Pat Kiewicz said:

Steve Bonine said:

I want to try some heirloom tomatoes next year, and am overwhelmed
by
the choice of varsities. I have asked gardening friends, searched the
web, and read threads in this newsgroup. I'm narrowing down the field.
Knowing that this is a religious issue grin I'd like feedback on
what performed well for you last year, both in terms of production and
taste. I live in southern Minnesota, so I'm looking for something that
does well in this area.

I'm a couple of state over, in south-east Michigan. I've tried *lots* of
tomato varieties.

Three heirlooms that have joined my 'must grow' list:

Stump of the World (akin to Brandywine, but more productive for me)

Azoychka (early yellow beefsteak, pretty and not wimpy like some yellows
)

German Orange Strawberry (medium to large oxheart-type, very meaty,
lovely color)

The first two I ordered from Tomato Growers Supply
(www.tomatogrowers.com).

'German Orange Strawberry' I ordered from Pinetree Garden Seeds
(superseeds.com).

I forgot to mention 'Anna Russian' which is a nice pink/red oxheart,
available from Tomato Growers Supply.

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Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast)

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