ChristineW Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Just asking. It should be warm enough to put out seedlings and plant but its supposed to rain for the next four days and the nights are still too cold. I'm definitely going to plant sungold and sweet 100s as well as Moskvich (an early producing Russian heirloom. I'd love to hear what everyone else is planting since I have to wait. Christine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Cherry tomatoes are the only ones my black thumb has not managed to kill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 I like Early Girl and Celebrity, both hybrids built to manage our hot humid climate. Sweet 100s for sure. A few Romas so I can make green tomato salsa in the fall. I'm also planting a couple Cherokee Purples. They won't produce but a couple of tomatoes but they will taste wonderful... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsmama Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Wish I knew more varieties, given that I live in Hanover, home of (semi-) famous Hanover tomatoes. Bumping for the tomato cause!!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSurprise Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Black Cherry Yellow Pear Aunt Ruby's German Green Black Krim Power's Hierloom (yellow paste tomato) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kebo Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 My favorites are Cherokee Purple and Sungold cherry. I try several new varieties every chance I get and those are the ones I grow every year. Lemon Boy is surprisingly good (though not great), and has been a good producer for me. I've got a few ripe Black Prince tomatoes right now, and they are yummy, but smallish. Yellow Pear grows like a weed for me, but I don't recommend it because I find it kind of bland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Last year some helpful neighborhood chipmunks planted two cherry tomato plants in the back and two in the front. They grew like crazy, unlike the runts of regular tomato plants I spent money on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Sweet 100 Cherokee Purple Brandywine I always try one early variety, this year it is Early Treat. Don't know how it will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFG Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 I have found that Better Boys usually grow and bear well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Marmalade Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 I grow heirloom tomatoes, and LOTS of them! I have 41 varieties started and growing in my basement- 91 tomatoes total. About half of them will be given away though. My favorite tomatoes are green when ripe- varieties like Green Zebra, Malachite Box, Emerald Evergreen, Humph and Aunt Ruby's German Green. Purple/Black tomatoes are also wonderful. I have Black From Tula, Purple Russian, Southern Night, and a few others I'm not recalling at the moment. German Red Strawberry is my favorite heart shaped tomato, Black Cherry and Lemon Drop my favorite cherry tomatoes, though I do have a few Sweet 100's for my son. I've been trying a lot of Russian/Siberian heirlooms, as I find they do great in our climate and taste fabulous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paintedlady Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 My favorite for salsas and canned tomatoes are Romas. For slicing tomatoes, I like Brandywine, Big Pink, and Purple Cherokee. I also like to have at least one cherry variety. Last year I had a Sweet 100 and a Yellow Tumbling Tom, both of which were prolific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIS0320 Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Paul Robeson is possibly the best tomato I've ever tasted. It's AMAZING. It is an heirloom variety so how productive it is is left to chance based on weather, bugs, disease and so on. I also adore Black Cherry. Both have to be grown from seed, probably, as they are not common varieties. At least I've never seen either at any nursery for sale as seedlings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellers Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Yellow Pear Early Girl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjzimmer1 Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 My parents own a greenhouse, so over the years I've gotten to try lots of different kinds. My personal favorite is Beefy Boy. It's a meaty, sweet tomato but comes early than other supersteak/beefsteak varieties. My second favorite is a Beefsteak. For cherry tomatoes I love Sweet Baby Girls (which don't crack as easily as Sweet 100's which is why we - meaning the greenhouse- switched which varieties we offer). I also like Jelly Beans which have a similar flavor to Sweet Baby Girls but are grape shaped. My son loves Sunsugar (similar to Sungold) but I think they lose that tomato "tang" because they are so sweet. I'll also plant Early Girls not because I really like them but because they are still better than grocery store stuff and they come early. I'll have Romas for salsa. Then I'll have some odd varieties that only my son likes, probably some yellows, whites, pinks and heirlooms. I know many people like all of those but personally I like the traditional red tomato, the rest just don't taste like tomatoes to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punchie Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Speckled Romans Principe Borghese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besroma Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 German Johnson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganicAnn Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 I like Early Girl - because they are early and produce a lot. Then I like some type of Beefsteak. I've tried different ones and don't have a favorite yet. I like Mr. Stripey for a yellow/red beefsteak. I like Opalka for sauce since they are big and therefore less work to skin. I personally don't like cherry tomatoes. I will eat them, but when I have real tomatoes why should I eat cherry? If I were to pick one, it would be yellow pear cherry tomatoes - just because they look cute in salads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Celebrity are my first choice, followed by Better Boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jubilation Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 (edited) Cherokee purples are my favorite. I usually plant 5-6 other different kinds, but inevitable lose track of which is which, other than the obvious ones like Romas and cherries. Edited April 11, 2012 by jubilation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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