seed started!

heirloomdaddy · December 13, 2010

My first seeds have been started...can't believe its time to do it all over again! I think this is my favorite part.

Sungold
Stump
Cowlicks
KBX x GZ
Stupice x Green Copia
JBT x sungold
KBX
Reisentraube
Blondkopchen
Eva Purple Ball
Little Lucky
Opalka
Aunt Ginny's Purple

Greens, Blacks, and hearts are definitely under-represented...I will be sure to sow some in the next round.

Do you guys think that Cowlicks, Stump, and Aunt Ginny's are sufficiently different from one another? I want classic flavor but want diversity of course.

b54red · December 13, 2010

I found Cowlick's and Stump to be fairly similar; but I personally liked Stump better. Haven't grown Aunt Ginny's yet.

Tormato · December 15, 2010

I haven't tried Cowlick's. If it's similar to Sudduth, then, for me, there is enough difference between "Brandywine", Stump Of The World, and Aunt Ginny's Purple, to have all three.
PL pink beefsteaks rule my garden.

Out of many, many hundreds of varieties trialed, I rate AGP #1, Brandywine #3, and SOTW about #6. To me the overall flavors are somewhat similar. It is the degree of sweetness of the three that is the big difference. Brandywine is the tangiest of the three, AGP the sweetest, SOTW in between. I find AGP and SOTW to be consistant in flavor from year to year, Brandywine being unpredictable.

Tormato

beefyboy · December 15, 2010

one of my first OP's to ever grow was AGP and love it for being consistent here in Fl. My Sudduth has done great here two years in a row and handled the 90's here with high humidity better than many of my others and lasted into deep May which surprised me. Earls Faux has been keeping up with Sudduth and is about 6 ft. tall.

December 13, 2010	#1
heirloomdaddy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Los Angeles Z10 Posts: 291	seed started! My first seeds have been started...can't believe its time to do it all over again! I think this is my favorite part. Sungold Stump Cowlicks KBX x GZ Stupice x Green Copia JBT x sungold KBX Reisentraube Blondkopchen Eva Purple Ball Little Lucky Opalka Aunt Ginny's Purple Greens, Blacks, and hearts are definitely under-represented...I will be sure to sow some in the next round. Do you guys think that Cowlicks, Stump, and Aunt Ginny's are sufficiently different from one another? I want classic flavor but want diversity of course.

December 13, 2010	#2
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	I found Cowlick's and Stump to be fairly similar; but I personally liked Stump better. Haven't grown Aunt Ginny's yet.

December 15, 2010	#3
Tormato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MA Posts: 4,971	I haven't tried Cowlick's. If it's similar to Sudduth, then, for me, there is enough difference between "Brandywine", Stump Of The World, and Aunt Ginny's Purple, to have all three. PL pink beefsteaks rule my garden. Out of many, many hundreds of varieties trialed, I rate AGP #1, Brandywine #3, and SOTW about #6. To me the overall flavors are somewhat similar. It is the degree of sweetness of the three that is the big difference. Brandywine is the tangiest of the three, AGP the sweetest, SOTW in between. I find AGP and SOTW to be consistant in flavor from year to year, Brandywine being unpredictable. Tormato

December 15, 2010	#4
beefyboy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pt. Charlotte fl Posts: 330	one of my first OP's to ever grow was AGP and love it for being consistent here in Fl. My Sudduth has done great here two years in a row and handled the 90's here with high humidity better than many of my others and lasted into deep May which surprised me. Earls Faux has been keeping up with Sudduth and is about 6 ft. tall.