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Posted by ABlindHog 8a (My Page) on
Thu, Apr 11, 13 at 18:04

I am trying to learn what I can about tomatoes, and as I live in the Texas Hill Country I am particularly interested in tomatoes associated with Texas. Here is the information I have gathered so far. If you can add to or correct any of this or know of additional varieties that are Texans, please let me know.

JD's SPECIAL C-TEX EARLY BLACK
Indeterminate O.P. 50-60 days very sweet and an early producer of 8-10 oz deep red-black globes

Developed by JD Brann of Conroe Texas and still in production by Conroe Greenhouses, Inc. who say that JD's son, Paul Brann, still grows this tomato in his garden and collects the seeds for their production.

Conroe Greenhouses offers these two additional varieties but I am unsure if they where developed by or are heirlooms of the Brann family, or if they are simply varieties chosen for Texas by them.
C-Tex Early Set Tomato
Determinate 65 days firm smooth crack tolerant 7-8 oz red globe that sets under temperature stress
C-Tex Heat Set Tomato
Determinate 76 days large globe shaped fruit that sets under temperature stress on disease resistant plants

JD's SPECIAL C-TEX
Indeterminate O.P. 75-80 days a great tasting and producing 12-16 oz pink/purple-black beefsteak tomato

Grown by many and presumably developed by JD Brann, but with no mention that I can find by Conroe Greenhouses.

PLAINSMAN (Thanks to suncitylinda for letting me know about this one.)
Semi determinate O.P. 65 days 6 oz heavy yield er of tart red globes on a compact plant with protective foliage.

Developed by Dr. H. C. Mohr at Texas A&M in the 1960s for processing, home gardening, and as an early market type "Performs particularly well on the High Plains of Texas and should be adapted to other dry climates."

PORTER
Indeterminate 70 days flavorful and prolific 2 ounce dark pink egg shaped tomatoes suited to hot dry conditions

IMPROVED PORTER / PORTER'S PRIDE
Indeterminate 65 days firm 4 ounce red round tomatoes with good keeping qualities suited to hot dry conditions

Developed by Porter & Son Seed Company of Stephenville, Texas. Traditionally popular in Texas, and now widely marketed as heirlooms. There is some confusion about Improved Porter as descriptions and pictures seem to have been mixed up by some seed houses in their ads.

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I read recently of a variety called Old Bess which apparently was named for a tomato acquired in Hart, Texas in the 1940s. It is apparently identical to a Porter and might well be the little tomato grown by Texans from way back and later marketed as a "Porter."

Me and Old Bess have something in common because I came out of Hart, Texas myself.

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Thanks grow4free
Good to hear from you. I'll see if i can pin down the date for Porters introduction to see If I can determine which came first.

I've been to Hart a few times. My daughter went to school just up the road from Hart at West Texas A&M in Canyon.

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Reimer Seed has Lillian's Yellow Tomato listed as " A family heirloom variety from the Bruce family of Manchester, Texas," Others disagree. Anyone know for sure?

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