Favorite Heirloom Tomato varieties?

[sourland]

I like mortgage lifter and cherokee purple. Thinking about trying black krim next year.

Two of my favorites. I was unable to get any mortgage lifter this year. Another variety that I like is Mr Stripey, but occasionally have had problems with plants that will not set fruit.

 

[Red Horse]

Cherokee purple is my very favorite! It has such a deep, savory flavor it's almost like it has been salted. Hillbillies are also a good eating tomato if you're like me and just eat them right off the vine still sun-warm. Sungold are my favorite little variety.

 

[GardenBlooms22]

Cherokee purple is my very favorite! It has such a deep, savory flavor it's almost like it has been salted. Hillbillies are also a good eating tomato if you're like me and just eat them right off the vine still sun-warm. Sungold are my favorite little variety.

Cool! I'm growing both Cherokee Purple and Hillbilly! Not Sungold though, perhaps I'll try growing them soon.

 

[Red Horse]

Cool! I'm growing both Cherokee Purple and Hillbilly! Not Sungold though, perhaps I'll try growing them soon.

They are like candy!!!

 

[GardenBlooms22]

They are like candy!!!

I'll keep an eye out for Sungold tomato seeds!

 

[Regina Larsen]

Romas and golden jubilee

 

[Sally PB]

A friend has given me saved seed from his Cherokee Purple tomatoes. I'm puzzled by their growth pattern. Either he has mixed up his seed (possible) with another variety, or they have some weird thing going on where they grow cherry sized tomatoes. I picked one large one today, and I want to try it for flavor. If I like it, I'll buy some seed for next year.

My Mortgage Lifters have a lot of catfacing going on. Not a big deal for cutting up chunks for a salad, but a real PITA for peeling when you want to can them.

Gotta get some better pictures of the Hungarian Heart tomatoes I picked today. They are heart shaped, so I can tell them apart from the others, and they are a canner's dream! Big and blemish-free skin so they will peal well.

I harp on the peeling thing, I know, but the scalding/peeling part of canning is the most work of the whole job for me.

 

[chiknGeek]

I think I eat sliced tomatoes and hard boiled eggs every day for lunch once my tomatoes start coming in. Nothing better than home grown.

 

[GardenBlooms22]

Gotta get some better pictures of the Hungarian Heart tomatoes I picked today. They are heart shaped, so I can tell them apart from the others, and they are a canner's dream! Big and blemish-free skin so they will peal well.

Those sound like they're a good variety to grow. How big do they usually get?

 

[GardenBlooms22]

I recently tried some of our first Cherokee Purple tomatoes and they're amazing!!

Definitely worth growing again!