2015 Grow lists - Is it Time?? - Page 16

Mike723 · April 23, 2015

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Originally Posted by Sunsi

Mike723

I've used, "Jetstar", as a backup many years, and it's a great one, indeed! The taste is superb for a hybrid I think may heirloom lovers have much respect for this wonderful tomato.

Agreed! haha thanks for the reassurance..

**carolyn137** · April 23, 2015

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Originally Posted by Sunsi

Mike723

I've used, "Jetstar", as a backup many years, and it's a great one, indeed! The taste is superb for a hybrid I think may heirloom lovers have much respect for this wonderful tomato.

And I'm one of the heriloom lovers who has always loved the three varieties bred by Harris Seeds all those many years ago, some of the first hybrids, actually, and they are:

Jet Star F1
Supersonic F1
Moreton Hybrid

The last one is softer than the other two but all with great taste, high production and unblemished fruits, except, of course in very rainy times when any variety will split.

When my brother and family lived up here where I am now I'd give him plants for lots of heirlooms, and then he said, why can't you buy some seeds for those Harris ones that dad used to raise on the farm.

I did, raised the plants for him and he was happy.

Carolyn

Father'sDaughter · April 23, 2015

Well, I caved and am sneaking one more in.

My husband came home from work yesterday with a packet of Cuore di Bue seeds. One of his costumers originally got the seeds in Italy and has been growing them for many, many years. When he heard I was Italian and that I also grow tomatoes, he gave my husband some seeds to bring home for me. I just don't know where I'm going to find room for it!

cecilsgarden1958 · April 24, 2015

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Originally Posted by Sunsi

Mike723

I've used, "Jetstar", as a backup many years, and it's a great one, indeed! The taste is superb for a hybrid I think may heirloom lovers have much respect for this wonderful tomato.

Surprise, surprise; I have never been a Jetstar fan. Must be closer to an heirloom flavor then I thought. I much prefer Bush Big Boy, First Prize or Mt. Pride.

Sunsi · April 24, 2015

Mike723

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Agreed! haha thanks for the reassurance..

Mike, you may have noticed, Jetstar, is not on my list this year and that is with some apprehension. I know the local garden center sells plants for them so they may still make it into my garden. I never baby them yet they still perform flawlessly. Wishing you a great season!

carolyn

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And I'm one of the heriloom lovers who has always loved the three varieties bred by Harris Seeds all those many years ago, some of the first hybrids, actually, and they are:

Jet Star F1
Supersonic F1
Moreton Hybrid

I remember, made my decision to included them on my yearly list indelible (except this year---must be feeling brave and adventurious in my old age).

Good to see you, carolyn, and read how gardening was enjoyed by your whole family---hope you have some BLT worthy tomatoes this year!

cecilsgarden1958

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Surprise, surprise; I have never been a Jetstar fan. Must be closer to an heirloom flavor then I thought. I much prefer Bush Big Boy, First Prize or Mt. Pride.

cecil, difficult to explain the flavor (carolyn, might do a better job of it), but I can't compare them to another hybrid. There's something about the taste that appeals to me not overly sweet nor such a pronounced acidity, but enough of both to make eating it a memorable experience.

Good to see you have some reliable "work-horses" for your garden with, Bush Big Boy, First Prize or Mt. Pride---hope you have a great harvest this year!

Tormato · April 24, 2015

Today, at ~45 degrees, looks like the last of the cold weather pattern. So, tonight I'll work on the grow list and start sowing in the next few days.
It finally is time.

loeb · April 24, 2015

I will plan mine at the end of May.. I have counted them today and it seems that somehow, even not counting 10 to giveaway, I have something like bonus +20. Hm. How could tha happened..

The last ones are sprouting now..

cecilsgarden1958 · April 25, 2015

Just to say though.... I do like Supersonic. Growing on this year in fact. Just found some Old German Seed at Wallyworld, so am planting one of those too. Not sure which one I'm eliminating though.

