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Post by daylilydude on Apr 24, 2013 6:27:40 GMT -5
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Post by paulf on Apr 24, 2013 7:27:49 GMT -5
KB is one of our "every year" tomatoes. The flavor is on the sweet side with a bit of a fruity overtone. The color is orange and for me the size usually averages in the 12-16 ounce range. KBX is the potato leaf version 'discovered' by Martha Hufford. She sent seeds to several people including me. In my gardens, they are virtually identical, but some folks give reasons for preferring one over the other. A couple of years ago Darrell Kellogg asked me to send him some KBX seeds so he could try it out. His results have not been shared with me. Kellogg's Breakfast is one of the tomatoes that got me going on the path to Heirloom/OP tomato addiction.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2013 18:07:31 GMT -5
This will be my second time growing it. Year before last I trialed one plant each of Sudduth's Brandywine, Yellow Brandywine, Kellogg's Breakfast, Evergreen, Black Krim, Cherokee Purple, and several others I've forgotten. It was my first time really experimenting with heirloom tomatoes, and I was looking for variety. Both of the Brandywines turned out to be crossed seed; the "Sudduth's" ended up making clusters of little two inch saladette sized red tomatoes rather than big pink ones (though they still tasted great), and the yellow was so incredibly sour it was nearly inedible. ANYWAY, of all the varieties we tried that year, my wife and I agreed that Black Krim and Kellogg's Breakfast were the best tasting. In my garden, Kellogg's Breakfast tastes much like paulf described, but they also have a bit of a garlicky aftertaste unlike any other tomato I've tried, which we really enjoy.
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Post by stratcat on Apr 24, 2013 22:10:27 GMT -5
Kellogg's Breakfast is one of my favorite orange tomatoes. To me, it is sweet and tasty. I, too, got my KBX seed from Martha Hufford and I grow KBX every year. I can't tell the difference in taste between these two.
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Post by horsea on Apr 27, 2013 12:26:21 GMT -5
Re your disappointing Brandywines. This is a good reason to get seed from reliable source. I originally bought my "Brandywine" and "Rose" seeds from Johnny's and I am not sorry I did. I don't grow Brandywine anymore, though; of its type (beefsteak) "Rose" is even better (as they claim).
Never heard of Kellogg's Breakfast but now I'd like to take a crack at it. Too late in these parts, though.
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Post by materman on Apr 27, 2013 22:14:30 GMT -5
In my quest for the perfect maters for my neck of the woods, I did grow KB one year but with less then optimum results. Might have to try it again one of these years. I am growing KBX for the first time this year and I must say, plant wise they are one of the best looking plants I have.
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Post by daylilydude on Jul 5, 2015 13:23:38 GMT -5
Beautiful plant... wife got to try this and said it tasted kinda sweet, but bland... I'm thinking it's because it was the very first fruit and all the rain we have had... hoping that the taste improves further up the plant.
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Post by paulf on Jul 5, 2015 14:25:59 GMT -5
Horsea: Johnny's is a very good source for Brandywine Sudduth Strain since they got their original seeds from Craig LeHoullier. I have re-ordered Brandys from Johnny's and alway received the correct seeds from them.
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