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Top 5 favorite heirlooms?
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Posted by yotetrapper (riverat@hcil.net) on Tue, Jun 30, 09 at 20:54
| Just curious what everyone's top 5 heirloom tomatoes are? I can't participate, because this is my first year growing heirlooms. I am bagging blossoms, so should have plenty of seeds to share this year, and just wondering what everyone's favorites are so that I can try some varieties other than what I already have.
This year I have 38 varities planted, with another 30 or so types not planted.
I'm addicted to my tomatoes now... and the funny thing is, I dont even eat tomatoes. Although this season is going to make me start eating them, I think, LOL. |
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RE: Top 5 favorite heirlooms?
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| Probably not all "heirlooms" in the purest sense of the word but I don't worry much about that: - Neves Azorean Red
- Black Cherry
- Chapman
- Earl's Faux
- KBX |
RE: Top 5 favorite heirlooms?
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| I have four favorites: Cherokee Purple
Aunt Ruby's German green
Juliette
Black Cherry This is my first year growing Opalka, and I am hopeful, they have spindly foliage but are setting lots and lots of fruit! I have black walnuts around my yard so I give extra points to vigorous plants that can pump out maters before they succumb to the BWs. |
RE: Top 5 favorite heirlooms?
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| I can't really answer this question because I have mostly just grown hybrids and what was sold locally as brandywines. But I did do my own silent poll of this forum looking for the "all stars" since I only had room for 6 and wanted a sampling of the best. I may not get to taste any until halloween this year due to the weather, but I can share what the most often cited were and what I planted from my little count of votes. The ones cited most often are listed first: Cherokee Purple
Black Krim
Brandywine (usually Suddarth but OTV, pink and red also metnioned. Many don't elaborate.)
Mortgage Lifter
Black Prince (didn't find plants for this one)
Kellogs Breakfast
German Giant I planted one of each except Black Prince and Black Krim since I didn't have room for ALL of them. I hope to be able to do some great comparison taste testing eventually. I will have to place my own votes then. :) Sue |
RE: Top 5 favorite heirlooms?
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- Hillbilly Potato Leaf
- Pineapple
- Persimmon
- Coustralee
- Black Krim |
RE: Top 5 favorite heirlooms?
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sue..... where in ct are u growing out of?
im in fairfield county and the weather is killing me, however, i did finally get some tiny maters on some of my plants this week. |
RE: Top 5 favorite heirlooms?
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| I am north of Hartford in Hartford County. My 6th plant was my "safe" tomato, an Early Girl, and it is the only one with small tomatoes on it yet. That is why I use it as my "safe" one. :) But you are a little further south than I am and should be a little ahead of me usually anyway. Keep your fingers crossed for enough good tomato weather to make up some time. Sue |
RE: Top 5 favorite heirlooms?
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The one I just ate.
The one I'm eating now.
The one I'll eat next.
The one on the table.
The one one the vine that just blushed. For eating..... Golden Cherokee
Cherokee Purple
Ponderosa Red
Beefsteak
Black Cherry There's another list for cooking. And another for canning. Ted |
RE: Top 5 favorite heirlooms?
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| I have some of these planted this year. Aunt Ruby's German green
Mortgage Lifter
Brandywine
Kellogs Breakfast
Hillbilly Potato Leaf
Pineapple I have a bunch more, too, but they havent been listed yet. I tried to start black krim twice. The first time, none sprouted, the second time, the one that sprouted died in the house, for some reason. Ok, what's your favorite for making paste? |
RE: Top 5 favorite heirlooms?
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These are my choice for the best tasting ones from growing 33 varieties in Reno last year (65 plants total).
Cherokee Purple
Mortgage Lifter
Mr. Stripey
Caspian Pink
Black Prince
This year I'm growing all of them except for the Black Prince. |
RE: Top 5 favorite heirlooms?
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This is my top 5 favorites .I've grown 16 different varieties . These are the best performers .
1)The brandywine -Flavor and large size
2)The Cherokee purple -Flavor,large size and quanity
3)The park's whopper (hybrid) - flavor, large size and quality
4)The celebrity (hybrid)- flavor and quanity medium size
5)The mountain pride (hybrid) - Flavor and quanity medium size
Grown the following:Better boy,Big boy,early girl,super bush,husky red,lemon boy,park,s whopper,celebrity,cherokee purple,brandywine,mortgage lifter,arkansas traveler,bonnie orginal,mountain pride,rutgers ,beefmaster.
2010 will grow the following : pink Brandywine ,cherokee purple, Giant belgium, Delicious, Park's whopper. |
RE: Top 5 favorite heirlooms?
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Most of this thread was lost.
Granny Cantrell
Eva Purple Ball
Mortgage Lifter
Pale Perfect Purple not an heirloom but OP |
RE: Top 5 favorite heirlooms?
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| I did eventually get tomatoes from all my plants last year, but can only list 3 due to my limited experience with heirlooms. I only planted hybrids, Brandywine, Mortgage Lifter and German Johnson in all my years of tomato gardening until last year because they were the only ones available as plants locally for YEARS. Probably still are, but now I mail order them. Here are my top picks: 1. Kellogs Breakfast (not sure if that's really an heirloom)
2. Brandywine
3. Cherokee Purple
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RE: Top 5 favorite heirlooms?
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Brad's Black Heart
Opalka
Indian Stripe
KBX
Andrew Rahart's Jumbo Red
Don't know why I don't see this one on more people's favorites lists. I have grown it the last several years, and I am always blown away by the taste. |
RE: Top 5 favorite heirlooms?
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| Hybrids are far more reliable, disease resistant,vigorous, and productive from my experience. Here are a few heirlooms that do fairly well for me... Brandywine
Mortgage Lifter
Cherokee Purple |
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