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On May 28, 2008, sgriffith from Beaver, WV (Zone 5b) wrote:
I believe this is the best tasting tomato! I raise several Heirloom varieties each year. And I also raise big-boy and better boy hybrids. In my opinion, these are the best tomato for raw eating, salads, sandwiches and washing it off and eating it like an apple.
I assume this is the same as what I call Pink German. I got the original plant from a local nursery.
On Dec 27, 2006, lynnstarrs from El Cerrito, CA wrote:
Wonderful plant that survived repeated gopher attacks to produce wonderful tomatoes. In our tiny garden, we are making room for it again this year (and fencing out the gopher).
Recommended by a local heirloom gardener and it was excellent. Plenty of tomatoes, fine flavor and few with any problems. One of my favorite reds (pinks).
On Oct 6, 2003, RStewart from Carson City, NV wrote:
We bought this as a 1-gallon plant at Half Moon Bay nursery, CA, and brought it home to Carson City NV. Not having information on it, we planted it too close, so it intergrew with a Sweet 100, to no ill effect. What a great tomato the German Pink is! Large, meaty fruit. For a long time we didn't think it was going to set fruit; when it finally began, it set many fine, large tomatoes. Salad at dinner tonight was two saucer-size half-inch slices from one tomato (with avocado and cottage cheese).
Our plant was on red plastic, but by the time it had grown to size, I don't think the red plastic made any difference--you couldn't see it anymore.
We look forward to growing it again next year.
On Mar 29, 2003, tomato_lady from Crossville, TN (Zone 6a) wrote:
We simply call this variety German Pink. I planted 6 of them last year to try them out, and put them along side my Brandywine and Mortgage Lifeter plants - all potato leaf varieties.
I found this variety to be a little more tart than the Brandywine - but just as wonderful. Again, these heirlooms are not "carefree" growers, but they are well worth the extra effort.
One vendor has this plant for sale.
