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Overall best tomato variety for South La
Posted on 3/12/23 at 1:24 pm
Posted on 3/12/23 at 1:24 pm
What’s the best growing and best tasting variety for S. La?
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Posted on 3/12/23 at 1:41 pm to Boston911
Over the last 40 years, Big Beef has become my favorite. I'm west of Ponchatoula and south of I-12.
Posted on 3/12/23 at 2:29 pm to Nawlens Gator
My favorite is Creole.
Posted on 3/12/23 at 6:44 pm to Boston911
Went with Bella Rosa last couple of years. Less seeds and pretty heat tolerant. Just hard to find.
Posted on 3/12/23 at 7:28 pm to crownroyaltiger
Celebrity is pretty hard to beat. Decent resistance to disease and heat; been planting them for years
Posted on 3/12/23 at 7:37 pm to Boston911
For me, the best tasting tomato I’ve ever grown was Paul Robeson. But they’re not always the easiest to grow, and they don’t have the highest yields.
Posted on 3/13/23 at 7:19 am to Boston911
I have always done well with Better Boy, Celebrity and Creole
Posted on 3/13/23 at 8:25 am to Boston911
Per LSU Ag trials, the best is Brandywine. The tomatoes are Huge and the plant can be fussy but they are supposed to be the "best tasting" tomato for south Louisiana. I am trying a new variety called Brandy Boy this season to see if the yield will increase.
Posted on 3/13/23 at 8:55 am to Boston911
Amelia
Posted on 3/13/23 at 8:58 am to Boston911
Overall best variety for our area is Big Beef and it's not even close. Very disease resistant, heavy producer and delicious tomatoes. After many years of experimenting and talking to local growers Big Beef is my favorite by far. They also have a Big Beef Plus out this year that is even more disease resistant but I haven't been able to locate any yet. They also have a Better Boy Plus and a Celebrity Plus out this year. Big Beef is highly recommended by LSU Ag Center for this area. You won't be disappointed. It's a indeterminate plant so it grows very tall and continues to produce all season.
Posted on 3/13/23 at 8:59 am to LSUTIGERTAILG8ER
Does someone sell a variety called creole? They never used to as it was a few different ones.
Posted on 3/13/23 at 11:04 am to Boston911
I like early girl.
Posted on 3/13/23 at 2:19 pm to LEASTBAY
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Does someone sell a variety called creole?
I buy my plants from Clegg's nursery
Posted on 3/13/23 at 4:16 pm to Boston911
Early Girl for early tomatoes
Celebrity for foolproof tomatoes
Cherokee Purple for best tasting tomatoes
These can all be found anywhere. Next year maybe try some heirlooms from seed like the Japanese Black Trifele or Chocolate Stripe.
Celebrity for foolproof tomatoes
Cherokee Purple for best tasting tomatoes
These can all be found anywhere. Next year maybe try some heirlooms from seed like the Japanese Black Trifele or Chocolate Stripe.
This post was edited on 3/14/23 at 5:45 am
Posted on 3/13/23 at 4:45 pm to LSUTIGERTAILG8ER
Is Cleggs just putting creole on a label and selling celebrity?
Posted on 3/14/23 at 5:33 pm to LEASTBAY
My local nursery for the last few years sold an "heirloom creole" tomato. They looked different than the normal celebrity or better boy that most places label as "creole". This year they got their creoles from somewhere else and it's the typically relabeled celebrities like everyone else sells. I have no idea what kind they actually were but they were the most delicious tomato I've ever eaten with good heat and disease resistance.
My local nurseries are always stocked up on amelias but I never tied them. May try them next year.
This year I'm trying Two Tasty, Midnight Snack, Chocolate Sprinkles, and "Creole". Looking forward to tasting them.
My local nurseries are always stocked up on amelias but I never tied them. May try them next year.
This year I'm trying Two Tasty, Midnight Snack, Chocolate Sprinkles, and "Creole". Looking forward to tasting them.
Posted on 3/15/23 at 1:13 pm to LSUlefty
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Japanese Black Trifele
will second this, had a lot of luck w these in SWLA. performed well even when the celebrities a better boys got their asses kicked by weather. well, for me, anyway. taste great as well.
Posted on 3/15/23 at 5:38 pm to Boston911
Grew up on better boy, so I plant several of these. Good flavor and disease resistant.
Stump of the world is a good brandywine variety of you want to try one that is not a hybrid, and sweet million is a cherry that is a heavy producer.
Stump of the world is a good brandywine variety of you want to try one that is not a hybrid, and sweet million is a cherry that is a heavy producer.
Posted on 3/15/23 at 9:13 pm to Boston911
Better Boy, Celebrity, Roma. Plant all three
Posted on 3/16/23 at 9:01 am to Boston911
Early Girl and Celebrity have worked great for me. Better Boy and Big Beef not bad either. Creole has done ok.
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