Mike McGrath

You Bet Your Garden Guide to Growing Great Tomatoes, Second Edition


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      Black Krim

Indeterminate Open-pollinated 85 days to maturity
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       Comments

      Delicious, productive, dependable, cold-tolerant, dark purple, Russian heirloom.

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      Brandywine

Indeterminate Open-pollinated 80 days to maturity
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      Huge heirloom; quite possibly the best-tasting tomato. The original Brandywine is pink; there are also red and yellow types. Brandy Boy is a hybrid that produces larger numbers of similar fruit.

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      Celebrity

Determinate Hybrid 70 days to maturity
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       Comments

      Medium-large fruit; often flawless appearance; very disease resistant; dependable and tasty. Observed to be resistant to specific diseases and/or pests.

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      Cherokee Purple

Indeterminate Open-pollinated 80 days to maturity
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      Purple-pink, delicious, super-productive heirloom; a farmer’s market favorite.

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      Early Girl

Indeterminate Hybrid 52 days to maturity
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       Comments

      Super-dependable, early, productive, tasty, medium-size slicer; a classic! Observed to be resistant to specific diseases and/or pests.

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      Georgia Streak

Indeterminate Open-pollinated 90 days to maturity
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      The prettiest tomato I ever grew; huge yellow fruit with red streaks throughout and the perfect balance of sugar and acidity; very flavorful!

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      German Johnson

Indeterminate Open-pollinated 76 days to maturity
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      A classic pinkish-red heirloom; more productive and faster to produce than most. Proven to be resistant to specific diseases and/or pests.

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      Lemon Boy

Indeterminate Open-pollinated 75 days to maturity
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      Light yellow color; tasty, meaty fruit; a heavy producer.

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      Mortgage Lifter

Indeterminate Open-pollinated 79 days to maturity
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       Comments

      Biggest fruit of any tomato I’ve grown; delicious, pinkish-red two- to three-pounders (1kg). Radiator Charlie’s Mortgage Lifter is the classic of this type.

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      Oregon Spring

Determinate Open-pollinated 60 days to maturity
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      Very productive and extremely cold-tolerant; a must-have for short-season