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'Old German' Tomatoes |
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Standard
Main-Season
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Main-season standard tomato. 1- to 2-pound, meaty, golden-yellow fruit with red stripes and marbleized interior. Indeterminate plants.
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75
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| Seed Sources: |
Totally Tomato - updated in 2011
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (2.6 Stars)
Taste: (3.6 Stars)
Yield: (2.2 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (2.2 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 5
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 08/08/2024 by
tripleione
- An experienced gardener
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Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Started out with a packet of "Old German" seeds that I acquired from a dollar store seven or eight years ago, thinking it would be fun if a few of these really old seeds actually germinated. To my surprise, all of the 16 cells I sowed with the seeds germinated. I was impressed at that point, but unfortunately the viability was the only thing that I was impressed about with this variety.\r\n\r\nCompared to several other varieties growing around it, the "Old German" grew a huge mass of foliage, but very few flowers. The flowers that did develop into tomatoes took a very long time to get from pollination to harvesting the fruit. This variety seems particularly susceptible to early blight as well, although it did not keep me from harvesting at least some fruit.\r\n\r\nThe fruit was not as large as I was expecting, but the summer I grew them had a long period of hot, dry days that may have been contributed to that. As far as taste, I would say they are pretty good, but nothing exceptional. One disappointing thing about this variety is that it seems to be very prone to cracking and "cat facing". A lot of my fruit was ruined before I could harvest it because it cracked open so much that the inside of the tomato started spilling out and attracting fruit flies and worms.\r\n\r\nI did not give my "Old German" tomato plants the best of care, to be fair, but compared to other varieties that also got the same treatment, their performance was sub par. I probably won\'t grow this variety again. |
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Reviewed on 11/13/2010 by
plainsman
- An experienced gardener
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Washington, Nebraska, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| I had lots of huge yellow stripped tomatoes. They didn't come on till late in the season, but really took off at the beginning of September. Fruits were very uniform shape. The texture is a bit odd, and the flavor is not really like some other varieties, it is good but not my favorite. |
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Reviewed on 05/27/2009 by
AnnaCanna, zone 5B
- An intermediate gardener
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Cook, Illinois, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| As another reviewer mentioned, I had difficulty with this one. I thought it was more the circumstances, but maybe it's the variety. I had very few tomatoes make it. Again, it could have been the season, as I think night temps could have been very warm and it didn't keep flowers. Very few flowers turned into tomatoes, but there weren't even that many flowers. When we did get tomatoes, they were just OK. Sure, better than hot house, but compared to others I've grown, this doesn't seem worth the time. |
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Reviewed on 07/21/2008 by
brivari
- An experienced gardener
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Suffolk, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Best grown in large pots using lightweight potting soil with added moisture control granules and time release fertilizer. It's not an easy tomato to grow but once mastered you're rewarded with decent amouts of great tasting tomatoes. Leave one or two tomatoes on the vine until the dry up and start to rot to have viable seed for next year. |
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Reviewed on 01/14/2007 by
Retmustang
- An intermediate gardener
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Oakland, Michigan, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| The plant grew well through August. After that not much. I staked it with simple wire cone cages. They were not sufficient as the vine grew well.
However, few edible tomatoes (3) were produced. There was quite a bit of blossom end rot. Also, some tomatoes never ripened, but rotted on the vine.
The taste of the few harvested was excellent. They had some cracking, but given the taste it was acceptable.
All in all, I would not recommend for an inexperienced (like me) gardener. In fairness, it also could have been the weather this growing season. |
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