Mike723 · April 27, 2015

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Originally Posted by carolyn137

And I'm one of the heriloom lovers who has always loved the three varieties bred by Harris Seeds all those many years ago, some of the first hybrids, actually, and they are:

Jet Star F1
Supersonic F1
Moreton Hybrid

The last one is softer than the other two but all with great taste, high production and unblemished fruits, except, of course in very rainy times when any variety will split.

When my brother and family lived up here where I am now I'd give him plants for lots of heirlooms, and then he said, why can't you buy some seeds for those Harris ones that dad used to raise on the farm.

I did, raised the plants for him and he was happy.

Carolyn

Now I feel much better that you endorse them Carolyn, not as insecure haha! Yea they were a favorite variety of my father as well.. He had turned me on to them many moons ago.. Your knowledge of the history on many varieties is wonderful =)

Mike723 · April 27, 2015

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Originally Posted by Sunsi

Mike723Mike, you may have noticed, Jetstar, is not on my list this year and that is with some apprehension. I know the local garden center sells plants for them so they may still make it into my garden. I never baby them yet they still perform flawlessly. Wishing you a great season!

Sunsi, wishing you and yours a blessed and bountiful season as well, thanks!

lrussillo · April 30, 2015

I've been on a search for the perfect 5--grow well taste great and are productive. Last year I had 26 varieties. This year 22:
Black Plum (seed from a friend from a tomato at Trader Joe's)
Bloody Butcher (seed from a plant bought at Greenstreet Gardens)
Matina (plant from Greenstreet)
Carbon (seed from plant from Greenstreet)
Cherokee Purple (one from saved seed from SESE seed plant-and one from Botanical Interests seed)
Cherokee Black (from tomato from farmers' market)
Blue Beauty (Greenstreet plant)
Pink Berkeley TD (seed from seed from Greenstreet plant)
Black Krim (one from saved seed (I think from SESE seed), one from Johnny's seed)
Tropic (SESE seed)
Sioux (Tomato Growers seed--this one just shriveled last year)
Belmonte (Franchi seed)
Red Pear (franchi seed--only because Mom really liked it)
Principe Borghese (SESE seed)
Roma Virginia Select (SESE seed)
Opalka (Greenstreet plant)
Druzba (Greenstreet plant)
Ozark Pink (SESE seed)
Rouge d'Iraq (Baker Creek seed--didn't love this tomato but did love the plant--compact healthy strong and productive will use it in the cucumber patch to deter beetles)
Some F3 seed from Brad Gates' Indigo Apples x PBTD
Omars Lebanese (plant from Greenstreet)

berkeleyluddite · May 8, 2015

I was at 36 plants last year and swore to myself down to 20 tomato plants this year but alas....

New Trials:
Brown Sugar
Blueberry
Black Gypsy
2x Dark Galaxy
Jazz
Costoluto Genovese
Dwarf Wild Fred

Repeats:
3x Sun Gold
Black Cherry
Purple Bumblebee
2x Black Krim
2x Brandywine
2x Black and Brown Boar
2x Captain Lucky
2x Dirty Girl (OP Early Girl)
2x Black Seaman
2x Purple Cherokee
Pink Berkeley Tie Die
San Marzano
Paul Robeson

Karrr_Luda · May 8, 2015

All my saved seed was saved wrong so there'll be crosses, will have to do it right this summer. Live and learn..

