French heirloom varieties?

KathyDC · June 10, 2020

Does anyone track these in particular? I'm tossing around the idea of dedicating a portion of my tomato beds next year to French heirloom varieties. I'm specifically interested in ones with some sort of historical pedigree (as opposed to newly-developed or found varieties).

Maybe 6 kinds or so. Any suggestions from people who keep up with that side of the world?

garden patch · June 10, 2020

I’m not to sure of any French varieties. I wouldn’t mind seeing a list of those names as well.

GreenThumbGal_07 · June 10, 2020

I tried Picardy a few years ago (poster Earl liked it and used it for canning). I grew a big, lush plant that collapsed almost overnight from dreadful blight. I never got to try the fruit.

Growing Saint Pierre this year. It's blooming now and I hope to try the fruit in August. I've heard good things about it here.

Father'sDaughter · June 10, 2020

Go to Tatiana's Tomatobase and enter "France" in the search bar. You'll need to scan the list of results to see which list " Country=France" under the variety name to see which originated from there.

http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Main_Page

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KathyDC Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Suburban Washington, DC (Zone 7A) Posts: 347	French heirloom varieties? Does anyone track these in particular? I'm tossing around the idea of dedicating a portion of my tomato beds next year to French heirloom varieties. I'm specifically interested in ones with some sort of historical pedigree (as opposed to newly-developed or found varieties). Maybe 6 kinds or so. Any suggestions from people who keep up with that side of the world?

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June 10, 2020	#2
garden patch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Toronto Posts: 89	I’m not to sure of any French varieties. I wouldn’t mind seeing a list of those names as well.

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GreenThumbGal_07 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern California Posts: 300	I tried Picardy a few years ago (poster Earl liked it and used it for canning). I grew a big, lush plant that collapsed almost overnight from dreadful blight. I never got to try the fruit. Growing Saint Pierre this year. It's blooming now and I hope to try the fruit in August. I've heard good things about it here.

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Father'sDaughter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: MA/NH Border Posts: 4,919	Go to Tatiana's Tomatobase and enter "France" in the search bar. You'll need to scan the list of results to see which list " Country=France" under the variety name to see which originated from there. http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Main_Page