Started my maters

[Hairy Moose Knuckles]

Hi everyone. I started my 2011 maters. I was trying real hard to keep it at 50 varieties, but I wasn't able. I'll prolly plant a few more because I have a few trades coming in. I'd love to try yellow submarine, but haven't been able to acquire seeds. I was sure I had some, but if I did, I hid them from myself.

Aunt Ada's Red Hope
Amazon Chocolate
Baby Beefsteak
Big Cheef
Barlow Jap
Bonnie Best
Black Cherry
Black from Tula
Costoluto Genovese
Clear Pink Early
Crimson Cushion
CP Spudakee
Cherokee Chocolate
Carbon
Cowlick Brandywine
Double Rich
Dice's Mystery Black
Druzba
Dutchman
Depp's Pink Firefly
Dana's Dusky Rose
Eva Purple Ball
Frosty Pink ( No Carolyn, I have no clue)
Flathead Monster
Green Doctors
Glick's Brandywine
Hillbilly
Haley's Purple Comet
Indian Stripe
Ikie
Julia Child
JD Special C Tex
KBX
Kumato
Lancaster County Pink Brandywine
Matt's Wild Cherry
Mexico
Mr. Bruno
Neves Azorean Red
Orange Misk
Opalka
Potato Top
Pruden's Purple
Pantano Romaneso
Purple Calabash
Paul Robeson
Purple Haze
Red Calabash
Roughwood Golden Tiger
Stump of the World
Shannon's South African Mystery Black
Thai Pink Egg
Wessel's Purple Pride
Woodle
White Queen


So far, that's my list. I may plant a few more that cone to me in the next few days. It was hard to whittle all my maters down to this, but everyone has their limits. I sowed 5 of each and by the time I get these set out, I will have a tomato jungle! Woo!

[ceresone]

And--How many people do you have to feed?--or do you sell? LOL--reason I'm asking, my list is similar, I'm dying to start them--its too early for me--and there's only 2 of us!!

[greyghost]

I think you have some really wonderful varieties on your list!!! Darlene

[Sherry_AK]

Originally Posted by Hairy Moose Knuckles

I was sure I had some, but if I did, I hid them from myself.

Happens to me all the time!

I'm a couple months from starting seeds, so I'm green with envy.

Sherry

[Mark0820]

That's a nice looking list. What kind of production do you get from the Cowlick Brandywine (approx. number of fruit per plant)?

[Hairy Moose Knuckles]

Mark,
Hard to say because I didn't get it set out in time last fall. Seems to take a good while to produce here. I know when the first frost hit, I had several golf ball sized green ones. I'm looking forward to growing it again.

[Hairy Moose Knuckles]

Originally Posted by ceresone

And--How many people do you have to feed?--or do you sell? LOL--reason I'm asking, my list is similar, I'm dying to start them--its too early for me--and there's only 2 of us!!

I sell them, give to family, friends, neighbors. I just like watching things grow.

[ceresone]

You're my kind of Guy, HMK--my Hubby dont understand my sentiments--LOL--no,I'm not making a pass, I'm old enough to be your Mother!!

[b54red]

I did the same thing last year setting out over 80 varieties by the time I had set out my fall tomatoes. This year I will have to cut back dramatically. I ended up giving away more than I kept and I filled the freezer with sauce.
The one Cowlick's I had that produced good made around 25 tomatoes. I was a little disappointed with the size of the fruit which was between 6 and 11 ounces. I was expecting some pounders off of it but never got any. My fall plant also was slow to produce and got caught with nothing but golf ball size fruits on it when the freezes hit.

[roper2008]

Nice list. I will start my tomatoes in March.

[dealsgapper]

I've got my spring batch planted too. I normally don't start from seed. Is there a trick to keeping the new sprouts going. I have 25 each of six new variety's I chose from Tatiana's on-line store. About a third of them have sprouted overnight. Will they be okay to keep inside or do I need to show them a little sunlight tomorrow? Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.