here it comes

1 Cherokee purple - yum
2 Carbon - yum
3 Indian stripe - yum
4 Chocolate stripes - yum
5 Vorlon -?
6 Chocolate pear -?
7 Barlow Japanese - yum
8 Sibirskiy velikan rozovuy - yum
9 Pork chop - yum
10 Cherokee Green - ?
11 Anna Russian - yum
12 Orange Russian 117- good stuff
13 Arbuzniy - from saved seed -?
14 Blush - good stuff
15 Sun gold saved -?
16 Sun sugar - ?
17 Rose Quartz multiflora- good stuff
18 Yellow centiflor hypertress saved?- good stuff
19 Riesentraube from saved seed?- good stuff
20 Remi rouge- good stuff
23 Sliva malinovaya saxarnaya - yum
24 Russian black plum- good stuff
25 Black pear-?
26 Beauty king- yum yum
27 Gold medal- yum
28 Caspian pink - good stuff
29 Ponderosa pink- good stuff
30 costuloto don't know which one lost label from saved tasty fruit probably a cross already anyway
31 Northern Lights - just a few from saves seed - OK
32 saved red meaty sweet plum mystery plant from CHP seed packet
33 1884 Purple -yum
34 Moravskiy div- ?
35 AAA Sweet solano -yum
36 Jaune Flamme- yum
37 Earl of Egecombe-?
38 Stump of the World- good stuff
39 Detskij Sladkij
40 Chocolate Cherry- wasn't very productive for me, but tasted great - trying again
41 Muchacha!-?
42 Esmeralda Golosina-?
43. white cherry from J&L-?
44. Dad’s Sunset - good stuff

ermentrude · May 8, 2015

Wow, these lists are impressive.

I have 10 Earthboxes on my front porch. There is no other sun in my yard, so this is the best I can do. Right now I have 4 boxes with 2 tomatoes each.

Dwarf Champion Improved
Rosella Purple
Martino's Roma
Burbank

For the fall I'm going to add
Tasmanian Chocolate
Dwarf Purple Heart

Gardeneer · May 8, 2015

Time is ripe, to plant out, almost all over the Us. Even in cool PNW I started planting out on 4/8 and finished around 4/29 ( 3 weeks stretch ). Now I have some tiny fruits, some more flowers and lot and lots of buds all over, despite the fact that our high still go down to low 60s and the night lows are around mid 40s.

Happy Plant Out !

April 25, 2015	#233
cecilsgarden1958 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: swPA Posts: 629	Just to say though.... I do like Supersonic. Growing on this year in fact. Just found some Old German Seed at Wallyworld, so am planting one of those too. Not sure which one I'm eliminating though. __________________ Hybrids Rule, Heirlooms Drool!

May 8, 2015	#237
berkeleyluddite Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: CA Posts: 21	I was at 36 plants last year and swore to myself down to 20 tomato plants this year but alas.... New Trials: Brown Sugar Blueberry Black Gypsy 2x Dark Galaxy Jazz Costoluto Genovese Dwarf Wild Fred Repeats: 3x Sun Gold Black Cherry Purple Bumblebee 2x Black Krim 2x Brandywine 2x Black and Brown Boar 2x Captain Lucky 2x Dirty Girl (OP Early Girl) 2x Black Seaman 2x Purple Cherokee Pink Berkeley Tie Die San Marzano Paul Robeson Last edited by berkeleyluddite; May 8, 2015 at 01:12 AM.

May 8, 2015	#238
Karrr_Luda Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: USA NJ zone 6B Posts: 228	2015 grow list All my saved seed was saved wrong so there'll be crosses, will have to do it right this summer. Live and learn.. here it comes 1 Cherokee purple - yum 2 Carbon - yum 3 Indian stripe - yum 4 Chocolate stripes - yum 5 Vorlon -? 6 Chocolate pear -? 7 Barlow Japanese - yum 8 Sibirskiy velikan rozovuy - yum 9 Pork chop - yum 10 Cherokee Green - ? 11 Anna Russian - yum 12 Orange Russian 117- good stuff 13 Arbuzniy - from saved seed -? 14 Blush - good stuff 15 Sun gold saved -? 16 Sun sugar - ? 17 Rose Quartz multiflora- good stuff 18 Yellow centiflor hypertress saved?- good stuff 19 Riesentraube from saved seed?- good stuff 20 Remi rouge- good stuff 23 Sliva malinovaya saxarnaya - yum 24 Russian black plum- good stuff 25 Black pear-? 26 Beauty king- yum yum 27 Gold medal- yum 28 Caspian pink - good stuff 29 Ponderosa pink- good stuff 30 costuloto don't know which one lost label from saved tasty fruit probably a cross already anyway 31 Northern Lights - just a few from saves seed - OK 32 saved red meaty sweet plum mystery plant from CHP seed packet 33 1884 Purple -yum 34 Moravskiy div- ? 35 AAA Sweet solano -yum 36 Jaune Flamme- yum 37 Earl of Egecombe-? 38 Stump of the World- good stuff 39 Detskij Sladkij 40 Chocolate Cherry- wasn't very productive for me, but tasted great - trying again 41 Muchacha!-? 42 Esmeralda Golosina-? 43. white cherry from J&L-? 44. Dad’s Sunset - good stuff __________________ (:>=

