I’m in 6b short summers. It slowly became a hobby. All in raised beds and I mostly give the tomatoes away, hundreds. Mostly indeterminate . I try different types every year but my annual go tos are always Cherokee purple, caspian pink, different types of brandy wine, black Krim, Carmelo, big rainbow, Paul Robesons and 1884. Dwarfs, hanging, pots and raised beds. The backyard is a mess
“The backyard is a mess...”
Just got in from watering - the puppies aren’t awake yet, so I had a window of opportunity and I made the most of it! My garden is pretty messy this season, but it’s because I left a lot of volunteer Sunflowers and Calendula do their thing. It’s starting to be quite colorful!
Paul Robeson is one I tried a few years back. Very delicious. The Cherokee Purple-type I grow is ‘Chef’s Black, and I love the ‘Chef’s Orange’ in that collection, too. I need to grow Caspian Pink again - another winner. :) Even though I worked for The Seed Savers Exchange for 8 (happy!) years, I’m no purist when it comes to heirloom-types. I’m all about production and disease resistance, Baby!
I am desperately low on my V-8 Juice, but I have enough tomato and peach Salsas put up from last year to host a Happy Hour at a local bar, so there’s that! ;)