2011 Variety List

newtraditionsfarm · February 9, 2011

Hey Folks!,

Here's my variety list for 2011. Let me know what you think!

I'll be growing out around ~1000 plants and am looking for solid varieties that will make an attractive mix for restaurant sales. My farm is located in Zone 5a, in Beaverville, IL. My soil is a sandy loam (black, but with a generally low organic matter content). I'll be planting around ~600 tomatoes in the field and the remaining in 2, 20x96 hoop-houses. The tomatoes will be planted in 3.5' raised beds and mulched with black 'planters paper'. The beds will be amended with around 1" of organic compost, as well as steamed bone meal and bio-char fines depending on soil test results. The tomatoes will be irrigated with drip tape at 12" spacing and fertilized during production using schaffer's organic fish fertilizer. They will be staked using a modified Florida weave system.

I'm really looking to round-out my categories and am looking for suggestions that are suited to a market gardner such as my self. I'm looking for sturdy, reliable and high yielding tomatoes with good disease resistance. Any suggestions you might have would be great!

Cherries:

Isis Candy
Black Cherry
Matt's Wild Cherry
Snow White
Sun Gold

Small-Fruited:

Jaunne Flamme
Elberta Peach

Paste-Type:

Jersey Devil
Opalka
Illini Gold

Red:

Thessaloniki
Zapotec Pleated
Momotaro
Eva's Purple Ball

Orange:

Kellog's Breakfast
Golden Jubliee

Green:

Chile Verde
Green Zebra

Black:

Nyagous
Paul Robeson
Carbon

Thanks,
Joshua Schiff

New Traditions Farm
http://www.newtraditionsfarm.com

fortyonenorth · February 9, 2011

Nice looking list! You might want to add Green Doctors or GD Frosted for a green-when-ripe cherry.

newtraditionsfarm · February 9, 2011

Excellent. Can you suggest another large white cherry that I might consider? Is 'Snow White' a good bet?

I'm also looking a for a big red / pink show stopper that is luxurious but still has reasonable production / crack resistance. Any suggestions?

Qweniden · February 9, 2011

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Originally Posted by newtraditionsfarm

Excellent. Can you suggest another large white cherry that I might consider? Is 'Snow White' a good bet?

My Snow Whites were more like "small" or "salad" tomatoes than cherries in size. When ripe they were surprisingly complex in flavor. I like them and will grow them again.

barkeater · February 9, 2011

Joshua,

Momotaro is a good selection but it is a pink tomato. If you haven't already purchased seed you might want to switch to Odoriko, same look and flavor. I grew Odoriko last year and it was larger, earlier, and more productive.

farmall · February 9, 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by newtraditionsfarm

Hey Folks!,

Here's my variety list for 2011. Let me know what you think!

I'll be growing out around ~1000 plants and am looking for solid varieties that will make an attractive mix for restaurant sales. My farm is located in Zone 5a, in Beaverville, IL. My soil is a sandy loam (black, but with a generally low organic matter content). I'll be planting around ~600 tomatoes in the field and the remaining in 2, 20x96 hoop-houses. The tomatoes will be planted in 3.5' raised beds and mulched with black 'planters paper'. The beds will be amended with around 1" of organic compost, as well as steamed bone meal and bio-char fines depending on soil test results. The tomatoes will be irrigated with drip tape at 12" spacing and fertilized during production using schaffer's organic fish fertilizer. They will be staked using a modified Florida weave system.

I'm really looking to round-out my categories and am looking for suggestions that are suited to a market gardner such as my self. I'm looking for sturdy, reliable and high yielding tomatoes with good disease resistance. Any suggestions you might have would be great!

Cherries:

Isis Candy
Black Cherry
Matt's Wild Cherry
Snow White
Sun Gold

Small-Fruited:

Jaunne Flamme
Elberta Peach

Paste-Type:

Jersey Devil
Opalka
Illini Gold

Red:

Thessaloniki
Zapotec Pleated
Momotaro
Eva's Purple Ball

Orange:

Kellog's Breakfast
Golden Jubliee

Green:

Chile Verde
Green Zebra

Black:

Nyagous
Paul Robeson
Carbon

Thanks,
Joshua Schiff

New Traditions Farm
http://www.newtraditionsfarm.com

I would suggest
Pink
German Head large pink beefsteak heavy producer, good crack resistance

Cherry

Green Doctors
Green Zebra Cherry
Galina's

Small Fruited

Little Luckey

Red
Indiana Red, heart, big, heavy produce
Thessalonki

Gold
Orange Minsk

Adam

OneoftheEarls · February 9, 2011

Lucky instead of Lucky

Pastes:
Rocky
New Jersey Giant
Cow's Tit
Howard German
San Marzano Redorta
Opalka

Black
Black from Tula
Spudatula
Black Krim (Crimson)

I don't see any really big pinks, reds or bi-colors

If cherries sell well I can rely with a nice assortment.

