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  • From: Road's End Farm <organic87 AT frontiernet.net>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Interesting Tomato variety
  • Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 12:57:43 -0400

I'm not at all sure that "rock hard" is what I want in a tomato; though split resistance is indeed good.

Do they taste like tomatoes, or do they just taste sweet?


-- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostly
Fresh-market organic produce, small scale



On Sep 11, 2011, at 12:47 PM, <sunnfarm AT netscape.com> <sunnfarm AT netscape.com> wrote:

  Ever notice how a heavy rain storm will crack all your tomatoes?. In the last 6 weeks my farm received 30" of rain
and my tomato field was under water at least 7 times. County agent says not to harvest because of possible manure
and sewage contamination from a far... I had trialed a new tomato called BHN 1009, about 1000 plants. Fruit average
6-10 ounces ripen dead red on the vine and remain rock hard with dark red interiors without the white "bones" as other
modern hybrids have. Fruit were very sweet like the cherry Sweet 100. They were the hottest selling tomato of all time
but what was interesting about them is that despite 30" of rain they never split. Yes they rotted of course but they never
split... One season is not a true test but you might give them a try for yourself... Bob
Sunny Meadow Farm
Bridgeton, NJ...

 





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