April 23, 2015	#228
Father'sDaughter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: MA/NH Border Posts: 4,919	Well, I caved and am sneaking one more in. My husband came home from work yesterday with a packet of Cuore di Bue seeds. One of his costumers originally got the seeds in Italy and has been growing them for many, many years. When he heard I was Italian and that I also grow tomatoes, he gave my husband some seeds to bring home for me. I just don't know where I'm going to find room for it!

April 24, 2015	#231
Tormato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MA Posts: 4,968	Today, at ~45 degrees, looks like the last of the cold weather pattern. So, tonight I'll work on the grow list and start sowing in the next few days. It finally is time.

April 24, 2015	#232
loeb Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Poland Posts: 251	I will plan mine at the end of May.. I have counted them today and it seems that somehow, even not counting 10 to giveaway, I have something like bonus +20. Hm. How could tha happened.. The last ones are sprouting now..

April 30, 2015	#236
lrussillo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: virginia Posts: 57	I've been on a search for the perfect 5--grow well taste great and are productive. Last year I had 26 varieties. This year 22: Black Plum (seed from a friend from a tomato at Trader Joe's) Bloody Butcher (seed from a plant bought at Greenstreet Gardens) Matina (plant from Greenstreet) Carbon (seed from plant from Greenstreet) Cherokee Purple (one from saved seed from SESE seed plant-and one from Botanical Interests seed) Cherokee Black (from tomato from farmers' market) Blue Beauty (Greenstreet plant) Pink Berkeley TD (seed from seed from Greenstreet plant) Black Krim (one from saved seed (I think from SESE seed), one from Johnny's seed) Tropic (SESE seed) Sioux (Tomato Growers seed--this one just shriveled last year) Belmonte (Franchi seed) Red Pear (franchi seed--only because Mom really liked it) Principe Borghese (SESE seed) Roma Virginia Select (SESE seed) Opalka (Greenstreet plant) Druzba (Greenstreet plant) Ozark Pink (SESE seed) Rouge d'Iraq (Baker Creek seed--didn't love this tomato but did love the plant--compact healthy strong and productive will use it in the cucumber patch to deter beetles) Some F3 seed from Brad Gates' Indigo Apples x PBTD Omars Lebanese (plant from Greenstreet)

May 8, 2015	#239
ermentrude Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Charleston SC Posts: 34	Wow, these lists are impressive. I have 10 Earthboxes on my front porch. There is no other sun in my yard, so this is the best I can do. Right now I have 4 boxes with 2 tomatoes each. Dwarf Champion Improved Rosella Purple Martino's Roma Burbank For the fall I'm going to add Tasmanian Chocolate Dwarf Purple Heart

May 8, 2015	#240
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,916	Time is ripe, to plant out, almost all over the Us. Even in cool PNW I started planting out on 4/8 and finished around 4/29 ( 3 weeks stretch ). Now I have some tiny fruits, some more flowers and lot and lots of buds all over, despite the fact that our high still go down to low 60s and the night lows are around mid 40s. Happy Plant Out !