I plan to cut back in 2019 by 50% to allocate more raised bed space for pepper production. My 2019 grow list is as follows:
Amazon Chocolate
Black Magic
Bolseno
Brad's Atomic Grape*
Brunete
Captain Lucky
Cherry Bomb
Clear Lake Heirloom
Couilles De Taureau (Heuvos de Toro)
Dora
Druzba* (Overall best of 2018)
Esterina
Fabulous Dark Cherry V*
George Detsika's Italian Red
Gordo de Pantones*
Grandma Oliver's Chocolate*
Iva's Red Berry
Lithuanian
McMurray #10*
Mikado Chernyi
Missouri Pink Love Apple
Monroe* (Trying this one again)
Moravsky Div
Northern Lights
Oregon Spring
Pale Perfect Purple
Seek No Further Love Apple
Stupice
Sunpeach
SuperNova
Unknown Mexican Market Black F2 (Black w/Green Shoulders)
*Invited back from 2018
2018 Review
AAA Sweet Solano - Fair, would grow again
Aunt Lou's Underground Railroad - Low production
Big Orange V - Good, would grow again
BKX/Prairie Star - Grew out as Prairie Star - Low Production
Black Bear - Good, would grow again
Black Early X PBTD - Very Nice, would grow again, good looking fruit
Black Giant - Low Production
Blackberry - Low Production
Blackstar - Low production
Bosanski Stari - Very nice red, would grow again
Brad's Atomic Grape - Very Nice, big seller, good production
Buffalo Soldier - Low production
Bulgarian #7 - Moderate production, great taste, would grow again
Bulgarian Old Sort (No Name) - Moderate production, great taste, would grown again
Butter 'n Eggs - Mellow, great production, not a big fan
Calabacito Rojo - Little ruffled tomatoes, not a big fan
Druzba - Great production and taste, overall #1 for 2018
Dwarf Arctic Rose - Did not do well for me
Dwarf Iditarod Red - Did not do well for me
Early Glee - Nice, good production, would grow again
Fabulous Dark Cherry V - My best cherry for 2018
Faelan's First Snow - Moderate production, great taste, would grow again
Forest Fire - Super early, decent production, I wish I would have planted more
German Johnson Benton Strain - Fruit sizes and shapes all over the map
Gordo de Pantones - Huge and tasty red beefsteaks, very nice and would grow again, one of my 2018 top performers
Grandma Oliver's Chocolate - Probably my best black for 2018
Indian Moon - Not a big fan
Lime Green Salad - Had several plants that produced a few tasty fruits
Maglia Rosa - OK, would grow again
Matsu Express - Fruit sizes and shapes all over the map
McGee - Good, would grow again
McKinley - Nice large pink beefsteak, would grow again. Top 5 for 2018
McMurray #10 - Another large pink beefsteak, would grow again. Another Top 5 for 2018.
Medovaya Kaplya - OK but was expecting more
Milka's Red Bulgarian - Decent, would grow again
Monroe - Moderate production, pretty good, plant succumb to disease early. Would like to try again.
Morado de Fitero - Great, would grow again.
Moruno Anta - Another good one, top 10 for sure
Moruno de Madrid - Low production
Napa Giant - No production
Negrillo de Almoguera - #2 black for 2018
Negro de Cuenca - Nice red, would grow again
Orange Cream - Did not do well
Our Own Pink - A very beautiful and large PL plant, low to moderate production, few but great tasting fruits, would grow again
Perth Pride - Did not do well
Pink Pioneer - Great, ranked right up there with McKinley and McMurray #10
Reverend Michael Keyes - Decent, still in search of good red cherry
Rosella Purple - Did not do well
Scary Larry - Would grow again, good production
Spike - Would grow again, good production
Summer Cider - Low production but sooooo good
Sweet Ozark Orange - Another one with low production but great taste
Tasmanian Chocolate - My best dwarf
Texas Star - Low production
Vorlon - Good production, decent taste, #3 of my 2018 blacks
Wherokowhai - No production
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