Re: [tomato] Brandywine

EDMUND C. FLYNN (Tomato@GlobalGarden.com)
Wed, 18 Nov 1998 02:54:08 -0500

Marlynn Marcks wrote:

> Brandywine is very shy in bearing, misshappen, and late.  In addition,
> to me it tastes like it is about to rot and has the slight aftertaste of
> garbage.  It is also a little mushy.

Several writers asked me why I (and my wife, by the way) didn't like
Brandywine. I can't put it any better than Marlyn has.

Interestingly, it proved more resistant to early blight than the hybrids. Not
very scientific .. I only had one of them.