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'Health Kick' Tomatoes |
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Main-Season
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Hybrid. Main-season standard tomato with red, 4-ounce, plum-shaped, high-lycopene fruit. Determinate plants. Strong disease resistance.
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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: (4.0 Stars)
Taste: (3.5 Stars)
Yield: (4.7 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.2 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 6
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 03/09/2009 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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| Plants produced lots of tomatoes, not very tasty. I'm going to try Amish Paste instead. |
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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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| I grew these in Texas in Gulf Coast gumbo(soil type), West Texas sand and Panhandle caliche soil and always got a large harvest of flavorful, large tomatoes... but here on Long Island they've been a terrible disappointment. Plants grown in the native and amended soil failed to thrive and even the two I containered with commercial potting soil have failed to set fruit. |
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Reviewed on 05/01/2008 by
hezron
- An experienced gardener
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Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 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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| each year, this is the first tomato to yield, last year i had one plant from which i harvested an incredible 30 lbs of tomato. i had tomatoes to pick from 15-July until frost. it makes excellent salsa, wife says it is easy to can. would not be by favorite for a sandwich, but not that bad. we had 100 varieties for the last 5 years and each year i plant more of this one |
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Reviewed on 03/06/2007 by
FK
- An experienced gardener
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Monroe, New York, 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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| Health Kick yields for a long time. It's got uniform fruits that are tasty. A great plum tomato. |
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Reviewed on 11/24/2006 by
Digit
- An experienced gardener
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Spokane, Washington, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| I do not understand the idea that this is a 75 days-to-maturity tomato. The plant was very healthy and covered with fruit - not one of which ripened. No other less-than-80-day variety has performed like this in my garden. Taste of counter-ripened fruit was only passable. |
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Reviewed on 02/06/2006 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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| Phenomenal yield of fat plum type fruit. My sister-in-law loved them, I thought the flesh was a bit too firm and not enough juice and flavor. More like a paste type in texture. Wow what a lot of tomatoes though, and seemed to thrive throughout season, had a few for Thanksgiving dinner, (picked blush green in late October). Heavy thick foliage. Fruit very uniform and of excellent quality. |
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