Those ‘Chef’s Choice’ are my favorites! Growing the Orange and the Black this season.
My reds are mostly paste-types and Celebrity & Bella Rosa this season.
I’m giving myself a break - last year I nearly killed myself with the canning of tomatoes from 36 plants. This year, I knocked it back to my ‘normal’ 24, LOL!
So far in my garden, Early Doll, Roma type Picus, and Celebrity have ripened.
The Early doll was the earliest, but the taste so far is a bit disapointing. Maybe they need to sit and ripen some more on the counter. (A determinate that is about 5 feet high, so more like an semi determinate.) I did not prune early because determinate, but I might start. Its keeps on kicking out flowers and tomatoes so I might use these for canning.
Selected and growing Hybrid roma type Picus tomato because it sets in hot weather and is ripening in our 90 degree weather. (So does the Early Doll) listed as a good canning/paste type. Small void, not many seeds. Determinate that stopped growing at about 3 1/2 feet.
I have not tasted the semi determinate Celebrity. Want to see spouse’s reaction. It looks good!