Where can I find Mat-Su Express?

[CamuMahubah]

Anyone know where I can get some Mat-Su Express seeds?

[AlittleSalt]

I would ask AKmark.

[Al@NC]

That variety was developed by AKMark, but Marsha had it in her seed offer this year that closed not that long ago. I would ask one of those guys.

Al

[CamuMahubah]

I did PM Mark but I was wondering if I could buy it from a seed place online.

Mark might be busy and I want some for an April 1st planting.

I have seeds from Joseph and I am working on a landracer of my own sorta and Mat-Su would be welcome to this pollen party.

Ain't no party like a tomato landrace party because a landracer party don't stop!

[CamuMahubah]

In effect growing Mat-Su would be like growing Bloody Butcher and Brandywine Sudduth at the same time. Not exactly, but the traits of early and big flavor are there and I want this tomato.

Mat-Su you are invited to this show if you want a part!

I'll trade for it. I'll send cash for it. I'll write a poem for Mat-Su. Heck I'll even send you some of my coveted seeds that Joseph sent me if you can get me approx 5 or 6 Mat-Su seeds. I'd like one Mat-Su at each end of the garden so the beautiful dna might cross.

Yah and Thanks Joseph for sending me down this wonderful road of landracery.

[CamuMahubah]

I also really want to eat the fruits too. Lol...hidden agenda kinda thang..

[Cole_Robbie]

PM me your address, and I will mail you some seed, no money required.

[Gardeneer]

I grew it as my second crop last season.but somehow did not well for me. I am growing it again but this time as my first crop. I hope it does well this time around

BTW I have grown Bloody Butcher couple of years ago. It was one of my eatly varieties. It tasted good but i discontinued it because of small fruit size. Noe if Mat-Su is a cross between BB and Brandywine then it should have bigger fruits. I hope so. I am also growing BW Sudduth and Brandy Boy. I should do a versus on them.

[CamuMahubah]

Originally Posted by Gardeneer

I grew it as my second crop last season.but somehow did not well for me. I am growing it again but this time as my first crop. I hope it does well this time around

BTW I have grown Bloody Butcher couple of years ago. It was one of my eatly varieties. It tasted good but i discontinued it because of small fruit size. Noe if Mat-Su is a cross between BB and Brandywine then it should have bigger fruits. I hope so. I am also growing BW Sudduth and Brandy Boy. I should do a versus on them.

I've grown Fourth of July tomato and I loved it. I was gonna grow it again but I read about Bloody Butcher and wanted to try it but I already have some smaller tomato varieties and then I learned about Mat-Su and I simply must have it for a couple of reasons.

1) Earliness

2) I've always liked the texture of Brandywine but thought the flavor reminded me of the clear part of a watermelon rind. You know the part you don't eat but as a kid you might have nibbled on it in sadness of the disappearance of the sweet red fruit. I imagine if the Bloody Butcher flavor can across that wonderful juicy texture of the Brandywine we are gonna have a garden darling.

3) Sorta playing around with landracing(inspired by Joseph) and I don't want any late varieties around to cross but Mat-Su would be a beefsteak type that could fit the mission statement.

Thank You Mr Cole Robbie!

[Cole_Robbie]

You're welcome. I just packed your seeds. They will go out tomorrow.

[Al@NC]

I'm germinating Matsu myself, I've grown Bloody Butcher for several years and I have to have it every year..

I'm pretty hyped up about Matsu also:
Al

[CamuMahubah]

Cole bruh I'm so stoked! How can I repay you?! I felt really selfish a couple hours after I posted this thread and thought I should have been legit and got in on the seed offers. I actually thought I could buy seeds somewhere from like Victory or some other cool place.

And then I remembered there is a forum for seed requests and I felt a little more out of place but I got my little way!

I managed to secure two silver dimes to get seeds from Joseph and he was very generous in that sent 4 varieties instead of 2 which would have been fair per the amount of silver I sent him.

I did order Kosovo from Victory.

And 2mnyrzs here at Tomatoville graciously sent me Dirty Girls.

And I got the weird cross of probably Rose De Berne and something from Marc!

I'm got enough pots to start 92 plants April 1st.

I can push around 18 plants into the garden so I'm gonna spread the love and give plants to friends and family.

I will not be sharing Mat-Su this year though. That one I'm gonna be particularly greedy with until I get to save some seeds for next year!

This is like a dream come true year for me. I've been reading Joseph posts for years and also reading about Mat-Su and wanting to grow it for years. And the Dirty Girl OP I've wanted for years since reading about it.

I'm not gonna deliberately cross anything but I sure won't mind if the pollen gets flung all over the place of you know what I mean.

I only wish I had more garden space...

[Cole_Robbie]

Mat-Su Express was a gift to me from AKMark. If you like it and do save seeds, then feel free to share it with others yourself. That is the only repayment necessary.

[Sun City Linda]

Just saw this post and I see you already have some seed sent. Cole Robbie sent me seed last year and I saved seed from that. I really like this tomato A LOT!