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Posted by yumtomatoes 10a/FLA (My Page) on Wed, Feb 1, 12 at 22:33
| What do you think of German Giant as compared to Brandywine Sudduths? |
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RE: German Giant - Freebie at TGS - Opinions Wanted!
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| I havent grown that one but the pictures on Google lend me to think it is more irregularly shaped than Estler Mortgagae Lifter or Bear Paw. I like smooth round tomatoes but most of the big ones usually are not like that. It seems to be a whopping big tomato tho. |
RE: German Giant - Freebie at TGS - Opinions Wanted!
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| It was many years ago that I grew GG, but I remember enjoying it. I think the description in the TGS catalog is, like many, an exageration. The size was more in the 1lb. range, and was not as productive as indicated. Still a better yield for me than Sudduth. It's one I've wanted to grow again, but[sigh], too many hundreds of others out there to try. Lew |
RE: German Giant - Freebie at TGS - Opinions Wanted!
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| Comparing beautiful heirlooms to each other, eh? That's a tough one, yum. Picasso to Rembrant, Warhol to Haring? In the eye of the beholder, yum, right?. Grown both. Both beautiful, but the Giant is the winner. But, I am the beholder, yum. It is your eye. Is it a matter of space that you ask, that you can not grow both? I would, and do, grow both. You can, too. Right? Do it, yum. Know you can. Then you can tell us. I look forward to your results. And to spring, and all our beautiful heirloom tomatoes! My best, always.... |
RE: German Giant - Freebie at TGS - Opinions Wanted!
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| Yum, I haven't grown German Giant, but I have tried many a season with Brandywine Sudduth and found it on the whole pretty stingy with its fruit. This past year was better than ever before, but still only about 5 or 6 big ones, all delicious of course. I've also grown Earl's Faux which is very much like Brandywine S. but only marginally more productive��"by which I mean for me in my garden in a particular year. Others may have better experiences with these. This year I'm replacing both of them with Stump of the World, another 'taste-alike' but much more productive or so I'm told. And so it goes.... Let us know what you decide and how it comes out. Gary |
RE: German Giant - Freebie at TGS - Opinions Wanted!
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| Gary - I like Stump better than the BW Suddaths I have thus far tasted, which I will admit have been few and far between. Prudens Purple is another, MUCH more productive BW wanna be, and ealier for that matter. Taste is great. Linda |
RE: German Giant - Freebie at TGS - Opinions Wanted!
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I'd do about 3 votes to one for Pruden's Purple over both
Suddith's Brandywine and German Giant. In the last couple years, however, I've found Spudakee which I believe is supposed to be a selected cross between a Brandywine and Cherokee Purple. Wow!! This is some fine tasting tomato. And
pretty darn good on the yield too; far better than Brandywine. |
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