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Brandy Boy

Last post by habitat-gardener « Wed Mar 01, 2023 4:28 pm
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by TheMad_Poet » Fri Jan 27, 2023 3:53 pm

Been wanting to try this one for some time. A neighbor gave me some Pink Girl f1 tomatoes and they were not bad. Not as tasty as Brandywine Cowlicks that I grow , but same...

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Last post by habitat-gardener
Wed Mar 01, 2023 4:28 pm
Nova F1 and Glitter F1 orange grape tomatoes?

Last post by habitat-gardener « Sun Feb 26, 2023 6:22 pm

by habitat-gardener » Sun Feb 26, 2023 6:22 pm

Has anyone grown either or both Nova F1 and Glitter F1 grape tomatoes?
Johnny's offers Nova F1 and I've heard from one local person that it was their best in-garden-snacking...

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Last post by habitat-gardener
Sun Feb 26, 2023 6:22 pm
Big Beef Reviews

Last post by Donnyboy « Fri Jan 13, 2023 9:04 pm
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by MissS » Sun Aug 09, 2020 4:04 pm
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Big Beef is the new standard for many tomato growers, not so much for some. In this thread let's talk about the Big Beef's assets and faults.
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Last post by Donnyboy
Fri Jan 13, 2023 9:04 pm
For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet

Last post by Dawn « Wed Sep 21, 2022 11:45 pm
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by Traveler » Sun Sep 18, 2022 7:42 pm

My bounty is as boundless as the sea, but my bounty is green. My Juliets no longer ripen because they fall from the plant well before first blush. The plant is surviving...

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Last post by Dawn
Wed Sep 21, 2022 11:45 pm
The Big Purple Tomato

Last post by pepperhead212 « Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:21 pm
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by SavoryAcres » Fri Sep 16, 2022 10:08 am

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Norfolk Plant Sciences has engineered a high anthocyanin tomato with dark purple flesh. They’ve done this by adding three genes...

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Last post by pepperhead212
Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:21 pm
Umamini F1

Last post by NarnianGarden « Mon Aug 29, 2022 5:39 pm
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by NarnianGarden » Mon Aug 29, 2022 5:36 pm

Has anyone heard of this variety - Umamini F1?
Pink cherry tomato, with supposedly a strong '5th flavour', umami.

I just saw it in a Finnish on line garden store.. but never...

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Last post by NarnianGarden
Mon Aug 29, 2022 5:39 pm
Harzfeuer

Last post by slugworth « Tue Jul 26, 2022 6:41 pm
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by slugworth » Fri May 06, 2022 11:24 am
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I was teased with a Harzfeuer tomato plant today.Never heard of it.
The garden club was setting up for a sale tomorrow on the town green so I would have to go back tomorrow...
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Last post by slugworth
Tue Jul 26, 2022 6:41 pm
Big League F1 tomato

Last post by AKgardener « Wed Jul 20, 2022 2:47 am
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by Shule » Mon May 30, 2022 11:06 pm

Big League F1 tomato:
- 47 days
- 14 to 21 oz
- determinate

Is anyone else amazed by the days to maturity and fruit size on this?

Have you grown it?

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Last post by AKgardener
Wed Jul 20, 2022 2:47 am
Super Fantastic!

Last post by slugworth « Wed Jun 15, 2022 8:29 pm
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by Donnyboy » Wed May 25, 2022 7:33 pm

A few years ago, after planting my garden including all the tomato plants I had germinated, I found three or four empty spots with nothing but dirt and weeds occupying the...

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Last post by slugworth
Wed Jun 15, 2022 8:29 pm
A Hybrid That Is Better Than Big Beef

Last post by Donnyboy « Mon Jun 06, 2022 2:19 pm
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by friedgreen51 » Wed Aug 05, 2020 4:42 pm
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I planted 3 Mountain Rouge Tomatoes this year. It is a hybrid release from Dr. Randy Gardner at North Carolina State University. ‘Mountain Rouge’, the F1 hybrid of NC 161L ×...
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Last post by Donnyboy
Mon Jun 06, 2022 2:19 pm
Purple Boy

Last post by habitat-gardener « Sat Jun 04, 2022 4:01 pm
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by SpookyShoe » Sat Feb 12, 2022 2:40 pm

Trying this for the first time this year. Claims to have the flavor of Cherokee Purple mixed with hybrid disease resistance. 6 to 7 oz round fruit. Bought a 4 inch potted...

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Last post by habitat-gardener
Sat Jun 04, 2022 4:01 pm
Brandy Boy F1 disease-resistance

Last post by Mark_Thompson « Wed May 04, 2022 9:18 am
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by Shule » Tue May 03, 2022 11:33 pm

What diseases is Brandy Boy F1 supposed to resist? It's supposed to have improved disease-resistance over Brandywine.

Also, just from your own experience, what does it...

