Porter Tomato

My Family has grown Porter and improved Porter since they were developed. Great taste of summer goodness. We would drive 35 miles to Stephenville Tx just to purchase these varieties of tomatoes. They grow very well in the Texas heat and long summer dry spells. We would have a 25 ft row in our garden. This tomato is easy to grow with few problems. My father would plow the garden with his big farm tractor until the plants grew too big. Then it was the kids job to keep the tomatoes weeded and hoed around. Everyday we kids would follow our parents out to the garden to pick. Of course we took a salt shaker with us so we could enjoyed the fresh Porter tomatoes fresh in the garden. After the company closed we couldn't get Porter tomato plants anymore but lucky we had some seed. This year I was at a Russell Farm and Ranch Store to buy tomatoes plants. I was late buying these this year. But there was 1 Porter Tomato plant. I only had to pay $1.00 for it. (I would have paid $10.00 ). Thanks for the memories that one plant has given me. I am looking forward to keeping a washed bowl of tomatoes in my refrigerator just to snack on! Thank you, Brenda Elrod.