I think I am going to try the pink Brandywine again. I bought seeds from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds (rareseeds.com) last year but out of the 16 seeds I planted there was only one survivor and it just never did very well. I got a couple of tomatoes from it. I am not sure what went wrong, I’ve had GREAT germination rates from most of the other seeds I’ve bought from them.
I will be planting Bonny Best, which usually produce like gangbusters for me. Also Rutgers, Beefsteak, Pantano Romanesco, Mortgage Lifter, and Hartman’s Yellow Gooseberry (VERY prolific and delicious yellow cherry tomato). I usually like to try one or two new varieties per year as an experiment. I think I am going to try one called “Break O Day” this year that is supposed to be a “workhorse” of a tomato. We’ll see.
I will probably be starting the seeds this weekend. The past several years they have been ready to put in the garden after about 6 weeks, so hopefully that will be about right.