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History of the Rodeo Tomatoes

Year	Comments
1999	The first year (San Antonio Livestock Exposition) SALE funded for $50,000 per year the Classroom Gardens Program was 1999 from the 1998 Rodeo.
2000	"Crawford reseeding" lettuce http://plantanswers.com/crawford_lettuce.htm "Parsons' Potent Chili Penguin" http://plantanswers.com/parsons_pequins.htm "Dwarf Cherry Tomato Surprise" "Hoffman Cherry Tomato Surprise"
2001	"SunPride" Tomato http://plantanswers.com/tomato_broccoli07.htm The "Texas Maroon" (Also sold as "Alamo Fire" by Wildseed Farms in Fredericksburg—See: http://shop.wildseedfarms.com/Individual-Species/products/1/ and http://shop.wildseedfarms.com/Alamo-Fire_Marron-Bluebonnet/productinfo/3229/) bluebonnet, blue bluebonnet, "Crawford reseeding" lettuce http://plantanswers.com/crawford_lettuce.htm, bunny larkspur, blue larkspur and two versions of the Laura Bush petunia (pink and violet) will also be available. "Crawford reseeding" lettuce http://plantanswers.com/crawford_lettuce.htm
2002	"Green Magic" Broccoli http://plantanswers.com/tomato_broccoli07.htm "Coho Spinach" "Dwarf Cherry Surprise" golf ball-size cherry tomato. It is a determinate plant that does not take over your whole garden. "Abundance Cherry Surprise" tomato ("BHN 268") is a true heat setter that produces a huge quantity of small fruit. "Healthy Surprise" tomato (also BHN 444) produces an abundance of medium-size fruit. http://plantanswers.com/healthy_surprise.htm "Abundant Cherry Surprise" Tomato
2003	"Jackpot" Tomato and "Green Magic" Broccoli http://plantanswers.com/tomato_broccoli07.htm
2004	"Amelia" Tomato http://plantanswers.com/tomato_amelia.htm
2005	"Amelia" Tomato http://plantanswers.com/tomato_amelia.htm
2006	"Solar Fire" Tomato http://plantanswers.com/solar_file_tomato.htm
2007	"Top Gun" Tomato and "Fantasia" Geraniums http://plantanswers.com/fantasia_geraniums.htmv
2008	"Christa" Tomato and "Fantasia" Geraniums http://plantanswers.com/fantasia_geraniums.htm
2009	"Dwarf Cherry Surprise Tomato" (Originally "BHN 705"; then changed to "BHN 968")
2010	"Phoenix" Tomato and "Lady Bird Johnson Royal Blue" (Originally "Cobalt Blue" bluebonnet) bluebonnet. http://www.plantanswers.com/Articles/PHOENIX-The_2010_Rodeo_Tomato.asp and http://plantanswers.com/cobalt_bluebonnet_2007/BluebonnetNewin07CobaltBlu/index.htm
2011	"Tycoon" Tomato http://www.plantanswers.com/Articles/Tycoon_Tomato.asp
2012	BHN 602 Tomato http://www.plantanswers.com/Articles/BHN_602_Tomato.asp
2013	"Tygress" Tomato http://www.plantanswers.com/Articles/Tygress_Tomato.asp
2014	"ValleyCat" Tomato http://plantanswers.com/Articles/ValleyCat_Tomato.asp
2015	"BobCat" Tomato http://www.plantanswers.com/Articles/BobCat_Tomato.asp
2016	"Red Deuce" Tomato http://plantanswers.com/Articles/2016_Rodeo_Red_Deuce_Tomato.asp
2017	"HM 1823" Harris Moran (HM) Tomato http://plantanswers.com/Articles/2017_Rodeo_Tomato.asp
2018	"Sunbrite" Tomato http://plantanswers.com/Articles/2018_Rodeo_Tomato.asp
	"Purple Heart" Bluebonnet (purple color) transplants http://plantanswers.com/Gallery/Bluebonnet-Purple/
2019	"HM 8849" Harris Moran (HM) Tomato https://www.plantanswers.com/Articles/2019-Rodeo-Tomato.asp
2020	"Red Snapper" Tomato https://www.plantanswers.com/Articles/Rodeo-Tomato-for-2020--Red-Snapper.asp
2021	"Ruby Crush" Grape Tomato https://www.plantanswers.com/Articles/Rodeo-Tomato-for-2021--Ruby-Crush.asp
2022	"STM 2255 Hybrid" Tomato https://www.plantanswers.com/Articles/Rodeo-Tomato-for-2022--STM-2255-Hybrid.asp
2023	"Thunderbird" Tomato https://www.plantanswers.com/Articles/TOMATO-Thunderbird-The-2023-San-Antonio-Rodeo-Tomato.asp

Foliage and fruit set ratings for 32 tomato varieties planted at Verstuyft Farms in the Spring of 2011.

