Hoy - Page 10

remy · February 10, 2019

So I was selling seeds at Christmas time in Ransomville, a small town farming community north of Niagara Falls, and this old lady comes up and starts telling me about her family heirloom she grows. She's telling me it's great, grows huge sized fruit. And then she says it is for sale on the internet. I ask her the name and she says, "Hoy." I told her I never grew it, but I knew the name. Her uncle was Hoy. She herself was originally from WV. I didn't ask about how she ended up in Ransomville, but probably during the Niagara Falls industrial plants heyday her husband got a job here as many people ended up here that way. So she gave me her name, Betty, and phone number to contact her about getting some of her seeds at planting time. You never know who you'll meet!

Koala Doug · February 10, 2019

Yay! That's awesome!

Medbury Gardens · February 10, 2019

Shame I lost the seed for Hoy, a wonderful tomato

salix · February 10, 2019

Richard, do you want me to send you a Valentine's Day card? No disease pressure up here for tomatoes... Do you have the same seed restrictions as Australia?

DonDuck · February 10, 2019

I grew Hoy for a few years and thought it was a great tomato. I have no idea if I still have seed for Hoy.

asmx91 · February 10, 2019

I have "Hoy" in cultivation this season...if I get it ripe, I'll make seeds for exchanging.

roper2008 · February 11, 2019

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Originally Posted by Medbury Gardens

Shame I lost the seed for Hoy, a wonderful tomato

It's funny I have a pkt of Hoy seeds from one of Tormato's swaps that has in description, Hoy, seed from 2012 garden/original seed source Strax/Medbury/ireilly, initial TV seed offer.

Medbury Gardens · February 11, 2019

Quote:

Originally Posted by salix

Richard, do you want me to send you a Valentine's Day card? No disease pressure up here for tomatoes... Do you have the same seed restrictions as Australia?

Yes same with tomatoes for both counties.

Thanks anyway

February 10, 2019	#136
remy Buffalo-Niagara Tomato TasteFest™ Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Z6 WNY Posts: 2,354	So I was selling seeds at Christmas time in Ransomville, a small town farming community north of Niagara Falls, and this old lady comes up and starts telling me about her family heirloom she grows. She's telling me it's great, grows huge sized fruit. And then she says it is for sale on the internet. I ask her the name and she says, "Hoy." I told her I never grew it, but I knew the name. Her uncle was Hoy. She herself was originally from WV. I didn't ask about how she ended up in Ransomville, but probably during the Niagara Falls industrial plants heyday her husband got a job here as many people ended up here that way. So she gave me her name, Betty, and phone number to contact her about getting some of her seeds at planting time. You never know who you'll meet! __________________ "I wake to sleep and take my waking slow" -Theodore Roethke Yes, we have a great party for WNY/Ontario tomato growers every year on Grand Island! Owner of The Sample Seed Shop

February 10, 2019	#138
Medbury Gardens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Medbury, New Zealand Posts: 1,881	Shame I lost the seed for Hoy, a wonderful tomato __________________ Richard

February 10, 2019	#139
salix Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: north central B.C. Posts: 2,310	Richard, do you want me to send you a Valentine's Day card? No disease pressure up here for tomatoes... Do you have the same seed restrictions as Australia? __________________ "He who has a library and a garden wants for nothing." -Cicero

February 10, 2019	#137
Koala Doug Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Detroit Posts: 688	Yay! That's awesome!

February 10, 2019	#140
DonDuck Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Corinth, texas Posts: 1,784	I grew Hoy for a few years and thought it was a great tomato. I have no idea if I still have seed for Hoy.

February 10, 2019	#141
asmx91 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Germany Posts: 850	I have "Hoy" in cultivation this season...if I get it ripe, I'll make seeds for exchanging.