I grew some from seed two years ago, but this year I’m going with ‘Celebrity’ and ‘Better Boy’ plants a foot or so tall, one already with little tomatoes.
I tried beefsteak, but a few had the cracking around the stem. Big & juicy though.
I have a store bought one on the counter you could play pickle ball with it.
Planted tomato plants in CA for years - loved the smell and the taste of homegrown tomatoes. The drawback - TOMATO WORMS! I had a Pekingese who would go into the garden and pick them off the plants but curl her lips so they weren’t touching the WORM...came out of the garden and dropped them on the grass like she wanted a “thanks”..
I’ll be skipping tomatoes in the store this week...love BLT sandwiches and in salads with Poppy Seed Dressing but for some reason my store isn’t carrying that any longer!! I’ll make sure to eyeball the tomatoes in the produce section to see if they are selling any. Perhaps from somewhere other than where they’re recalled? I saw the recall online and it was numbers of shipments but who would have access to those besides the retailer? Always more questions than answers in today’s world..