice-Orange/red full size (up to 10 oz) fruit on a 20" tall dwarf plant. Det 55
    Stupice-Extra early and cold tolerant. 2- 4 oz red fruit. Sweet, good taste. Ind 50 days
    Sunsets Red Horizon- Huge, red 5" heart shaped. Cool weather tomato. Ind 70 days
    Thessaloniki Oxheart- Red Greek heirloom.Oxheart shape up to one lb. Very meaty. Ind
    Tigerella Red with greenish yellow stripes. 4-6 oz fruit. Tangy flavor. Ind 85 days
    Tigerlike- Dwarf 22" plant grows loads of 2" striped fruit. Tasteoff winner. Det 72days
    Yellow Pear- 2" pear shaped, clear yellow fruit. Very sweet. Ind 75 days

    Those are the seeds I have to start this year. My dilemma is that with everything else in the garden I only have room for 20 plants plus 2 on the deck. The two dwarf varieties are probable for the deck, but I'm having trouble narrowing down the field for the other 20. I'd like to hear everyone's "ya gotta grow this one" and your "yucks". Thanks!

  • thepodpiper
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    First I would like to say hello, this is my first year growing tomatoes from seed and I was overwhelmed with the varieties out there. It has become an obsession and I want to grow all of them LOL! I have not narrowed it down yet but I am going to grow approx. 50 plants maybe more depending on how much area I can turn into garden this year. My wife says that the 150 pepper plants i grow is taking up enough room already. After i catagorize these seeds into colors and plant types I will narrow down my list. I am in Mi. and if there is anyone that knows of a variety from my list that will not do well for me please say so, I would appreciate the heads up.

    Dale

    Ailsa Craig
    Abraham Lincoln
    Anna Russian
    Armenian
    Aunt Ginny's Purple
    Aunt Gerty's Gold
    Aunt Ruby's German Green
    Bigguns
    Black Cherry
    Black From Tula
    Black Krim
    Black Zebra
    Bloody Butcher
    Ceylon
    Cherokee Green
    Cherokee Purple
    Cosmonaut Volkov
    Costoluto Genovese
    Delicious
    Earl Of Edgecomb
    Evergreen
    Fourth Of July
    German Queen
    Great White
    Green Zebra
    Hazel Mae
    Hugh's
    Ildi
    Isis Candy
    Kellogg's Breakfast
    Livingston's Golden Queen
    Marianna's Peace
    Marvel Stripe
    Mortgage Lifter
    Northern Lights
    Omar's Lebanese
    Persimmon
    Polish
    Porter's Pride
    Red Barn
    Red Zebra
    Sungold
    Snow White
    Stupice
    Tibet Apple
    Tidwell German
    Tigerella
    White Queen
    Yellow Pear

  • sac_zone9
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    After much company time used for research, my list for 2008 (ordering seed probably tomorrow):

    Burgundy Traveler
    Cherokee Green
    Aunt Gertie's Gold
    Kellog's Breakfast
    Jumbo Jim Orange
    Pruden's Purple
    Neves Azorean Red
    Marvel Striped
    Black from Tula
    Cherokee Purple
    Black Cherry
    Green Grape
    Sungold
    Galina
    Opalka
    German Red Strawberry
    And some F3 sungolds that will probably not amount to much. :)

  • seymour_in
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Here is my final list (maybe...lol)

    The one's with stars are definites (I think)

    Aker's West Virginia***
    Big Beef
    Black Cherry***
    Brandy Boy
    Chapman***
    Cherokee Chocolate
    Cherokee Green***
    Cherokee Purple PL***
    Crnkovic Yugoslavian
    Cuostralee
    Dwarf Red Heart***
    Gary O'Sena***
    Glory Hybrid***
    Indian Stripe***
    J.T.D.
    Kellogg's Breakfast***
    Neves Azorean Red***
    New Big Dwarf***
    Opalka***
    Pale Perfect Purple
    Pruden's Purple***
    Ramapo***
    Rose
    SunGold***

    I will start seeds for all of them plus probably others, but I always seem to have some orphans that end up in "foster" homes

  • janevx
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Micado Violettor
    Black from Tula
    Summer Flavor (cherry)
    Sungold

  • vaccinium_hound
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    What I've started so far:

