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'Marmande' Tomatoes
 
Sub-Category: Standard
Early-Season
Heirloom
 
Sub-Category 2:
Description: Early-season, standard French heirloom. Semi-determinate plants bear lightly ribbed, 6-ounce, heart/beefsteak-type fruit.
Days To Maturity: 65-75
Seed Sources: Totally Tomato - updated in 2011

 
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Reviewed on 09/08/2012 by Ferdzy - An intermediate gardener

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Ontario, Canada
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

While Marmande grew well and was healthy and productive, we just did not care for the tomatoes. They cracked terribly, far worse than any other tomato that year, and were rather bland and uninteresting. Also, many were slighlty malformed. In spite of the fact that these are supposed to be indeterminate, we found they started late and finished early. We will not be growing these again.
 

Reviewed on 11/20/2006 by Nancy Strasser - An experienced gardener

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Pulaski, Virginia, 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

I planted this tomato because it is supposed to tolerate cool nights ... but it did no better than my other tomato varieties. Taste was good (but not as good as Brandywine or Red Pear). Most of the tomatoes had a donut-hole at the blossom end (which makes them more difficult to peel for canning).
 




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