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Profile:8 positives
2 neutrals
1 negative
Gardeners' Notes:
| Rating | Author | Comment |
| Negative | rbrown974 | On Sep 30, 2009, rbrown974 from Newark Valley, NY wrote: Delicious was originally called Burpee Delicious. The Burpee catalog, however, has not carried it in several years. Size-wise, for me, the fruit was on par with Brandywine (1-2 lbs. each). But the Delicious fruits were lopsided and misshapen. On Brandywine, the stem supporting the heavy fruit is itself heavy (the size of a man’s thumb). On Delicious, the stem is only the size of a lead pencil, not really up to the job. The Delicious yield (pounds of fruit per plant) was not very good. I’m not surprised Burpee dropped it. | | Positive | Breamfishn | On Aug 16, 2009, Breamfishn from Blairsville, GA wrote: All the flavor and taste that I remember as a child when gathered from mother's garden in the 1950's. It was definately named correctly. | | Positive | jjpm74 | On Aug 8, 2008, jjpm74 from Stratford, CT (Zone 6b) wrote: This variety came as a huge surprise to me. Produces fruits that are larger than softballs, weigh on average 3-4 pounds each and taste as good as the name suggests. A definite mainstay in my garden. | | Positive | LooneyLinda | On Aug 26, 2007, LooneyLinda from Mantua, UT (Zone 4b) wrote: Great flavor, and early enough for me to get some good production. | | Positive | Lilypon | On Sep 10, 2006, Lilypon from Moose Jaw, SK (Zone 3b) wrote: Fantastic flavor and production......I've got a couple of monsters and some more averaged sized tomatoes growing on my L. Delcious plants. I gather if I had removed all but a few we would have had even larger fruit.
This tomato was the bestest I've ever had (I love Sun Gold and Black Cherry but it's wonderful to have such a tasty *tomato flavored* mater for a sandwich). Ü
I will make sure this one is always grown in my garden! | | Positive | tropicalaria | On Sep 7, 2006, tropicalaria from Tri-Cities, WA (Zone 7b) wrote: Produced medium sized, attractive round fruit for me, rather than the monsters I've heard about. Flavor was decent, not too strong. Makes a good slicer. | | Neutral | Gabrielle | On Jan 26, 2006, Gabrielle from Washington, IL (Zone 5a) wrote: I planted these for a couple of years because they were a fairly early producing tomato, but they weren't my favorite. I prefer a sweeter tomato. | | Positive | Big_Red | On Jul 25, 2005, Big_Red from Bethelridge, KY (Zone 6a) wrote: Great 'old fashioned' taste, very good producer of huge red tomatoes. I'll save room for these next year! | | Positive | Tplant | On Apr 23, 2005, Tplant from Pembroke Pines, FL (Zone 10a) wrote: Huge reddish-pink tomatos. One slice can easily overlap any sandwich. Plant must be heavily supported as the tomatos have been known to weigh as much as five pounds. Holds the World's Record !!! | | Positive | FCivish | On Aug 15, 2003, FCivish from South Jordan, UT wrote: Fruits generally large, with good flavor. Not very early. Good production. | | Neutral | lupinelover | On Jan 18, 2003, lupinelover from Grove City, OH (Zone 6a) wrote: This variety currently holds the world's record for largest tomato: 7+ lbs. If you want to grow a record-setter, this is definitely one to try. |
| Regional...This plant has been said to grow in the following regions: Mammoth Spring, Arkansas
Stratford, Connecticut
Hollywood, Florida
Blairsville, Georgia
Chicago, Illinois
Lisle, Illinois
Washington, Illinois
Louisburg, Kansas
Bethelridge, Kentucky
Fairhaven, Massachusetts
Tishomingo, Mississippi
Salisbury, New Hampshire
Newark Valley, New York
Kings Mountain, North Carolina
Pembina, North Dakota
Canyon Lake, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Houston, Texas
Mantua, Utah
Richmond, Virginia
Richland, Washington
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