February 15, 2016 | #241 |
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February 15, 2016 | #242 | |
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Really diggin' the dwarfs, and LG's "unusual heat tolerance" will come in handy. I have a feeling this summer will go hot, so hot that Arnold or Danny Glover will have to reprise their roles and save us. Gonna have to post a revised list, weather has forced my hand. Rebelski and BHN-871 should be setting some fruit this weekend. |
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February 16, 2016 | #243 |
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I'm in MI but my vote would be for Neves Azorean, Eva Purple Ball, and Paul Robeson. Great flavors, good looks and for me good production. I know that Margaret Curtain is highly recommended but I haven't tried that one yet or Painted Pink. Azoychka is good but not knock your socks off.
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February 16, 2016 | #244 | |
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I did it. I broke my rule of not posting my grow list until I was 100% sure it wouldn't change. Scratched from the above are: Doubloon Heidi VB Russia Venetian Marketplace I've also reduced a few pastes to one per variety, and my new list includes: Azoychka Oroma Rinaldo* San Marzano Redorta** Sarnowski Polish Plum Sausage *repeaters **one final try for an in ground, full size San Marzano variety. I've tried several in the past and they've done horribly. This year I'll be growing SM Redorta from seeds my husband received from one of his customers in a nearby town. He obtained the SM Redorta and Cuor Di Bue seeds in Italy years ago and they are now the only two varieties he grows. I had great results with his Cuor Di Bue, so I caved and agreed to try his SM Redorta seeds this year to see if I could break the SM curse. Heidi was sacrificed to free up grow bag space for the dwarfs. Since I'm growing F2's, I want to squeeze in a few more plant of each to help with the selection process. |
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February 17, 2016 | #245 | |
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February 17, 2016 | #246 |
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I published this list in the opening post :
1-AZOYCHKA 2-BETTER BOY (F1) 3-BIG BEEF (F1) 4- BLACK FROM TULA 5- BLACK SEAMAN (Pot) 6- GREEN COPIA 7- BROWN HEART 8- HAHMS GELBE T. (ornamental, in pot) 9-INDIAN STRIPE 7- INDIGO APPLE (ornamental, in pot) 10- KUMATO (F3) (pot) 11- NEW BIG DWARF (Pot) 12-OLD GERMAN 13- PURPLE HEART, dwrf (pot) 14-REISENTRAUBE 15- SAKHARNYI ZHELTYI 16- SILETZ (Pot) 17- WILLAMETTE Now looking back i am in violation. Instead 17 varieties now I have 26. Here are the additions" 18- ANANAS NOIRE 19 - BIG BOY (F1) 20 - CHEROKEE PURPLE 21 - COSTOLUTO (?) 22 - DANIEL BURSON 23 - INDIGO ROSE ( in pot) 24 - LEGEND 25 - OREGON SPRING 26 - SILVERY FIR TREE ( in pot) I have 26 spots in ground, plus pots. so I can plant two of some varieties, like my favorites: Big Beef, Brown Heart, Azoychka, Black from Tula , Willamette, I will start making a reality by starting to sow in 3 days. Last edited by Gardeneer; February 17, 2016 at 04:55 AM. |
February 17, 2016 | #247 | |
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February 22, 2016 | #248 |
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1. mutant speckled roma from seeds saved in 2014,tomato was round instead of plum shaped.
2.garden peach 3.indigo rose 4.better boy from saved seeds 5. Omar's Lebanese 6. clones of a compost pile heirloom tomato that was big and drought resistant. |
February 23, 2016 | #249 | |
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I went through this with Big Boy F1 looking for the pink heirloom parent,which is TeddyJones and also a parent for Bette Boy, and had to set out many plants,I think it was 12 at first,to find but two pinks, and they sure didn't taste good at all to me. The reds weren't much better,so good luck. There used to be an OP Better Boy and an OP Big Boy listed in the SSE YEarbooks,but I just looked and neither one is there now, Hope that helps,since I've been through this before with Big Boy F1. I'm glad to see you are growing Omar's LEbanese,which is a variety I love and first introduced and I thought the history behind it might interest you in case you don't already know it. http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/w...r%27s_Lebanese The listings for it in the annual SSE YEarbooks are very positive, Carolyn
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February 23, 2016 | #250 |
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I don't blame you for adding Ananas Noire. It is one of my every year tomatoes. Love the stunning slices and the flavor. I don't have to worry about not keeping well as it disappears real fast! Black from Tula is also on my grow every year list.