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Last post by Mark_Thompson
Wed May 04, 2022 9:18 am
Cherokee Carbon

Last post by slugworth « Sun May 01, 2022 8:47 pm
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by SpookyShoe » Sun May 01, 2022 11:34 am

Cherokee Carbon. Not too shabby for May 1st. I wonder how this first one will taste? Sometimes the fruit that is the first to ripen on the plant is not the best....

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Last post by slugworth
Sun May 01, 2022 8:47 pm
Something curious about Sun gold

Last post by Yak54 « Mon Feb 28, 2022 10:02 am
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by Nico » Sun Aug 23, 2020 5:16 am
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Hi all.
Last year I gave a friend several sun gold plants.
He just called me on the phone telling me that apparently from the tomatoes that fell to the ground last year he...
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Last post by Yak54
Mon Feb 28, 2022 10:02 am
Better Boy Plus F1 tomato

Last post by Shule « Sat Feb 26, 2022 2:27 pm
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by Shule » Wed Feb 23, 2022 8:29 pm

I saw this:

What do you think? I'm hoping it'll do better to than the original in my garden. It has more disease resistance, and may have improved taste.

The get also...

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Last post by Shule
Sat Feb 26, 2022 2:27 pm
Cuttings from Deteminate Tomatoes

Last post by slugworth « Sun May 30, 2021 6:22 pm
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by Rajun Gardener » Tue Mar 02, 2021 5:37 am

Will Suckers from a determinate plant grow and produce?

Does it matter if the plant has already produced fruit at the time the cuttings were taken?

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Last post by slugworth
Sun May 30, 2021 6:22 pm
Septoria Resistant Varieties

Last post by MrBig46 « Sat May 29, 2021 11:37 pm
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by Rockoe10 » Fri Oct 23, 2020 4:37 pm
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Was doing some searching for heavily resistant varieties. I understand that with selection for production and resistance, taste can go out the window.

Has anyone grown the...
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Last post by MrBig46
Sat May 29, 2021 11:37 pm
Chocolate Sprinkles F1

Last post by HL2601 « Thu Mar 04, 2021 9:16 pm
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by Shule » Tue Mar 02, 2021 11:42 am

Has anyone here grown Chocolate Sprinkles F1? It has amazing reviews on other sites, such as the following:
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Anyway, it sounds like the flavor and production are supposed...

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Last post by HL2601
Thu Mar 04, 2021 9:16 pm
Unicorn Hybrid Tomato

Last post by AlittleSalt « Mon Feb 01, 2021 9:16 pm

by AlittleSalt » Mon Feb 01, 2021 9:16 pm

We got our Seeds N Such order delivered today. Along with what we ordered is a free pack of Unicorn RWR hybrid cherry tomato seeds. This is the first I've heard of this...

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Last post by AlittleSalt
Mon Feb 01, 2021 9:16 pm
In appreciation of Brandy Boy F1

Last post by brownrexx « Thu Oct 01, 2020 6:38 am
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by GardenGuy00 » Thu Oct 01, 2020 1:51 am

I'm not sure how many of you have tried this particular variety. As far as I'm aware it's sadly only available from Burpee, which isn't exactly known for its great prices....

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Last post by brownrexx
Thu Oct 01, 2020 6:38 am
Purple Boy F1

Last post by habitat-gardener « Fri Sep 18, 2020 5:46 pm

by habitat-gardener » Fri Sep 18, 2020 5:46 pm

I didn't grow it in my garden, but I've been looking after a friend's garden plot this summer and have been impressed by her Purple Boy F1 tomatoes. Great flavor, no stink...

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Last post by habitat-gardener
Fri Sep 18, 2020 5:46 pm
Better Boy F1 reviews

Last post by Barb_FL « Wed Sep 02, 2020 11:21 pm
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by Shule » Wed Sep 02, 2020 8:23 pm

Since there's a , I figured I'd make this one, too.

I read all kinds of great things about Better Boy F1, and finally last year, I got to taste a couple fruits or so. My...

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Last post by Barb_FL
Wed Sep 02, 2020 11:21 pm
JD's Special C-Tex

Last post by TXTravis « Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:46 am
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by SpookyShoe » Thu May 28, 2020 9:33 am

Cross between Early Girl and Black Krim, with a taste that rivals Cherokee Purple. In my opinion it has more disease resistance than Cherokee Purple.

I picked it unripe...

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Last post by TXTravis
Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:46 am
Chef’s Choice Black Hybrid

Last post by gardenbro « Sun Feb 23, 2020 6:21 pm
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by MissS » Tue Jan 14, 2020 10:38 am

Has anyone here grown Chef’s Choice Black Hybrid? What are your thoughts and experience with this one?
How was it's taste, disease issues, productivity and would you grow it...

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Last post by gardenbro
Sun Feb 23, 2020 6:21 pm
2020 Hybrids

Last post by MsCowpea « Fri Jan 10, 2020 9:20 am
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by pmcgrady » Sat Jan 04, 2020 7:14 pm

Big Beef
Momotaro
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Last post by MsCowpea
Fri Jan 10, 2020 9:20 am

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