On 10/20/05 9:24 PM, in article ,
"juan" wrote:

Every spring I plant differen varieties of tomato plants from different
nurseries. None seems to taste as good as the ones I used to plant 20 years
ago. I realize that taste buds get old at the same rate as the rest of our
organs. But, could it be that besides my taste buds going south they are no
longer selling good tomato plants? Is this a consequence of the fact that
today's tomatos have been selected to resist nematode, fusarium, verticilum
and other dumping-off causing diseases and in the process good traits having
to do with flavor had to be compromised?
Does anybody know where to buy seeds of the old and tasty varieties?
Thank you in advance.


To my mind, it is hard to beat Better Boy or Celebrity. Some of them could
replace stone fruit for sweetness while having tomato flavor. I have also
gotten Momotaro at the local farmers' market. Great! Campari tomatoes are
also good. I also have had superb beefsteak varieties and cherry tomatoes.

There are plenty of good varieties available although there also are some
poor ones as well.

Bill