Linnie's Oxheart, Wes, Hege German Pink ?

b54red · October 31, 2009

I have found a source for most of the new varieties I want to try next year but I can't seem to find these three; Linnie's Oxheart, Wes, and Hege German Pink. I have found a listing for a tom called German Pink. Is that the same as Hege?
If anyone could post a link to sites that have any or better yet all of them I would be grateful.
May be I'm trying to get my seed too early because a lot of sites are only listing their 2009 catalog. I hate to wait too long because some vendors are slow in getting out orders and I usually can start setting out toms with safety in Apr. but I'm going to try to set out some early varieties in March next year and hopefully won't have the late cold snaps like last season.

Wi-sunflower · October 31, 2009

I have 2 batches of Wes seed drying, but I don't have the other 2 varieties. I should also have close to 100 new-to-me varieties when I finish processing everything in about a month or so. My web site won't be updated til after I know what all I will have.

During the winter I'm usually pretty quick to send out seeds, (usually just a couple of days) but this last month I've been just too busy with farm work to do any seed orders at all.

Our weather this year hasn't helped at all either. Everything slow to grow / ripen and now enough mud to bog down a tractor.

Carol

**carolyn137** · October 31, 2009

Carol has said she has Wes seeds and I know it's also listed at Sandhill but right now without Googling I don't know about the other two. I offered Linnie's Oxheart seeds in my seed offer here last year but have no more seeds.

Perhaps the best thing to do would be to go to the Seed Forum here at TVille for WANTS and ask if anyone has seeds for Linnie's Oxheart and Hege German Pink which is not the same as German Pink.

creister · October 31, 2009

Victory seeds has Linnie's Oxheart seeds, but I haven't seen Hege German Pink.

**carolyn137** · October 31, 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by creister

Victory seeds has Linnie's Oxheart seeds, but I haven't seen Hege German Pink.

97 days,indeterminate— The fruits are red, heart-shaped, weighing six to eighteen ounces. Introduced by "Big Red" from Kentucky who got the seeds from an elderly neighbor, Linnie Sears, who has been growing this variety for years and she obtained her seeds from a friend. Sent to us by Dr. Carolyn Male (NY MA C).

Lordy do I feel ridiculous. I completely forgot that I had sent those seeds to Mike.

But while it may be 97 days for Mike in Oregon I see it more of a 75-80 day variety, with wiggle room an either side.

What is it that one has to eat or drink to improve memory?

cottonpicker · November 1, 2009

Linnie's Oxheart was one of my very best tomatoes this past season. NO Late Blight which took out 80% of my other varieties. Nice BIG perfect hearts and one tomato lover I shared the fruit with expressed what a "GOOOD" tomato it was. UNfortunately I neglected to save seeds!!! WILL order from Sand Hill, however. Mine were in the range of 80-85 DTM.
LarryD

**carolyn137** · November 1, 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by cottonpicker

Linnie's Oxheart was one of my very best tomatoes this past season. NO Late Blight which took out 80% of my other varieties. Nice BIG perfect hearts and one tomato lover I shared the fruit with expressed what a "GOOOD" tomato it was. UNfortunately I neglected to save seeds!!! WILL order from Sand Hill, however. Mine were in the range of 80-85 DTM.
LarryD

Larry, did you mean you'd order from Victory Seeds?

I ask only b'c Glenn at Sandhill doesn't list Linnie's Oxheart in the 2009 paper catalog nor the website so I flipped thru some pages to find what I sent him last Spring for trial and find I sent:

Pozhar
Ludmilla's Pink Heart
Orange Minsk
Herman's Special
Ceman
Giannini
Lincoln-Adams
Morasky Div
Ludmilla's Red Plum

......but no Linnie's Oxheart. I do think I remember that someone may have sent Linnie's to Adam Gleckler as part of that large group effort but I'm not going to go check on that either. And I don't know which of all the varieties we sent Adam will be at his 2010 updated website.

Of the ones I sent to Glenn I have no idea which ones might have done well and will maybe be in the 2010 catalog/website.

