Repatriate Earl of Edgecombe

Medbury Gardens · December 20, 2008

After reading about a tomato call Earlo of Edgecombe that was apparently a New Zealand heirloom variety,i contacted a few people within the heirloom seed industry here asking if they know of this tomato,for which no one had.I then indicated to them that i would find the seed,bring it in, grow it on with the view to build up seed stock so as to have this NZ heirloom available to the general pubic.

So thanks Zana for the three seeds,only one has made it to date but is looking great,i`ll post progress photos later.

Knowing a bit more about Earl of Edgecombes history is something i hope others in Tomatoville may have some ideas as to finding out ,who was that sheep farmer that took those seeds to the UK?,and in what year?and did he breed it?

Any ideas??

Richard

December 20, 2008	#1
Medbury Gardens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Medbury, New Zealand Posts: 1,881	Repatriate Earl of Edgecombe After reading about a tomato call Earlo of Edgecombe that was apparently a New Zealand heirloom variety,i contacted a few people within the heirloom seed industry here asking if they know of this tomato,for which no one had.I then indicated to them that i would find the seed,bring it in, grow it on with the view to build up seed stock so as to have this NZ heirloom available to the general pubic. So thanks Zana for the three seeds,only one has made it to date but is looking great,i`ll post progress photos later. Knowing a bit more about Earl of Edgecombes history is something i hope others in Tomatoville may have some ideas as to finding out ,who was that sheep farmer that took those seeds to the UK?,and in what year?and did he breed it? Any ideas?? Richard