Fred Limbaugh Potato Top same as Limbaugh's Legacy?

gardenmermaid · October 13, 2016

I am saving seeds from Fred Limbaugh Potato Top and when I looked up the spelling on Tania's website it looked like maybe the name should be Limbaugh's Legacy? Anyone know for sure?

**carolyn137** · October 13, 2016

this article by Doug Oster will give you the definitive answer. Fred himself just called it potato top,but after Fred died doug changed the name to honor Fred.

http://www.post-gazette.com/life/gar...s/200803010163

Carolyn

schill93 · October 14, 2016

I love that story. Have read it before. Then I just had to order the seeds. Don't know if I can grow them here, but I can try.

gardenmermaid · October 14, 2016

That was a great article, and it's a great tomato. Hands down the favorite in the local tomato-mania tasting nights this year and last!
Limbaugh's Legacy it is.

AKmark · October 14, 2016

I have grown it for several seasons, it can be very good, but there is a difference between tastes from different seed sources. I imagine the way Doug did the seed deals is why that is.

Rajun Gardener · October 14, 2016

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Originally Posted by AKmark

I have grown it for several seasons, it can be very good, but there is a difference between tastes from different seed sources. I imagine the way Doug did the seed deals is why that is.

That's good to know. Can you list a source you trust? After reading the article I have to try a few plants.

ginger2778 · October 14, 2016

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Originally Posted by Rajun Gardener

That's good to know. Can you list a source you trust? After reading the article I have to try a few plants.

I should have some fresh in my seed offer which I do every January. Wonderful tomato.

**carolyn137** · October 14, 2016

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Originally Posted by AKmark

I have grown it for several seasons, it can be very good, but there is a difference between tastes from different seed sources. I imagine the way Doug did the seed deals is why that is.

Absolutely, since folks sent Doug seeds they had saved and there was no way to know in advance if they took any precautions at all as to accidental crossing.

Tania's page for it

http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/w...b=General_Info

If you look at the sources where folks got their seeds,you'll see Sandhill Preservation from several and Tania herself seems to be also selling seeds.

I just checked my Sandhill listings and yes,Glenn at Sandhill is listing it as Pink Potato Top.

In order to get seeds from Sandhill you have to go online and note when seeds are sold and HOW sold,that is,only by USPS requests,,it isn't all the times and the link to Sandhill is

http://www.sandhillpreservation.com/

Glenn is a full time teacher at a local K thru 12, and spends all summer growing stuff out, as you'll see from his website.And he's been able to do that since he hires some of his students to help in the summer.

Carolyn, and enjoy Glenns offerings from heirloom birdies to chicken feed greens to melons to cukes to squash and so much more,and over 400 varieties of tomatoes.And all at very low prices. He is a preservationist , was the Curator of Cucurbits for SSE for many years and isn't in it for the money,he just wants to be able to cover expenses. There's a thread in the seed and plant forum here about Sandhill and yes,I've known Glenn and his wife Linda for several decades now,two of the most honest,wonderful folks to have as friends.

travis · October 14, 2016

I grew Potato Top for about 3 - 4 seasons back btw 2006 - 2009, or so.

I got the seeds from Doug Oster at the address he gave in an online article originating from his Pittsburgh newspaper column.

He warned that growers should cull regular leaf plants that might appear due to accidental outcrossing, and asked for return of seeds that grew true (PL), for him to share forward.

I got both potato leaf and regular leaf plants each of the seasons I grew the seeds, as did others with whom I shared the originals.

The best tomato I got is shown at Tatiana's Tomatobase (see Carolyn's post for the link to T-base page), in the right column of photos, fourth photo down (Bill Jeffers).

That tomato is pink, weighed 20 ounces (1 pound - 4 ounces), and grew on a very sturdy, thick stemmed, potato leaf vine.

All of the regular leaf off-types that arose bore red tomatoes that were also very large, meaty, just as tasty, but withmuch ssmoother shoulders ... not as pretty, but doggone good tomatoes.

gardenmermaid · October 15, 2016

Mine matched the description in the article and I believe the seeds came from Dianeseeds.com as Fred Limbaugh Potato Top

b54red · October 18, 2016

I have been growing Limbaugh's Legacy for many years and every year since I first grew it. It is probably the most dependable large pink beefsteak I have grown down here where the climate is not friendly to those types of tomatoes. It can even do well through our hot summers some years and is a great fall tomato. I find it similar in flavor to other great pink beefsteaks like Sudduth's and Stump of the World but far more dependable so it gets planted almost every time I set plants out.

Bill

October 13, 2016	#1
gardenmermaid Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: In the snowy desert of SE Idaho Posts: 111	Fred Limbaugh Potato Top same as Limbaugh's Legacy? I am saving seeds from Fred Limbaugh Potato Top and when I looked up the spelling on Tania's website it looked like maybe the name should be Limbaugh's Legacy? Anyone know for sure?

October 13, 2016	#2
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	this article by Doug Oster will give you the definitive answer. Fred himself just called it potato top,but after Fred died doug changed the name to honor Fred. http://www.post-gazette.com/life/gar...s/200803010163 Carolyn __________________ Carolyn

October 14, 2016	#3
schill93 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2015 Location: Nevada Posts: 275	I love that story. Have read it before. Then I just had to order the seeds. Don't know if I can grow them here, but I can try.

October 14, 2016	#5
AKmark Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 2,010	I have grown it for several seasons, it can be very good, but there is a difference between tastes from different seed sources. I imagine the way Doug did the seed deals is why that is.

October 14, 2016	#9
travis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 2,984	I grew Potato Top for about 3 - 4 seasons back btw 2006 - 2009, or so. I got the seeds from Doug Oster at the address he gave in an online article originating from his Pittsburgh newspaper column. He warned that growers should cull regular leaf plants that might appear due to accidental outcrossing, and asked for return of seeds that grew true (PL), for him to share forward. I got both potato leaf and regular leaf plants each of the seasons I grew the seeds, as did others with whom I shared the originals. The best tomato I got is shown at Tatiana's Tomatobase (see Carolyn's post for the link to T-base page), in the right column of photos, fourth photo down (Bill Jeffers). That tomato is pink, weighed 20 ounces (1 pound - 4 ounces), and grew on a very sturdy, thick stemmed, potato leaf vine. All of the regular leaf off-types that arose bore red tomatoes that were also very large, meaty, just as tasty, but withmuch ssmoother shoulders ... not as pretty, but doggone good tomatoes.

October 15, 2016	#10
gardenmermaid Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: In the snowy desert of SE Idaho Posts: 111	Mine matched the description in the article and I believe the seeds came from Dianeseeds.com as Fred Limbaugh Potato Top

October 18, 2016	#11
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	I have been growing Limbaugh's Legacy for many years and every year since I first grew it. It is probably the most dependable large pink beefsteak I have grown down here where the climate is not friendly to those types of tomatoes. It can even do well through our hot summers some years and is a great fall tomato. I find it similar in flavor to other great pink beefsteaks like Sudduth's and Stump of the World but far more dependable so it gets planted almost every time I set plants out. Bill