Cowlick seeds - Page 3

Ruth_10 · January 10, 2011

Cowlick's did well in Missouri last summer. I grew Cowlick's, EF, and BWS. They are all delicious and all produced well (I know some people have problems with production, but it's my impression growing EF and BWS over a number of years that they are good producers). I found Cowlick's and Earl's Faux to be almost indistinguishable in taste and production--which makes me very, very happy!

camochef · January 21, 2011

Hearing such makes me happy also! You might like to add: Brandywine-Glicks, Liz Birt, Barlow Jap and Tarasenko6 to your comparisons.
Camo

newatthiskat · January 21, 2011

I do not know what can help get rid of the bads and keep the good bugs. If anyone does know I would be glad to get rid of grasshoppers and stink bugs LOL
Kat

creister · February 19, 2011

I've never had grasshopper problems, but have heard that nolo bait can help. If you have room, guinea hens will eat them for you.

lilhammerlane · February 20, 2011

did I read that right....
Camo said that cowlicks RL out produced everything else?
Im sitting here starring at a pack of these seeds, wondering if I should start them now, or wait till mid-season?

amideutch · February 20, 2011

Cowlick's was one of my better producers in the heat we had this year. Not to mention the hail storm it survived 3 weeks prior to the heat wave. Managed to get some Cowlick's RL version which I'm looking forward to growing side by side with Cowlick's PL. Terhune will be another of interest along with Hoy and Hunt Valley Pink to name a few. Ami

camochef · February 22, 2011

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Originally Posted by lilhammerlane

did I read that right....
Camo said that cowlicks RL out produced everything else?
Im sitting here starring at a pack of these seeds, wondering if I should start them now, or wait till mid-season?

lilhammerlane,
I guess I should have worded that better, they out-produced the other Brandywines. They couldn't hold a candle to Barlow Jap, Liz Birt, Tarasenko6 or Sandul Moldovan this past season. Other years Cowlick's Brandywine P.L. has been my best producer year after year no matter the weather conditions. I think between a very late start and severe heat and drought last year they had some problems ( I started seeds 2-3 months later than I normally do).
Oh, my best producer was Indian Stripe...I had 7 plants of them in two gardens and they out produced everything else. They just weren't as large as they were the year before. Others mentioned had better taste!
Camo

puttgirl · February 22, 2011

Maybe I'll try Indian stripe again, I only got one tomato off my single plant last summer, but it was delicious. Don't know if I have any seed left of it, though. I guess I'll have to try the ones I already have first-just hoping something I DO have produces well.

camochef · February 22, 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by amideutch

Cowlick's was one of my better producers in the heat we had this year. Not to mention the hail storm it survived 3 weeks prior to the heat wave. Managed to get some Cowlick's RL version which I'm looking forward to growing side by side with Cowlick's PL. Terhune will be another of interest along with Hoy and Hunt Valley Pink to name a few. Ami

Ami,
I hope you find Cowlick-R.L. to be as productive as I did last year. I only had one plant of it and was quite impressed with it's production and taste.
I'm also trying Terhune for the first time this coming year and I'm looking forward to seeing how it does. I have some Cowlick/Dana Dusky Rose crosses that did very well last year and I'm looking forward to seeing how successful they are for the second year.
I'm cutting way back this season, planning on 25-26 tomatoes instead of the hundreds I usually grow, (resting the regular gardens). Hopefully the weather will be better this year. Wishing you much luck!
Camo

camochef · February 22, 2011

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Originally Posted by puttgirl

Maybe I'll try Indian stripe again, I only got one tomato off my single plant last summer, but it was delicious. Don't know if I have any seed left of it, though. I guess I'll have to try the ones I already have first-just hoping something I DO have produces well.

Puttgirl,
I don't recall if the weather was as bad on your end of the state or not. I think you guys got more rain then we did. (wrong side of the mountains here). But if it was, that could be why they did poorly. Last year they were loaded with tomatoes throughout the season, although they were nowhere near the size the produced the year before which was quite rainy and cooler. I don't know why they slipped my mind when I answered your other thread.
Enjoy!
Camo

b54red · February 22, 2011

Puttgirl, Indian Stripe was also my best producer last year. I have plenty of seed if you need some just pm me and I'll try to get some out to you in a day or two.
I planted my Indian Stripes a month after most of my others and they did really good in the hot months of summer and I had two that made it into fall and came on again like gangbusters. We had an extremely hot and dry fall and the Indian Stripes tasted better during those really dry months than earlier when we were getting regular rainfall.

hmacdona · November 9, 2011

Hi folks,

I always understood that "cowlicks" referred exclusively to "cowlicks brandywine". Is there a separate "cowlicks" tomato that is not "cowlicks brandywine"? I ask because I am hosting this seed exchange and the last little while I've been getting seed packets labelled just "cowlicks"..and some of the people that sent these seed packets in, have "cowlick's brandywine" on their wish lists. I start to scratch my head a bit because I thought they were one in the same variety. Perhaps the people that added "cowlicks brandyine" to their wish lists did not know that the seeds they sent in labelled "cowlicks" were exactly the same thing. Or maybe it's me that needs to be educated.

