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Number of Reviews: 9
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 11/30/2017 by
Susan-CCESchuyler
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Schuyler, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 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 did the best of all the tomato varieties planted, moderate fruit set, good taste |
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Reviewed on 10/25/2017 by
DaScott
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Rensselaer, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Very poor yields, early blight and poor growth. Flavor of few tomatoes was varied. Most were average, only one tomato was exceptional. |
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Reviewed on 10/21/2017 by
Wayne County CCE
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Wayne, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Plant requires lots of support, keep that in mind when planting this variety. It does produce very well. |
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Reviewed on 06/27/2013 by
TheFluffyOne
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Kane, Illinois, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 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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| 2011, 2012 review. Caveat, I grow tomatoes for flavor, not productivity. If I was a commercial grower I likely would have a different attitude. I have grown Red Bradywine for years and was anxious to try the Sudduth’s strain. To me, they are different tomatoes. Re Brandywine being somewhat sweeter with Sudduth\'s having amore complex sub-acid taste and a bit stronger tomato flavor, attributes I consider pluses in its favor.
It takes a long time to come into bearing and is not terribly productive, but it is an exceptional tomato. In extreme heat and drought, this tomato faltered on production yielding just a few tomatoes, but what tomatoes they were. If you have a developed palate, the subtleties of the Sudduth’s strain bolster its reputation as par excellent.
This has now joined my permanent line-up of must grow tomatoes and currently holds the lead spot in terms of flavor.
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Reviewed on 08/17/2010 by
GaetanoL
- An intermediate gardener
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Westchester, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Fantastic flavor. HUGE tomatoes. Average yield in terms of number of fruit per plant. Later than many other varieties. I wouldn't want this to be my main plant, but I plant at least 5% each year because the fruit it does bear is classic tomato flavor. In my garden, the flavor was far superior to Mortgage Lifter, which I found bland in comparison. |
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Reviewed on 03/16/2010 by
edweather
- An intermediate gardener
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Oswego, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| I've grown this tomato for the past few years with good results. Yields could be bigger, but good yields usually. Treat the plants gently when fruit is ripening, so the large tomatoes don't break off. |
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Reviewed on 03/11/2009 by
debins
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Gaston, North Carolina, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Have some trouble with this one, but it taste so good it is worth it. It usually diseased by mid august and needs to be removed from the garden. I always have some disease resistant varieties like better boy planted to fall back on when my brandywines fail. |
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Reviewed on 08/22/2008 by
Gman71
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Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 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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| Exceptional flavor. Large fruits averaged one and one half to two pounds for me. This has been a very difficult year with heavy thunderstorms and huge amounts of rain, but the flavor which is king to me is one of the best if not the best in my opinion. The yield was not that impressive and there was cracking but then again all the rain. Still, Brandywein's exceptional flavor shined through. |
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Reviewed on 08/13/2008 by
rwkrieger
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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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| I have grown “Brandywine”, “Sudduth”, & “OTV” and all tasted excellent but Sudduth performs better in my Northern VA garden. I got all 3 Brandywine types from TGS. For me, productivity is decent in a normal summer and good during a cool summer whereas straight Brandywine was marginal productivity in both climate conditions. I continue to grow OTV because it does produce better in warmer weather for me. Sudduth Vines grow to about 5’ in my garden and the plant usually lasts until frost. |
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