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Re: tasteless Brandywines and corn success

Melissa and All,
I grew Brandywines last year and found them to be too acid for my taste. Of
course, I like my tomatoes on the sweet fruity side. I agree that heat,
plenty of sunlight and certain minerals in the soil do more to determine
flavor in tomatoes than anything else.  Next year, you might try mulching
your Brandywines with black or red plastic. I've read that those two colors
heat soil, and the red reflects certain sun wavelengths on to plant leaves.
Also, a healthy dose of fish meal emulsion every couple of weeks or pelleted
fish meal in the soil add some great minerals and humic acids--all make
better flavor.
Doreen Howard
Zone 9b

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