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'Improved Porter' Tomatoes |
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Standard
Early-Season
Heirloom
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Early- to main-season, open-pollinated standard variety. Indeterminat plants bear 3-ounce, round, firm, red fruit. Also known as 'Porters Pride'. Larger, rounder and redder than original 'Porter'. Excellent keeper. Green fruit picked before frost can be stored for later use.
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70
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (5.0 Stars)
Taste: (4.5 Stars)
Yield: (5.0 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 06/19/2010 by
Tommie C
- An experienced gardener
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Caldwell, Texas, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 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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| I include several porter tomatoes, original and improved to ensure production; you can depend on these tasty toms, just the right size for single serving. Tolerates hot TX conditions, good variety to bridge the gap between large fuited and cherry types. OP so one can save seed to keep this favorite going! |
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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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| This was my father's favorite! I bought my original plants in Texas and Oklahoma, then grew from saved seed for about 9 years. More deep pink than red, fruit are not large, but yield is vigourous. These can stand heat and I never had disease problems, even when grown on ground with prior tomotoes and peppers. The only bad thing, the rabbits seemed to prefer this variety, would eat them before any others. This has a really good old tomatoe flavor. The fruit quality was uniform and excellent. |
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