	5/20/2011		6/7/2011		6/28/2011		Company	Comments
	Foliage	Fruit Set	Foliage	Fruit Set	Foliage	Fruit Set	Company	Comments

LARGE ROUND
BHN 602	4^z	4^z	4^z	4^z	4^z	4^z	BHN	Round uniform fruit; productive
Tycoon	4	4	4	4	4	4	Hazera	Performed well in the field
Tygress	3	3	4	4	4	4	Seminis	Good foliage and uniform fruit
Charger	4	4	4	4	4	4	Sakata	Very good foliage and set; later maturing
Bobcat	4	2	4	3	4	4	Rogers	Good foliage and set; worthy of a second look
Phoenix	3	4	3	4	3	3	Ball	Continue to perform well; dark green foliage
Finishline	3	2	3	4	2	4	Rogers	Fair to good set; excellent flavor
Christy	3	2	4	3	4	4	Hazera	Looked good for a few years
Tribute	3	2	4	3	4	4	Sakata	Deserves another look in 2012
Redline	3	2	3	3	3	4	Rogers	Performed better in other locations
Solar Fire	3	2	3	4	2	4	U. of FL	Standard; did ok
Quality 23	3	2	3	3	3	3	Rogers	Looked at for a few years; ok
Quality 21	4	2	4	3	4	3	Rogers	Looked at for a few years; ok
Rocky Top	4	2	4	2	3	3	Rogers	Set a bit weak; warrants a second look
Merced	3	3	3	3	3	3	Heirloom	Standard; heirloom seed
Surefire	2	4	2	4	2	4	Heirloom	Standard; heirloom seed
Celebrity	4	2	4	3	3	3	Standard	Standard; still hard to beat
Fauna 17	3	2	3	3	3	3	Hazera	Looked at for a few years; ok
BHN 1021	3	2	3	2	2	2	BHN	Weak foliage and set
BHN 444	3	2	3	3	3	3	BHN	Standard; has performed well

SALADETTE AND ROMA
H-4007	3	4	3	5	3	5	Heinz	Very productive; more foliage
Tachi	3	3	3	4	3	4	Sakata	Looks promising
H-6809	4	4	4	4	4	4	Heinz	Roma type
H-7709	4	4	4	4	4	4	Heinz	Roma type
Lia	3	2	4	3	4	4	Hazera	Large blocky fruit
H-9129	3	2	4	3	4	4	Heinz	Round; good foliage; set a bit weak
Rubia	3	2	4	3	4	4	Sakata	Did ok
BHN 685	3	2	3	2	3	2	BHN	Set was weak
H-9881	2	5	2	5	2	5	Heinz	Weak foliage; ripe 6/7

CHERRY
BHN 968	4	4	4	4	4	5	BHN	Productive and sweet
BHN 1010	3	2	4	3	4	3	BHN	Grape; set weak

^z1=Worst, 5 = Best

Foliage and fruit set ratings for 29 tomato varieties planted at Verstuyft Farms in 2012.

	5/24/2012		6/14/2012		Company	Comments
	Foliage	Fruit Set	Foliage	Fruit Set	Company	Comments

LARGE ROUND
Tygress	5^z	5	5	5	Seminis	Great cover and set; firm fruit
Phoenix	5	5	5	5	Ball	Great dark green foliage; good set and size
Bobcat	4	5	4.5	5	Rogers	Good set; firm and very large fruit
Valley Cat	5	5	4	5	Rogers	Good size and firm fruit; good foliage
BHN 602	4	5	4	5	BHN	Good foliage, ripe 6/14 and set
Tycoon	5	4	5	4	Hazera	Good foliage and set
Charger	5	4	5	4	Sakata	Good set and foliage; later ripening
BHN 1064	4	5	4	5	BHN	Promising; a bit later but good set up the plant
BHN 1021	5	4	5	4	BHN	Promising; good set and foliage
Redline	4	5	4	5	Rogers	Firm fruit with great taste
Christy	4	4	4	5	Hazera	Good set and fruit size
Finishline	5	4	5	4	Rogers	Firm fruit with good flavor
Rocky Top	5	3	5	3	Rogers	Set a bit weak; some southern blight
Merced	4	5	4	5	Heirloom	Holding true to type
40317	4	3	4	3	Hazera	Late set, but good fruit
Bingo	3	4	3	4	Heirloom	Weak foliage but good fruit
T6 x T31	4	3	4	3	Crosby	Some cherry plants; set weak, but good flavor; large plants

SALADETTE AND ROMA
BHN 1050 (R)	4	5	4	5	BHN	Ripe 6/14; good set, tough skin
Katya (R)	5	4	5	4	Hazera	Nice fruit size
Matty (R)	5	4	5	4	Hazera	Very firm fruit
BHN 1051 (R)	4	4	4	4	BHN	Good fruit size
Shanty (R)	4	4	4	4	Hazera	Very large fruit
H 4007 (S)	4	5	4	5	Heinz	Good cover and excellent set and flavor
Surefire (S)	4	4	4	4	Heirloom	Weak cover, but lots of fruit
H 9881 (S)	3	5	3	5	Heinz	Loaded plants; great taste; extra fertility required
T5 (S)	3	4	3	4	Crosby	Super determinate; small fruit

CHERRY
BHN 968	5	5	5	5	BHN	Determinate plant with a lot of excellent quality fruit
Amsterdam	5	3	5	3	DeReuter	Semi-determinate; grape, sweet
BHN 1022	5	5	5	5	BHN	Good fruit with tough skin

^z1=Worst, 5 = Best


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