What kind of tomatoes should I plant for variety?
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April 22nd, 2013
I want to grow 4 – 6 tomato plants this year. Last year, I only planted 1 variety of grape tomatoes and that didn’t work out. I never got quite enough to even make a salad even though I had lots of plants and they were producing well. I was told the problem was that I should have planted a wide variety of tomatoes so that there was always something coming in.
So what is a good mix of tomato plants that would keep us supplied? I live in Central Indiana if that makes a difference.
If it makes any more difference, I am actually allergic to raw tomatoes, so I don’t eat them much raw. Once they are cooked, whatever enzyme I can’t handle breaks down and I can eat them. So I mostly cook with them, though my husband and daughter both eat them raw.
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I love Sweet 100’s, they’re an awesome cherry tomato. They tend to split after heavy rains but the flavor is so great I always try them. Brandywine is a good heirloom tomato.
For cooking, San Marzano. They make a great sauce.
Right now I am going by Tuttle Orchard’s website as they are very near my house and try to offer the best for my area, but I will consider others too. Right now, I have this in mind, but it could change
Mr. Stripey – Heirloom – 56 days – To get the season started.
Jet Star – Hybrid – 71 days – I want to try a low acidity tomato
Sun Sugar – Won’t need to buy these. We planted them 2 years ago and they keep volunteering to come up. I’m not going to count them as 1 of the 6 because I have no idea how many will pop up. Last year, 8 of them showed up and 5 of them came early enough to produce tomatoes.
The San Marzano look GOOD. I just wonder if I can find them here. Sweet 100s look nice too and I think I saw them at Kroger
I prefer the tried and true varieties, so for a full size I like Beefsteak. I am not sure what kind of cherry I like best, probably Tiny Tom or is it Tim???
I would have 1 Beefsteak and 1 cherry for eating raw and the rest some sort of roma for cooking.
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I ended up planting these:
Roma
Super Sonic
Mortgage Lifter (grafted root)
Sweet 100 Cherry Tomatoes.
@keobooks I love Sweet 100’s, just one tip. They split a lot after heavy rain. If a storm is in the forecast pick all your ripe ones before it hits. But they are so good I have friends that can’t wait to get some of them.
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