Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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February 22, 2010 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Ponchatoula , Louisiana
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The 2010 Tomato LIST!
Ok so here is my 2010 list of seedlings. The letters/numbers are my system for keeping trays straight. For each variety listed I started at least 12 seeds and got 87% germination overall. The only variety not to germinate at all was Marvel Stripe. As far as peppers they are still slowly coming up so that list is just what I planted. Also in A1 and A2 are my first attempt at seed saving and all seeds are up and are TRUE TO TYPE (PL) so I think my attempt was a success. OK I know it is a lot of bragging but where else can I brag about this!!!
2010 tomatoes and peppers A1 pink brandywine pl A2 pink brandywine pl A3 black from tula A4 black from tula A5 ozark pink A6 sungold cherry A7 dr. Carolyn pink cherry A8 dutchman A9 jd's special c-tex A10 neves arorean red A11 berkley tie-dye A12 paul robeson B1- black zebra B2- green zebra B3- cherokee purple B4- brads black heart B5- creole B6- mortgage lifter B7- floradade B8- brandywine X TAD B9- black cherry C1- tigerella C2- cherokee chocolate C3- berkley tie dye pink C4- kellogs breakfast C5- brandywine sudduth C6- aunt lous undergroung rail road C7- omars lebanese C8- marvel striped (12 seeds no germination) C9- garden peach C10- hazelfield farm red C11- eckerts polish C12- black from tula D1- franks large red Tomato D2- Joe Thieneman's Australian heart tomato D3- tx wild cherry Tomato ALL REST PEPPERS D4- false alarm jalepeno (all seeds have germinated) D5- early jalepeno D6- keystone and mucho nacho pepper D7- zizzler D8-stoked pepper D9- california wonder bell D10- jimmy nardello D11- peter pepper & sweet banana pepper D12- hungarian wax pepper |
February 22, 2010 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: France
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Have a great season
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February 22, 2010 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Chillicothe Ohio - left Calif July 2010
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jt
Thats how I do it too tray 1 a b c d e rows and 1-10 cells for 50 tray 2 f g h i j rows and 1-10 cells for 50 tray 3 k l m n o rows and 1-10 cells for 50 tray 4 p q r s t rows and 1-10 cells for 50 for tray 5 6 7 8 I use aa bb cc dd ee etc plant 5 seeds per cell Dennis |
February 22, 2010 | #4 |
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B8- brandywine X TAD
**** Now this one I have to ask about. Tad Smith sent me seeds from a three way cross that he made and told me what he was looking for and said I had about 1 chance in 64 of finding it. I planted out only 12 plants that first year and found it. It's a small striped fruit and Tad asked that seeds not be shared b'c he wanted to upsize it. I sent seeds to Craig LeHoullier b'c he and Tad also knew each other and Tad said that was fine. So Craig and I are, I assume, the only ones with Tad. Craig believes that his Lucky Cross and Little Lucky might well have been a cross between Brandywine and Tad, and it was from selections from that initial natural cross pollination that Lucky Cross and Little Lucky were made. So, what is your Brandywine X Tad cross and was it natural or deliberate and b'c I'm curious, where did you get seeds for it and what are you looking for.
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February 23, 2010 | #5 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Ponchatoula , Louisiana
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Carolyn,
My seeds came from Craig. It was an offer to see what came out of the cross. There was alot of other information on the seed pack that craig sent out (dont worry I saved the seed pack for information). I didnt get a chance to start any last year so I am trying them this year and gonna report my findings to Craig. I will say this I planted 12 seeds and got 100% germiation (if I remember correctly). What am I looking for.... I am looking for a 5 lb black tomato with a smoky salty taste that last for months off the vine. KIDDING I actually have no idea what will come from these seeds. I will keep you and Craig up to date as to what leaf type and fruit show from the seeds he sent. |
February 23, 2010 | #6 |
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Sounds like it was some of the F2 or F3 seed from that original growout that
Craig sent out a couple of years ago. I remember Craig growing out quite a few about 5 years ago, before the dwarf project hit and began taking up the whole driveway! Striped Sweetheart is one new variety that came out of my selections from Craig's F3 growout in 2005. Lot's of interesting things to be found in that cross..... Lee
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February 23, 2010 | #7 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: Ponchatoula , Louisiana
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Lee that is exactly what it is from. But he sent me seeds at the end of 2008. The packet he sent me as the F # on it but I am at work and do not have the access. I will post the info later.
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February 23, 2010 | #8 |
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Thanks jt and Lee, now I understand.
Lee, how is your Striped Sweetheart, which I assume is stable, different from Lucky Cross and Little Lucky b'c it sounds like yours is a gold/red bicolor as well, or has it inherited some of the distinct striping that I found with the variety Tad? In which case I think you know what you can do with some of those seeds, which is to send some to the original home of Tad. And no I haven't had a chance to go on a search and destroy mission for older Custralee seeds. My first priority is getting out some seeds that have to go to a few southerners, then some northerners, then to get my tax stuff done, but right now they're predicting 2-3 ft of snow here, possible blizzard conditions, starting tonight and going through Monday, so I just called Freda, my cleaner and garden person and asked her if she'd have some time this PM to bring up some milk, cat food, Diet Pepsi and some cookies to munch on before we get bombarded.
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February 26, 2010 | #9 |
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Tucson
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Here is my list, not complete, I cannot remember all that I have, I still need to go write them down!
Cowlicks, Brandywine Suddeths Texas Wild, Prescott Heirloom Ciudad Victoria Chipas Wild Polish Pastel Tiny Tim Berkely Tie dye Cherokee Chocolate Gardeners Delight Alaska Hawaiian Currant Marvel Stripe Black Cherry Costoluto Geovese Kellogs Breakfast Isis Candy-if any are still alive Marriannas Peace-if any are still alive they seem like they don't tolerate the cold as well. Sugar Baby Gold Pineapple Mountain Fog (not sure if that is the right name or not) KBX Royal Hillbilly Olive Hill Arbuznyi Watermelon |
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