Sophies Choice - Page 3

flyingbrass · January 29, 2014

FWIW, my original seeds came from Remy, and are apparenlty true Sophie's Choice. The seeds I've been using since were saved from those first tomatoes.

Also, I should add that I don't leave in direct sun all day here after the high temps are hitting much over 100. I use shadecloth (cheap stuff from Harbor Freight) over the part of my garden that has included Sophie.

lakelady · January 30, 2014

in 2013, all my gardens went to pot since I took a new job in June 2013 and had no time for anything (still don't). However, the Sophie's Choice did fabulously well in a pot. I watered it a lot early on as Carolyn's book says, and it kept pumping out tomatoes all summer in spite of the *#&$#*@ groundogs who ate almost everything else. While I won't have nearly the garden I did in previous years, I'm going to make sure Sophie's Choice is back, with 2 plants this summer. My original seeds came from Remy.

ddsack · January 30, 2014

Welcome back! Missed your posts and wondered where you'd gone. Hope you have better luck and more time to garden this summer. If and when summer ever comes!

Labradors2 · January 31, 2014

I hope that whoever shared seeds in the Mystery Mailing had the right, short, variety of Sophie's Choice as I'm planning to grow them in pots this spring

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Linda

Tormato · January 31, 2014

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Originally Posted by Labradors2

I hope that whoever shared seeds in the Mystery Mailing had the right, short, variety of Sophie's Choice as I'm planning to grow them in pots this spring

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Linda

Linda,

"Pink labeled" Sophie's Choice were mine, true to type (but unbagged). There were a few others also donating SC to the swap.

Gary

Labradors2 · January 31, 2014

Thanks Gary. Good to know - for some! I just checked and mine was a clear baggie, labelled on one side with a black marker and the other side had a typed white label.

Linda

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Originally Posted by Tormato

Linda,

"Pink labeled" Sophie's Choice were mine, true to type (but unbagged). There were a few others also donating SC to the swap.

Gary

Tormato · January 31, 2014

It's about time I sorted through all of the send in/wish lists and file them away for many months. But first, I'll see if I can locate who donated your SC.

Labradors2 · January 31, 2014

Oh no Gary! Please don't go to all that trouble! I was hoping that the donor might comment, but it doesn't matter. I will find out eventually.......

Thanks,
Linda

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Originally Posted by Tormato

It's about time I sorted through all of the send in/wish lists and file them away for many months. But first, I'll see if I can locate who donated your SC.

dfollett · February 2, 2014

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Originally Posted by Labradors2

Thanks Gary. Good to know - for some! I just checked and mine was a clear baggie, labelled on one side with a black marker and the other side had a typed white label.

Linda

That would be me. Original seed from Tomatofest - but very true to type. The plants never exceeded 30". Like Gary I did not bag blossoms.

Labradors2 · February 2, 2014

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Originally Posted by dfollett

That would be me. Original seed from Tomatofest - but very true to type. The plants never exceeded 30". Like Gary I did not bag blossoms.

Many thanks for letting me know. I'm really looking forward to growing these. I haven't been bagging blossoms either, but maybe this year I'll give it a try.

Happy tomato growing!
Linda

January 29, 2014	#31
flyingbrass Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Glendale, AZ 9b Posts: 90	FWIW, my original seeds came from Remy, and are apparenlty true Sophie's Choice. The seeds I've been using since were saved from those first tomatoes. Also, I should add that I don't leave in direct sun all day here after the high temps are hitting much over 100. I use shadecloth (cheap stuff from Harbor Freight) over the part of my garden that has included Sophie. Last edited by flyingbrass; January 29, 2014 at 10:52 PM.

January 30, 2014	#32
lakelady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: northern NJ zone 6b Posts: 1,862	in 2013, all my gardens went to pot since I took a new job in June 2013 and had no time for anything (still don't). However, the Sophie's Choice did fabulously well in a pot. I watered it a lot early on as Carolyn's book says, and it kept pumping out tomatoes all summer in spite of the #&$#@ groundogs who ate almost everything else. While I won't have nearly the garden I did in previous years, I'm going to make sure Sophie's Choice is back, with 2 plants this summer. My original seeds came from Remy. __________________ Antoniette

January 30, 2014	#33
ddsack Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern Minnesota - zone 3 Posts: 3,231	Welcome back! Missed your posts and wondered where you'd gone. Hope you have better luck and more time to garden this summer. If and when summer ever comes! __________________ Dee **************

January 31, 2014	#34
Labradors2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,896	I hope that whoever shared seeds in the Mystery Mailing had the right, short, variety of Sophie's Choice as I'm planning to grow them in pots this spring . Linda

January 31, 2014	#37
Tormato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MA Posts: 4,971	It's about time I sorted through all of the send in/wish lists and file them away for many months. But first, I'll see if I can locate who donated your SC.