2012 is my first try with Atkinson and I have been very pleased with the two plants I have. So far, as of Sept. 1st, they have produced a...Read More total of 290 tomatoes and are still going strong. I have saved seeds and will replant next year. They are not spectacular in taste or size, but are able producers. Good canners and slicers.
Since I grow about 30 different varieties, this is not our favorite. We like because it is usually the first producer of fruit. And is ...Read Moregood for canning. It is usually the first to stop producing fruit, also.
Hanceville, AL (Zone 7a) | February 2011 | positive
I have been given to understand that this variety was created at Auburn Al. for the south. It holds up well here. I have grown this one...Read More since back in the 70's. We usually grow more than one kind, but I always come back to this one. It is sweet and low acid. I think it was created for high humidity regions.
2012 is my first try with Atkinson and I have been very pleased with the two plants I have. So far, as of Sept. 1st, they have produced a...Read More
Since I grow about 30 different varieties, this is not our favorite. We like because it is usually the first producer of fruit. And is ...Read More
I have been given to understand that this variety was created at Auburn Al. for the south. It holds up well here. I have grown this one...Read More
A 1966 round red from Auburn University. Fruits average 12 ounces. Originally a green wrap shipper now a home garden cultivar.