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VA_Jill

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39. Ever had any

Sun Aug 31, 2014, 06:14 PM

Aug 2014

from Grainger County, TN? Best in the world, just about. Something about that red clay dirt and Tennessee sunshine….! They are working to make those as famous as Vidalia onions. Up here in VA we have the "Hanover tomato" and I promise you they are not a patch on the Grainger County ones Our local Rockingham County heirloom ones are lots better but still not quite there.

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So the checker at the store asked "what kind of fruit is this?" ;-) [View all] Omaha Steve Aug 2014 OP

Excellent. Add cilantro to reduce the acidity but keep the taste. k&r n/t Laelth Aug 2014 #1

:drool: worthy idea Aerows Aug 2014 #28

A Jersey Beefsteak tomato is my fav. Expensive here in FL..n/t monmouth3 Aug 2014 #2

Ever had any VA_Jill Aug 2014 #39

Somewhere I read that the popularity of the Jersey Beefsteak is due to the iron in the soil..n/t monmouth3 Aug 2014 #40

I suspect it is also due to the particular varieties that they grow...and your NRaleighLiberal Aug 2014 #44

here's an interesting aside.... NRaleighLiberal Aug 2014 #3

have a cherokee green plant grasswire Aug 2014 #8

Cherokee Green is one of the green-when-ripes that develop yellow skin. NRaleighLiberal Aug 2014 #10

You are a DU TREASURE, you know!!!!! nt MADem Aug 2014 #17

+1,000 malaise Aug 2014 #27

I'll say! n/t JimDandy Sep 2014 #46

I'll have to try one of the large fruiting green varieties. Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #18

Cam I get a recommendation? a2liberal Aug 2014 #21

I have a friend who gardens in Augusta who has many heirloom varieties of seedlings available NRaleighLiberal Aug 2014 #22

thanks! pm sent (n/t) a2liberal Aug 2014 #25

You ctsnowman Sep 2014 #50

well, guilty as charged! NRaleighLiberal Sep 2014 #51

You are so awesome!! Coventina Aug 2014 #4

Gorgeous! procon Aug 2014 #5

I found that those of food they have no luck with tomatoes do well with mackerel Aug 2014 #11

Cherry Tomatoes can make even brown thumb individuals think they are farmer brown. alfredo Aug 2014 #15

They even have those hanging basket planters designed for tomatoes or R B Garr Aug 2014 #20

Because I live in a townhouse, I have to container garden. alfredo Aug 2014 #24

Believe it or not, if you seed them Aerows Aug 2014 #30

They are rather sweet. alfredo Aug 2014 #31

That is a delicious looking tomato. zeemike Aug 2014 #6

I'm a diehard tomato lover and heard a piece mountain grammy Aug 2014 #7

They are bred for surviving machinery and for shelf life, not flavor or nutrition. alfredo Aug 2014 #16

We grow Cherokee Purple in the backyard -- they're the best heirloom variety IMO. Auggie Aug 2014 #9

Hmm. I wonder that Monsanto hasn't sued because they probably control a patent on a PatrickforO Aug 2014 #12

growing cherokee chocolate here onethatcares Aug 2014 #13

Really beautiful! I just love heirloom tomatoes. R B Garr Aug 2014 #14

Yum yum yum! VA_Jill Aug 2014 #19

Try toasting your bread first. Even better. shraby Aug 2014 #26

Nope VA_Jill Aug 2014 #38

I've been growing tomatoes for 50+ years and toasting the shraby Sep 2014 #45

Actually VA_Jill Sep 2014 #52

Add a slice of commodity cheese and it is to die for madokie Aug 2014 #33

Growing tomatoes is tricky here. Blue_In_AK Aug 2014 #23

Same for the Pacific NW eridani Aug 2014 #34

Our blueberry season is pretty much over Blue_In_AK Aug 2014 #35

Both. The farm was a small patch that the farmer's father had started jus afer WW II eridani Aug 2014 #37

NCRaleighLiberal Aerows Aug 2014 #29

I picked four Cherokee Purple tomatoes earlier this morning madokie Aug 2014 #32

Drooling!! jillan Aug 2014 #36

High acid level? edbermac Aug 2014 #41

I stand corrected above Omaha Steve Aug 2014 #42

Heirlooms are rarely available here, except home-grown. raven mad Aug 2014 #43

I've been eating Trader Joes et al tomatoes for years and years.... C Moon Sep 2014 #47

That is one wild looking tomato! Enthusiast Sep 2014 #48

I grow heirloom tomatoes and also grow purple potatoes. ColesCountyDem Sep 2014 #49