Tomatoes - Easy to grow

[mbrown]

I'm a beginning gardener and plan to put our six or eight tomato plants this year.

I live in Oklahoma City, zone 7a. We have very hot and dry summers.

Can some of you suggest varieties that might do well in my area and are common enough for the local nurseries to carry the plants.

[Alan]

hmmm, as far as your zone I'm not real sure, I would say if you want to play it safe this year to try some of the old standby's. Rutgeurs, Jubilee, big boy, better boy, roma. I'll do some research and get you a better list soon.
-Alan

[downinmyback]

Your climate is close to mine and i plan ted heat tolerance variety like
Arkansas Traveler
Mule Team
Old Brooks
Cherokee Purple
Stupice
Kellogg Breakfast
Roma
Boxcar Willie
almost all of the cherry variety do good in a hot climate too.
Hope this helps.

[mbrown]

Thanks for the information.

Have y'all ever grown Porter tomatoes. This was my parents favorite tomato when I was growing up.

Mike

[Alan]

I've never grown Porter tomatoes before. What is the description of them? This year I am growing the Burpee Hybrid Porterhouse just to see if it's all they make it out to be and then share a whole lot of the F2 seed this fall for segregation and growout in '08

Let me know about those porter tomatoes.

-Alan

[mbrown]

Alan, glad your over your illness.

The Porter tomato was developed by Porter & Sons Seed Co. in Stephenville, TX only a few miles from where I was raised. The tomato is a cherry type with about 1 to 2 ounce fruit. As I remember them they were delicious straight from the vine.

There is also the Improved Porter which produces tomatoes of about 3 to 4 ounces. If I remember correctly they were good as slicers, in salad and for canning.

They had to have been very heat and drought tolerant to have produced as well as I remember.

Mike

[Alan]

I think I might actively seek this one out as a last ditch effort this year, it sounds intriguing enough. Know of any good seed sources?

[daylilydude]

If this is the one mbrown is talking about Alan just PM me your address and i'll send you some no trade needed.
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