Reading Carolyn's book

[cjp1953]

Went to the Library and checked out Carolyn's book 100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American Garden.Looking through and reading up on some that I never heard of made me now want to obtain 3 varieties.I plan on starting my seeds the first week of April.I need to find these three Heirloom tomatoes.German Red Strawberry,Earl of Edgecombe and Druzba.I'm hoping I can get all three from one company.Any help would be much appreciated.

[sjamesNorway]

Assuming "German Strawberry" is the same as German Red Strawberry (I think it is), Solana seeds has all three. http://solanaseeds.netfirms.com/TomatoesD-L.html

Steve

[cjp1953]

Originally Posted by sjamesNorway

Assuming "German Strawberry" is the same as German Red Strawberry (I think it is), Solana seeds has all three. http://solanaseeds.netfirms.com/TomatoesD-L.html

Steve

Thank you,I have to see what the prices are converted to U.S. prices.This site is in Canada.

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by sjamesNorway

Assuming "German Strawberry" is the same as German Red Strawberry (I think it is), Solana seeds has all three. http://solanaseeds.netfirms.com/TomatoesD-L.html

Steve

Steve, I'm not so sure about that.

It seems to me that if it were German Red Strawberry it would have been listed that way,rather than just German Red,. which then gets us into trouble since there's also and Orange Strawberry,which someone changed to German Orange Strawberry, but the latter was a stray seed found in a packet of commercial Pineapple Seeds.

First, German Red Strawberry.

http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/G...Red_Strawberry

Here's what I'm talking about as to German Orange Strawberry.

https://www.google.com/search?q=germ...&bih=815&dpr=1

Carolyn

[cjp1953]

Thanks Carolyn,I think I'll wait till next fall to get these 3 types.I plan on starting my seeds next week and to be honest really need to expand my garden.My eyes are bigger than my stomach when it come to planting different types of tomatoes.

[CamuMahubah]

Originally Posted by cjp1953

Thanks Carolyn,I think I'll wait till next fall to get these 3 types.I plan on starting my seeds next week and to be honest really need to expand my garden.My eyes are bigger than my stomach when it come to planting different types of tomatoes.

Nah my dude or dudette...you can get a few of these in! DOn't think like that. Life is short. Scratch that itch!

[sjamesNorway]

Originally Posted by carolyn137

Steve, I'm not so sure about that.

It seems to me that if it were German Red Strawberry it would have been listed that way,rather than just German Red,. which then gets us into trouble since there's also and Orange Strawberry,which someone changed to German Orange Strawberry, but the latter was a stray seed found in a packet of commercial Pineapple Seeds.

First, German Red Strawberry.

http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/G...Red_Strawberry

Here's what I'm talking about as to German Orange Strawberry.

https://www.google.com/search?q=germ...&bih=815&dpr=1

Carolyn

Carolyn, here's my reasoning: first - Solana lists it as German Strawberry, not German Red. Secondly, I find very few sites that mention a variety called just German Strawberry, and ((thirdly) the sites that do list it do so mostly as a red. Last, the photos of ripe fruit look the same. Admittedly, Solana calls its German Strawberry red-pink and early, while Tatiana lists it as midseason, so there's room for doubt.

Steve

[cjp1953]

Found all three at TomatoFest,anyone purchase seeds from them?

[sirtanon]

I have purchased from TomatoFest in the past. No complaints.

[cjp1953]

Originally Posted by sirtanon

I have purchased from TomatoFest in the past. No complaints.

Thank you.

[Clay Mountain]

Originally Posted by sirtanon

I have purchased from TomatoFest in the past. No complaints.

I've used them as well. Good seeds, nice quantity.