we will have to compare notes in August! thanks

Yes, fireduck. Lets keep posted.
BTW: I read that garden blog. She/he just recommended Stupice and Willamette. As I mentioned before, I would rather grow Bloody Butcher. With Stupice you won't know what you are getting: I am growing close to 30 varieties this year. So there are more choices out there than some people think. .

Here are the varieties developed by OSU for PNW weather that I know of:

SILETZ, LEGEND, WILLAMETTE, OREGON SPRING, INDIGO ROSE.

I am growing all of the above except OREGON SPRING. My favorite so far is Siletz.

Sey

One thing I didn't like about Stupice was that as the season progressed the fruit got smaller and smaller, by September they were about golf ball size.

Amen, Vince. I remember that too. It flowered big clusters and the last ones on it were much smaller, like cherry.

Sey

Hi fireduck,

I'm on the sunny side of WA. I grew out four Willamettes last year purchased as starts from a local Spokane nursery. I planted two in pots (5 gal) and two in ground. All were very healthy, vigorous and productive compact plants. Each went thru three distinct fruiting cycles and lasted until frost.

There were a few problems, the biggest being the taste. They tasted on par with store bought tomato, so completely tasteless. Very disappointing.

Also, they were not early either. Anna Russian and CP ripened earlier for me.

On a more positive note, "The Tomato Lady" in Spokane Valley, 10 miles away from me, has had great successes with Willamettes. She won grand prize at the local county fair in 2013 with her Willamette and it's one of her favorites varieties.

Shelley

http://thetomatolady.com/tomato-varieties/early/

http://thetomatoladyblog.com/