Tomato 'Julia Child'

Positive - I am a novice gardener in the SF Bay Area, though I watched my father grow crops commercially and in his home garden. One day ...Read MoreMy mother asked me to grow her some tomatoes. I went to the hardware store and bought four "Julia Child" variety plants and started my garden in clay soil. I had never heard of this variety until purchase. My only mistake was that I planted them too close together. I would advise distancing them by 36" at the least. My plants grew large and strong. I watered them only weekly. I had to buy metal stakes to support the cages as they could not bear the weight. Nevertheless, my crop was good and tasty. I would not hesitate to grow Julia Child tomatoes again. Use largest cages you can find. Support them well. Don't overwater. Mom is happy!

I have grown this tomato for 3 years now in south central Ontario and find it to be one of the tastiest large tomatoes I have ever grown....Read MoreEach plant produces quite a few tomatoes.This year a late frost nearly killed them but they survived and are now quite healthy and loaded with tomatoes starting to ripen.I give this tomato a five star rating.I have grown many different tomatoes over the years and different colors too.

I have never tasted a mater I didn't like until now. It could be b/c the plant was sick and dying and I had to pick the maters before the...Read Morey were even close to being ripe due to freezing temps coming later that day.

The fruit was very tangy and had an odd smokey flavor that didn't set well with my taste buds. Not sure I will grow JC again. All my plants got blight, but she was the worst off.

I put some in DH's lunch to go w/his turkey sandwich. I'll see what he thinks about it.

Indet potato leaf, med-lg beefsteaks, good taste.