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In reply to the discussion: Tomatoes: What Varieties Are You Growing This Year? [View all]bvar22
(39,909 posts)35. A mix of Hybrids and some Heirlooms.
West/Central Arkansas close to the Oklahoma border.
The Tomatoes didn't do well last year because of Heat & Drought.
We put them out very early this year (against the Old Timers advice) hoping to harvest before the HEAT sets in.
Luckily, no late frost this year.
Some are getting tantalizingly close to picking.
("Oh MAN... I can almost taste it!
I WILL wait until ripe!
Mustn't pick too early....
but I can hardly wait!!"
4-Early Girls
4-Rutgers
2-Creoles
2-Cherokee Purples
3-San Marzanos (for cooking & Marinara Sauce)
1-Mr Stripey
1-Yellow Pear
1-German Johnson (couldn't resist the name)
1-Brandywine (we keep trying this one even though it is too hot here)
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You don't want to know (or maybe you do?)....over 200 plants...nearly that many varieties.
NRaleighLiberal
May 2012
#10
yes, those advanced F #s mean we are getting close to release...thanks to our Aussie friends!
NRaleighLiberal
May 2012
#31
Six of them are first time plantings for me so *I'm* looking forward to seeing them too.
Gormy Cuss
Jun 2012
#47
All Grown From Seed This Year - Special Thanks to Our Favorite NC Tomato Guy
NeedleCast
Jun 2012
#61