I grew this variety outdoors for the first time in the eastern UK, in containers. Plants were the slowest to germinate and weediest seedl...Read Moreings of all the varieties I grew this year (others were Austin's Red Pear, Cherokee Purple, Japanese Treife Black) and also took longer to flower. Really worth the wait though as I think these have a great flavour and texture, few seeds, great to slice lengh-ways. One plant had some fruits with end rot but most were OK and in the end a decent yield. I would definately grow this one again.
Outstanding sauce tomato. Very productive, some resistance to blight compared to my other heirlooms. Likes to be fed. Has replaced Amish ...Read Morepaste as my main tomato for sauce. Great flavor, bigger, fewer seeds and better blight resistance.
Love this tomato! No BER for me. They are sweet, flavorful tomatoes. I find the shape fun too. They ripen to a deep red hue. The ski...Read Moren gets soft when they are ripe, so they are a bit delicate. I've used them mostly for sauce. Will grow them again.
Excellent flavor, great for sandwiches (not too juicy and sliced longways, fits great on sandwich). Only downside I have found is that i...Read Moret seems to get blossom end rot easily (or my soil is too poor). I'm going to save my seeds, definitely want to grow more of these next year!!
I grew this variety outdoors for the first time in the eastern UK, in containers. Plants were the slowest to germinate and weediest seedl...Read More
Outstanding sauce tomato. Very productive, some resistance to blight compared to my other heirlooms. Likes to be fed. Has replaced Amish ...Read More
Love this tomato! No BER for me. They are sweet, flavorful tomatoes. I find the shape fun too. They ripen to a deep red hue. The ski...Read More
Excellent flavor, great for sandwiches (not too juicy and sliced longways, fits great on sandwich). Only downside I have found is that i...Read More
A long pointy paste tomato.