You might want to post this over on the growing Tomatoes forum here as there are several growers-for-sale who participate there regularly. selectedplants.com is one possibility to check out. Dave Here is a link that might be useful: Tomato forum

This is what I have. Some I only have a few of. Abraham Lincoln Orig. Beefsteak Box Car Willie Brandywine Pink Campbell's 1327 Druzba Tomato German Pink German Red Strawberry Giant Oxheart Golden Jubilee Great White Beefsteak Heinz 1439 Homestead Isis Candy (Cherry) Italian Giant Beefsteak Kellogg's Breakfast Large Red Cherry Marglobe Mortgage Lifter Mule Team Old Brooks Ponderosa Pink Red Grape Red Pear Red Tommy-Toe Roma Rutgers San Marzano (Paste) Thessaloniki Yellow Brandywine

German Johnson is a relatively bland but productive large beefsteak type tomato with some lumpiness to the lobes. Keyword in that description is 'bland'. It is a big seller in the Carolinas, but for the life of me, I don't understand why. There are both regular leaf and potato leaf versions available. Give an opportunity, I would grow Druzba before German Johnson. It is a far better tomato taste-wise and production is excellent. DarJones

Mike, I'm in Newport News. Growing 2 German Johnson, 2 Black from Tula, 1 German Giant, 1 Virginia Sweets, 1 Eva's Purple Ball, and 2 Black Cherry. All plants went into raised beds appx. April 21. They are all about 4 feet tall. All plants except for German Johnson are covered in tomatoes and blooms. Most tomatoes on the plants are about the size of a golf ball or racquetball. Many plants have 5-10 tomatoes and probably 4 times as many blooms. My German Johnsons are a different story. They are equally healthy and receive the same conditions (soil, sunlight, water, fertilizer) as the others, but lack the number of blooms and tomatoes. One has 3 tomatoes and about 5 open blooms, the other has 2 tomatoes and about 5 open blooms. I am seeing other flower sets forming all over both plants, which is a good indicator that they will soon be producing more tomatoes. I grew German Johnsons in Williamsburg for 3 years and had a similar experience each year. But they ultimately catch up and keep producing well in hot weather when others drop blooms. Very productive, reliable, and tastes great. Hang in there and give it another 2-3 weeks before you decided whether to keep them or dig them up. Also, I've had far more success with Black from Tula than Black Krim. I no longer grow Krim as a black, instead focusing on Tula. Krim tended to split like crazy after late afternoon summer downpours! Tula only rarely split in the same conditions. And I think the flavor is equally outstanding. Good luck, look forwarding to hearing an update in a few weeks. Dave