Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners

Reviewed on 09/19/2006 by Chuopic - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Jefferson, Louisiana, 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
Made for hot and humid climates, does not survive high heat, but will produce in slightly warmer than normal nights and thrives on humidity. Somewhat prone to cracking but does well under plastic mulch with a regulated soaker hose or drip irrigation. Too soft for long distance shipping. Outstanding unique taste in the traditional sense. Shines as a salad tomato, and makes a good sauce but requires long prep to reduce. Following approaches cult status in their perisitence, notable for a region in which food is so important a standard of culture. It was about the only crop not overly suffering adverse effects from Katrina