Hello, help me to eliminate some of these. I can’t grow all at the same time.
Hello, help me to eliminate some of these. I can’t grow all at the same time.
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Hatsuwr
Yes you can, I believe in you.
rickg
Here’s my thought process…
1) Of the 3 main kinds of tomatoes – cherry, slicers and paste/sauce, do i want all 3? Just 1 or 2?
2) If I want sauce tomatoes, which grow best *in my area*? Sauce tomatoes are almost all determinate so you get one harvest. Plan one variety of that
3) for cherries and slicers, how many am I likely to really eat per week? Of the ones I’m thinking about, do t hey all have the same time to harvest? Or can I stagger them (some with a time to harvest of 60 days, some with 80, etc).
4) Is my season long enough to succession plant?
And finally – what sounds cool!? If there’s a variety you’ve always wanted to try, grow at least one of those just to try it.
CiaoCiao0102
Hi, where are you from? I’m interested in 3 or 5 seeds of each variety: Jersey Davil – Black Cherry – Cherokee Purole – Brandywine Sudduth’s Strain
Daphnelouise2
Cherokee purple and black krim are in similar taste profiles so you could eliminate one of them fairly easily. If I were you’d I’d eliminate Cherokee purple unless it particularly appeals to your taste as black krim wins out texture wise in my book as Cherokee purple cam get grainy.
VeganMinx
Why can’t you grow them all? We grow tomatoes in 5 gallon buckets from Firehouse Subs. They grow very well, tbh.
tomatocrazzie
Where will you be growing them? Several of these varieties can be challenging to grow on some places. That might help narrow the list.
Also, what do you primarily want the tomatoes for? Fresh eating in salads, BLTs, sauce, juice, canning?
kutmulc
I can give you my personal favorites from your list, if that helps:
1. Brandywine Sudduth’s
2. Kellogg’s (or KBX)
3. Green Zebra
4. Cherokee Purple / Black Krim
5. Black Cherry
I will say that Black Cherry is similar in taste profile to the Cherokee / Krim, so for some variety, maybe go with another cherry like Sungold or SS100.
Tjoseph415
I only have varieties to add not subtract
horsethiefjack
Paste tomatoes (San Marzano) are overrated and fickle plants. Very prone to BER. I would skip them and just use your heirlooms for canning / processing. They taste better anyways.
thetangible
GROW THEM ALLLLLLL
dosefacekillah1348
IDK why hut my Kelloggs sucked this year.
I’m not trying threm again next season lol
Conspiracy_realist76
Next year I am only planting the first two. Especially, with how last year went. I usually put out 78 plants. Cherokee Purples and Romas will be the only two types I do.
GrotusMaximus
Where do you live? Check if any of these are incompatible with your climate. I can’t grow Brandywines for the life of me, as my Spring / Early Summer is way too humid. The blight destroys them every time.
No-Proof7839
Black cherries are great producers but if you don’t like a thick-skinned, more savory tomato don’t do it. I mean it. Until you get cooler night time temps the sweetness is a minimum. I’m a fan, but many folks who tried weren’t.
russiablows
Helps to know where u are.
tanukihimself13
Green zebras are top tier tomatoes for me and I grew them exclusively for several years, don’t eliminate those.
Autumn_Ridge
Agreed about KBX being better than Kellogg’s Breakfast.
I dont know what Beefsteak you have, but if it is a Ferry Morse packet you bought at a big box store, I would scratch those. Big Beef is 10x better if you want to grow a big red slicer.
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Yes you can, I believe in you.
Here’s my thought process…
1) Of the 3 main kinds of tomatoes – cherry, slicers and paste/sauce, do i want all 3? Just 1 or 2?
2) If I want sauce tomatoes, which grow best *in my area*? Sauce tomatoes are almost all determinate so you get one harvest. Plan one variety of that
3) for cherries and slicers, how many am I likely to really eat per week? Of the ones I’m thinking about, do t hey all have the same time to harvest? Or can I stagger them (some with a time to harvest of 60 days, some with 80, etc).
4) Is my season long enough to succession plant?
And finally – what sounds cool!? If there’s a variety you’ve always wanted to try, grow at least one of those just to try it.
Hi, where are you from? I’m interested in 3 or 5 seeds of each variety:
Jersey Davil – Black Cherry – Cherokee Purole – Brandywine Sudduth’s Strain
Cherokee purple and black krim are in similar taste profiles so you could eliminate one of them fairly easily. If I were you’d I’d eliminate Cherokee purple unless it particularly appeals to your taste as black krim wins out texture wise in my book as Cherokee purple cam get grainy.
Why can’t you grow them all? We grow tomatoes in 5 gallon buckets from Firehouse Subs. They grow very well, tbh.
Where will you be growing them? Several of these varieties can be challenging to grow on some places. That might help narrow the list.
Also, what do you primarily want the tomatoes for? Fresh eating in salads, BLTs, sauce, juice, canning?
I can give you my personal favorites from your list, if that helps:
1. Brandywine Sudduth’s
2. Kellogg’s (or KBX)
3. Green Zebra
4. Cherokee Purple / Black Krim
5. Black Cherry
I will say that Black Cherry is similar in taste profile to the Cherokee / Krim, so for some variety, maybe go with another cherry like Sungold or SS100.
I only have varieties to add not subtract
Paste tomatoes (San Marzano) are overrated and fickle plants. Very prone to BER. I would skip them and just use your heirlooms for canning / processing. They taste better anyways.
GROW THEM ALLLLLLL
IDK why hut my Kelloggs sucked this year.
I’m not trying threm again next season lol
Next year I am only planting the first two. Especially, with how last year went. I usually put out 78 plants. Cherokee Purples and Romas will be the only two types I do.
Where do you live? Check if any of these are incompatible with your climate. I can’t grow Brandywines for the life of me, as my Spring / Early Summer is way too humid. The blight destroys them every time.
Black cherries are great producers but if you don’t like a thick-skinned, more savory tomato don’t do it. I mean it. Until you get cooler night time temps the sweetness is a minimum. I’m a fan, but many folks who tried weren’t.
Helps to know where u are.
Green zebras are top tier tomatoes for me and I grew them exclusively for several years, don’t eliminate those.
Agreed about KBX being better than Kellogg’s Breakfast.
I dont know what Beefsteak you have, but if it is a Ferry Morse packet you bought at a big box store, I would scratch those. Big Beef is 10x better if you want to grow a big red slicer.