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'Matina' Tomatoes |
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Standard
Early-Season
Heirloom
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Early- to main-season, standard, German heirloom stewing tomato. Large, indeterminate, potato-leaved vines bear clusters of red, 4- to 6-ounce, 2-inch, slightly tart, somewhat seedy fruit. Resistant to early blight.
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (3.0 Stars)
Taste: (2.1 Stars)
Yield: (3.6 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (3.2 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 9
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KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 08/21/2016 by
JohnSVMG
- An experienced gardener
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Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| We have grown Matina for two years, but will not be growing it again. It is an early tomato in our climate, but Stupice is a better eaely tomato. |
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Reviewed on 01/03/2015 by
klossoke
- An experienced gardener
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Howard, Maryland, 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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| Productive, grows well but too small for a salad tomato and too large for a cherry. |
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Reviewed on 11/25/2012 by
pea-picker
- An intermediate gardener
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Belknap, New Hampshire, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| I grew these based on their \"early\" reputation. They were not really early for me, and the taste was fair, a little sweeter would have been good. Fair amount of cracking, concentric circles near the stem. Still looking for an early variety for my garden. |
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Reviewed on 01/07/2008 by
Uncle John
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Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States
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| I was generally underwhelmed by Matina. While there were lots of these smallish tomatoes (very uniform in size), they did not produce significantly earlier than my main season crop, and I had purchased them for an early tomato tease. |
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Reviewed on 12/27/2007 by
rwkrieger
- An intermediate gardener
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Prince William, Virginia, 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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| This has been the best early tomato to come out of my Northern VA garden. It has been a little difficult for me to get them to germinate but after that they are early, bear fruit until frost and taste very good. |
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Reviewed on 06/25/2007 by
mcgerm
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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| Very early ripe 2 weeks before the 4th of July in Zone 6B. OK flavor. |
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Reviewed on 04/24/2006 by
danceswithferrets
- A novice gardener
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Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| For me, it was healthy, EXTREMELY productive, and pretty much flavorless. It may have been partly environmental, but my first experience with it, was nothing to brag about. |
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Reviewed on 03/23/2006 by
Cowpoke
- An experienced gardener
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Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| If you want an early variety use Kotlas or Stupice. This tomato got great reviews but is susceptible to early diseases and yield is poor. |
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Reviewed on 08/26/2005 by
Nancy B
- An intermediate gardener
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Illinois, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Reliable but the taste is not exciting |
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