I'm going to post a another link. A more recent article. These I feel at least give some of the newer tomato growers some things to think about. Your results in OK probably won't be the same and taste is a personal preference but some of the disease resistance ect are the same. And should provide info to ask questions about. Jay

Here is a link that might be useful: Punk Rock Gardens

Jay,

It is an interesting report of their study results. Tim grew up in Pennsylvania and gardened there and it is a truly wonderful place to grow tomatoes. Their summer heat is low enough that pollination is not impeded and most years they have very abundant rainfall. When we would go to PA to visit Tim's family, I was always amazed at how well everything grows in their mild summer climate.

I don't believe many folks here could match their reported tons per acre even with good irrigation, although I think if it could be done anywhere in Oklahoma, it would be in the northeastern part of the state where the soil seems to be very fertile and they get great rainfall most years.

I haven't grown Conestoga, although I have toyed with the idea of growing it the last couple of years. I think maybe Scott has grown Conestoga before.

I had read their report on 'Fabulous' before and ordered seeds of it this year so I could try it.

Marianna's Peace didn't surprise me....it peforms well and tastes very good here, but I seldom plant it. I have grown it in the past, but when I dropped it and planted something else in its place, I didn't really 'miss it'. So, it hasn't earned its way back into my garden.

Dawn

Thanks for that link.

Does anyone know what OSU's Bixby test station does with vegetables these days?

A few years ago I read about some of the studies they had done, but after an open-house that I missed a few years ago, I have not heard about anything else they have done with tomatoes or opening to the public each year.

Scott,

They still do a lot of vegetable variety testing there, but it isn't always easy to find their results online.

I've linked the website that has the results from the Vegetable Research Station at Bixby. Just click on the crop you're interested in on the left menu, and it should bring up the list of what they've most recently trialed. This website is current through the January 2009 report, which features the results from the 2008 trials. I assume the January 2010 report will be posted in the next few weeks, reporting on their 2009 results.

You might enjoy comparing their tomato results to yours if you are growing any of the varieties they have trialed. I would think their growing conditions would be quite similar to yours.

Dawn

Here is a link that might be useful: OSU Crop Trial Report Website