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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
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