We bought a home last summer that came with 2 nice raised veggie beds. Previous owner had kindly planted one of the beds in tomatoes - Early Girl and a beefsteak & when escrow closed we enjoyed some of the best tomatoes I've had in years.
Rotated beds this year and planted those varieties as well as a Brandywine, Legend, Caspian Pink, and Sungold. Soil in the beds was identical - good soil with some organic amendments. Planted good healthy starts 5/15 and happily watched them overgrow their cages and load up with tomatoes.
First to ripen have been the Legend and Early Girl which are perfectly plump and nicely red, but almost tasteless. Both are missing that extraordinary deep, sweet "gardeny taste" that only a fresh, homegrown, vine-ripened tomato achieves. They aren't bad, but they're sure a disappointment when your mouth is ready for the real deal...Only the Sungold have any flavor(they're a big hit), but way too little to make the BLT of my dreams.
They get plenty of sun - weather's been nice and hot for a good month
80-100 degrees every day and they get watered at the roots regularly. Anybody have any ideas why the flavor just isn't developing?NT