TOW NEVES AZOREAN RED 7-17-10

[darthslater]

Here is a special request, I havent grown this one, as i do find reds boring, but maybe this one is different!! Tanias site list it as a beefsteak, mid season rl. Good flavor and med production. Unless they are PL and super productive with an excellent flavor.
I usually think the pink tomatoes have a better flavor.

[gardenfrog]

Yeah, but chickens don't have lips!

[blane]

NAR didnt fair well for me, even in 2 different years of trying, maybe next year, I can find a better seed source for these.
I picked 1 or 2 per plant, I do remember them having a strong tangy flavor, but nothing to brag highly of, I just wanted to grow these for size, but they didnt make the grade there either.
Wonder what climate these do well in?

[stratcat]

Grew NAR in 2007 as it was highly recommended. I didn't care for the taste. Grew two more recommended red varieties that year and didn't like them, either.

[Tom Akers]

I didn't get good production or particularly good taste from it the year I grew it either. A couple of fruits that were better than ok, but not enough to warrant a speedy return. I may still try again. It always gets great reviews??

[mawkhawk]

Gee whiz, I'm surprised as NAR is my current favorite. Tonight I'll check on who my seed source was. I think that it was Marianna's. For me NAR grows quite large, bushy, disease tolerant plants and a pretty high yield of very good, pretty big beefsteaks. NAR is one of the most disease free and healthy plants I've ever grown.

[tz]

I grew two plants a couple of years ago in two different areas. One was a decent plant with good flavor but not in a good place for decent evaluation. The other plant went wacky and set tons of fruit that all catfaced. I had troubles with alot of mixed seed from that vender that time so I don't trust what I had.

[carolyn137]

Jul 29, 2010 22:04:12 GMT -5 tz said:

I grew two plants a couple of years ago in two different areas. One was a decent plant with good flavor but not in a good place for decent evaluation. The other plant went wacky and set tons of fruit that all catfaced. I had troubles with alot of mixed seed from that vender that time so I don't trust what I had.

I'm surprised at the number of folks who didn't have good luck with NAR b'c I read/post at several sites and it's a favorite of many.

But then I don't know where any of you are getting your seed from. Since this is a variety that I introduced by first listing it in the SSE YEarbooks years ago, don't think I'm praising it b'c it originated with me, actually with Ed McCollum who at the time owned the Neptune Fertilizer Co who got the seeds from Anthony Neves, b/c there are plenty of varieties I first listed that have long ago gone to the pearly gates of TOmato Heaven. ;D

But I know where I initially sent seeds for trial, but don't know how pure those seeds are now.

tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Neves_Azorean_Red

Looking at Tania's page for this variety, and she's sold out for this year, there are one heck of a lot of seed places that list it and a lot of folks who list it in the SSE YEarbook, so it sure looks like there's a lot of folks out there for whom it has done very well.

Carolyn