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Gardening

LWolf

(46,179 posts)

3. I've never had a Jersey tomato.

Reply to Little Star (Original post)

Sun Sep 20, 2015, 02:05 PM

Sep 2015

Probably the best large tomato I've ever had is the Brandywine. You can't buy it in stores, though. No tomato developed for large scale harvest and distribution will be able to compete with old homegrown varieties.

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The quest to resurrect America's best tomato... [View all] Little Star Sep 2015 OP

I don't buy grocery tomatoes any more, elleng Sep 2015 #1

I hear you, grocery store tomatoes are awful.... Little Star Sep 2015 #2

I've never had a Jersey tomato. LWolf Sep 2015 #3

Just did a nice long dissertation about this years veggie & tomato crop. Lost it. Paper Roses Sep 2015 #4

Sorry to hear that. What went wrong? GreatGazoo Sep 2015 #5

you can buy brandywine in some stores clamshells Oct 2015 #6