Just curious... - Page 2

nosnow · January 12, 2010

Worth,
Assymetry: def: that most perfect tomato, round but firm, slightly acidic, and having all the qualities of J-Lo's butt.

(and when DH first heard the words J-LO, he couldn't for the life of himself figure out how Jay Leno got his own moniker )

How DO these threads always get hijacked?

(sorry christine

yotetrapper · January 12, 2010

Oh yes, seed saving. Dozens of jars of bubbling, fermenting, stinking rotten tomato pulp sitting around in the summer heat.

Before I discovered heirlooms I planted about 12 tomatoes every year. Last year was my first year with heirlooms, and I had 48. This year I decided I didnt reallllyyyy need my corn patch, and the numbers gone up to 60.... sigh. Wonder which veggie will lose it's patch in 2011? I need a bigger yard!

yotetrapper · January 12, 2010

Oh, but as to what I do with them.... many get eaten, many get given away, tons get canned as various sauces, pastes, whole, etc... and when tbe tomatoes get ahead of me, which they invariably seem to, the chickens eat well.

nosnow · January 12, 2010

Oh Yes,
Let's not forget the chickens! In addition to all the other crazy addictions we have,
there's always the livestock.

Or could I interest anybody in some $100 a quart honey from my own hives? Seriously.
SHEEEESH!!!

yotetrapper · January 12, 2010

LOL. We have a few hives as well, but they dont much care for ripe tomatoes.

nosnow · January 12, 2010

Good lord Yole,

just what the world needs is ANOTHER beekeeper/chickenfarmer/matergrower.

anyway, it's all good for a laugh

Joan

Tormato · January 12, 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by cottonpicker

Eat some, give some away to friends, make sauce with some.....

Ditto, also.

Now if I was in Spain, and had some lousy varieties in my garden...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tomatina_2006.jpg

Tormato

KLorentz · January 12, 2010

Beware of Camo and Carolyn! They will get you even more addicted!

And there are the catalogs. Evil companies like Baker Creek,Victory Seeds and Sandhill.All this will lead to seed catalog addiction too. You won't be able to escape.May as well give in cuz there is no cure. Camo is proof of that.

And just to prepare you for what is ahead here is my mater list for 2010 minus additions.

1 Thessaloniki:Grew this great Greek mater last year.About the size of Celebrity and IMO it has just as good production.And more flavor.

2 Big Rainbow: Last year was to be the first year for this one but as you know I landed in the hospital about the time you are supposed to have the garden all worked up.Oh well .Take two!!!

3 Vorlon: Been looking forward to trying this one

4 Costoluto Fiorentino

5 Costoluto Genovese

6 Stump of the World

7 Cherokee Purple

8 Abe Lincoln

9 Wisconsin 55 Gold

10 Cowlick Brandywine: This was one of the best of five maters I grew last year.And some where huge !!!

11 Watermelon Beefsteak

12 Persimmon

13 Ananas Noir

14 Purple Calabash

15 Rutgers

16 Marglobe

17 Matina

18 Goose Creek

19 Orlov Yellow

20 Gigantesque

21 Giant Belgium

22 Hazelfield Farm.

23 Earl's Faux

24 Delicious

25 Rosalita

26 Clementine

27 Guemsey Pink Blush

28 Brandywine Sudduth Strain

29 Rouge D'Irak

30 Carbon

31 Vilina

32 Guido
.
33 Giant Italian Paste

34 Triumphant

35 PALMIRA

36 JOIE DE LA TABLE

37 Red Rock

38 Goat Bag

39 GUILDO PETROBONI

40 GARY O'SENA

41 GROSSE PLATE DU PORTUGAL

42 Cosmonaut Volkov

43 Zapotec

Kevin

KLorentz · January 12, 2010

Remember you have been warned.

Kevin

Tania · January 12, 2010

We eat them raw, and we save lots of seeds.

It is never enough tomatoes for my family of 6, but I only grow about 600+ plants...

Tania

SunnyK · January 12, 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by KLorentz

And there are the catalogs. Evil companies like Baker Creek,Victory Seeds and Sandhill.All this will lead to seed catalog addiction too. You won't be able to escape.May as well give in cuz there is no cure.

And just to prepare you for what is ahead here is my mater list for 2010 minus additions.

1 Thessaloniki:Grew this great Greek mater last year.About the size of Celebrity and IMO it has just as good production.And more flavor.

2 Big Rainbow: Last year was to be the first year for this one but as you know I landed in the hospital about the time you are supposed to have the garden all worked up.Oh well .Take two!!!

