2024 mater list

[Yak54]

Today I ordered Dester, Bread and Salt and Hungarian Oxheart. Anybody have experience with any of those?

My experience with Dester is very much the same as MissS. I've grown it for the last 7 years and it has been a good producer of great tasting tomatoes with few problems. In 2021 my Dester plant produced 81 tomatoes and 2022 my plant produced 55 tomatoes and 2023 it was 53 tomatoes. So for me it's one of my all time favorites and a "Grow every year" variety.

[TomatoNut95]

Today I ordered Dester, Bread and Salt and Hungarian Oxheart. Anybody have experience with any of those?

Dester is a wonderful pink beefsteak. I liked it very much and it's remained on my grow again list since 2012. Very well balanced. A good producer. I used it for fresh eating, salads, salsa, sandwiches and sauce. It worked well in all cases.

That is good to hear! Does it have strong flavor as claimed? That's what drew me to it.

[TomatoNut95]

Today I ordered Dester, Bread and Salt and Hungarian Oxheart. Anybody have experience with any of those?

In 2021 my Dester plant produced 81 tomatoes and 2022 my plant produced 55 tomatoes and 2023 it was 53 tomatoes.

81 fruits from 1 plant????

[karstopography]

I got, factoring in the take from predators, closer to 30 tomatoes. But, my garden is somewhat more shaded than ideal and the humid hot nights of some time starting in late May or June pretty much shut down fruit setting. Hence, the get them early strategy I follow.

I’m working on the trees, chipping away at the worst offenders. However, large Tree removal isn’t exactly free or a DIY project if you value life and limb. Two or three more trees, one to the west and one on the east side should make huge strides into a more beneficial lighting situation.

You play the hand you are dealt with. Most large heirlooms produce about 10 to 15 pounds of tomatoes for me, not counting percentages lost to critters. Dester produced, tomatoes that came inside un damaged by vermin, 7051 grams of tomatoes, or 15.54 pounds.

It doesn’t mean I have dialed in my fertility or soil or spacing or pruning or anything. I’m 100% sure I make mistakes and missteps that ultimately lower the productivity.

[Yak54]

Today I ordered Dester, Bread and Salt and Hungarian Oxheart. Anybody have experience with any of those?

In 2021 my Dester plant produced 81 tomatoes and 2022 my plant produced 55 tomatoes and 2023 it was 53 tomatoes.

81 fruits from 1 plant????
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Yeah 2021 was a great year for my Dester. It out produced all my other varieties by a wide margin. For reference my Polish and my Volovie Uhko produced only 42 tomatoes each.

[TomatoNut95]

Today I ordered Dester, Bread and Salt and Hungarian Oxheart. Anybody have experience with any of those?

In 2021 my Dester plant produced 81 tomatoes and 2022 my plant produced 55 tomatoes and 2023 it was 53 tomatoes.

81 fruits from 1 plant????

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Yeah 2021 was a great year for my Dester. It out produced all my other varieties by a wide margin. For reference my Polish and my Volovie Uhko produced only 42 tomatoes each.

What's your secret?

[Yak54]

MasterBlend in ProMix filled grow bags.

[MissS]

Today I ordered Dester, Bread and Salt and Hungarian Oxheart. Anybody have experience with any of those?

Dester is a wonderful pink beefsteak. I liked it very much and it's remained on my grow again list since 2012. Very well balanced. A good producer. I used it for fresh eating, salads, salsa, sandwiches and sauce. It worked well in all cases.

That is good to hear! Does it have strong flavor as claimed? That's what drew me to it.

It does have a strong tomato flavor. I usually prefer a more assertive flavor over a mild.

[TomatoNut95]

MasterBlend in ProMix filled grow bags. Here is a pic of I think my biggest Dester in 2021/Users/Dan/Downloads/IMG_0935 2.pdf/Users/Dan/Downloads/IMG_0931.pdf

The links won't work. What size of growbags and did you use any extra fertilize?

[Yak54]

Some pics of what I think is my biggest Dester tomato in 2021 and a pic of a SOTW plant on the left and Dester on the right. In between is my very very best tomato.

IMG_0931 Large.jpeg

IMG_0935 2 Large.jpeg

[Yak54]

MasterBlend in ProMix filled grow bags. Here is a pic of I think my biggest Dester in 2021/Users/Dan/Downloads/IMG_0935 2.pdf/Users/Dan/Downloads/IMG_0931.pdf

The links won't work. What size of growbags and did you use any extra fertilize?

15 gal grow bags as you can see in the pic. The plants are fed daily with nutrient mix and when it gets really hot twice daily like at the end of July and most of August.

[TomatoNut95]

WOOWWW!! Amazing!

[karstopography]

MasterBlend in ProMix filled grow bags. Here is a pic of I think my biggest Dester in 2021/Users/Dan/Downloads/IMG_0935 2.pdf/Users/Dan/Downloads/IMG_0931.pdf

The links won't work. What size of growbags and did you use any extra fertilize?

15 gal grow bags as you can see in the pic. The plants are fed daily with nutrient mix and when it gets really hot twice daily like at the end of July and most of August.

Those are obviously well cared for plants. I’ve never even thought about a daily feeding. Bravo on coming up with that, it obviously works wonders.

[Yak54]

I learned this from AKmark who is well known on the other forum. He taught me all I know about this method of growing. He has several green houses in Alaska and his methods and success is legendary.

[AKgardener]

@Yak54 I go to his greenhouse every spring since we live in the same town I’ve been waiting to run over there and see all the plants they are huge and beautiful but he is very helpful and knows his stuff.ide ask a million questions but I don’t want to be that annoying customer haha

[Yak54]

@Yak54 I go to his greenhouse every spring since we live in the same town I’ve been waiting to run over there and see all the plants they are huge and beautiful but he is very helpful and knows his stuff.ide ask a million questions but I don’t want to be that annoying customer haha

He knows his stuff and then some !!!

[AKgardener]

I remember him saying materblend feeding all the time I guess I should listen I’ve got plenty of it.

[Yak54]

I remember him saying materblend feeding all the time I guess I should listen I’ve got plenty of it.

Yes you should definitely listen to AKmark ! Don't forget the Calcium Nitrate and Magnesium Sulphate (Epsom Salt)

[Yak54]

Back to the subject of this thread .....My list of varieties for 2024 is shorter than previous years.

Rebel Yell
Dester
Stump of the World
Daniel Burson
Rosovye Krupnye
Dr. Lyle
Aunt Ginny's Purple

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

MasterBlend in ProMix filled grow bags.

MasterBlend doesn't bill itself as organic, that a problem for us A*** Retentive Organic gardeners?

The Gotch