Top Tomatoes for Texas | Bill Adams | Central Texas Gardener
Thinking about homegrown tomatoes? Let’s get growing with “the tomato guy” Bill Adams, author of The Texas Tomato Lover’s Handbook. Get some of his tricks for the tastiest tomatoes in town.
When the cherry tomato question was asked I said Sungold before Mr. Adams could. Prolific, easy, and early. They are the gold standard of cherries in my opinion. And the Cherokee Purple's. Last year we were late planting them and they were huge and beautiful but green as green can be. Well, the first freeze came up on us so we picked every last one of them and put them in boxes and shut them up and kept them in the house. They ripened and tasted as good as if we pulled them right off the vine. I am with your esteemed guest on these.
the book is great and mr. Adams was nice enough to sign it for me. I totally agree on the flavor of Sun gold. I like Matt's Wild Cherry too, it is extremely prolific.
Carmelo and Sungold are two of the three varieties (along with Jeaune Flamme) that I grow every year. I can get over a thousand off of one sungold, 400 off a Jeaune Flamme and easily 200 off a single Carmelo.
Bill, for Brandywine try the Sudduth, set out first week in March, morning sun, hot house the cage with wrap for cold mornings & frost and your good to go.
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ready for the salsa I feel the same atm
When the cherry tomato question was asked I said Sungold before Mr. Adams could.
Prolific, easy, and early. They are the gold standard of cherries in my opinion.
And the Cherokee Purple's. Last year we were late planting them and they were huge and beautiful but green as green can be. Well, the first freeze came up on us so we picked every last one of them and put them in boxes and shut them up and kept them in the house. They ripened and tasted as good as if we pulled them right off the vine.
I am with your esteemed guest on these.
the book is great and mr. Adams was nice enough to sign it for me. I totally agree on the flavor of Sun gold. I like Matt's Wild Cherry too, it is extremely prolific.
Tin cans from our ancestors for those pesky cutting worms for young plants.
I love this video. Shoutout to all those Texas Growers!
Carmelo and Sungold are two of the three varieties (along with Jeaune Flamme) that I grow every year. I can get over a thousand off of one sungold, 400 off a Jeaune Flamme and easily 200 off a single Carmelo.
Bill, for Brandywine try the Sudduth, set out first week in March, morning sun, hot house the cage with wrap for cold mornings & frost and your good to go.