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Post by daylilydude on May 29, 2011 9:02:46 GMT -5
What's your take on these?
Hybrid, Determinate, 70 days, Red, Globe (8-12 ounces), Resistance: VFFNTA
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2011 19:19:36 GMT -5
We planted them for the first time this year.
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Post by klorentz on May 29, 2011 22:01:10 GMT -5
Good production average flavor.Not a bad hybrid.
Kevin
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Post by nofeargardener on May 31, 2011 19:15:47 GMT -5
I tried them for the first time last year. Didn't go well, but that's because the soil wasn't what it needed to be. Had a lot of clay. That was the plot we had out at a friend's house about 20 minutes away. The harvest was weak. I planted a few (6 or so) this year along side all my other maters in my new raised beds at home. Thought I'd give them a try again. I'll have to let you know how it goes.
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Post by okiedrifter on Jun 1, 2011 8:32:29 GMT -5
here in Okla I like them they set in high temps...will grow as long as you have something for them to grow on I have had them get 8 feet high...picking tomatos clear into frost and thats mid nov here in Okla....nice firm fruit ok taste lots of water not the best for sauce or canning for that reason but I did can them and they held up good...I pick them over any other hybrid here in my garden and recomend them for beginners because they will set fruit in hi temps...
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Post by paulf on Jun 1, 2011 20:46:32 GMT -5
Very popular around my neck of the woods because they are round, red, sort of early and very tasteless; just what a tomato is supposed to be (for those who have not tried an OP with real flavor). We are weaning friends and neighbors away from this very average tomato.
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Post by desertrat on Jan 10, 2012 9:57:28 GMT -5
Celebrity tomatoes are one recommended and widely grown here in the desert as already stated they set well in our heat, produce a lot of tomatoes. Some of the first ones I grew, didn't plant any this year hoping others I'm growing will produce better tasting tomatoes.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2012 13:49:41 GMT -5
i grow them as well as better boys to sell at market for sheer numbers, and i can them also. I cant grow enough ops to supply the demand.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2013 12:59:52 GMT -5
I grow celebrity often-Produces lots of tomatoes-average taste, medium sized. I cut mine back in July (I'm in zone 9), and they start producing again in late September. I usually have fresh tomatoes for Thanksgiving and on occasion, Christmas.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on May 29, 2013 16:28:48 GMT -5
Catgrass, how far exactly do you cut them back? Curious, since mine generally look like death warmed over by July (if they are even alive).
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Post by gixxerific on May 29, 2013 16:38:34 GMT -5
Are you talking about tomato's that famous people have? You know Celebrity's? Sorry I couldn't resist.
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Post by materman on Jun 6, 2013 13:07:24 GMT -5
I use to grow a lot of Celebrity's in the past. I always thought they were a pretty descent tomato. I do think they are a semi determinant though. actually got a couple for breeding purposes right now.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Jun 7, 2013 23:40:41 GMT -5
Many years ago, before I began growing all of my veggies from seeds, I tried celebrity when they first came on the market, mainly because a place that used to have a lot of tomato varieties went out of business, and this was what was available. They produced a huge number, with fairly good flavor, but due to the fact that they were semi-determinate, they stopped producing almost entirely, and I only got a few more the rest of the season. That was when I started growing my own seedlings, and planting a lot of varieties, so I wouldn't get them all at once again.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2013 9:58:32 GMT -5
Lin-I'm sorry not to answer sooner-I don't always have computer available. I cut them back about 1/3 to 1/2. If they are in direct sun all day, I have some shade cloth I cover them with. Keep on watering, but don't fertilize again until they start blooming-usually September sometime.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Jun 19, 2013 20:57:07 GMT -5
Thanks. I may try that with a plant or two and see what happens.
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