The Never Ending Heart Tomato Question

[carolyn137]

I'm not going to be much help b/c I love almost all of them.

Bobbie, yes
Japanese Oxheart, have not grown
Fish Lake Oxheart, the original was red but most circulating right now are pink; long story, and yes
Green Bush Italian, have not grown
Kermit, have not grown
Kosovo, yes, does well for almost everyone
Little Lucky Heart, yes, but not a big yes
Mayo's Delight, did not do well for me
Nicky Crain, absolute yes
Orange Russian 117, pretty but not outstanding for me
Prue ( Not really a heart? )YES, see the post I just wrote to Linette about this one
Reif Red Heart, yes
Russian 117, double flat heart, absolutely
Ukrainian Heart (TNMUJ strain) Yes
Wes, Absolutely

And please also consider:

Joe's Pink Oxheart
Granny's Heart
Anna Russian
Brad's Black Heart

........ and more, but that's enough for now.

Carolyn

[Labradors2]

Carolyn,

What didn't you like about Little Lucky Heart? I adored Little Lucky and now have seeds for the heart version. Wondering if I should bother.

Linda

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by Labradors2

Carolyn,

What didn't you like about Little Lucky Heart? I adored Little Lucky and now have seeds for the heart version. Wondering if I should bother.

Linda

Of course you should try it Linda. It's not a matter of NOT liking it, it's a matter of there are those I like better, as to various hearts.

Carolyn

[Labradors2]

Thanks Carolyn, I will try it!

Linda

[AlittleSalt]

Carolyn wrote: Wes, Absolutely.

So I had to look it up http://t.tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Wes
I wonder how it does in the Texas heat?

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

Carolyn wrote: Wes, Absolutely.

So I had to look it up http://t.tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Wes
I wonder how it does in the Texas heat?

If you look at the comments at the link above you'll see two from TX who indicated from their reports that it grew just fine,

If I were to take the time to look though the listing for it in past SSE Yearbooks I'm sure I'd find the same, not just from some Texans but those from states with similar climates.

When Suze made that report I know she was still living in Bastrop, TX, not that far from where Worth lives.

Carolyn

[Lindalana]

Kermit- one of the early ones and very productive for me, just a pleasure.
Kosovo- big large hearts, not much juice, winner.
Mayo Delight- yum! Was much earlier than Tatiana site says too...Could not decide between Grighmire pride and Mayo- one day I liked one more next day- another...
Fresa and Alice were another favs this year
Prue- love it but this year was such disappointment, not growing again.
Hungarian heart- yes, one of the best
Orange strawberry- great for sauces and drying.

[Langley Ranch]

I am curious if those Texas growers do anything special for the wispy leaved types. I finally grew Anna Russian last year and really didn't have any more trouble with sunscald with them than the normal leaved plants, but I am still a little wary of the type. Does anyone make accommodations for wispy leaves or is it unnecessary?

[Linette]

Originally Posted by carolyn137

Linette, actually there are not two strains of Prue. It turns out that on one plant one can get all sorts of shapes and sizes and that's the way it's always been with this variety. See the pictures in the link below.
Carolyn

Thanks, Carolyn, for the info. I see that Prue can show a lot of variation in size as well as in shape, and I've spotted a picture on Tatiana's page where it looks like the ones I grow.

I think that a few gardeners here have taken seeds from the biggest, heaviest fruits on their plants, and through local seed exchange we have selected a strain that is no longer true to type.

I'll join a few photos of the Prues I grew this year. Do you think I should get new seeds?

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by Linette

Thanks, Carolyn, for the info. I see that Prue can show a lot of variation in size as well as in shape, and I've spotted a picture on Tatiana's page where it looks like the ones I grow.

I think that a few gardeners here have taken seeds from the biggest, heaviest fruits on their plants, and through local seed exchange we have selected a strain that is no longer true to type.

I'll join a few photos of the Prues I grew this year. Do you think I should get new seeds?

If you want to stay true to the original Prue, then yes, I think it would be a good idea to get new seeds. Selecting certain shaped fruits for seeds, as you mentioned above, is not the way to preserve a variety and may cause confusion if those seeds are then shared with others.

Hope that helps,

Carolyn

[drew51]

Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

I'm going to grow Mayo's Delight and Red Oxheart this spring because Tville members gave them to me to try. There are a whole lot of Oxheart loving Tville members here.

Mostly I'm replying to say, Welcome to Tomatoville.

Ditto, me too, hope to grow the German Strawberry also. last year my seedlings got sun damage and I pulled both of them. I only have a few seeds too.

[NatureRevering_TreeHugger]

Hi Everybody,

First, please accept my apology for the late reply. My daughter was/is in the Philippines when the cyclone hit and no one had heard from her or her boyfriend so I was a nervous wreck for a couple days. They are fine but I needed some decompression time and got lost in binge comedy watching and forgot to check my messages so again I am sorry. <3

Wow, thank you for all the responses! Haven't had a chance to read them all but from what I can tell so far it seems like there are no bad hearts and even more varieties that are must haves. Never going to be able to narrow down a seed list with reading your tasty experiences. You gardener enablers, you. lol Enable away, there are worse addictions to have than seed hoarding.

Again thank you and wish for you all to have a Blessed New Year and a bountiful 2015 gardening season.

~Hugs and Smooches~

[Sun City Linda]

Originally Posted by NatureRevering_TreeHugger

Hi Everybody,

First, please accept my apology for the late reply. My daughter was/is in the Philippines when the cyclone hit and no one had heard from her or her boyfriend so I was a nervous wreck for a couple days. They are fine but I needed some decompression time and got lost in binge comedy watching and forgot to check my messages so again I am sorry. <3

Wow, thank you for all the responses! Haven't had a chance to read them all but from what I can tell so far it seems like there are no bad hearts and even more varieties that are must haves. Never going to be able to narrow down a seed list with reading your tasty experiences. You gardener enablers, you. lol Enable away, there are worse addictions to have than seed hoarding.

Again thank you and wish for you all to have a Blessed New Year and a bountiful 2015 gardening season.

~Hugs and Smooches~

We're all counting on that.

[NatureRevering_TreeHugger]

Originally Posted by Sun City Linda

We're all counting on that.

Glad to know I'm in good company.

[NatureRevering_TreeHugger]

Originally Posted by carolyn137

If you want to stay true to the original Prue, then yes, I think it would be a good idea to get new seeds.

Am planning on ordering from Tatiana's and Sandhill's this year and both have Prue. Would you recommend one over the other for being true to type in regards to Prue?