Tomato 'Bonny Best'

One of eight tomato varieties grown from seed this year. Quick to germinate and sprout. Once in the ground, the Bonny Best spread horizon...Read Moretally, and did not grow vertically until it hit the cage. As a result, I have a big cup shaped plant. One of the poorest performers in my garden... yield is low compared to other varieties, also extremely slow to ripen. Fruits are round, firm and mostly a bit smaller than tennis balls, some bigger or smaller. Flavor is "meh" unremarkable, I would say below average for a homegrown tomato. Pretty much a waste of garden space.

Bonny Best was previously known as Red Bird. My plants did not have a problem with disease, grew to 6 ft. tall, but did not produce as we...Read Morell as other varieties I grew. The tomato's were blemish free, round, and averaged 6 ounces.

Wills Point, TX Zone 8a ~ Grew these 2 years ago and was able to process 40 quarts of tomato's from 15 plants + all that we ate fresh. ...Read MoreSaved seeds and started 25 plants from those seeds, with 100% germination. Planted 15 on 4/4/15 will be planting the rest in the next 2 weeks. One of the best tasting tomato's I have eaten in a long time. Great for canning & fresh eating. Seems to do very well in my area.

This really is one of the best reds. One of the best in my garden last summer. It set loads of fruit over the entire season. Fruit has...Read More a well-balanced flavor. This variety may become a staple in my garden.