Brandy Boy Seeds/Plants - Page 2

EbbMc · February 21, 2006

Barb
I bought 3 packs of brandyboys at the oneonta walmart in January.Just opened one and counted 30 seeds.The same amount they sell for 3.95 at their website.Grew them last year and they were productive and had great flavor.
Ebb

**Mischka** · February 21, 2006

Burpee Select Brandy Boy retail packet $1.34 U.S. = 60 mg seeds; source of origin -Thailand

Burpee Brandy Boy mailorder (direct) packet $3.95 U.S. + 3.95 shipping and handling = 100 mg seeds; source of origin - Guatamala

TomatoDon · February 21, 2006

M, I wish you hadn't said that! lol Now I wonder how well I can trust the seeds to be true to variety. I don't know why that's bugging me so bad.

Don

MikeInCypress · February 21, 2006

Don,

Don't worry about the seeds. WalMart is not in business to screw the customer. If they say it is Brandy Boy it is Brandy Boy - Same with Burpee since it is their variety. Even if Burpee farms out the hybridization.

It's a good tomato. I have grown it since it first came out and both seasons last year.

There is no conspiracy theory about this one.

Michael

**nctomatoman** · February 21, 2006

Ah, but is it really a hybrid? I am waiting for someone to grow out a series of what would be the F2 generation to see what results.

**Mischka** · February 21, 2006

Burpee hasn't had their own breeders on staff for years; they subcontract their work out to Monsanto/Seminis and probably other breeding conglomerates, too.

I'm certain that Monsanto has breeding facilities and hundreds of thousands of acres throughout the world available to them for hybrid production. (think cheap labor)

Whether they do their crosses in Guatamala or Thailand, Brandy Boy is Brandy Boy as long as they used the same varieties for parentage purposes.

Having grown Brandy Boy since its' inception, I can tell you that it does taste pretty good to me. I'm growing out some F3 seeds this year selected from 2 F2 plants last year that looked very similar to the F1, except for being bigger and slightly lighter on production than the F1 from 2004.

And yes, I bagged blossoms.

**Mischka** · February 21, 2006

I didn't see your post Craig.

I can tell you that it is a hybrid from what I've seen here.

I grew 10 F2 plants last year. I don't have my notes handy but I do remember that 4 of the plants were RL with fruits similar to Eva Purple Ball.

2 of the plants were almost identical to the F1's - I saved seed from these.

I plan on growing 10 F3's this year; weather and God willing. :wink:

jerseyjohn61 · February 21, 2006

YooooHoooooo. Don06. WildLife. Still have BB
seeds. '05, Lot 1, grown in USA. Shoot me a
line. Freebies if interested.

TomatoDon · February 21, 2006

Thanks jerseyjohn1! I just sent you a pm. Very nice offer. Sounds like you have the real, reliable, thing!

I think I've added Aunt Gertie's Gold and Lucky Cross to my list. I keep seeing AGG coming up over and over and over on posts here and elsewhere. Again, I've never grown an Heirloom in my life, save two BW's last year that fell to the heat. Are AGG and LC both sort of yellow? I think suze said LC was a true bi-color. The one thing I do like, is acid and tart in a tomato. The sweet varieties don't interest me very much. Are both of these tart?

I'm planning to plant a minimum of three of each variety, and as many as six on certain varieties I am really interested in. It seems that many here plant one, two, or three, and seem to go for more variety than just loading up on one plant. One year I think I had 82 Better Boys! That was the year 78 drowned out, and within a week I had my raised beds in and never faced that trouble again.

Oh...this is funny. I have a tractor and a post hole digger/auger. I have someone who helps me from time to time at the farm, and he brought the tractor to town and we were going to dig the tomato holes with the tractor that year. The first thing I knew he was digging holes three and four feet deep, and managed to bust the new sewer line two times in the first three tries! Just drilled right through it, dead center. We tried the same thing at the farm and he hit the two inch water main the first try. Without trying he can locate underground PVC better than anyone I ever saw. Oh, and he disked up an underground electric line, too. I'm through tomato farming with a tractor.

