Terhune?

[camochef]

Originally Posted by stonysoilseeds

hi camo can you please let me know the origin of terhune .. it sounds like it could be mideastern

Stonysoilseeds,
Like others have pointed out before and after, Terhune was a discovery of Tom's (Dawinslair) from the gardens of an estate he was handling. He had sent me seeds a couple years back but it took me until last year to try them. Unfortunately, last year was about the worst year I ever faced for growing tomatoes, so my results weren't a true measurement of its potential.
Still I intend to grow it again, but not this season as I really have to limit my gardening exploits. Not because of room, which I have plenty of, but due to physical inabilities. Therefore, I plant my top choices now and hope for the best.
Enjoy!
Camo

[camochef]

Originally Posted by carolyn137

Camo I'm not but the originator of what he named Terhune is Tom K of MN, whom I know well, and while I looked desperately for the post he wrote here at Tville, I couldn't find it so here's a link from Tania's website about it;

http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/wiki/Terhune

Many of us post at different message sites and Tom had first posted about Terhune at the SSE message site while I was still visiting there, and so word got out to many other message sites as well, and that's where Camo heard about it first, as in one of the other sites.

My Terhune seeds came directly from Tom K ( darwinslair) and it was his seeds that I sent to one of the guys who helps with seed production for me and it was seeds that were offered in my Jan 2012 seed offer here.

And yes, I grew it here at home as I do all the ones I hope to offer seeds from, but I no longer can set up fermentations, etc, nor care for my plants, Freda tends the plants b/c after falling in Dec of 2004 and severing all four quads in my right leg I've had to use a walker.

Hope the above helps.

Carolyn,
Like you, I received my seeds directly from Tom a number of years ago. I just took longer to get around to trying them, as I had already selected a few hundred to try the year I first received them. Then I attempted to reduce garden s sizes and just didn't have room.
Last year I cut back to 81 tomato plants so I was able to fit two of them in. (Just couldn't do it when I was planting 350 or more each year). To say I was disappointed in their performance last year would be quite the understatement, but it was the year, not the tomato!
BTW, I have my e-mail back up and running. Same addresses as before, in case you wish to correspond. Hoping you have a great year ahead without troubling bears or earthquakes, and that Freda can still manage to get the gardens to behave themselves.
Enjoy! and happy growing.
Camo

[stonysoilseeds]

ty camo for the information and i do hope you have success with your tomato growing this season.. the enjoyment is never contingent on the quantity of plants but just on the experience of just growing a few or many..i am excited to be trying some new varieties this season and my connection to this forum has been really inspiring meeting so many nice people.i am hoping for a hotter dryer summer here in central ny and no flooding we got blasted with floods here last year just when my plants were in tihier peak

[attml]

Thanks again to all that have replied!

Camo,

Glad to hear you are feeling better! There is nothing like a little fresh lycopene to make you feel better! Here's hoping for an early crop!! Take care of yourself!

Mark

[camochef]

Originally Posted by attml

Thanks again to all that have replied!

Camo,

Glad to hear you are feeling better! There is nothing like a little fresh lycopene to make you feel better! Here's hoping for an early crop!! Take care of yourself!

Mark

Mark,

Thanks so much! May we all have an early and successful season.
Enjoy!
Camo

[janezee]

I got my Terhune seeds from another source than Carolyn. They were planted last Monday and kept on top of rope lights and all three have been up and happy since Saturday. I'm thrilled as they were the first in the tray to emerge.

j