My Grow List - 2013 (1st draft)

[tomatoguy]

I have downsized my tomato growing area recently. I will be limited to 12-14 plants, only 12 of them in the raised bed. Makes it tough, when I'm used to growing 20-25. Anyway, here goes:

Clear Pink Early
Delicious
Earl's Faux
*Golden Queen (original)
*Independence Day
*JD's Special C-Tex
Mark Twain x 2
Mong
Neves Azorean Red
Roger's Best Black
Rose Quartz Multi-Flora
*Terhune
Early Large Red (if I can get the 15 year old seeds to germinate)

Varieties with an asterisk are new to me.

mater

[GnomeGrown]

"if I can get the 15 year old seeds to germinate"

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by GnomeGrown

"if I can get the 15 year old seeds to germinate"

Maybe not so much of a problem since I was able to wake up 22 yo seeds of September Dawn.

It all depends on how you try to do it, I think.

Carolyn, who forgot to say that the current record for waking up old seed, documented, is 50 yo tomato seed.

[Cole_Robbie]

Originally Posted by carolyn137

the current record for waking up old seed, documented, is 50 yo tomato seed.

Was Red Barn an undocumented age?

[baileyj]

Here is my last draft (have done about 12) of my tomato grow list:

Cherry: I am aiming for 6 varieties

Sungold
*Isis
*Black Cherry (either Black or Chocolate Cherry...any suggestions ?)
Yellow Pear
*Fat Cherry
*Dr.Carolyn Pink


Dwarfs: All new to me--Planing 6 varieties...only have 5 now decided, need 1 more:

*Sweet Sue
*Summertime Gold
*Wild Fred
*Rosella Purple
*Iditerod Red


Det/Ind. Full size-Planning 14-16 varieties

*Bosque Blue
*Charles Herring
*Turkish Ayla
*Hillbilly
Black Krim
Cherokee Purple
Bloody Butcher
Missouri Pink
Black Prince
Beefsteak
*Black from Tula
*Mariana's Peace
Lemon Boy--need to get some seed


Paste: Planning on at least 3 varieties but gathering ideas now....

Viva Italia

Any suggestions appreciated as I finalize my list and set up my flats..
Thanks,
Judi

[tomatoguy]

Judi, I will be interested to see your results, as we aren't planting any of the same varieties and most of yours are new to me. Black Krim, Cherokee Purple and Marianna's Peace are the ones I am familiar with. Have you ever grown Roger's Best Black? It has replaced Black Krim as my favorite black tomato. Extremely productive here. I am also in Zone 7, but with hotter summers than in your location.

mater