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'Hillbilly' Tomatoes |
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Paste
Main-Season
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Main-season, standard variety. Indeterminate, potato-leaved plants bear flattened, 1-pound, 4- to 6-inch, yellow fruit streaked with red on the blossom end. Also known as 'Hillbilly Potato Leaf' and 'Flame'.
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85
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Seed Savers Exchange - updated in 2014
Totally Tomato - updated in 2011
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Overall: (3.2 Stars)
Taste: (3.2 Stars)
Yield: (3.0 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (3.0 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 4
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 11/25/2009 by
Matt Sackett
- An intermediate gardener
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Dutchess, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| This was the first year I tried this one. The flavor was ok and the yield wasn't bad but what was amazing was its resistance to late blight. When all my other other tomato plants were going down to LB my two "flames" were tall, bright green and full of fruit. Both plants made it through with hardly a spot. I'll try this one again. It's also a beautiful and huge tomato. |
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Reviewed on 09/15/2008 by
Texgirl
- An intermediate gardener
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Santa Clara, California, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 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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| Very prolific, high yield but not the best taste - a little too sweet and not complex. Will not grow again. |
| | | 1 of 1 gardener found this review helpful.
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Reviewed on 12/22/2007 by
lilylouise
- An experienced gardener
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Monroe, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 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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| The lowest, latest yield of the 7 heirlooms I grew in 2007. Will not try again. |
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Reviewed on 10/19/2007 by
Jim Oliver
- An experienced gardener
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Wayne, New York, 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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| 1st year trying this variety. Grew well and tasted OK. Only issue was low yield. |
| | | 1 of 1 gardener found this review helpful.
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