Stepheninky · February 9, 2011

No Hearts? in the list?

newtraditionsfarm · February 9, 2011

Thanks for all the suggestions!

I'm still in the market for:

+ Oxheart
+ Large Bi-Color
+ Big Red "Showstopper"

Also:

If I had to choose one of the pastes you rec. to add to my list, which would it be?

OneoftheEarls · February 9, 2011

Hearts
African Vining
Anna Maria’s Heart
Anna Russian
Aunt Anna
Basket Vee (oblate/globe)
Bawole Serce
Belarusian Heart
Belgian Heart
Big Valentine (Giant?)
Brad’s Black Heart
Budenkova red
Bull's Heart Orange
Canadian Heart
Couilles De Taureau
Cour Di Bue
Danko
Donskoi
Dorothy’s Mennonite Big Heart
Dwarf Red Heart
Eagle’s Beak
Everett’s Rusty Oxheart
Fish Lake Oxheart
German Orange Strawberry
German Red Strawberry
Giant Red Oxheart
Giant Syrian
Granny’s Heart
Gran’s Portuguese Neighbor
Gus’ Heart
Homer Fikes Yellow Oxheart
Japanese Heart
Kardinal
Kosovo
Linnie’s Oxheart
Lipezkij
Lithuanian Crested Pink
Little Lucky Heart (PL)
Lucky Heart
Monkey Arse
Monomahk's Hat
Mr. Tartar’s
Mrs. Houseworth
Nicky Crain
Northern Crown
Orange Russian 117
Orange Oxheart
Orange Strawberry
Oxheart Pink
Prue
Red Heart Yellow
Reif Red Heart
Rosy Oxheart
Russian 117
Russian Annie
Rusty Oxheart
Spudayellow Strawberry (PL)
Spudleaf 117 (PL)
Sunset’s Red Horizon same as Rostova
Sylvan Guame
Syrian Potato Leaf (PL)
Teton De Venus
Ukranian Heart
Verna Orange
Wes
White Oxheart
Yellow 1884 Pinkheart
Yugoslavian Heart (PL)

Paul R · February 9, 2011

I grew Big Rianbow in 09. Large bi-color, yellow with a red bottom and slight red streaks, 1 lb. plus, good production and a good taste for a bi-color.

http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/wiki/Big_Rainbow

Paul R

OneoftheEarls · February 9, 2011

send a SASE I'll send some bi-color

PM me

newtraditionsfarm · February 9, 2011

Yikes, that's a lot of hearts! What's the most rock-solid red heart for production / blemish / crack resistance?

Also:

I've decided to ditch Elberta Peach and Zapotec Pleated due to the suggestion of my friend and former boss Cynthia Sandberg (Love Apple Farm fame).

Here's what I've decided to add:

+ Crimson Carmello
+ Black and Brown Boar
+ San Marzano Redorta
+ Red Boar
+ Green Doctors
+ Odoriko
+ Virginia Sweets (Any have experience with this bi-color?)
+ Indiana Red (Sounds good for a sturdy heart. Any competing suggestions?)

OneoftheEarls · February 9, 2011

I'd start with Anna Russians...then plant singles of others...use that link Paul gave, choose tomatoes and then under type link to pastes and read her descriptions...there are some red hearts that get a pound.

ArcherB · February 9, 2011

Berkeley Tie Dye is the prettiest tomato I've grown. It was one of my earliest last year and produced very well, although my Texan climate is bound to be a bit different than yours.

Flavor was very good too.

