what percentage of new-to-you varieties do you grow?

habitat_gardener · June 24, 2013

I've accumulated a serendipitous assortment of tomato varieties this year. I started my seeds late, so only a third of my varieties are something I'd planned to grow. The rest came from nonprofit plant sales, plant exchanges, the farmers' market, or extra plants from neighbors or friends -- 2 or 3 plants here and there.

So, looking at my list, I was surprised to find I have 5 out of 32 varieties that I've grown before, and that only 7 are varieties I'd never heard of. Still, 84 percent are new to me.

Last year, 67% were new to me.
The year before, 72%.
Before that, 95%.
Before that, 72%.

My repeats tend to be a pink slicer (usually Pruden's Purple) and a cherry (usually Tommy Toe or Sun Sugar F1).

June 24, 2013	#1
habitat_gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Central Valley Posts: 2,543	what percentage of new-to-you varieties do you grow? I've accumulated a serendipitous assortment of tomato varieties this year. I started my seeds late, so only a third of my varieties are something I'd planned to grow. The rest came from nonprofit plant sales, plant exchanges, the farmers' market, or extra plants from neighbors or friends -- 2 or 3 plants here and there. So, looking at my list, I was surprised to find I have 5 out of 32 varieties that I've grown before, and that only 7 are varieties I'd never heard of. Still, 84 percent are new to me. Last year, 67% were new to me. The year before, 72%. Before that, 95%. Before that, 72%. My repeats tend to be a pink slicer (usually Pruden's Purple) and a cherry (usually Tommy Toe or Sun Sugar F1).