Tomato varieties

A couple of years ago I built a raised garden and have planted four tomato plants each year since then. What I am harvesting are loads of same size, perfectly round tomatos with very little taste and baseball hard. What variety can I plant to get tomatos like my Father had in his garden 60 years ago? TIA Allan
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Do a Goole search for heirloom tomatoes. Steve

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The company I have used is at http://www.tomatoseeds.net/ they have a huge selection of varieties with descriptions.
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alasa craig, a juicy scottish variety. you will never wonder again
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On 4/24/06 8:23 AM, in article snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com,

If I were to make selections I would start with
Celebrity Better Boy Momotaro
Bill -- Ferme le Bush
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On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 15:23:18 GMT, Allan Matthews

Allan, Allan, Allan. I have never seen a gardener in more desperate need of heirloom tomatoes than you. I will suggest four varieties, but we really should know what area you live in or your Department of Agriculture zone.
Dufresne or Dufresne #2 (they are the same): 3-4 inch, luscious, fruit. Spreads 5-6 feet.
Sweet 100: The only cherry tomato I like. Like Dufresne, it is a large vine.
Cherokee Purple: The opposite of what you have been growing. Great flavour. Purple in colour, 10-12 oz fruit.
Black Krim: From the Crimean area of Russia. Delicious, earthy flavour. Almost a black colour. Does well in adverse conditions,
Do let us know what area you live in! -- Gardening Zones Canada Zone 5a United States Zone 3a
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wrote:

These are wonderful!!!! Eat 'em like candy they're so sweet. I'm growing them for the 4th year. Sue
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Sixty years ago, Rutgers was the most popular tomato, with Marglobe still in the running. Many home gardeners grew the Red Ponderosa which was also called Beefsteak. Today hundreds of "heirlooms" have been introduced by amateur breeder/traders. They have become very popular for various reasons, but I have not found any that can beat those old commercial varieties. If you like yellow, the Golden Ponderosa is very good. The Purple Ponderosa and and its imitators are very good pinks.
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On 24 Apr 2006 18:02:35 -0700, " snipped-for-privacy@bellsouth.net"

Marglobe....bingo!!!!! That was what he raised. Thanks to all. I am going to find some of these plants for this year and try a variety.
Thanks to all Allan
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Allan Matthews wrote:

The most delicious tomato I've grown in recent years has been the Brandywine. Very large, pink rather than red, relatively thin skin. So full of flavor you don't even want to put a vinaigrette on it, just a pinch of salt. Oxheart is another very tasty heirloom variety. -aem
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On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 11:36:56 GMT, Allan Matthews

Mentioned to my nephew today about my post here and the reponses. He casually mentioned that he started 8 varieties of tomato plants each year and one of them is Brandywine....and he will give me all the plants I want. I really did get a lot of info from people with that post. Thanks again. Allan
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what makes Rutgers better than a Brandywine, if you don't mind me asking?
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I have never tasted Rutgers. That said, the Red Brandywines were extraordinary in their flavour, but each vine produced only 4 or 5 tomatoes. Perhaps I am too far north -- in eastern Ontario near Ottawa. I am told Rutgers produces much better. -- Gardening Zones Canada Zone 5a United States Zone 3a
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We really love pineapple stupice. Each year we try several different heirloom varieties in addition to our standards. Seek out unique varieties at the local garden center, farmers market or mail order nursery. A nice site to read about the different varieties and what they taste like is http://www.tomatofest.com/tomato_seeds_search.html I like to browse, make note of what sounds good and then hunt them down locally.
marcella
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On Sat, 13 May 2006 15:01:05 -0400, Garden Gnome

Cherokee purple?
Or try this link:
http://tinyurl.com/qunwb
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wrote:

You could Mail Order seeds - these guys ship worldwide for a pittance and have many, many varieties and colours : http://www.tomatoseeds.net /
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