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Just pulled up my last tomato plants today. The frost we've had did a number on them. For me, this has been the worst overall garden year I do believe I've ever had.

There's always next year. :)
 
Sorry to hear it was a bad year for you.

Mine pretty much quit producing weeks ago. Left em un-tended so I could concentrate on the bounty of hot peppers. Saved one habanero plant, which I am going to prune and put in some potting mix under my grow lights to keep it thru the winter.

Maters produced well for me this year though, and I can't wait to grow another 66 seedlings (more than half of which will be given away) next spring, as usual. Tomato growing is almost a ritual for me every spring, and I always pick the varieties I want and try something new and something old every year. A couple varieties must stay every year like Opalka, Brandywine Sudduth, Black Krim...
 
I love the open pollinated ones as well. Sometime you need to try German Red Strawberry and Kellogg's Breakfast.
 
I've heard good of Kellogg's breakfast. Tried Aunt Gertie's Gold last year which was very good. Is German Red Strawberry an oxheart type? Been wanting to try an oxheart for a couple years now but somehow I never remember to pick out some seeds for one.
 
Yes it's an oxheart. It usually produces pretty good(not this year, though). Sometimes you will get tomatoes over 2 lbs. Also very meaty with few seeds.
 
Kellog's Breakfast and Persimmon are two of my favorites that I plant every year. Also, for a yellow tomato the Brandywine Yellow has been my favorite - great flavor and has been a better producer than the red (Suddath) and black varieties. My all time favorite for flavor is Cherokee Purple, though. For some reason the Brandywine Suddath has a fairly bland taste when grown in my soil, contrary to what most people experience.

Traditionally,I try to have about 15 varieties every year (all heirloom or open pollinated), with about 4 plants of each. I have had to cut back the past couple of years to about 30 plants due to less time available for the garden. There are 5-6 varieties I plant every year, and the rest are new ones I try.
 
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woodchuckc said:
Kellog's Breakfast and Persimmon are two of my favorites that I plant every year. Also, for a yellow tomato the Brandywine Yellow has been my favorite - great flavor and has been a better producer than the red (Suddath) and black varieties. My all time favorite for flavor is Cherokee Purple, though. For some reason the Brandywine Suddath has a fairly bland taste when grown in my soil, contrary to what most people experience.

Traditionally,I try to have about 15 varieties every year (all heirloom or open pollinated), with about 4 plants of each. I have had to cut back the past couple of years to about 30 plants due to less time available for the garden. There are 5-6 varieties I plant every year, and the rest are new ones I try.
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Cool. Sudduth turned out well for me. But Cherokee Purple, or a close relative Indian Stripe usually makes it to my garden each year too. The only hybrid I grew last year but not this year is Sungold. I'm making a point to get seeds again this winter and grow it again next year, they were incredible.
 
Picked a good mess of jalapenos and anaheims this morning. Wife's making her "Mexican meatloaf" tonight. A few tomatoes left, but they don't have much flavor compared to a month ago.
 

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