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February 23, 2016 | #251 | |
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It is stunning, indeed to me too. Although the name translate to "Black Pineapple" but it is more than that. It is also considered a GWR. Look at my avatar . That is my own picture from 2014. It also tastes very good, described as complex. Another thing, being related to Belgian Giant, it bears large fruits. My largest one was almost 20 oz. Yeah , my other favorite is Black from Tulla. The texture and taste compare to C.P. but it was more productive. Gardeneer |
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February 25, 2016 | #252 |
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First batch:
amaraillo de ines amarillo de ladruñan angel avoa de osedo benjamin casas altas castielfiabib cortes cuerno de boi del kilo rojo ensalada de puertomingalbo gallego navarro rosa de albesa rosa de almazora (cs?) rosa de altea rosa gigante – gallego rosado de castellon rosado de navarra rosado del tio ignacio secar tres cantos gigante rosa valenciano de ludiente De colgar: C 100 en pom de del penedes C 100 en pom de la ribera c alt millars c artana floral c artana2 c blanco de ibiza c can pino c capicorb c castiel c cerruo c cs-2 c cs-3 – conejero c del aestrella LL-169 c elmasroig c encontrado c ginestar c hoja de patatera c largo del villar c LL-56 c marjal de nules c marjal de nules (aguantadora) c morada c ses coves c son gil c son sardina c soneja c torreblanca c villanueva de viver c villareal c zia maria |
February 25, 2016 | #253 |
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Good heavens Ilex,that's some kind of list.
I do recognize some,but not many Just a couple of questions. I do recognize Gallego, but why do you call it rosa Gigante? And I think I know more about Tres Cantos Gigante Rosa but will have to look that up,no I don't have seeds for it but someone else did. It had something to do with it being from the Azores and was thought to have reached the Azores via the Portuguese who still own the Azores. And yes, related to the variety Neves Azorean Red which Anthony Neves brought to the US from the Azores. Not related variety wise, but just in origin. And this new one I have, Cheryl's Portuguese Red Heart I'll have to take a look at the picture again myself. I wanted it for several years and finally got the seeds. Do you know of any large heart multifloras? Villareal?That one caught my eye for a totally different reaason. Luis Villareal was a member of the Microbiology Dept at the Med School in Colorado when I was also there and I remember him well.He and Meredith hit it off,as it were,and Meredith was the person who helped me learn how to do some DNA techniques. But for sure there are lots of Villareals,my question being is it also a geographical place in Spain or city,or town? http://www.faculty.uci.edu/profile.cfm?faculty_id=2705 Carolyn
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February 25, 2016 | #254 | |
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Tres Cantos is a town in Madrid, but "Tres Cantos" tomato has traveled quite a bit, and as it got a recognized name, a few things go around under its name. No, no heart multifloras. Most of the multifloras I know are "de colgar" type, and I only know one heart "de colgar", which I haven't seen in person. It's really a very good trait for those tomatoes as you pick and store whole bunches. Villareal is a town in Castellon. |
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February 25, 2016 | #255 | |
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And when and if you find that heart de Colgar don't be shy about it,just get on a plane at my expense and fly over here, or give seeds to a relative who might be coming this way. Whichever option you choose please don't forget to have some one bring some soft Turrone along with the seeds. And if not possible with the turrone Gerardo is my backup on that at least he said he could try in Mexico. Carolyn
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