Anyone want to help me pick out tomato varieties to plant? Here's the list from the tomato farm >>

Wow, such a nice list Maria. I'm not familiar with most of them

I have tried the Cherokee heirlooms, but they do not produce well for me. Lovely plant but only a few tomatoes. Sungold is my favorite cherry and not only tastes fantastic but is very prolific here. Early Girl does well, and always first to harvest, but I see that Monsanto has bought the seeds. Celebrity, does well for me. I've found the heirlooms can be tricky to grow here. Summers just get too hot and I generally have to use shade cloth, by July and all of August.

 
wow, what a selection. I would get a fun colored "zebra" and a good producing paste. along with

your others. I can't choose anything but a short season cold weather variety. we actually have many "arctic" or "Siberian" varieties to choose from now. the tumblers and other cherry type usually do well too.

 
I would get a black cherry and the San Marzano grafted.

I grew black cherry last year- wonderful taste and different.
I like paste tomatoes for canning, paste or freezing-a little bit of summer after the season is over.

 
Please tell me you are going to order the Sexy Beast!

because who wouldn't love to say you have a Sexy Beast in your garden!! haha!

No more early girl tomatoes for me, they're a Monsanto GMO tomato and I stay away from altered things like that. Old breeds are better!

I would try a Brandywine and a plum and the Pink Berkeley Tie Dye sounds like fun! Wish I had a garden, or dirt, or even sun, I would love to try some of these!

 
Love Apple Farms seem to have a non-Monsanto Early Girl like(more)

plant. They are recommending their New Girl as a sub for the Early Girl.
A farmer who sells at the San Francisco Ferry Building market has a "Dirtly Girl" variety- like an Early Girl. It is being introduced this year, and I hope to try it.

 
I am so jealous! What a great selection of tomatoes.

I really like to grow some cherry tomatoes. When you have an abundance, you can halve them and dry them. A sweet taste of good tomatoes all winter long.

 
One thing I consider when choosing tomato plants, some varieties bear early,

some bear mid-season, and some bear late-season, so I like to choose different ones to span the summer and keep a bumper crop growing right along from Spring into Fall.

 
Sometimes too much really is too much...

LOL

The nursery where I get my plants specializes in tomatoes and peppers. This year they are offering 200 heirloom and hybrid tomato varieties, and 100 of peppers. I've spent hours going over the lists researching them. LOL

 
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