Best Performance in Raleigh
in my experience (dealing with diseases) by Craig LeHoullier
Arkansas Traveler
Black Cherry
Black Krim
Burgundy Traveler
Cherokee Chocolate
Cherokee Green
Cherokee Purple
Coyote
Druzba
Dr. Wyche's Yellow
Green Giant
JD Special C Tex
Jaune Flamme
Lemon Boy
Lillian's Yellow Heirloom
Little Lucky
Martino's Roma
Mexico Midget
Nepal
Purple Russian
Red Brandywine
Speckled Roman
Stump of the World
Sungold
Sweet Million
Tiger Tom
Most unusual - either plant or fruit (for bragging or curiosity!)
Pink Berkeley Tie Dye - multicolored stripes
Speckled Roman - distinctly striped long paste
Don's Double Delight - large, distinctly striped tomatoes, potato leaf plant
Pale leaf Mullen's Mortgage Lifter - pale yellow green foliage
A few of the varieties named by/developed by/introduced by nctomatoman
Anna Russian - sent to me by Brenda Hillenius from Oregon
Cherokee Chocolate - showed up in my garden in 1995, mutation of Cherokee Purple
Cherokee Green - showed up in my garden in 1997, mutation of Cherokee Chocolate
Cherokee Purple - sent to me unnamed in 1990 by J D Green of Sevierville TN - named by me
Coyote - given to me by Maye Clement of PA, wild Mexican variety
Dr. Wyche's Yellow - sent to me by J D Green of TN
All of the new Dwarf varieties (see links to Dwarf Project for background)
Green Giant - sent to me by R Kraft of Germany
Lillian's Yellow Heirloom and Lillian's Red Kansas Paste - sent to me by Robert Richardson, NY
Little Lucky - developed by me from a cross between Brandywine and Tad
Lucky Cross - developed by me from a cross between Brandywine and Tad
Tomatoes on the sweet side (to my taste buds!) - but NOT low acid (there is no such thing as a low acid tomato…some have more sugar, which masks the acid flavor)
Mortgage Lifter
Halladay's Mortgage Lifter
Mullen's Mortgage Lifter
Pale Leaf Mullen's Mortgage Lifter
Dwarf Sweet Sue
Anna Russian
Arkansas Traveler
Burgundy Traveler
Great White
Dr. Wyche's Yellow
Kellogg's Breakfast
German Johnson
Coyote
Sungold (especially when very ripe!)
Don's Double Delight
Yellow White
Ruby Gold
Hugh's
Tomatoes on the tart side (to my taste buds!) - but NOT high acid…these just have lower sugar levels.
Jaune Flamme
Sungold (when slightly underripe and pale orange)
Green Zebra
Black Krim
Yellow Brandywine
Tiger Tom
Perth Pride
Sleeping Lady
Dwarf Blazing Beauty
Livingston's Favorite
Livingston's Matchless