Hillbilly is the one, I do reckon

In our very small scale taste test of the tomatoes grown in the Greenish Thumb potager, we found Hillbilly to be the winner in ALL the following categories: appearance, taste, harvest, and size. This was a blind taste test. Here are the tomatoes we tested in rank order:

Best: heirloom Hillbilly!!! To be noted: this is the second year that Hillbilly has been voted best tomato in a blind taste test.

2nd place: store bought vine-ripened tomatoes...the judge thought for sure this tomato was from the GT potager.

3rd place: heirloom beefsteak...the judges, or at least the judge who could speak eloquently about the tomato's intricacies, found the beefsteak tomato gross and almost mealy. The 4 year old simply ate her tomato obediently with no comment.

4rd place: heirloom Cherokee purple...disqualified due to extremely deep and ugly catfacing rendering it inedible - to be noted: this is the second year in a row for disqualification. Interestingly, three years ago, this tomato won first place.

Here is the precious Hillbilly below (I'm referring to the tomato, not the man). The photo does not do the beautiful yellow orange color of the Hillbilly justice. Notice the generous size of the tomato. Upon tasting the tomatoes, both judges (the adult and the 4 year old) still blind, instantly exclaimed at how delicious it was. The Hillbilly tomato plant has been producing almost as many tomatoes as the beefsteak, and every tomato has been perfect in shape, color, and size thus far. The tomato has just the right amount of juice and we find it to be slightly sweet as well, with smooth, cool flesh. Of course, being an heirloom, the tomato has a classic tomato flavor, unlike most store bought tomatoes. If you haven't tried the Hillbilly, it's a must for your garden next year!