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Which ones taste the best?


I got excited and now I have too many plants to fit in my garden. I'm gonna have to sell or give away a lot of these, but I can't decide which ones! So I'm looking for opinions, what do you guys think are the most delicious or unique tasting varieties?

Here's what I'm working with:
-Mortgage Lifter
-Indigo Rose
-Pink Brandywine
-Pineapple
-Cherokee Purple
-Sungold
-Pruden's Purple
-Black Krim
-White Tomesol
-Dr. Wyche's Yellow
-San Marzano
-Brad's Atomic Grape
-Barry's Crazy Cherry

by RottingPeach

4 Comments

  1. tomatocrazzie

    You have three purple slicing tomatoes. If you were looking to pair them down, I would ditch Prudents Purple. You have two yellow cherries. I would keep the Sungold. It is a favorite. San Marizano are often not very productive and you usually do a bunch for sauce. I assume you don’t have a lot of room, so you may want to ditch those from a logistics standpoint. You have two beefsteak types. I prefer the Pink Brandywine.

  2. calicoskys

    I a also growing barrys crazy cherries and pink brandywine and brad’s atomic. I pretty much always try to grow Barrys Crazy Cherries, I’ve grown brad’s atomic once before and it was pretty good. Ive not tried the sun gold but I had such a good time when I grew Barrys the first time that I just have to grow it again.

  4. karstopo

    I’d keep Pruden’s Purple. That’s the most delicious tomato I have ever eaten or grown.

    Pineapple makes great tomatoes in my garden, but seems like other gardeners report Pineapple is bland.

    San Marzano was one of the worst tomatoes I have ever grown or eaten, but it’s not necessarily meant for fresh eating. Very dry, that one, but that’s probably a plus if making a sauce.

    Black Krim is a good one. Productive and distinctive.

    I gave up on Cherokee Purple. Tastes great, but a problematic tomato to grow where I am.

    Sungold is unique and delicious, but another problem child that is prone to splitting. I’m not a giant fan of most cherry tomatoes anyway, though.

    Mortgage Lifter in my garden is light years less flavorful than Pruden’s Purple even though the tomatoes themselves might look similar. I’d pass on growing Mortgage Lifter.

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