Recomendations for Fall Tomatoes in Houston - Page 4

Vince · June 25, 2006

I finnaly started seeds for the fall I think last tues. As the sun sets today 6 brandy boy, 2 sun gold, 2 siletz, and 0 Gregori's Altai have sprouted. I will only start these 4 new varieties for the fall. Hopefully some of my other main season plants will remain healthy so I can have more of a mixed bag. I am still thining I should have planted stupice after seeing some pictures of the fruit cut open. They really don't look like they have to many seeds, and are quite meaty. Maybe next year I'll try one.
Any body do stupice in the fall regularly?

Vince.

feldon30 · June 26, 2006

I think ANY small-fruited early variety is game for the fall. Stupice frequently wins awards in that area. I am going to try as many as I can get my hands on including Mountain Princess.

barkeater · June 26, 2006

feldon, if you want some Mtn. Princess seeds I have some. Send me a message here at T-ville if you need any.

feldon30 · January 24, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by feldon27

The two C-Tex varieties, which are apparently grown at a nursery in Conroe, are:
* JD's Special C-Tex (black; similar to Cherokee Purple)
* C-Tex Southern heat set (red; V,F2,TSWV)

I'm talking to myself.

Well, I talked to a nursery owner and got a bit more info about these two varieties. This nursery owner knew JD before he died (a few years back) and he did in fact grow these 2 varieties at his nursery in Conroe, TX.

EDIT: Actually, JD's Special C-Tex early black is listed in SSE by Deer Park. And C-Tex Southern Heat Set, it may be a hybrid, since it has those disease tolerances.

Suze · January 25, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by feldon27

Well, I talked to a nursery owner and got a bit more info about these two varieties. This nursery owner knew JD before he died (a few years back) and he did in fact grow these 2 varieties at his nursery in Conroe, TX.

I was disappointed to not see these 2 varieties listed in SSE. If I can find plants of both, I will grow them and save seed and make a seed offering. The TSWV tolerance surely appeals to someone, even if they are not in Texas!

I wanted to save/list seeds for the dark one last year, but my only plant died before I was able to do so.

However, I am growing it again this year.

Thanks for finding out a little more about the history; I had searched before to no avail.

feldon30 · February 15, 2007

I should add that JD's Special C-Tex is being offered by our own Deer Park in the SSE under Other colors (Purple).

Based on the ridiculously cold weather we are getting in Houston, I intend to play it safe and probably only grow a dozen small-fruited plants this fall. Probably half cherries and the other half very small vars. I am going to grow Stupice seeds which I got from spudleafwillie which he says he has had good results with. There are actually 4 Stupice varieties.

I will use the rest of that space for cool crops. And crop rotation is a good thing too.

bigbubbacain · July 6, 2007

Dona has been amazing for me in terms of flavor and productivity. It's definitely the healthiest plant in my garden. It makes up for every other plant that had gotten diseased. This one and Cherokee Chocolate are still setting fruit. Everything else looks ready to be removed. Should I leave these or yank them out also?

June 25, 2006	#46
Vince Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 942	Planted at last I finnaly started seeds for the fall I think last tues. As the sun sets today 6 brandy boy, 2 sun gold, 2 siletz, and 0 Gregori's Altai have sprouted. I will only start these 4 new varieties for the fall. Hopefully some of my other main season plants will remain healthy so I can have more of a mixed bag. I am still thining I should have planted stupice after seeing some pictures of the fruit cut open. They really don't look like they have to many seeds, and are quite meaty. Maybe next year I'll try one. Any body do stupice in the fall regularly? Vince. __________________ Vince

June 26, 2006	#47
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	I think ANY small-fruited early variety is game for the fall. Stupice frequently wins awards in that area. I am going to try as many as I can get my hands on including Mountain Princess. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

February 15, 2007	#51
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	I should add that JD's Special C-Tex is being offered by our own Deer Park in the SSE under Other colors (Purple). Based on the ridiculously cold weather we are getting in Houston, I intend to play it safe and probably only grow a dozen small-fruited plants this fall. Probably half cherries and the other half very small vars. I am going to grow Stupice seeds which I got from spudleafwillie which he says he has had good results with. There are actually 4 Stupice varieties. I will use the rest of that space for cool crops. And crop rotation is a good thing too. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

June 26, 2006	#48
barkeater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NE Kingdom, VT - Zone 3b Posts: 1,439	feldon, if you want some Mtn. Princess seeds I have some. Send me a message here at T-ville if you need any.

July 6, 2007	#52
bigbubbacain Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Zone 9 Texas, Fort Bend County Posts: 436	Dona has been amazing for me in terms of flavor and productivity. It's definitely the healthiest plant in my garden. It makes up for every other plant that had gotten diseased. This one and Cherokee Chocolate are still setting fruit. Everything else looks ready to be removed. Should I leave these or yank them out also?