    Amana Orange
    Aunt Gertie's Gold
    Azoychka
    Berkeley Tie Dye
    Bisignano #2
    Brad's Black Heart
    Brown Cherry
    Bulgarian #7
    Camino Real
    Cherokee Chocolate
    Cherokee Green
    Cleota Pink
    Cosmonaut Volkov
    Earl of Edgecombe
    Eva Purple Ball
    Florida Pink
    Gold Medal
    Gold Nugget
    Green Giant
    Guernsey Island
    Kellogg's Breakfast
    Kosovo
    Limmony
    Marianna's Peace
    New Big Dwarf
    Nyagous
    Opalka
    Oregon Cherry
    Persimmon
    Pollish Ellis
    Power's Heirloom
    Pruden's Purple
    Stump o' the World
    Sun Gold
    Sunset's Red Horizon
    Texas Star
    White Zebra
    Yellow Zebra

    A few new, many taste favorites, a few that do well in less than optimal spots, some are for containers, and at least one each of the biggies will be planted in this heavenly looking garden plot at my friends' vineyard. (And I'm sure there will be plenty of extras to give away.)

  • momdino
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    My list is small compared to some of you tomato fanatics!

    Kelloggs Breakfast - did great last year and awesome taste
    Cherokee Purple - not v. productive, but delicious
    Marzano - nice paste tomato and quite productive for me
    Brandywine Sudduth
    Brandywine OTV
    Red Brandywine
    Sun Sugar (Sun Gold without the splitting problem)
    Black Cherry
    Box Car Willie - v. productive and good tasting
    Neves Azoran - new to me this year, but heard great reviews
    Dr. Wyche's Yellow - new
    Mortgage Lifter - new
    Arkansas Traveler - new
    Aker's West - new

  • momdino
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    My list is small compared to some of you tomato fanatics!

    Kelloggs Breakfast - did great last year and awesome taste
    Cherokee Purple - not v. productive, but delicious
    Marzano - nice paste tomato and quite productive for me
    Brandywine Sudduth
    Brandywine OTV
    Red Brandywine
    Sun Sugar (Sun Gold without the splitting problem)
    Black Cherry
    Box Car Willie - v. productive and good tasting
    Neves Azoran - new to me this year, but heard great reviews
    Dr. Wyche's Yellow - new
    Mortgage Lifter - new
    Arkansas Traveler - new
    Aker's West - new

  • ourhappyhome
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Very short list this year. Starting seeds this week. Planting 3 of each and a few extras to share with family and friends. Growing the yellow pear because friends love the look of it. Growing the others for flavor.

    Anna Russian
    Black Cherry
    Neves Azorean Red
    Opalka
    Paul Robeson
    Sandul Moldovan
    Wes
    Yellow Pear

  • urbansyl
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Returning (all OP unless noted):

    Rose
    Muskovich
    New Girl hybrid (so good it is my last irreplacable hybrid)
    Stupice

    New:

    Cherokee Purple
    Prudens Purple
    Black from Tula
    Mortgage Lifter
    Belgian Giant
    Amish Paste
    Garden Peach
    some ridiculous tree tomato climber free from a catalog ***maybe***

    Not returning:

    Manatoba (too short a growth habit, would make a good patio variety. Too sensitive to splitting due to variable watering. No advantage over other similar sized varieties.)

    The Stupice were early, flavorful and abundant in 07, a great addition to sauces. They were a bit sensitive to splitting and tended to have raised freckles on the shoulders. Friends would select all other varieties over them due to appearance when offered various free fruits.

    Muskovich were the stand out of 2007. Started early, consistently produced through late season. Cold tolerant, flavorful small/medium main crop.
    Rose is fussy. Does not like too much/too little sun, rain, heat etc. Sensitive to blossom end rot if not given enough calcium, magnesium and consistent water. Somehow Rose ends up being productive anyway, and what flavor! Similar to Brandywine.Probably closely related.

  • magnolias4ever
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    I'm finished with my list! My decisions are finally made LOL Here we go:

    Sauce/Paste Tomatos: Wuhib, Federle, Speckled Roman, Opalka
    Cherry: Black Cherry, Isis Candy, Riesentraube
    Main Season: Ugly Ripe (seed from F1 fruit), Ramapo (F4 seed); Marianna's Peace, Pink Accordian, Granny Cantrells, Bradley, Hillbilly, Levino
    Salad Types: Campari (seed from F1 fruit); 4th of July; Heatwave

    Of course if I had more room I can think of about 20 more varieties right off the top of my head that I would LOVE to grow LOL I also might order (or swap, etc) for some dwarf tomato seeds and try those in containers....

