Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Posts: 564
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Thank you Gary for doing this great work again! You deserve a medal for public service! I will be participating.
Our field tomatoes this year is a total failure due to late blight (my 200 hundred + plants!), but the ones in the greenhouse and my home garden are doing well. Luckily we planted some other things that did well, like winter squash, cabbages, , Kale, Brussels sprouts. The food bank only accepts fresh donations once a week, so our zucchinis get pretty huge. |
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#17 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: MA
Posts: 4,968
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I think it's time to visit my friends at the post office, to see if there are any new restrictions on sending to Canada.
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#18 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Tacoma, WA
Posts: 45
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I've only been growing tomatoes for three years. I'm looking forward to participating in my first major seed swap.
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#19 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: MA
Posts: 4,968
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Welcome aboard... the Orca.
We're gonna need a bigger boat. |
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#20 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin
Posts: 3,148
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Does anyone need a free ticket for the ride? I am happy to sponsor someone.
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#21 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: UK
Posts: 82
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This year was a bit of a disaster, other than the beans and peas which grew like crazy and produced some lovely produce.
I'd really quite like to join in with getting some seeds for next year, but they'd have to be good for really cold/windy areas and a fast/short growing season otherwise all I end up with is green tomatoes (and I don't mean by variety). I'm UK based, but the weather is terrible, generally. I have nothing to swap, I'm afraid, but I'd be happy to post over a jiffy bag (I guess that's what you mean by 'mailer') in return for something fast, cold-hardy and interesting ![]() |
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#22 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Omaha Zone 5
Posts: 2,514
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Glad to hear the enabler is healthy and ready to start afresh and see some old and new friends on this thread. I have huge pink beans hanging off the vine still ! I crammed 3 varieties 2 each I think in a 2 foot wide raised bed so I am sure they are all fabulous. Are these soup beans ? Never grew a hard bean before.
My garden has gone to ^G#T% due to a crazy work summer. I had incredible production due to the heat and everything grew together twice normal size.I have greenies left hanging on the vines even though it got to 33 last night. Back up to the upper 80's next week so I should be able to grab some for seed. Really enjoyed the season when I could venture outside and I hope the buried tags are legible! I'll be un/under employed, retired, or a part timer remotely so will have time to do a proper garden layout next year. Glad I checked in. Will be lurking for a bit longer until work completes. - Lisa |
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: MA
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#24 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Omaha Zone 5
Posts: 2,514
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Yes Tormato, you sent me two varieties of beans, so 50 / 50 chance? They are still hanging on the vines. I tried one fresh picked about a month ago and it was too solid to eat fresh. Will it make an interesting cup of soup?
- Lisa |
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#25 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: MA
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Flamingo, like one of its parents, Jeminez, would likely be usable as a fresh snap, a shellie, or a dry bean. The pink pods will turn to yellow, when cooked, as it's a wax bean. Jeminez turns from red to green.
But, like Jeminez, the pods are so tender, that they are almost impossible to shell as shelies. And, there are those that say Jeminez is a triple purpose bean. As for dry beans, I AM DESPERATE FOR SOME SEEDS. Along with giving most of them away, I've had back to back crop failures the past two years. I'm hoping I have a few seeds stashed away somewhere, here. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Tacoma, WA
Posts: 45
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I have a couple of questions. Would purple and brown tomatoes be included in the black category? Is someone going to start a google docs for wish lists? Will Sungolds or any other hybrids be available? Thanks, Steve |
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: MA
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I'll start a wish list thread in the Wanted Varieties forum. Some hybrids will be available. It's unknown if SunGold will be one of them. Putting it on your wish list may help. It's supposed to be a wet windy day, here, tomorrow. So, I'll be working on swap details, and organizing my non-tomato seeds. I'll likely be offline for a couple of days. |
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#28 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Omaha Zone 5
Posts: 2,514
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80 degrees here in Omaha today!
Apparently I started my new job a few days after posting a month ago. Due to Covid surging in the state, my part time job hours quickly expanded. It was so stressful I didn't sleep for a week and still can't get good rest ![]() Back to MMMM.. In the evenings I have been prepping the following (may be enough for Nifty Fifty of each, no maters saved this year): Tithonia aka Mexican sunflower - the last flowers picked today , still needs to dry Rat Tailed Radish produces all summer, pretty purple flowers, needs room Orange Marigold (solid color, about 2 inch flowers, 2.5 - 3 feet tall) some even smelled good! a few packs of Butterfly weed, misc marigolds, zinnias (hot pink, white, orange) anyone need fresh chive seeds? trying to catch as many as possible from reseeding !!! |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: MA
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Also, I don't think I've posted much about the swap rules, yet. ![]() |
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#30 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Wichita Falls, Texas
Posts: 4,832
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It would be good to have it all posted here, as well as the other site where some may not go. Thanks for doing the swap again, Gary and MissS.
What varieties of bean seeds are you looking for, Tormato?
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