Don

Thanks jj! We'll stay in touch.

Don

February 21, 2006	#17
Mischka Tomatoville® Administrator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Bay State Posts: 3,207	Burpee Select Brandy Boy retail packet $1.34 U.S. = 60 mg seeds; source of origin -Thailand Burpee Brandy Boy mailorder (direct) packet $3.95 U.S. + 3.95 shipping and handling = 100 mg seeds; source of origin - Guatamala __________________ Mischka One last word of farewell, Dear Master and Mistress. Whenever you visit my grave, say to yourselves with regret but also with happiness in your hearts at the remembrance of my long happy life with you: "Here lies one who loved us and whom we loved." No matter how deep my sleep I shall hear you, and not all the power of death can keep my spirit from wagging a grateful tail.

February 21, 2006	#18
TomatoDon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MS Posts: 1,523	M, I wish you hadn't said that! lol Now I wonder how well I can trust the seeds to be true to variety. I don't know why that's bugging me so bad. Don __________________ Zone 7B, N. MS

February 21, 2006	#20
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	Ah, but is it really a hybrid? I am waiting for someone to grow out a series of what would be the F2 generation to see what results. __________________ Craig

February 21, 2006	#21
Mischka Tomatoville® Administrator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Bay State Posts: 3,207	Burpee hasn't had their own breeders on staff for years; they subcontract their work out to Monsanto/Seminis and probably other breeding conglomerates, too. I'm certain that Monsanto has breeding facilities and hundreds of thousands of acres throughout the world available to them for hybrid production. (think cheap labor) Whether they do their crosses in Guatamala or Thailand, Brandy Boy is Brandy Boy as long as they used the same varieties for parentage purposes. Having grown Brandy Boy since its' inception, I can tell you that it does taste pretty good to me. I'm growing out some F3 seeds this year selected from 2 F2 plants last year that looked very similar to the F1, except for being bigger and slightly lighter on production than the F1 from 2004. And yes, I bagged blossoms. __________________ Mischka One last word of farewell, Dear Master and Mistress. Whenever you visit my grave, say to yourselves with regret but also with happiness in your hearts at the remembrance of my long happy life with you: "Here lies one who loved us and whom we loved." No matter how deep my sleep I shall hear you, and not all the power of death can keep my spirit from wagging a grateful tail.

February 21, 2006	#22
Mischka Tomatoville® Administrator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Bay State Posts: 3,207	I didn't see your post Craig. I can tell you that it is a hybrid from what I've seen here. I grew 10 F2 plants last year. I don't have my notes handy but I do remember that 4 of the plants were RL with fruits similar to Eva Purple Ball. 2 of the plants were almost identical to the F1's - I saved seed from these. I plan on growing 10 F3's this year; weather and God willing. :wink: __________________ Mischka One last word of farewell, Dear Master and Mistress. Whenever you visit my grave, say to yourselves with regret but also with happiness in your hearts at the remembrance of my long happy life with you: "Here lies one who loved us and whom we loved." No matter how deep my sleep I shall hear you, and not all the power of death can keep my spirit from wagging a grateful tail.

February 21, 2006	#16
EbbMc Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Delaware Co. NY Posts: 6	Barb I bought 3 packs of brandyboys at the oneonta walmart in January.Just opened one and counted 30 seeds.The same amount they sell for 3.95 at their website.Grew them last year and they were productive and had great flavor. Ebb

February 21, 2006	#19
MikeInCypress Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 963	Don, Don't worry about the seeds. WalMart is not in business to screw the customer. If they say it is Brandy Boy it is Brandy Boy - Same with Burpee since it is their variety. Even if Burpee farms out the hybridization. It's a good tomato. I have grown it since it first came out and both seasons last year. There is no conspiracy theory about this one. Michael

February 21, 2006	#23
jerseyjohn61 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central New Jersey Z/6 Posts: 554	YooooHoooooo. Don06. WildLife. Still have BB seeds. '05, Lot 1, grown in USA. Shoot me a line. Freebies if interested.