    Judy

  • urbansyl
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Gardeningmom2five:

    My major considerations:

    Anything (tomatoes & anything else) I grow must be much better than its counterparts available in stores. Beyond that, flavor, productivity and minimum of effort required count. A range of tomato types are important. Some serve for sauce, salads or slicers (sandwiches.) All should be candidates for sharing. Variety in color or other characteristics keeps it interesting. In my zone/area we value: tolerance to volatile weather (variably cold, hot, dry, wet, windy, sunny & cloudy), crack resistance, blossom end rot resistance, consistency of quality & size from first fruit to frost, growth habit allowing caging (ground grown fruits succumb to slugs, insects, rodents and who knows what else) and vigor/disease resistance. I favor OP varieties in general and heirlooms in particular out of a sense of history and desire to preserve worthy traditional varieties. Seed saving is part of an ethic of self-reliance and sustainability. The opportunity also exists to develop a continually improved and locally adapted strain by saving seed from the best plants each year.

    Sauce/paste tomatoes should be comparatively dry to save cooking time. Slicers are nice when fairly large. Paste, cherry, grape or small regular tomatoes go nicely in salads.

    Greenhouse standards failed me in terms of taste, texture and consistency to the seasons end. There has not yet been any downside for me in terms of disease resistance with OPs. This is over 6 years and 4 locations.

    Ongoing discussions about favorites can get to the level of discrimination between wine varietals and years among wine connoisseurs. Enjoy, but dont take it too seriously.

  • atascosa_tx
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    I'm a lil ol fashioned usually, but do try out new varieties at times..for 2008

    Big boy hybrid (prolific producer 1lb plus)
    Brandy boy hybrid (nice production, descent flavor)
    little brandy wine hybrid (new this year)
    fourth of July (early and tasty)
    Rutger (awesome flavor)
    Super Steak hybrid (huge and tasty)
    Husky red cherry (wife likes it..great for salads)

    Some may remember my HM Earthboxes last year..they did great. This year I'm mixing it up a bit. Some in the ground, in containers, and in a raised bed.

    Happy gardening.

  • rwk_nova
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    We've expanded our garden this year and trying several new varieties for us. Red hybrids are targeted for a local food bank.

    Opalka
    Pineapple
    Brandywine Sudduth Strain
    Brandywine OTV
    Brandywine Landis Strain
    Caspian Pink
    Abraham Lincoln
    Mule Team
    Purple Perfect
    Paul Robeson
    Ramapo F6 (thanks trudi_d)
    Baby Beefsteak (thanks trudi_d)
    Alicante (thanks trudi_d)
    Italian Market Wonder (thanks trudi_d)
    Tiger-Like (thanks trudi_d)
    Isis Candy
    Sugary
    Santa Sweet
    Sprite (free from TGS)
    Matina
    Earliana
    Ugly
    Tiffany
    Honey
    Better Boy
    Brandy Boy
    Big Beef

  • almega
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    My short list:
    Brandywine-Sudduth
    Black Krim
    Amish Paste-new
    Stupice-new
    Black cherry
    Sungold cherry

    The Brandywines and Black Krim have such wonderful taste so we plant them every year. Last year we tried to grow Cherokee purple but they didn't grow well at all. We added the Stupice this year for an early variety and Amish paste for a paste type.

  • llaz
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    I'm trying to show some restraint this year in the number of varieties and grow more plants of my favorites. Here's my list (still a work in progress):

    Woodle Orange
    Black Cherry
    Hopkins
    Robson Angolan
    Green Zebra
    Jaune Flamme
    San Marzano
    Rose de Berne
    Koritschnevaja Sliva
    Grappoli Corbarino

    Here are the new one's I'll try:

    Neves Azorean Red
    Cherokee Green (Thanks, Carolyn)
    Thessaloniki
    Matt's Wild Cherry

    Lou

  • sunnyk
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    This is my 2008 list...so far ....

    I have room for around 22-24 plants in the ground and the Cherry types go in pots. AlthoughI could get rid of some of the other veggies I grow,and I am seriously thinking I may.Last year the Bush Sugar baby watermelon plant took up enough room for 3-4 tomato plants and I only got 2 watermelons on it and they didnt even survive....and there are other things like that I could give the old heave-ho to and never bat an eye while making room for more of the tomatoes I love so dearly!!
    At any rate:

    San Marzano
    Principe Borghese
    Cherokee Purple
    Aunt Ruby's German Green
    Earl of Edgecomb
    Fireball
    Olena Ukrainian
    Green Zebra

    Black Cherry
    Clementine
    Red Grape ? - from seeds that I got from a tomato at a 'Bertucci's' Pizza place

    I was going to grow Currant...but the more I read about it the more worried I am that it will try to pollinate every plant in my neighborhoood.... and a few of the cats as well!!

