My planting list - suggestions

yotetrapper · January 7, 2010

This is my partial planting list. The way it is now, I can perhaps fit 15 more varieties. But I have LOTS more I want to plant. Is there anything on this list that you all feel for whatever reason isnt worth growing? Just disregard the numbers.

aker's west virginia 30
Angela's Italian 6
anna russian 14
big mama paste F1 30
Big Mama Paste F2 150
big white pink stripe 4
bonny best 9
Brandywine Sudduth's 10
Ceman 18
cowlick brandywine 25
earl's faux 48
german red strawberry 8
hazelfield farm 55
Heidi 22
heinz 1439 9
homestead 17
italian market wonder 13
Ludmilla's Pink Heart 13
Ludmilla's Red Plum 37
marmande 10
missouri pink love apple 24
mortgage lifter 19
nebraska wedding 25
Orange flesh purple smudge 35
Pilgrim 12
pink oxheart 34
Pritchard, Scarlet Topper 2
purple russian 10
rutgers 15
silvery fir tree 4
Stump of the world 7
yellow perfection 11

**carolyn137** · January 7, 2010

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Originally Posted by yotetrapper

This is my partial planting list. The way it is now, I can perhaps fit 15 more varieties. But I have LOTS more I want to plant. Is there anything on this list that you all feel for whatever reason isnt worth growing? Just disregard the numbers.

aker's west virginia 30
Angela's Italian 6
anna russian 14
big mama paste F1 30
Big Mama Paste F2 150
big white pink stripe 4, bland for me, no pink stripes, try White Queen
bonny best 9
Brandywine Sudduth's 10
Ceman 18
cowlick brandywine 25
earl's faux 48
german red strawberry 8
hazelfield farm 55
Heidi 22
heinz 1439 9
homestead 17
italian market wonder 13
Ludmilla's Pink Heart 13
Ludmilla's Red Plum 37
marmande 10
missouri pink love apple 24
mortgage lifter 19
nebraska wedding 25
Orange flesh purple smudge 35, a novelty as I see it, taste opinions vary widely
Pilgrim 12
pink oxheart 34, I prefer named varieties, have grown this one and think varieties such as Ludmilla's PInk Heart, Anna Maria's Pink Heart, Kosovo, Nicky Crain and many others are better. Your choice.
Pritchard, Scarlet Topper 2
purple russian 10
rutgers 15
silvery fir tree 4
Stump of the world 7
yellow perfection 11

I don't see any green when ripes or blacks( save one) or many large fruited pink and red beefsteak varieties or cherries. What I do see is a lot of small red ones probably for paste and sauces. Right? But your choice entirely.

travis · January 7, 2010

Of those I've grown Rutgers many times (excellent all purpose), Earl's Faux (excellent and beautiful substitute for Brandywine), Heidi (highly productive Roma type), Ludmilla's Red Plum (very good plant health, large paste with decent flavor and production under poor soil conditions) and Silvery Fir Tree (curiosity with unusual foliage and small, tart, BER prone red salad tomatoes).

You really should add a couple or three dark pinks like JD's Special C-Tex, Indian Stripe and a green when ripe like Cherokee Green or Green Giant, in my opinion. And where's the cherries for the kids and grandkids?

dice · January 7, 2010

I would not grow Marmande again. It is early and productive,
but bland for me (might be less bland if you get a lot of summer
heat; I remember one person on a GW thread liking it).

sfmathews · January 7, 2010

Dice, I grew Marmande 2 summers ago. Productive, and disease tolerant. But no flavor.

And I can't use lack of heat as an excuse here in the Dallas area.
Susan

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Originally Posted by dice

I would not grow Marmande again. It is early and productive,
but bland for me (might be less bland if you get a lot of summer
heat; I remember one person on a GW thread liking it).

yotetrapper · January 7, 2010

Oops, couple weren't on there, that should of been. There will be a GWR and a white potato leaf. Also, didnt include my cherries, will be three cherries as there is every year, any more go to waste here.

I thought I had more beefsteaks that I do, thanks for pointing that out Carolyn, I'll add more in. Yes, sauces and pastes are mainly what I do. I don't know if this is even legal to say on this forum without becoming an outcast, but, I dont eat raw tomatoes. (shhh. LOL) I love them in sauces and such, but really have never found a raw one I like. My husband is the raw tomato eater here, and he wont touch a black one. He was so grumpy last year about my oranges and yellows and blacks and purples that I vowed to plant a lot more reds and pinks this year. Might have to sneak in another dark one though, LOL.

habitat_gardener · January 7, 2010

If you want to add another black tomato and use it for sauce, I recommend Black Krim. I eat most of mine raw, but I had so many one year that I cooked a bunch and they made a rich, luscious sauce. (I didn't cook Purple Russian, so I don't know how it compares.)

