Dwarf Lady Madonna pictured. Totally meant to add that prior to posting
TomatoExtraFeta
Sheboygan!
BrewCrewBall
Opalka! So meaty and so few seeds it’s actually somewhat difficult to save seeds from them.
Entire_Toe2640
Speckled Roman, which look like what’s in your photo.
CitrusBelt
I rarely do pastes anymore, just because I grow a huge ampunt of slicers for giveways & whatever of those that are too blemished to give away get made into sauce (I don’t really can tomatoes).
But anyways, I liked Big Mama quite a bit when I grew it years & years ago. They were good sturdy plants, didn’t seem prone to BER, and kept a long time on the counter (I also liked that they were pretty damn big — less time per pound to pick).
And when people I start seeds for want a “san marzano”, I’m willing to grow San Marzano II….robust plants that seem to be genuinely nematode resistant & hardy overall, not unduly prone to BER, and pretty productive.
I hate to admit it….but I have yet to try an oxheart type, and I’ve been growing a fair amount of tomatoes for many many years now. I was always leery because many are described as having “wispy” foliage, and that doesn’t work out well where I am (it’s so hot & bright in summer that sunscald can be a huge problem). But now that I’ve gone over to the dark side & started using shade cloth in the last couple years, I no longer have a reason to avoid them — need to try a couple oxhearts sometime soon!
seemebeawesome
Goliath, Roma, did well zone 7b. Produced ok yield of good sized tasty romas through the season. I like the flavor better San Marzano. Anna Russian produced a good flush/yield of sweet leaning oxhearts. But was done when it got hot here, zone 7b
Ok_Heat5973
At first glance, I thought they were weird shaped apples
anetworkproblem
Speckled romans were super underwhelming for me last year. Giving Hog Heart and Orange Banana a go this year.
Growitorganically
San Marzano, Amish Paste, Jersey Devil, and Gilberte Paste. Gilberte Paste tomatoes are huge! We grew one last year that was 3” wide, and 8 inches long.
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Dwarf Lady Madonna pictured. Totally meant to add that prior to posting
Sheboygan!
Opalka! So meaty and so few seeds it’s actually somewhat difficult to save seeds from them.
Speckled Roman, which look like what’s in your photo.
I rarely do pastes anymore, just because I grow a huge ampunt of slicers for giveways & whatever of those that are too blemished to give away get made into sauce (I don’t really can tomatoes).
But anyways, I liked Big Mama quite a bit when I grew it years & years ago. They were good sturdy plants, didn’t seem prone to BER, and kept a long time on the counter (I also liked that they were pretty damn big — less time per pound to pick).
And when people I start seeds for want a “san marzano”, I’m willing to grow San Marzano II….robust plants that seem to be genuinely nematode resistant & hardy overall, not unduly prone to BER, and pretty productive.
I hate to admit it….but I have yet to try an oxheart type, and I’ve been growing a fair amount of tomatoes for many many years now. I was always leery because many are described as having “wispy” foliage, and that doesn’t work out well where I am (it’s so hot & bright in summer that sunscald can be a huge problem). But now that I’ve gone over to the dark side & started using shade cloth in the last couple years, I no longer have a reason to avoid them — need to try a couple oxhearts sometime soon!
Goliath, Roma, did well zone 7b. Produced ok yield of good sized tasty romas through the season. I like the flavor better San Marzano. Anna Russian produced a good flush/yield of sweet leaning oxhearts. But was done when it got hot here, zone 7b
At first glance, I thought they were weird shaped apples
Speckled romans were super underwhelming for me last year. Giving Hog Heart and Orange Banana a go this year.
San Marzano, Amish Paste, Jersey Devil, and Gilberte Paste. Gilberte Paste tomatoes are huge! We grew one last year that was 3” wide, and 8 inches long.
Amish Paste