  • vtguitargirl
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    'Cuz they were yummy & productive in 2007:
    Pruden's Purple
    Jaune Flamme
    Cherokee Purple

    'Cuz Barkeater recommended 'em a while back:
    Buck's County Hybrid
    Polish

    'Cuz I've read so many posts about 'em:
    Opalka
    Rutgers and/or
    Ramapo - if I find the seeds

    Maybe:
    Taxi - sweet, prolific & beautiful, but diseased last year

    Not growing this year:
    Brandywine - Pruden's Purple beats it in every way!
    Cherry tomatoes - taste great, but they always split!

  • timmy1
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    This is my 2008 list

    I am growing about 20,000 plants for retail sales, Other farmers and for our own planting.

    Arkansas Travler
    Better Boy
    Big Beef
    Big Boy
    Black Krim
    Box Car Willie
    Brandywine Red
    Bush Early Girl
    Celebrity
    Cherokee Purple
    Debut
    Dinner Plate
    German Johnson P.L.
    Glacier
    Goliath
    Jet Star
    Kellogs Breakfast
    Lemon Boy
    Mariana
    Marianna's Peace
    Mortgage Lifter
    Mountain Fresh Plus
    Mr. Stripey
    Old German
    Orange Oxheart
    Pik-Red
    Primetime
    Pruden's Purple
    Red Ponderosa
    Santa
    Sebring
    Stupice
    Sunbeam
    Sunrise
    Supersteak
    Sweet 100
    Sweet Gold
    Yellow Brandywine P.S.







    Gota Love it...

  • daria
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Here is my list. I already have my seed. I will be starting them mid/late March, and investing in wall-o-water cold protectors so I can set them out a bit early. I may leave out one of the glacier/manitoba/moskovich varieties, but we'll see.

    Beefsteak

    Aunt Ruby's German Green * (cutworms got my plant last year)
    Big Rainbow
    Black Krim
    Black Sea Man *
    Brandywine, Sudduth's Strain
    Cherokee Purple
    Kellogg's Breakfast
    Northern Lights
    Striped German
    Sunset's Red Horizon

    Medium

    Black Prince
    Black Zebra * (cutworms got my plant last year)
    Druzba
    Earl of Edgecombe *
    Eva's Purple Ball
    Flammé
    Glacier
    Green Zebra
    Japanese Black Trifele *
    Manitoba
    Moskovich
    New Girl *
    Peche Jaune
    Pink Ping Pong
    Purple Calabash
    Shimmeig Striped Hollow
    Stupice
    Valencia

    Cherries

    Black Cherry
    Green Grape
    Principe Borghese
    Cherry Tomato
    Sun Gold
    Washington Cherry *
    White Cherry *

    Plum/Paste

    Andes *
    Debarao *
    Opalka *
    Orange Roma
    Purple Russian *
    Russian Big Roma *
    San Marzano
    Wonder Light

    * New to me this year

  • disneynut1977 ~ Melissa
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Here's mine. Some I will be placing an order for 2 weeks from now unless I can find a trade and others I already have.

    Will be placing order for these in about 2 weeks
    Mariannas Peace *can't wait to try
    Chocolate Stripe *can't wait to try, looks so pretty
    Northern Lights
    Anna Russian
    Mrs. Maxwells Big Italian
    Opalka
    Reif Red Heart
    God love
    Sunsets Red Horizon

    and I already have these

    yellow Pear
    Yellow perfection
    Sun gold
    Isis Candy
    Black Cherry
    Amish salad
    Cherry Roma
    Snow white cherry
    Large red cherry
    Speckled Roma
    San Marzano

    Black Krim, still unsure if I'm doing this. I have seed, just not sure yet.......will start a few just in case.

    The cherries, I'm only putting 1 of each out in the garden

    each paste will be putting 6 out in the garden and everything else is 2 each in the garden.
    Starting early March

  • darthtrader
    16 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Wow! Quite a list from the pro growers. I'm a bit late posting, but I just put my maters in the ground last week.

    My list includes the following:

    Black Krim
    Brandywine
    Sweet 100
    San Marzano
    Pineapple

  • reba_nc
    15 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Saw Stump of the World on your list. Just heard about this variety and am very curious. How is it doing so far and what do you think of it?

  • jel7
    15 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Brandywine Sudduth
    Marianna's Peace
    Carbon
    Prudens Purple
    Cherokee Purple
    Sun Gold
    Sweet Million

    John