I grew Silvery Fir Tree one year and though the plant was pretty, the tomatoes were too tart for me.

yotetrapper · January 7, 2010

Just recieved some carbon and pale perfect purple. Any comment on those two?

**carolyn137** · January 7, 2010

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Originally Posted by yotetrapper

Just recieved some carbon and pale perfect purple. Any comment on those two?

Carbon to me is just another so called dark colored variety.

Pale Perfect Purple I like. It's a selection from a cross made by Tad Smith between Ozark Pink and Purple Price, is indet, PL and has an excellent yield of "perfect" dusky pink globe fruits with great taste.

yotetrapper · January 7, 2010

OK, I'll go with that idea habitat, as I have black Krim. I also removed big white pink stripe and pink oxheart. Few things I am growing just for novelty, such as the orange flesh purple smudge and silvery fir tree, figure I can blend them into sauces ok, LOL.

yotetrapper · January 7, 2010

OK, Marmande is off the list, and Pale Perfect Purple is in it's place. Thanks so much for all the imput guys!

montanamato · January 7, 2010

Very brave of you to admit the "not liking raw tomato issue".....

I had a good chuckle over that...

Jeanne

You could still grow a few large beefsteaks as a cover for your issue...Keep a few on the counter to enter in fairs or keep the neighbors guessing...

yotetrapper · January 7, 2010

LOL oh my husband loves tomatoes. As long as they're "normal" colored.

kimpossible · January 8, 2010

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LOL oh my husband loves tomatoes. As long as they're "normal" colored.

Time to stop the racism against tomatoes!!!

**Lee** · January 8, 2010

You don't have Cuostralee on your list. If you try that one, I believe you will
finally find a "raw" tomato that you love.

Lee

January 7, 2010	#1
yotetrapper Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Oakland MS Posts: 231	My planting list - suggestions This is my partial planting list. The way it is now, I can perhaps fit 15 more varieties. But I have LOTS more I want to plant. Is there anything on this list that you all feel for whatever reason isnt worth growing? Just disregard the numbers. aker's west virginia 30 Angela's Italian 6 anna russian 14 big mama paste F1 30 Big Mama Paste F2 150 big white pink stripe 4 bonny best 9 Brandywine Sudduth's 10 Ceman 18 cowlick brandywine 25 earl's faux 48 german red strawberry 8 hazelfield farm 55 Heidi 22 heinz 1439 9 homestead 17 italian market wonder 13 Ludmilla's Pink Heart 13 Ludmilla's Red Plum 37 marmande 10 missouri pink love apple 24 mortgage lifter 19 nebraska wedding 25 Orange flesh purple smudge 35 Pilgrim 12 pink oxheart 34 Pritchard, Scarlet Topper 2 purple russian 10 rutgers 15 silvery fir tree 4 Stump of the world 7 yellow perfection 11

January 7, 2010	#4
dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	I would not grow Marmande again. It is early and productive, but bland for me (might be less bland if you get a lot of summer heat; I remember one person on a GW thread liking it). __________________ -- alias

January 8, 2010	#15
Lee Tomatopalooza™ Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NC-Zone 7 Posts: 2,188	You don't have Cuostralee on your list. If you try that one, I believe you will finally find a "raw" tomato that you love. Lee __________________ Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put one in a fruit salad. Cuostralee - The best thing on sliced bread.

January 7, 2010	#3
travis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 2,984	Of those I've grown Rutgers many times (excellent all purpose), Earl's Faux (excellent and beautiful substitute for Brandywine), Heidi (highly productive Roma type), Ludmilla's Red Plum (very good plant health, large paste with decent flavor and production under poor soil conditions) and Silvery Fir Tree (curiosity with unusual foliage and small, tart, BER prone red salad tomatoes). You really should add a couple or three dark pinks like JD's Special C-Tex, Indian Stripe and a green when ripe like Cherokee Green or Green Giant, in my opinion. And where's the cherries for the kids and grandkids?

January 7, 2010	#7
habitat_gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Central Valley Posts: 2,543	If you want to add another black tomato and use it for sauce, I recommend Black Krim. I eat most of mine raw, but I had so many one year that I cooked a bunch and they made a rich, luscious sauce. (I didn't cook Purple Russian, so I don't know how it compares.) I grew Silvery Fir Tree one year and though the plant was pretty, the tomatoes were too tart for me.

January 7, 2010	#12
montanamato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Montana Posts: 1,038	Very brave of you to admit the "not liking raw tomato issue"..... I had a good chuckle over that... Jeanne You could still grow a few large beefsteaks as a cover for your issue...Keep a few on the counter to enter in fairs or keep the neighbors guessing...