Does anyone remember Mt Gold when it first came out ? - Page 2

Wi-sunflower · November 23, 2008

Thanks for all the varieties to look at. I have grown a couple of those bigger beefsteaks mentioned tho didn't have a chance to really evaluate them. I will definately plant them again next year along with some of these new ones.

This year, due to the weather (floods during planting time) my tomatoes were in 3 seperate locations. Unfortunately that made it hard to keep track of everything after things got busy. My bigger tomatoes suffered lots of cracking from about 2 months of marginal rain after the floods. So I tended to concentrate mostly on just my cherries that still did OK.

I'm not sure what the color change with Mt Gold was other than possibly when it first came out it WAS a true hybred and when they grew it out, a la Carol Deppe's theory of tomato hybreds, it stabilized as a Gold.

Personally I subscribe to Carol Deppe's theory, since most of the "hybreds" I've saved seeds for have shown little or no segregation to different types.

If I don't answer for a while, it's because my internet connection has been intermitant the last 2 days. I can get on now, but may not be able after church. Who knows.

Thanks for all the new varieties to look at.

Wi-sunflower · November 24, 2008

I was able to look at quite a few of the varieties listed here and I will probably try most of them. Even if they aren't just like Lemon Boy, they still look like good varieties to trial.

I also found several more varieties of assorted colors when checking some of the sites. A couple of the sites were new to me, so it looks like my variety list will easily go over 200 varieties this coming year.

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November 23, 2008	#16
Wi-sunflower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,591	Thanks for all the varieties to look at. I have grown a couple of those bigger beefsteaks mentioned tho didn't have a chance to really evaluate them. I will definately plant them again next year along with some of these new ones. This year, due to the weather (floods during planting time) my tomatoes were in 3 seperate locations. Unfortunately that made it hard to keep track of everything after things got busy. My bigger tomatoes suffered lots of cracking from about 2 months of marginal rain after the floods. So I tended to concentrate mostly on just my cherries that still did OK. I'm not sure what the color change with Mt Gold was other than possibly when it first came out it WAS a true hybred and when they grew it out, a la Carol Deppe's theory of tomato hybreds, it stabilized as a Gold. Personally I subscribe to Carol Deppe's theory, since most of the "hybreds" I've saved seeds for have shown little or no segregation to different types. If I don't answer for a while, it's because my internet connection has been intermitant the last 2 days. I can get on now, but may not be able after church. Who knows. Thanks for all the new varieties to look at.

November 24, 2008	#17
Wi-sunflower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,591	I was able to look at quite a few of the varieties listed here and I will probably try most of them. Even if they aren't just like Lemon Boy, they still look like good varieties to trial. I also found several more varieties of assorted colors when checking some of the sites. A couple of the sites were new to me, so it looks like my variety list will easily go over 200 varieties this coming year.