Just wanting to make sure I'm not misinformed. Would appreciate your input.

Thanks.....Heather

**carolyn137** · November 9, 2011

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...cks+brandywine

Heather, read the above thread and look specifically at the post made by Camo, aka Mike.

It was he who bought the plant named Bandywine at a nursery called Cowlicks and named the variety Cowlick's Brandywine.

http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/w...e,_Cowlick%27s

See the above link for more background information.So "cowlick's SHOULD equal Cowlicks' Brandywine.

The only other variety I know of off hand that has cow in the variety name is Cow's T*T which is quite a different variety,

hmacdona · November 9, 2011

Thanks Carolyn. I appreciate your input.

January 10, 2011	#31
Ruth_10 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MO z6a near St. Louis Posts: 1,349	Cowlick's did well in Missouri last summer. I grew Cowlick's, EF, and BWS. They are all delicious and all produced well (I know some people have problems with production, but it's my impression growing EF and BWS over a number of years that they are good producers). I found Cowlick's and Earl's Faux to be almost indistinguishable in taste and production--which makes me very, very happy! __________________ --Ruth Some say the glass half-full. Others say the glass is half-empty. To an engineer, it’s twice as big as it needs to be.

January 21, 2011	#33
newatthiskat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: texas Posts: 1,451	reply I do not know what can help get rid of the bads and keep the good bugs. If anyone does know I would be glad to get rid of grasshoppers and stink bugs LOL Kat

February 20, 2011	#36
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	Cowlick's was one of my better producers in the heat we had this year. Not to mention the hail storm it survived 3 weeks prior to the heat wave. Managed to get some Cowlick's RL version which I'm looking forward to growing side by side with Cowlick's PL. Terhune will be another of interest along with Hoy and Hunt Valley Pink to name a few. Ami __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

November 9, 2011	#42
hmacdona Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Calgary, AB Canada (Zone 3A) Posts: 443	Hi folks, I always understood that "cowlicks" referred exclusively to "cowlicks brandywine". Is there a separate "cowlicks" tomato that is not "cowlicks brandywine"? I ask because I am hosting this seed exchange and the last little while I've been getting seed packets labelled just "cowlicks"..and some of the people that sent these seed packets in, have "cowlick's brandywine" on their wish lists. I start to scratch my head a bit because I thought they were one in the same variety. Perhaps the people that added "cowlicks brandyine" to their wish lists did not know that the seeds they sent in labelled "cowlicks" were exactly the same thing. Or maybe it's me that needs to be educated. Just wanting to make sure I'm not misinformed. Would appreciate your input. Thanks.....Heather Last edited by hmacdona; November 9, 2011 at 10:43 PM.

November 9, 2011	#43
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...cks+brandywine Heather, read the above thread and look specifically at the post made by Camo, aka Mike. It was he who bought the plant named Bandywine at a nursery called Cowlicks and named the variety Cowlick's Brandywine. http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/w...e,_Cowlick%27s See the above link for more background information.So "cowlick's SHOULD equal Cowlicks' Brandywine. The only other variety I know of off hand that has cow in the variety name is Cow's T*T which is quite a different variety, __________________ Carolyn

January 21, 2011	#32
camochef Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Posts: 707	Hearing such makes me happy also! You might like to add: Brandywine-Glicks, Liz Birt, Barlow Jap and Tarasenko6 to your comparisons. Camo

February 19, 2011	#34
creister Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Abilene, TX zone 7 Posts: 1,478	I've never had grasshopper problems, but have heard that nolo bait can help. If you have room, guinea hens will eat them for you.

February 20, 2011	#35
lilhammerlane Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Jackson, MS Posts: 37	did I read that right.... Camo said that cowlicks RL out produced everything else? Im sitting here starring at a pack of these seeds, wondering if I should start them now, or wait till mid-season?

February 22, 2011	#38
puttgirl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: SW PA Posts: 281	Maybe I'll try Indian stripe again, I only got one tomato off my single plant last summer, but it was delicious. Don't know if I have any seed left of it, though. I guess I'll have to try the ones I already have first-just hoping something I DO have produces well.

February 22, 2011	#41
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	Puttgirl, Indian Stripe was also my best producer last year. I have plenty of seed if you need some just pm me and I'll try to get some out to you in a day or two. I planted my Indian Stripes a month after most of my others and they did really good in the hot months of summer and I had two that made it into fall and came on again like gangbusters. We had an extremely hot and dry fall and the Indian Stripes tasted better during those really dry months than earlier when we were getting regular rainfall.