Tomato 'Biltmore'

This is my first time growing this cultivar and it is very vigorous with profound fruit production. Tomatoes are about 10-12 oz in weigh...Read Moret average and seem resistant to the usual culprits. Good watering keeps the fruit well presented without cracks or discolorations. The major difference between the description and my plant is the color. The fruit is distinctly orange and I kept waiting for it to ripen to a red color but it never did. The color is very orange and the sugar content of the fruit is high with very nice taste. I have been using them for slicing and the skin is thicker without being severe and slices well. Love the taste and the productivity. The orange color stumped me initially but holds true with all the fruit.

Container grown, good leaf protection, mostly 5-8oz fruits
did have one at 14oz. Used dolomitic lime with potting
soil mix...Read More, no blossom end rot issues. I need to give it the
in ground test yet, flavor ok, yields ok.

A 2003 fresh market round red from Seminis (Asgrow). Fits into the production niche between Mountain Spring and Florida 91.It has resista...Read Morence to Alternaria stem canker, Verticillium wilt (race 1), Fusarium (race 1, 2), and gray leaf spot. 70 day. 8-10 ounce fruits ripen with a short harvest window.