Brandywine vs Purple Cherokee tomato

[pepper2.0]

Last year I grew a bunch of Brandywine and Purple Cherokee tomato plants.. I forget exactly but about 20 of each. I've heard many people say Brandywine is the best and others say Purple Cherokee is, so I did a side by side taste test.

The Brandywine tomatoes are monsters, much larger than the Cherokee. They also started to ripen almost 2 weeks before the Cherokee. However flavor wise I found the Brandywine more mild in flavor and softer texture, so personally I prefer the Purple Cherokee but will grow both again this coming season.

Some of my garden yum with a venison I harvested.

 

[Meadowlark]

I also like the Purple Cherokee and grow a few every year for the flavor...20 of each? That's a bunch of tomatoes!!

That venison (backstrap?) looks delicious!!

 

[Chuck]

I have a hard time growing the Brandywine varieties. It seems that the climate here gets too hot too soon for extended fruit set and fruit growth. The CP's usually have a much larger first bloom set and set many more tomatoes than the Brandywine's. The Brandywines do get bigger but it is not unusual for a CP to be well over a pound which to me is a BIG tomato. I also prefer the taste of the CP over the Brandywine. The only con I have about the CP's is their shorter shelf life.

Excuse me while I pick the plastic out of my teeth. I just took a bite of my screen looking at that deermeat.

 

[pepper2.0]

I also like the Purple Cherokee and grow a few every year for the flavor...20 of each? That's a bunch of tomatoes!!

That venison (backstrap?) looks delicious!!

I always grow way too many lol. I give a lot away, make as much pasta sauce as I can but a lot still goes to the compost.

I think that's a shank steak. I usually have the heart, backstrap and tenderloin eaten within a week after the deer drops lol

 

[pepper2.0]

I have a hard time growing the Brandywine varieties. It seems that the climate here gets too hot too soon for extended fruit set and fruit growth. The CP's usually have a much larger first bloom set and set many more tomatoes than the Brandywine's. The Brandywines do get bigger but it is not unusual for a CP to be well over a pound which to me is a BIG tomato. I also prefer the taste of the CP over the Brandywine. The only con I have about the CP's is their shorter shelf life.

Excuse me while I pick the plastic out of my teeth. I just took a bite of my screen looking at that deermeat.

I would choose CP's too, hands down. Before that I always grew bush beefsteaks, so it was a bit of work setting up for climbers but worth it! I doubt I will grow a bush tomato again.