I think I have a new favorite tomato
I've always thought Cherokee Purple was the best it got as far as tomatoes goes. For years, I have claimed that as my favorite. However this year, just on a whim, I planted a couple Brandywine tomatoes. They have been slow to produce, and they are not very productive, but I finally had one that ripened. It was a weird, splotchy pink color and I thought, "Is that supposed to look like that?" but I cut into it and it was a deep red all the way through. The flavor was amazing. I ate the entire thing with just a little salt. I should have taken a picture of it, but it was in my belly before I thought of it.
So anyway, the point is, if you've never grown Brandywine, you might give it a shot. I think it might be my favorite now. Move over, Cherokee Purple. Next year, my tomato garden may consist entirely of Cherokee Purple (I still love them) and Brandywine. |
nice- i love a tomato and salt
also, kudos for branching out … i am in the weird age where i sometime feel like i "know what i like" and that's really dumb...experimenting is the key |
I like Brandywine... but NOTHING, I mean NOTHING, beats Purple Cherokee. And Brandywine... that weird outside color. :biggrin:
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The tomato flavors seem to change over the years, probably dependent on so many different conditions. Your posts make me want to try the CP next year, and I found other varieties too, such as a Maglia Rose, the pineapple type, black from tula, and a japanese plum thingy. I'd like a paste tomato in there, too. But given my limited space, that'll mean basically one or two plants of each variety :( I successfully rooted a brandywine sucker from my mom's garden last month, it'll go into final pot soon (or maybe ground), but not sure whether it'll produce before it gets too hot here. Fingers crossed! |
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A friend gave me a Brandywine plant this year and it IS quite good, but I’m pretty fond of “German Johnson” tomatoes, too.
Up in PA, we had too many big trees (little sun) and too many deer to grow much, but I did put in a small raised bed here in NC and threw a couple Husky Cherry tomato plants that have been producing for more than a month now and they are quite good. |
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I googled them just now, and they sure are pretty. I'm definitely going to try those. I never see the plants in the garden center, but I'm sure I can get some seeds and start them under my T5 lights in late winter to have some good starts to plant when it's time (which is about mid March here in Texas) |
Next year, try the cherry tomato "Chocolate Cherry." It's like a Purple Cherokee shrunk to miniature.
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oooh now you guys are talking...the big tomatoes get destroyed here and there is too small a window for me to pursue them but i do love the minis.
my favorite are the Chocolate cherry, yellow pear, and the tumbling tom (made for containers but really flavorful) and of course the everglades tomato there is also sun sugar which is a yellow that has good texture and flavor |
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