jmcquown wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
>> "The Cook" > wrote
>>
>>> Last year there was a discussion about the Ugly (Ugli) Tomato.
>>> I just ran across this in one of my seed catalogs.
>>> http://www.tomatogrowers.com/beefsteaks3.htm
>>>
>>> Unfortunately I did not see it earlier when I ordered but plan to put
>>> it on my list for next season.
>> Oh! I wish I could find plants. Maybe they will have them in
>> the nurseries this year.
>>
>> nancy (fingers crossed)
>
> In my fairly sleepless state last night I turned on the TV and found an
> Infomercial about tomato plants. They didn't mention this variety but said
> you could get Beefsteak *climbing* tomato TREES. Only $32. Huh? And for
> free they'd throw in another sort of tomato vine. Have your credit card
> ready! The tomatoes looked sickly and pale. Trust me, it wasn't my
> television set. It's not time for tomatoes here yet even were I so inclined
> to try to grow them on my patio (which I'm not).
>
> Jill
>
>

I think that was right after the vertical chicken cooker commercial. I
saw what was probably the same commercial. You hung the thing up, added
water and almost instantly had hundreds of tomatoes...