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Originally Posted by Richard
Hey, speaking of orange tomatoes - has anyone else tried Persimmon? It might as well be called Pumpkin. I fed it a cup of 3-12-12 granular and it produced tomatoes the size of cantelopes!
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I've tried Persimmon but did not get tomatoes that big! Most of them were around 1lb. with the biggest 2lb. Did you pull the suckers (branches) off?
Some of the Brandywine varieties that I tried produced bigger tomatoes but they did not produce as much per plant. The Persimmon variety had loads of tomatoes while the Brandywine only had a few.
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Originally Posted by modenacart
The tomatos we use to grow in central NC grew very well but now I live about 30 minutes from the beach and the dirt is not so good here. We have had a really hard time growing tomatos. We have are in the process of improving the soil with compost from our house and horse manure from the farmers, but we still have a ways to go. Does anyone know of a tomato that will grow well in poor soil?
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Try adding Fafard Growing Mix #2 or Pro-mix BX. It comes in 3.8 cu.ft. bails. The peat and vermiculite help hold moisture and nutrients in the soil and the perlite helps with aeration. Magnesium is also important for tomatoes which can be washed away in sandy soil.
Some of the heat resistant varieties may do better but I've never tried them.
The most popular tomatoes around here seem to be Empire, Jet Star, Supersonic, Celebrity, Big Boy, Better Boy, Rutgers, Roma, Beefsteak Cherry tomatoes, and Grape tomatoes (not sure of the exact variety for Cherry/Grape)