Tennessee Suited, I think. A dwarf plant.

Adelaide Festival. Another dwarf.

Shell 6A

I'm beginning to think that the PBTD I grew in 2017 was perhaps crossed with one of the following in 2016: Cuostralee, George Detsikas Italian Red, or Chapman. Apparently, PBTD is supposed to be a medium-sized tomato, but mine were definitely very large (like, up to almost 5" in width, and maybe 3" tall). I think I've heard of them being pretty big for at least one other person, though. Mine still looked like PBTD. I'm curious what'll happen when I grow it this year!

Anyway, I'm not complaining. Those are all good varieties, and I like large fruit.

Our PBTDs have always been medium sized on average; though we have noted significant variability in shape and size with this variety in our beds. Hang time is a bit of an issue with this one as well. Overall, we like it.

FYI: Cuostralee has not done well for us. I should probably trial it again from a different seed source (I think I have several). George Detsikas is fabulous here. We haven't grown Chapman in a while and have no recent data but I do have some seeds in inventory.

Chapman for me has had firm, smooth, uniform, wide fruit that are about 2lbs, with excellent texture and taste when watered well (a really nice tomato for enormous sandwiches). When not watered well, it was a little mealy, and not quite as large or productive, but still smooth, firm and large. I got my seeds from Cole_Robbie of TV. Perhaps this was midseason to late for me.

George Detsikas Italian Red was much tastier and more prolific with less water, but it got very large fruit either way. I got mine from Marsha of TV. It had smoother, more uniform fruit when watered more the first year, and a beefsteak shape the next year when I watered it less. I wouldn't call it early, but it's definitely early for its size. It's probably on the early side of midseadon.

I've only grown Cuostralee once, watered a fair amount. It reminds me of a giant-fruited (about 2lbs), later Matina, with somewhat milder taste, and RL foliage. It was doing quite well, and was setting fruit nicely at the end of the season, but it was late for me compared with most varieties. I got my seeds from timeless-tomatoes.com. The fruit were pretty smooth and uniform.

PBTD quite underperformed for me the first year, when watered well (it did have medium-sized fruit, but it was so late that I'm not sure if it was done growing), and fantastic (and decently early) the second year, not watered much. I got my original seed from Tormato of TV who got it from someone (seeds were marked 2013). Mine didn't have much hang-time in 2017, but in 2016 I harvested them before they were fully ripe (and they were still quite firm). In 2017, the taste was sweet, but mild; it was extremely juicy, and would have made a great juice tomato. I liked it more for its production than taste, but it did taste good. In 2016, the taste was unripe, but mild; it was decent for the ripeness level.

Hi there Shell, what does “hang time” mean? Thanks!