Watkins Hog Lots

Extremely rare, only a handful of people in the world hold this seed. Very limited supply. This tomato was grown by Gene Flowers of the Tellico Mountains of Tennessee since the 1960’s. Gene passed way in 2021 and upon his passing, a good friend by the name of Jennifer joined the seed swaps to offer up a few memorial packs of these seeds to honor him. Only a few people requested the seed, and then she removed herself from the swaps. I was one of the lucky few to spot her offer and request in time. The pack only held 5 seeds, and down to the last two, one finally sprouted this year for me! The plant itself is resilient, stubborn in the best way. After a rocky start with a blight type ailment, trimmed down to almost no green, the plant shot a sucker and then over time seemingly healed its main stem and flourished into a thin but healthy plant stretching over 5 ft tall! The grape/Roma type tomatoes grow in several clusters of 3-6, ripening one bunch at a time … but also in no hurry to ripen. The flesh is very thick, sweet with a great appalachian twang and few seeds (only 10-15 per tomato). A perfect snacking type tomato, or one for sun drying.