Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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January 29, 2016 | #16 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Ontario
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After reading Fred's glowing review, I put ICD on my wish list and Gary kindly sent me some seeds. I'm going to grow it, in the north, this summer.
Linda Last edited by Labradors2; January 29, 2016 at 01:34 PM. |
January 29, 2016 | #17 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: AL
Posts: 1,993
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I got some ICD too from Gary's swap and I'll be growing it out this year. Looks like there will be some diversity of areas. Hopefully it does well for everybody.
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January 29, 2016 | #18 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Wichita Falls, Texas
Posts: 4,832
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I also received some in the swap- the name sounds like it is a candy, LOL, and will be growing it out this year.
So many lovely tomatoes, some with silly or funny names, some that are tongue twister names and so on, but all hopefully will be so good! I am excited to grow a LOT of peas, beans, tomatoes and corn, plus my absolute favorite summer squash the old stand by, yellow crooknecks! I love the warty ones, think they have more flavor. And also several other squashes, plus the ever lovely and seductively sweet melons. Can it be summer without melons?!! |
January 29, 2016 | #19 |
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Join Date: May 2014
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Our ICD have germinated and look really good.
It's good to see you back Star |
January 29, 2016 | #20 |
Tomatoville® Recipe Keeper
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Roseburg, Oregon - zone 7
Posts: 2,821
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I would be interested in growing ICD if anyone has seeds to spare. I grew Blueberry cherry last year and really liked the flavor, as long as I left it long enough to get nice and ripe. I probably don't have any interesting tomato varieties to exchange but might have something along the lines of greens/peppers.
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January 29, 2016 | #21 | |
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January 29, 2016 | #22 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Alabama
Posts: 2,250
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Just to show how my mind works, I saw ICD and my brain interpreted it as Impulsive Compulsive Disorder. I just thought about it and said "Yep!"
Yes, I too am growing ICD this year and will have plants for sale. |
January 30, 2016 | #23 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2008
Location: zone 5 Colorado
Posts: 942
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Gary sent 3 seeds of ICD and was not going to grow any more blue tomatoes as I didn't like the flavor. You've all changed my mind and I'm hoping all 3 seeds will germinate.
Thanks for the thumbs up! |
February 2, 2016 | #24 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: zone 6b, PA
Posts: 5,664
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Tormato is sending me ICD, too, if he still has them; hoping to have it in my row of cherry tomatoes this season.
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February 2, 2016 | #25 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7
Posts: 4,919
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How big the ICD plant grow, relative to Indigo rose and Indigo Apple ?
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February 3, 2016 | #26 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Espanola, New Mexico
Posts: 608
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kayrobbins - Thanks for the nice words about Painted Pink. There have been a lot of obstacles to overcome in developing blue tomatoes with good flavor. Selections of breeding stock made by researchers early on were partly to blame. Fortunately, many of the lines out there now are much improved.
I grew a plant labeled Indigo Cherry Drops from a local nursery last season and it struggled in our unusually damp, cool weather. It would be better to have started from seed and I should do that this year. Lee |
February 3, 2016 | #27 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: copperas cove TEXAS
Posts: 637
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May 31, 2016 | #28 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2007
Location: North County, San Diego
Posts: 419
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How do you know when they are ripe? All of mine start out very dark with a small patch of green on the bottom. Now one has the small green patch changing to red. Is it ripe? Do I need to wait until the small red patch is a deeper red?
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May 31, 2016 | #29 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Jacksonville, Fl
Posts: 820
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When my ICD's were ripe the bottom was a brick red so it sounds like yours needs a little longer.
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May 31, 2016 | #30 | |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Jacksonville, Fl
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I am not sure if it was part of your breeding goal but Painted Pink and Danube always give me tomatoes after everything else is done. |
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