In response to a previous question, this plant is definitely indeterminate. Don't let that stop you from growing it if you've had previo...Read Moreus difficulty growing tomatoes due to disease or nematodes. In 25 years growing tomatoes organically in this area of high rainfall, I have rarely gotten a usable crop. I'm glad I didn't give up, because Granadero produced a good number of tasty fruits during last year's rainy summer without succumbing to disease or nematodes like the neighboring Romas.
We had tremendous success with the Granadero tomato in 2011 in the SF Bay Area, which is not known to be a paste-tomato friendly region. ...Read More Our seed source was Johnny's Selected Seeds, and we started from seed in early April, and transplanted on Memorial day. Our goal was to ride out the cool summers here and time planting for our typical Indian Summer in early fall. The timing was perfect and we began a massive harvest in September. The fruits were delicious, firm, great for slicing and saucing. We are planting again this year in other parts of the Bay Area, with similar timing. A note to any amateur winemakers, we had extra plants that we couldn't bear to throw away, so we planted out in an area where wine must is routinely dumped. They went crazy. Best fertilizer ever.
In response to a previous question, this plant is definitely indeterminate. Don't let that stop you from growing it if you've had previo...Read More
Not a comment but a question: Johnny's Seeds catalog lists this as Indeterminate; others list it as Determinate. Which is correct?
We had tremendous success with the Granadero tomato in 2011 in the SF Bay Area, which is not known to be a paste-tomato friendly region. ...Read More
A 150 g, TSWV resistant hybrid plum type from Enza Zaden.