3 Vorlon: Been looking forward to trying this one

4 Costoluto Fiorentino

5 Costoluto Genovese

6 Stump of the World

7 Cherokee Purple

8 Abe Lincoln

9 Wisconsin 55 Gold

10 Cowlick Brandywine: This was one of the best of five maters I grew last year.And some where huge !!!

11 Watermelon Beefsteak

12 Persimmon

13 Ananas Noir

14 Purple Calabash

15 Rutgers

16 Marglobe

17 Matina

18 Goose Creek

19 Orlov Yellow

20 Gigantesque

21 Giant Belgium

22 Hazelfield Farm.

23 Earl's Faux

24 Delicious

25 Rosalita

26 Clementine

27 Guemsey Pink Blush

28 Brandywine Sudduth Strain

29 Rouge D'Irak

30 Carbon

31 Vilina

32 Guido
.
33 Giant Italian Paste

34 Triumphant

35 PALMIRA

36 JOIE DE LA TABLE

37 Red Rock

38 Goat Bag

39 GUILDO PETROBONI

40 GARY O'SENA

41 GROSSE PLATE DU PORTUGAL

42 Cosmonaut Volkov

43 Zapotec

Kevin

And of course....every time someone lists something they have grown, the need to try it yourself will be unbearable

mtbigfish · January 12, 2010

Dar
I thought it was a 13 step program
13. Ask God what varieties he likes and see how many plants he needs.
Not to make fun of any 12 step program

Dennis

gnut629 · January 12, 2010

Last year was my first year growing from seed. The process was what really got me hooked. I was amazed that I actually nursed these little seeds to some fairly awesome plants

and fruits that I could not get enough of. I was so amazed, I ended up giving more away just so I could tell the adventurous story of how they all grew.

It is a hopeless cause now....I AM HOOKED

habitat_gardener · January 13, 2010

I thought the steps (which can be done in any order) were

1. Buy a tomato plant in the nursery. Wow -- you get tomatoes and you can eat them, and they're so much better than the hard red things you can buy in the store.

2. Find out about other varieties of tomatoes by joining Tomatoville, picking up Carolyn's book, or flipping through any vegetable catalog.

3. Grow more than 3 colors and 2 sizes of tomato. Decide you must have more next year. Repeat.

4. Good tomato year! You think you know something about growing tomatoes. You share your knowledge on internet forums.

5. Bad tomato year! You think you know nothing about growing tomatoes. You ask lots of questions on internet forums.

6. You taste a tomato so good that you must grow it next year, so you start saving seeds from the best ones.

7. You discover seed trading. You save seeds from every tomato, even if you're not sure you want to grow them again. You never know...someday you might have enough room to grow them all!

8. You discover seed starting, and you post daily progress reports of your seedlings' progress to fellow tomato-growing addicts.

9. At the height of tomato season, wherever you go you bring tomatoes to give away.

10. You have so many tomatoes that you come up with creative ways to use them (note: Sungold muffin recipe needs more work).

11. You think you've found a dozen or so varieties that you'd be happy growing forever, but then you hear about all the ones you haven't tried, and you think, I can find a spot for ten more.

12. When you're not eating or growing your own tomatoes, you're thinking of ways to store and inventory your seed stash, poring through catalogs to find out which tomato seeds you need, or reading tomato forums.

And that's only the first twelve steps...

cdbva · January 13, 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by Worth1

Well that does it she's HOOKED!!!!

True, true.

Re perfect assymetry: I was thinking about Cherokee Purple, among others. People from time to time compare something with it and praise the other tomato's admirable roundness. And I think "Huh?" What do looks have to do with it? A CP is perfect because it is what it is.

Quote:

Originally Posted by klorentz

Beware of Camo and Carolyn!

Okay.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tania

It is never enough tomatoes for my family of 6, but I only grow about 600+ plants...

Oh man. I'm not going to have nearly enough.

Quote:

Originally Posted by gnut629

I was amazed that I actually nursed these little seeds to some fairly awesome plants and fruits that I could not get enough of. I was so amazed, I ended up giving more away just so I could tell the adventurous story of how they all grew.

I know what you mean. Logically, it makes no sense that these tiny little sprouts turn into lovely tomatoes. It's rather a marvel. If someone had told me 10 years ago I'd be having an amazing adventure growing tomatoes, I'd have thought they were out of their gourd.

