Beefy Purple Tomato

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

Seeds-n-Such Free Shipping got me to bite on this "new" variety, the description reads like a bush determinate; sure ia a looker, though, am I right?
https://seedsnsuch.com/products/beefy-p ... mato-seeds
https://seedsnsuch.com/cdn/shop/files/N ... 1729871930

The Gotch

[Vanman]

I did resist that one. Let us know how it is.

[Ginger2778]

I know the breeder. High integrity, and a fantastic genetics knowledge. He breeds for disease resistance and great flavor. He's so talented. I got his Beefy Red before he named it, and it's first rate. I grow it year after year. I'm looking forward to Beefy Purple next year.

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

@Vanman will do.

I know the breeder. High integrity, and a fantastic genetics knowledge. He breeds for disease resistance and great flavor. He's so talented. I got his Beefy Red before he named it, and it's first rate. I grow it year after year. I'm looking forward to Beefy Purple next year.

Now, that there's good news; thanks! It doesn't say whether it's a hybrid, or not.

The Gotch

[Shule]

@Vanman will do.

I know the breeder. High integrity, and a fantastic genetics knowledge. He breeds for disease resistance and great flavor. He's so talented. I got his Beefy Red before he named it, and it's first rate. I grow it year after year. I'm looking forward to Beefy Purple next year.

Now, that there's good news; thanks! It doesn't say whether it's a hybrid, or not.

The Gotch

This says it's open-pollinated:

https://awhaley.com/product/cream-of-th ... fy-purple/

This page says the Cream of the Crop series is mostly planned to be F1 hybrids:

https://awhaley.com/about-cream-of-the-crop/

@Ginger2778
If it's not private information, I'd love to know who the breeder is.

[leftylogan]

@Shule It's Frogsleap Farms/Mark McCasslin per https://awhaley.com/about-cream-of-the-crop/

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

@Shule, sounds like a definite maybe; at the risk of getting too far over my skis, is it safe to save seed?

The Gotch

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

@Shule It's Frogsleap Farms/Mark McCasslin per https://awhaley.com/about-cream-of-the-crop/

Small world! I thought I recognized that 437 telephone exchange from the 608 area code; A.P. WHALEY, LLC, and Frogsleap Farms has a nursery just SW of here in Mt. Horeb, WESconsin!

When we break outta this here Deep Freeze, I may just take a trip out there.

The Gotch

[Shule]

@Cornelius_Gotchberg
It should be very safe, as far as I can tell. Most commercial OP tomatoes grow true-to-type.

[MissS]

I was looking at this one the other day and passed. I have enough new to me varieties to grow out. It looks very good though.

[Mark_Thompson]

@Shule It's Frogsleap Farms/Mark McCasslin per https://awhaley.com/about-cream-of-the-crop/

Small world! I thought I recognized that 437 telephone exchange from the 608 area code; A.P. WHALEY, LLC, and Frogsleap Farms has a nursery just SW of here in Mt. Horeb, WESconsin!

When we break outta this here Deep Freeze, I may just take a trip out there.

The Gotch

The same Mt Horeb that’s home to the world famous Grumpy Troll Pub?

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

The same Mt Horeb that’s home to the world famous Grumpy Troll Pub?

Yup!

The Gotch

[Ginger2778]

@Vanman will do.

I know the breeder. High integrity, and a fantastic genetics knowledge. He breeds for disease resistance and great flavor. He's so talented. I got his Beefy Red before he named it, and it's first rate. I grow it year after year. I'm looking forward to Beefy Purple next year.

Now, that there's good news; thanks! It doesn't say whether it's a hybrid, or not.

The Gotch

Open pollinated and stable.

[habitat-gardener]

This one is so tempting. I saw it in the Botanical Interests rack at the local hardware store and almost got it.