February 9, 2011	#1
newtraditionsfarm Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Kankakee, IL Posts: 59	2011 Variety List Hey Folks!, Here's my variety list for 2011. Let me know what you think! I'll be growing out around ~1000 plants and am looking for solid varieties that will make an attractive mix for restaurant sales. My farm is located in Zone 5a, in Beaverville, IL. My soil is a sandy loam (black, but with a generally low organic matter content). I'll be planting around ~600 tomatoes in the field and the remaining in 2, 20x96 hoop-houses. The tomatoes will be planted in 3.5' raised beds and mulched with black 'planters paper'. The beds will be amended with around 1" of organic compost, as well as steamed bone meal and bio-char fines depending on soil test results. The tomatoes will be irrigated with drip tape at 12" spacing and fertilized during production using schaffer's organic fish fertilizer. They will be staked using a modified Florida weave system. I'm really looking to round-out my categories and am looking for suggestions that are suited to a market gardner such as my self. I'm looking for sturdy, reliable and high yielding tomatoes with good disease resistance. Any suggestions you might have would be great! Cherries: Isis Candy Black Cherry Matt's Wild Cherry Snow White Sun Gold Small-Fruited: Jaunne Flamme Elberta Peach Paste-Type: Jersey Devil Opalka Illini Gold Red: Thessaloniki Zapotec Pleated Momotaro Eva's Purple Ball Orange: Kellog's Breakfast Golden Jubliee Green: Chile Verde Green Zebra Black: Nyagous Paul Robeson Carbon Thanks, Joshua Schiff New Traditions Farm http://www.newtraditionsfarm.com

February 9, 2011	#8
Stepheninky Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 682	No Hearts? in the list? __________________ tomatoprojects.blogspot.com

February 9, 2011	#10
OneoftheEarls Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Up North Posts: 660	Hearts Hearts African Vining Anna Maria’s Heart Anna Russian Aunt Anna Basket Vee (oblate/globe) Bawole Serce Belarusian Heart Belgian Heart Big Valentine (Giant?) Brad’s Black Heart Budenkova red Bull's Heart Orange Canadian Heart Couilles De Taureau Cour Di Bue Danko Donskoi Dorothy’s Mennonite Big Heart Dwarf Red Heart Eagle’s Beak Everett’s Rusty Oxheart Fish Lake Oxheart German Orange Strawberry German Red Strawberry Giant Red Oxheart Giant Syrian Granny’s Heart Gran’s Portuguese Neighbor Gus’ Heart Homer Fikes Yellow Oxheart Japanese Heart Kardinal Kosovo Linnie’s Oxheart Lipezkij Lithuanian Crested Pink Little Lucky Heart (PL) Lucky Heart Monkey Arse Monomahk's Hat Mr. Tartar’s Mrs. Houseworth Nicky Crain Northern Crown Orange Russian 117 Orange Oxheart Orange Strawberry Oxheart Pink Prue Red Heart Yellow Reif Red Heart Rosy Oxheart Russian 117 Russian Annie Rusty Oxheart Spudayellow Strawberry (PL) Spudleaf 117 (PL) Sunset’s Red Horizon same as Rostova Sylvan Guame Syrian Potato Leaf (PL) Teton De Venus Ukranian Heart Verna Orange Wes White Oxheart Yellow 1884 Pinkheart Yugoslavian Heart (PL)

February 9, 2011	#13
newtraditionsfarm Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Kankakee, IL Posts: 59	Yikes, that's a lot of hearts! What's the most rock-solid red heart for production / blemish / crack resistance? Also: I've decided to ditch Elberta Peach and Zapotec Pleated due to the suggestion of my friend and former boss Cynthia Sandberg (Love Apple Farm fame). Here's what I've decided to add: + Crimson Carmello + Black and Brown Boar + San Marzano Redorta + Red Boar + Green Doctors + Odoriko + Virginia Sweets (Any have experience with this bi-color?) + Indiana Red (Sounds good for a sturdy heart. Any competing suggestions?) Last edited by newtraditionsfarm; February 9, 2011 at 03:00 PM.

February 9, 2011	#2
fortyonenorth Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: NW Indiana Posts: 1,150	Nice looking list! You might want to add Green Doctors or GD Frosted for a green-when-ripe cherry.

February 9, 2011	#5
barkeater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NE Kingdom, VT - Zone 3b Posts: 1,439	Joshua, Momotaro is a good selection but it is a pink tomato. If you haven't already purchased seed you might want to switch to Odoriko, same look and flavor. I grew Odoriko last year and it was larger, earlier, and more productive.

February 9, 2011	#11
Paul R Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Avilla IN Posts: 300	I grew Big Rianbow in 09. Large bi-color, yellow with a red bottom and slight red streaks, 1 lb. plus, good production and a good taste for a bi-color. http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/wiki/Big_Rainbow Paul R

February 9, 2011	#15
ArcherB Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Austin TX Posts: 200	Berkeley Tie Dye is the prettiest tomato I've grown. It was one of my earliest last year and produced very well, although my Texan climate is bound to be a bit different than yours. Flavor was very good too.