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'Old Brooks' Tomatoes |
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Standard
Main-Season
Heirloom
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Main-season, standard, beefsteak-type heirloom. Indeterminate vines bear deep-red, blemish-free fruit with few seeds and small core.
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85
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| Seed Sources: |
Totally Tomato - updated in 2011
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (4.5 Stars)
Taste: (5.0 Stars)
Yield: (4.5 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (5.0 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 2
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 01/06/2014 by
Bucky182
- An experienced gardener
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Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| I grow from seeds, a very good heirloom with good production. The tomatoes have a very good flavor and can be eaten or canned. The plants are kind of thin stalked and need caged or staked. They also seem to show good resistance to blossom end rot. My wife really likes these tomatoes a lot. |
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Reviewed on 03/20/2011 by
sadie
- An experienced gardener
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All Counties, Ontario, Canada
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 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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| Orangish fruit with green shoulders but bright red, velvety interior. Very round shape with size between a baseball and softball. Vibrant taste. I use it for eating, canning and juice. |
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