Regular Brandywine Pink did great. It had some foliar symptoms of verticillium on the lower leaves, but no wilt (only one of the Brandy Boy F11s had some wilt, but not very much). No discernable viruses. It produced fine, and even in the heat, surprisingly. It got some big fruit. I saved seeds from the largest fruit. Brandy Boy F11 had more taste, though. I'm trying Brandywine Pink from those saved seeds again; we'll see if the taste improves this year. Brandy Boy sets fruits in the heat just fine, too, by the way. (Brandywine Pink, however, doesn't exactly have a reputation for its heat-setting ability; so, that's partly why I was surprised.) Note that Brandywine Pink was closer to the house, and the plants closer to the house seemed less bothered by Verticillium for some unknown reason.

Something i forgot to mention, i have a BB with 3 cotyledons, nothing too amazing, but there's another with two seedlings out of one seed, two leaders, the stems were fused a few millimeters above the soil level. There is a chance that the twins were two thin seeds stuck together, but i always check for that beforehand and do not like leaving them stuck together. I plan on growing them out myself, i wanted to mark them today before they become lost in the mix and unidentifiable. Pruning technique for the twins should be interesting. I took a picture of them a couple of weeks back, sent the pics to my PC, but can't find them for the life of me now... Steve

Hmmm, I thought we just had this discussion last week? http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/2202575/better-boy-vs-brandy-boy?n=47

PC - I found another tomato motivational song - this one by Guy Clark - that may help the Brandy Boys and other varieties !! I'll have to let the tomato plants listen to this tune next year - it already has me motivated to get going on another season - haha https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAJq6sHNktc Lyrics Well, there ain't nothin' in the world that I like better Than bacon and lettuce and homegrown tomatoes Up in the mornin', out in the garden Get you a ripe one, hey, don't get a hard one Plant 'em in the spring, eat 'em in the summer All winter with out 'em's a culinary bummer I forget all about the sweatin' and diggin' Everytime I go out and pick me a big one Homegrown tomatoes, homegrown tomatoes What'd life be without homegrown tomatoes Only two things that money can't buy And that's true love and homegrown tomatoes Now you can go out to eat and that's for sure But it's nothin' a homegrown tomato won't cure Put 'em in a salad, put 'em in a stew You make your very own tomato juice You can eat 'em with eggs, eat 'em with gravy Eat 'em with beans, pinto or navy Put 'em on the side, put 'em in the middle Put a homegrown tomato on a hotcake griddle Homegrown tomatoes, homegrown tomatoes What'd life be without homegrown tomatoes Only two things that money can't buy And that's true love and homegrown tomatoes If I's to change this life I lead I'd be Johnny Tomato Seed 'Cause I know what this country needs Homegrown tomatoes in every yard you see, yeah When I die, don't bury me In a box in a cemetary Out in the garden would be much better And I could be pushin' up homegrown tomatoes Homegrown tomatoes, homegrown tomatoes What'd life be without homegrown tomatoes Only two things that money can't buy And that's true love and homegrown tomatoes Homegrown tomatoes, homegrown tomatoes What'd life be without homegrown tomatoes Only two things that money can't buy And that's true love and homegrown tomatoes, alright Songwriters Clark, Guy