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Re: What are your favourite spitters and why ?

Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:51 pm
by Growing Coastal
Blackbear wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:53 am lol real funny.... actually in the " splitter " category I would include the tomato "Black bear "

as I am keeping it ..as it is prolific and long producing of large black purple fruit …. but it can split … :+D
I grew Black Bear, on your recommendation, last year. Nice tomato. It began splitting after the weather turned at season's end. Was fine before that. Am growing it again.

Re: What are your favourite spitters and why ?

Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2020 1:41 am
by Blackbear
Growing Coastal wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:51 pm
Blackbear wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:53 am lol real funny.... actually in the " splitter " category I would include the tomato "Black bear "

as I am keeping it ..as it is prolific and long producing of large black purple fruit …. but it can split … :+D
I grew Black Bear, on your recommendation, last year. Nice tomato. It began splitting after the weather turned at season's end. Was fine before that. Am growing it again.
yup ..I am growing it again and gave away a few more seedlings out just today …
it certainly is a nice prolific with taste just a pumping out the fruit ...etc... even after the splits begin in late season ….it is to good not to grow again ... :ugeek:

Re: What are your favourite spitters and why ?

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2020 10:44 am
by Blackbear
Paulf wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:02 am Some time in the early 1990s when hearts were my passion, everything with the name "heart" or "oxheart" got a try, Craig LeHollier sent some seeds from one called Yellow-Orange Heart to try. When it grew out the plant was medium sized with absolutely beautiful fruit colored perfectly to fit the variety name. The interior was solid, with few seeds and juicy at the same time. The smell was citrusy and very pleasant. The first bite hit the taste buds with a distinct flavor of a combination of kerosene and dog poop.

All you who have tried to call this thread a S-P-L-I-T-T-E-R thread, try the Orange-Yellow Heart to get the true meaning of S-P-I-T-T-E-R. Just the words Orange-Yellow Heart make my tongue hurt. Pittui!
LoL that's great !....I cant help but think for a wonderful plant like that ….maybe the distillate from the plant

had bug repellant properties as well …. :lol:

oh well appreciate your old favorite standbys more ...everyday ! :lol:

Re: What are your favourite spitters and why ?

Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 10:54 pm
by Donnyboy
All "early" tomatoes. I've always grown a couple of really early varieties which were better than grocery store tomatoes. When the first red ripe summer tomatoes appeared in my garden, I would let the early tomatoes rot on the vine. With age, I've gained patience. I didn't plant any early varieties this year.

Re: What are your favourite spitters and why ?

Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2020 11:25 pm
by Blackbear
LOL ….I guess some spitters could be a Blackbears treasure .

Especially when there is not enough heat degree days in a bad season to produce a nice Brandywine .