Yellow Pear. After one season of it, I would completely forget what a palatable tomato tastes like, and I could spend future summers drinking beer on the patio instead of digging around the garden.

It doesn't work that way. You have to say why we can only plant one :-)

If I'm stranded in a remote area kinda thing, I'd go for Jet Star for good production of at least acceptable to good tomatoes.

If its space constraints it would have to be Missouri Pink Love Apple. Moderate sized plant, with moderate production of the best tasting tomatoe I've ever had. Cherokee Purple would be a close second.

If I also have a sunny window I'd have a Red Robin which I don't really see myself ever being without. Tiny, idiot proof plant with tomatoey tasting cherries.

Early Wonder was the best performing plant in an undersized container I've grown. It produced acceptable to good tasting fruits, in moderate quantities, in a 3 gal bucket all season. Even in the hot/dry time, it could go 3 or 4 days without water.

All the late or low production types wouldn't make the cut, no matter how good they taste.

Anthony Toronto, OMG, that's funny.

Indian Stripe.

Compact, managable, indeterminate, capable of producing well in 10-gallon container or inferior garden soil conditions, yields fairly early (70 - 75 days), meaty, DELICIOUS, perfect slicer size, heat tolerant, never shown disease here when others did, superior to Cherokee Purple and JD's C-Tex in my opinion.

Cool, I am growing Indian Stripe for the first time this year and I look forward to it.

And Yellow Pear - I haven't grown it and don't plan on ever doing so - I have heard plenty said on this forum about it. lol

It would be the Ramapo for me. This tomato is simply delicious. I grew it last year and had no problems with it at all.

Here is a link that might be useful: Win Free Garden Stuff

Porter Dark Cherry

Not sure why they call it "dark", it's actually a pink tomato. I love these tomatoes and they grow great in Texas when days are hot. I planted 3 my first year gardening and they outproduced 10 of my other plants. They produced all summer and into the fall until we had a freeze. They grew over their cages and down to the ground.

The tomatoes are pink, oval shaped, and about 2 oz (a "two bite" cherry I was told). My kids would eat them straight from the plant. The ones that actually made it inside were used for salads or sauces.

There's a Porter's Improved out there as well. I haven't tried it, but a tomato expert told me to stick with the original. They call it "improved" but I hear it really isn't.

Here is a link that might be useful: Link to Porter seeds

I would grow Black Krim because it's my favorite tomato, but then again maybe I'm overthinking it.

Can't imagine ever growing only one but I suppose it would be Rutgers. Dependable, good production, good flavor, good all-around use.

Dave

Here is a link that might be useful: If you could grow only one....

I would plant sungold or cherokee purple. Where i live these two do awesome!!!! And yes yes brandywine suddiths strain if I knew it would not get too hot

Dombito Hybrid.

Eye Candy Gorgeous. Satiny texture. Tangy yet sweet. And quite disease resistant. In every way a perfect tomato.

Too bad the seeds are so freaking expensive.

Maybe...

Champion
Champion II

A reasonably flavorful workhorse that yields really well in continental Zones 3-4.

I'd have to say better boy, lived on them my whole life 26 years

BHN 589...stable producer, descent taste, disease resistant,
heat tolerable..actually all of the BHN maters have a place in my garden.but I favor the 589.

big zac....go big or go home

Rutgers

Ciao all-

Easy:

Opalka, hands down. It's a champ, produces very well and is my machine for just about any tomato product you could make from sauce to V8 juice to ketchup to salsa. I can't say enough good things about this awesome variety.

What about tomato sandwiches though?