Northern Zones 2009 Tomato lists - Page 2

carpenterlady · March 24, 2009

Recruiterg, I will be very interested in how your Paul Robeson's come out. That is one variety I want to plant next year.

Sherry_AK · March 24, 2009

c'lady -- Paul Robeson does very well here in Alaska. I've grown it both in the greenhouse and outdoors in containers. Not a huge yield, but good-sized, tasty tomatoes.

Sherry

carpenterlady · March 24, 2009

Thank you! What are your typical night time low temps? Last June they were in the 30's here, for a couple of weeks. Some varieties with short days of maturity still won't produce red tomatoes by freeze up because there isn't any blossoms on them until July.

Becky

Sherry_AK · March 24, 2009

We can have temps in the 30's in June also. In fact, in early June, I'd say we're very likely to have some night time temps in the 30's (hopefully upper 30's though!). I start my seeds during the first week of March ... this year it was March 5. If you have adequate space and light, you might consider starting just a bit earlier than the dates you posted above.

Best wishes for a successful season!

Sherry

barkeater · March 24, 2009

c'lady,

I have 30's in June all the time, and my 2 favorite early tomatoes thrive. Bloody Butcher is always ready in July, whatever the weather, and Moskvich, 2 weeks later but much larger. I started my seeds today, my normal starting time.

Manitoba was early and cold tolerant, but not as tasty.

dice · March 25, 2009

I got Cougar Red seeds from Irish Eyes Garden City a couple
of years ago. They took 6 weeks to sprout, covered with plastic
a foot away from a furnace vent. I assumed that they were not
seeds from plants grown the year before.

(The tomato was ok, very sweet but kind of one-dimensional
flavor, and small but meaty. Stupice out-produced it handily
and set fruit earlier, too. I have not tried growing Cougar Red
again.)

carpenterlady · March 26, 2009

Thank you Sherry, barkeater, and dice. Barkeater I agree with you about Manitoba, I haven't started it from seed but I have with transplants. It was boring. Moskvich is on my future seed list, I have seen Bloody Butcher transplants, in my area, so if I do this year I may try it.

I have 17 out of 20 Sungold seeds germinated now. So I take back what I said in my previous post about germination. The valueseeds.com seeds were worth it. Six Scotia seeds and twelve Stupice seeds have germinated. I hope I get more than that. Of the old seeds a few Ropreco's have germinated. The Ropreco from new seed was the first to germinate.

March 25, 2009	#21
dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	I got Cougar Red seeds from Irish Eyes Garden City a couple of years ago. They took 6 weeks to sprout, covered with plastic a foot away from a furnace vent. I assumed that they were not seeds from plants grown the year before. (The tomato was ok, very sweet but kind of one-dimensional flavor, and small but meaty. Stupice out-produced it handily and set fruit earlier, too. I have not tried growing Cougar Red again.) __________________ -- alias

March 24, 2009	#16
carpenterlady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Northern MN zone 4a Posts: 86	Recruiterg, I will be very interested in how your Paul Robeson's come out. That is one variety I want to plant next year.

March 24, 2009	#17
Sherry_AK Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Alaska Zone 3/4 Posts: 1,857	c'lady -- Paul Robeson does very well here in Alaska. I've grown it both in the greenhouse and outdoors in containers. Not a huge yield, but good-sized, tasty tomatoes. Sherry

March 24, 2009	#20
barkeater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NE Kingdom, VT - Zone 3b Posts: 1,439	c'lady, I have 30's in June all the time, and my 2 favorite early tomatoes thrive. Bloody Butcher is always ready in July, whatever the weather, and Moskvich, 2 weeks later but much larger. I started my seeds today, my normal starting time. Manitoba was early and cold tolerant, but not as tasty.

March 26, 2009	#22
carpenterlady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Northern MN zone 4a Posts: 86	Thank you Sherry, barkeater, and dice. Barkeater I agree with you about Manitoba, I haven't started it from seed but I have with transplants. It was boring. Moskvich is on my future seed list, I have seen Bloody Butcher transplants, in my area, so if I do this year I may try it. I have 17 out of 20 Sungold seeds germinated now. So I take back what I said in my previous post about germination. The valueseeds.com seeds were worth it. Six Scotia seeds and twelve Stupice seeds have germinated. I hope I get more than that. Of the old seeds a few Ropreco's have germinated. The Ropreco from new seed was the first to germinate.