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Originally Posted by Berryman
Does anyone have suggestions for tomatoes that set fruit in hot weather.  In July and August we are often 94f+ in the day and 75+ at night



  We hit 112*-115* here,  Coustralee, Sudduth’s Brandywine, Pruden's Purple - wonderful beefsteaks

 Purple Calabash -  The rockstar of flavorful tomatoes, wine-like flavor

 Cherokee Purple, Black (of) Tula, Brad's Black Heart, Chocolate Stripes - These can steal the spotlight...  once the average person tastes these, they will never go back to hybrids
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Originally Posted by Berryman
Does anyone have suggestions for tomatoes that set fruit in hot weather.  In July and August we are often 94f+ in the day and 75+ at night the varieties I have tried set very poorly.  Thanks in advance for suggestions 




I have an unknown cherry type tomato from Mexico that does extremely well here in my summers I think we hit 104F but the leaves just wilted and bounced back afternight. The fruit are extremely sweet. I do have some left over saved seed.
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Brandywine & Cherokee Purple are two of my favorites!
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Berryman, three come to mind. 

1. Arkansas Traveler      (Hybrid)
2. Omar's Lebanese        (heirloom)
3. Costoluto Genevese    (heirloom)


Here is a link that might also be useful.

https://www.tomatofest.com/tomato-seeds-tropical-hot-humid-collection.html
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Thank you very much for suggestions of varieties to try.  I really miss having fresh tomatoes to eat when the summers are hot.
Greg
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Originally Posted by Berryman
Does anyone have suggestions for tomatoes that set fruit in hot weather.  In July and August we are often 94f+ in the day and 75+ at night the varieties I have tried set very poorly.  Thanks in advance for suggestions 


I have an unknown cherry type tomato from Mexico that does extremely well here in my summers I think we hit 104F but the leaves just wilted and bounced back afternight. The fruit are extremely sweet. I do have some left over saved seed.


Matthew, thank you for the offer, that is very nice.  Cherry tomatoes are the one type I have that will produce all summer, sometimes we want what we can't have.
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Originally Posted by Pattee
Those  tomatoes are beautiful! What makes them so difficult to grow - is it those pin worms? My daughter in law has stopped growing them because of the pin worms. 
~ i would try  THURICIDE,it is organic ,safe to eat same day you spay kills alot of diff worms look into it ~great for cabbage worms ~
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