Larry Blanchard wrote:

As I mentioned (IIRC) in a post some time back, I tried two new varieties
of tomatoes this year. Herewith a report.

New Girl has an average yield and the size is between an apricot and a
peach. They look like big red acorns - there's a little point on the
bottom. Taste is good, but nothing to rave about unless you've never
tasted a fresh garden tomato before. They did live up to the "early"
claims. Only the cherry tomatoes got ripe before them.

Brandy Boy is just starting to ripen and we ate the first two today. Not
as good as its Brandywine ancestor, but darn good. Still ribbed, but not
as deeply. The first two were about 3.5" diameter and 1.75" tall.

I'll plant them both again next year. In fact I may replace Moskvich
with New Girl.

Oh yes, I'm in eastern WA - zone 5.


I planted Mortgage Lifter exclusively. VERY meaty flesh, tomatoes too large
to encompass with a man hand. Very productive. The first one is showing a
fair amount of pink today -- enough to call my wife into the garden to see
it. They have an excellent flavor when fried green.

Approx 6 ft tall now and growing right along.

BIll
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