Comments on: Hillbilly Tomato: Hanna’s Tomato Tastings 2008

By: Joan

Joan — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 03:38:44 +0000

I looked up Hillbilly tomatoes on google, not expecting to find anything….lol
My husband brought in our first hillbilly tomato from the garden today and we will be eating it tomorrow.
It is beautiful. Gold with red in places and huge, as big as a beefsteak.
It has several green protuberances on the bottom???
Did your’s have those? I asked him what they were and he said more tomatoes. But of couse he was just kidding.
He doesn’t know either what they are.

By: Pam

Pam — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:48:56 +0000

I am growing yellow hillbillies for the first time this year. In fact I just ate my first one today. It is a mild tomato but I like that. I also liked it on a BLT. The plants are very healthy. I have five plants and have a average of about 13 tomatoes on each one. Not bad for a heirloom I think. I’ll definitely plant it again next year.

That tomato preserve rrescipe sounds good!

By: Brita

Brita — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:42:47 +0000

I thought my Hillbilly was sort of bland although a nice shaped tomato on a good plant. Maybe I will have to pick one for lunch tomorrow and reconsider.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:12:36 +0000

The term redneck is from the Coal Mine wars in West Virginia
The Coal Miners wore red scarfs around their necks to identify each other from the Coal Operators men during the Coal Mine wars in WVA

I still live in WVA we are not all rednecks or Hillbillies

By: melissa

melissa — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:27:29 +0000

This will be interesting ..this tomato is on my just ordered lot of seed for this summer here in australia..I hope it grows well ..it looks beautiful …cant wait .
sweetpea