Sorry for the double post, but sock monkey has turned me on to something new (the Rodeo tomato), & consequently, to some detailed information on growing that other new gardeners may find helpful.
http://content.clearchannel.com/cc-common/mlib/1229/02/1229_1360336401.pdf
Thx for the ClearChannel link. I have Tygress tomatoes in my greenhouse. They’ve been frozen, suffered 120 degree heat when I forgot to open the window, and look pathetic, but are still producing tomatoes.
Tycoon tomatoes are probably my favorite tomato. Lemon Girls/Boys look nice with the tycoons for a salad, or rice dish.
At long last, my wait is over...
‘ValleyCat’ tomato—the 2014 Rodeo Tomato
“ValleyCat” tomato is the 2014 Rodeo Tomato. This tomato variety named “ValleyCat” produces a large number of large to extra-large, firm, round tomatoes. The variety produces tomatoes with outstanding fruit quality on a semi-determinate (medium size growth) plant. It is a medium maturity variety which ripens to an attractive red color with excellent interior qualities. “ValleyCat” also offers Disease Resistance: Fol: 0-1 (US1-2) / Ma, Mi, Mj / S / V (Va: 0, Vd: 0)
http://www.plantanswers.com/Articles/ValleyCat_Tomato.asp
Ever wonder what all those diseases resistance letters after different tomatoes stands for?
TABLE OF TOMATO NEMATODE AND DISEASE RESISTANCE:
Fol Fusarium wilt caused by the specified races of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici
Ma Ma Root knot caused by Meloidogyne arenaria
Mi Root knot caused by Meloidogyne incognita
Mj Root knot caused by Meloidogyne javanica
S Grey leaf spot caused by Stemphylium spp.
V Verticillium wilt caused by the specified race of Verticilium albo-atrum, V. dahlia