Quoting Thurston Ackerman (Tue 30 Sep 1997 01:25) to All:
TA> Several weeks ago I shared my disappointment with my "Jet
TA> Star" tomatoes (late fruiting and only two out of six were
TA> producing multiple fruits 8-(.
This is my second year for Jet Star, using a different garden
location. In fairness, both years I got them in late...mid-June
instead of mid-April. However, the yield is small. Next year I'll
use something else. Have had more luck in the past with Better
Boys, Rutgers and several others which names escape me at the
moment.
TA> It appears the plantings are producing a second set of
TA> blossoms that probably would produce a second sets of fruits
TA> if I was in a warmer and longer season then here in the
TA> metro Boston, MA area. 
This seems to be my problem with the Mortgage Lifters. Got about 4
large tomatoes from 2 plants, then nothing until the blossoms
began again...lots of small ones starting.
TA> And I must admit those tomatoes that have ripened have much
TA> more meat and relatively small amount of seeds then Big
TA> Boys, etc.;and are pleasant in salads (or with a bit of
TA> olive oil and some wine 8-). So if you are in a milder
TA> clime, give them a try next seasons. 
Ya, but the meat in mine is pasty-gluey like many commercial
tomatoes. Don't know if the extremely dry weather caused the
pastiness. (They were watered, by grace of my neighbor's
spill-over, during this time.)
I'm looking for a sweet tomato and a tart tomato; and basically
I'm searching for thin, tender skins. Don't need the commercial
thick-skinned, pasty ones. Got any suggestions?
Judy--
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