2011 Variety List

newtraditionsfarm · February 9, 2011

Hey Folks!,

Here's my variety list for 2011. Let me know what you think!

I'll be growing out around ~1000 plants and am looking for solid varieties that will make an attractive mix for restaurant sales. My farm is located in Zone 5a, in Beaverville, IL. My soil is a sandy loam (black, but with a generally low organic matter content). I'll be planting around ~600 tomatoes in the field and the remaining in 2, 20x96 hoop-houses. The tomatoes will be planted in 3.5' raised beds and mulched with black 'planters paper'. The beds will be amended with around 1" of organic compost, as well as steamed bone meal and bio-char fines depending on soil test results. The tomatoes will be irrigated with drip tape at 12" spacing and fertilized during production using schaffer's organic fish fertilizer. They will be staked using a modified Florida weave system.

I'm really looking to round-out my categories and am looking for suggestions that are suited to a market gardner such as my self. I'm looking for sturdy, reliable and high yielding tomatoes with good disease resistance. Any suggestions you might have would be great!

Cherries:

Isis Candy
Black Cherry
Matt's Wild Cherry
Snow White
Sun Gold

Small-Fruited:

Jaunne Flamme
Elberta Peach

Paste-Type:

Jersey Devil
Opalka
Illini Gold

Red:

Thessaloniki
Zapotec Pleated
Momotaro
Eva's Purple Ball

Orange:

Kellog's Breakfast
Golden Jubliee

Green:

Chile Verde
Green Zebra

Black:

Nyagous
Paul Robeson
Carbon

Thanks,
Joshua Schiff

New Traditions Farm
http://www.newtraditionsfarm.com

February 9, 2011	#1
newtraditionsfarm Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Kankakee, IL Posts: 59	2011 Variety List Hey Folks!, Here's my variety list for 2011. Let me know what you think! I'll be growing out around ~1000 plants and am looking for solid varieties that will make an attractive mix for restaurant sales. My farm is located in Zone 5a, in Beaverville, IL. My soil is a sandy loam (black, but with a generally low organic matter content). I'll be planting around ~600 tomatoes in the field and the remaining in 2, 20x96 hoop-houses. The tomatoes will be planted in 3.5' raised beds and mulched with black 'planters paper'. The beds will be amended with around 1" of organic compost, as well as steamed bone meal and bio-char fines depending on soil test results. The tomatoes will be irrigated with drip tape at 12" spacing and fertilized during production using schaffer's organic fish fertilizer. They will be staked using a modified Florida weave system. I'm really looking to round-out my categories and am looking for suggestions that are suited to a market gardner such as my self. I'm looking for sturdy, reliable and high yielding tomatoes with good disease resistance. Any suggestions you might have would be great! Cherries: Isis Candy Black Cherry Matt's Wild Cherry Snow White Sun Gold Small-Fruited: Jaunne Flamme Elberta Peach Paste-Type: Jersey Devil Opalka Illini Gold Red: Thessaloniki Zapotec Pleated Momotaro Eva's Purple Ball Orange: Kellog's Breakfast Golden Jubliee Green: Chile Verde Green Zebra Black: Nyagous Paul Robeson Carbon Thanks, Joshua Schiff New Traditions Farm http://www.newtraditionsfarm.com