Tomato 'Neves Azorean Red'

Neves Azorean Red was again one of the top varieties in my garden. It was first or second best taste out of the sixteen varieties grown ...Read Morethis year. Not a heavy producer for me, but I could not wait for the next one to slice onto a sandwich. The fruits seemed as sweet as some of the best pink toms I have had, with plenty of old fashion tomato taste. The plants stayed healthy for me right up till frost. I do apply fungicide to all the plants throughout the season. Azorean Red is on my plant every year list.

I have been growing this for three years. Good (not great) tasting huge fruit on heavily loaded plants. Support them well. I have to pi...Read Moreck mine when they are still pink to prevent chipmunk nibbles. I give a lot of tomatoes to friends and food banks, and this is always a favorite.

This was one of the healthier plants I grew the first time I tried it. The tomatoes are large, attractive, and decently productive. It ...Read Moreseems to tolerate high heat for awhile longer than some of my other plants at least.

The second year I grew it, it didn't thrive as much in the heat of Summer. It still produced tomatoes that occasionally cracked a bit in the heat when I would hand pick them without being careful (note to self, use garden clippers). This is probably my fault, as I was inconsistent on watering.

For me, the tomatoes are good tasting, but I generally prefer pink tomatoes over red, so I'd still recommend trying it. I very slightly prefer landis red brandywine to this, but this is a great substitute.

No luck this year on this one all 6 transplants died a week to two weeks after transplant. I think the seedlings need a little extra hard...Read Moreening off time. I'm not giving up on it I will definitely try this one again next year because I had 100% germination. The seedlings where very strong looking with one of the thickest stalks out of all my tomato seedlings. No signs of diseases the leaves where very healthy even after death they had a very nice green to them.