Christine

January 12, 2010	#25
Tania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Anmore, BC, Canada Posts: 3,970	We eat them raw, and we save lots of seeds. It is never enough tomatoes for my family of 6, but I only grow about 600+ plants... Tania __________________ Tatiana's TOMATObase

January 12, 2010	#27
mtbigfish Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chillicothe Ohio - left Calif July 2010 Posts: 451	Re Just Curious Dar I thought it was a 13 step program 13. Ask God what varieties he likes and see how many plants he needs. Not to make fun of any 12 step program Dennis

January 12, 2010	#16
nosnow Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: seTN Posts: 33	Worth, Assymetry: def: that most perfect tomato, round but firm, slightly acidic, and having all the qualities of J-Lo's butt. (and when DH first heard the words J-LO, he couldn't for the life of himself figure out how Jay Leno got his own moniker ) How DO these threads always get hijacked? (sorry christine

January 12, 2010	#17
yotetrapper Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Oakland MS Posts: 231	Oh yes, seed saving. Dozens of jars of bubbling, fermenting, stinking rotten tomato pulp sitting around in the summer heat. Before I discovered heirlooms I planted about 12 tomatoes every year. Last year was my first year with heirlooms, and I had 48. This year I decided I didnt reallllyyyy need my corn patch, and the numbers gone up to 60.... sigh. Wonder which veggie will lose it's patch in 2011? I need a bigger yard!

January 12, 2010	#23
KLorentz Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Stryker, Ohio Posts: 995	Beware of Camo and Carolyn! They will get you even more addicted! And there are the catalogs. Evil companies like Baker Creek,Victory Seeds and Sandhill.All this will lead to seed catalog addiction too. You won't be able to escape.May as well give in cuz there is no cure. Camo is proof of that. And just to prepare you for what is ahead here is my mater list for 2010 minus additions. 1 Thessaloniki:Grew this great Greek mater last year.About the size of Celebrity and IMO it has just as good production.And more flavor. 2 Big Rainbow: Last year was to be the first year for this one but as you know I landed in the hospital about the time you are supposed to have the garden all worked up.Oh well .Take two!!! 3 Vorlon: Been looking forward to trying this one 4 Costoluto Fiorentino 5 Costoluto Genovese 6 Stump of the World 7 Cherokee Purple 8 Abe Lincoln 9 Wisconsin 55 Gold 10 Cowlick Brandywine: This was one of the best of five maters I grew last year.And some where huge !!! 11 Watermelon Beefsteak 12 Persimmon 13 Ananas Noir 14 Purple Calabash 15 Rutgers 16 Marglobe 17 Matina 18 Goose Creek 19 Orlov Yellow 20 Gigantesque 21 Giant Belgium 22 Hazelfield Farm. 23 Earl's Faux 24 Delicious 25 Rosalita 26 Clementine 27 Guemsey Pink Blush 28 Brandywine Sudduth Strain 29 Rouge D'Irak 30 Carbon 31 Vilina 32 Guido . 33 Giant Italian Paste 34 Triumphant 35 PALMIRA 36 JOIE DE LA TABLE 37 Red Rock 38 Goat Bag 39 GUILDO PETROBONI 40 GARY O'SENA 41 GROSSE PLATE DU PORTUGAL 42 Cosmonaut Volkov 43 Zapotec Kevin

January 12, 2010	#24
KLorentz Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Stryker, Ohio Posts: 995	Remember you have been warned. Kevin

January 12, 2010	#28
gnut629 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 17	Last year was my first year growing from seed. The process was what really got me hooked. I was amazed that I actually nursed these little seeds to some fairly awesome plants and fruits that I could not get enough of. I was so amazed, I ended up giving more away just so I could tell the adventurous story of how they all grew. It is a hopeless cause now....I AM HOOKED

January 13, 2010	#29
habitat_gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Central Valley Posts: 2,543	I thought the steps (which can be done in any order) were 1. Buy a tomato plant in the nursery. Wow -- you get tomatoes and you can eat them, and they're so much better than the hard red things you can buy in the store. 2. Find out about other varieties of tomatoes by joining Tomatoville, picking up Carolyn's book, or flipping through any vegetable catalog. 3. Grow more than 3 colors and 2 sizes of tomato. Decide you must have more next year. Repeat. 4. Good tomato year! You think you know something about growing tomatoes. You share your knowledge on internet forums. 5. Bad tomato year! You think you know nothing about growing tomatoes. You ask lots of questions on internet forums. 6. You taste a tomato so good that you must grow it next year, so you start saving seeds from the best ones. 7. You discover seed trading. You save seeds from every tomato, even if you're not sure you want to grow them again. You never know...someday you might have enough room to grow them all! 8. You discover seed starting, and you post daily progress reports of your seedlings' progress to fellow tomato-growing addicts. 9. At the height of tomato season, wherever you go you bring tomatoes to give away. 10. You have so many tomatoes that you come up with creative ways to use them (note: Sungold muffin recipe needs more work). 11. You think you've found a dozen or so varieties that you'd be happy growing forever, but then you hear about all the ones you haven't tried, and you think, I can find a spot for ten more. 12. When you're not eating or growing your own tomatoes, you're thinking of ways to store and inventory your seed stash, poring through catalogs to find out which tomato seeds you need, or reading tomato forums. And that's only the first twelve steps...