Easiest Foolproof Tomatoes To Grow in Your Region?

[oregonwoodsmoke]

No tomatoes are easy to grow in my area. I do indoor starts, greenhouse plastic, grow lights. It's a little contest we have with Mother Nature.


Just for one year I had a fabulous Russian tomato I got from a heritage seed site. My saved seeds wouldn't sprout and I never saw that variety again.


Celebrity is the most reliable for me, both to fruit and to have good flavor. I've tried dozens of heirlooms and they don't like my weather.


I'm going to try the chocolate cherry this year because so many people like it.

[NewbieHere]

Originally Posted by NewbieHere

I just sown 3 of each, Black Krim, Celebrity hybrid, and Super Sweet 100. Normally I go to the nursery to get the Celebrity and the Early Girl, but not this year. I’m trying a different method.

One of these seeds sprouted today. I already bought Celebrity at Armstrong nursery, so I’m hoping Black Krim and Super Sweet 100.

[NewbieHere]

Originally Posted by GhostOfAndrewJackson

I forgot one:

Paul Robeson. Personally I do not like this tomato but I have been growing it for maybe 8 years simply because I keep trying to figure out what all the fuss is about. However it is a gorgeous looking tomato (If I did watercolors I would challenge myself to paint this one) and it is very early for a slicer and it produces all season. Disease hits it, and it simply does not care. It is a tough plants To me, for a black it has a mild to bland slightly smokey flavor. I like my tomatoes to smack in the face and say I am a tomato not try and seduce me into believing they are one. It is extremely wet and seedy and I have to pat it with a towel several times to use it in a sandwich. It physically makes a great salsa,but lack the flavor profile. It is lousy drier. But as I said, it is early and dependable, it produces in low temps, and make a beautiful center piece.
And of course may people swear by it.

I just checked my tomato plants and somehow I thought I bought Chocolate cherry but it’s actually Paul Robertson. Now reading your post, I feel cheated.
I do have Chocolate cherry seeds so I will sow them directly. I have no more cheap containers from 99c store.

[GhostOfAndrewJackson]

Originally Posted by NewbieHere

I just checked my tomato plants and somehow I thought I bought Chocolate cherry but it’s actually Paul Robertson. Now reading your post, I feel cheated.
I do have Chocolate cherry seeds so I will sow them directly. I have no more cheap containers from 99c store.

As I said many people swear by Paul Robeson. I am assuming you meant that and not Paul Robertson.

[NewbieHere]

Originally Posted by GhostOfAndrewJackson

As I said many people swear by Paul Robeson. I am assuming you meant that and not Paul Robertson.

I think the label was wrong. But I check it again tomorrow.

https://www.rareseeds.com/paul-robeson-tomato/

[NewbieHere]

Originally Posted by GhostOfAndrewJackson

As I said many people swear by Paul Robeson. I am assuming you meant that and not Paul Robertson.

You are correct, it’s Paul Robeson on the label. Thanks for correcting me. I might have this wrong information in my heads somehow.