We quit growing Better Boys. Hubby is a tomato sammich guy. I got a couple of Costoluto Florentino plants this spring. Picked the first one a few days ago. Hubby declared it the best tomato for sandwiches ever. Got two sandwiches out of it, probably could have gotten three. Nice and firm inside lots of flesh, not seeds and water. Plus the bottoms are smooth and clean. Very impressed.
I don’t care much at all for the Better Boys, but Pops thinks they’re great so I plant a four-pack of them every year for him.
I like the old heirlooms. Sometimes they look a little ugly but the flavor of a Purple Cherokee/Brandywine/Black Krim/etc. can’t be beat and they get humongous.
I haven’t heard of the Costuluto Florentino but I’d be willing to give them a shot. Where do you get the seed for that variety?