I'm just trying to restore my memory by checking in my little black book.

kygreg · November 1, 2009

I can send you about a dozen Linnie'e Oxheart seeds. If that will help pm you addy to me.

OneoftheEarls · November 1, 2009

When I went to my stash of seeds, I was surprised to find I only have two seeds of Hege left...that and the seemingly lack of people with them alarms me.

Although I can't send you seeds....I will be adding these as "endangered for me"

I believe I sent these out to a grower as well...I'll check. sorry

I hope to help replenish this variety.

OneoftheEarls

I see CamoChef grew them out this year...bet he could help

OneoftheEarls · November 10, 2009

I was sent a quantity of Hege German Pink seeds for distribution.

PM me

The donor will be anonymous unless she comments here. It was a great gesture of sharing.

Earl

October 31, 2009	#1
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	Linnie's Oxheart, Wes, Hege German Pink ? I have found a source for most of the new varieties I want to try next year but I can't seem to find these three; Linnie's Oxheart, Wes, and Hege German Pink. I have found a listing for a tom called German Pink. Is that the same as Hege? If anyone could post a link to sites that have any or better yet all of them I would be grateful. May be I'm trying to get my seed too early because a lot of sites are only listing their 2009 catalog. I hate to wait too long because some vendors are slow in getting out orders and I usually can start setting out toms with safety in Apr. but I'm going to try to set out some early varieties in March next year and hopefully won't have the late cold snaps like last season.

October 31, 2009	#3
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	Carol has said she has Wes seeds and I know it's also listed at Sandhill but right now without Googling I don't know about the other two. I offered Linnie's Oxheart seeds in my seed offer here last year but have no more seeds. Perhaps the best thing to do would be to go to the Seed Forum here at TVille for WANTS and ask if anyone has seeds for Linnie's Oxheart and Hege German Pink which is not the same as German Pink. __________________ Carolyn

November 1, 2009	#6
cottonpicker Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SE PA..near Valley Forge Posts: 839	Linnie's Oxheart was one of my very best tomatoes this past season. NO Late Blight which took out 80% of my other varieties. Nice BIG perfect hearts and one tomato lover I shared the fruit with expressed what a "GOOOD" tomato it was. UNfortunately I neglected to save seeds!!! WILL order from Sand Hill, however. Mine were in the range of 80-85 DTM. LarryD __________________ "Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause". Victor Hugo

November 1, 2009	#9
OneoftheEarls Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Up North Posts: 660	Hege When I went to my stash of seeds, I was surprised to find I only have two seeds of Hege left...that and the seemingly lack of people with them alarms me. Although I can't send you seeds....I will be adding these as "endangered for me" I believe I sent these out to a grower as well...I'll check. sorry I hope to help replenish this variety. OneoftheEarls I see CamoChef grew them out this year...bet he could help Last edited by OneoftheEarls; November 1, 2009 at 10:38 AM. Reason: found info

November 10, 2009	#10
OneoftheEarls Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Up North Posts: 660	Hege I was sent a quantity of Hege German Pink seeds for distribution. PM me The donor will be anonymous unless she comments here. It was a great gesture of sharing. Earl

October 31, 2009	#2
Wi-sunflower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,591	I have 2 batches of Wes seed drying, but I don't have the other 2 varieties. I should also have close to 100 new-to-me varieties when I finish processing everything in about a month or so. My web site won't be updated til after I know what all I will have. During the winter I'm usually pretty quick to send out seeds, (usually just a couple of days) but this last month I've been just too busy with farm work to do any seed orders at all. Our weather this year hasn't helped at all either. Everything slow to grow / ripen and now enough mud to bog down a tractor. Carol

October 31, 2009	#4
creister Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Abilene, TX zone 7 Posts: 1,478	Victory seeds has Linnie's Oxheart seeds, but I haven't seen Hege German Pink.

November 1, 2009	#8
kygreg Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: kentucky Posts: 1,019	I can send you about a dozen Linnie'e Oxheart seeds. If that will help pm you addy to me.