What do you wish you had from last year? - Page 2

TheDens · August 10, 2006

I wish I had ANYTHING.

I'd even take last year's potted Black Krim that produced two tomatoes and then died.

Denna

SelfSufficient1 · August 12, 2006

I didn't get tomatoes last year so don't miss any of them. The tomato that has grown best in my garden I grew the first year her and that was celebrity though the Roma's and Thai Pink Egg are doing great this year but I would have liked some larger tomatoes.

korney19 · August 12, 2006

Wow, where do I start?

Lahman's Pink--was like a huge Eva Purple Ball for me & completely loaded up with fruits.

German Head--huge solid fruits

Daniels--see above

Earl of Edgecombe--grew this almost every year for the last 4-5 years & never let me down; forgot to start seeds.

Joe's Plum & Wagner's Italian--my best plums/pastes that didn't taste like paste types

German Black--must have had 30+ nearly a pound each, and more uniform shape than CP.

Yoder's German Yellow--never got to save seeds and lost my original pack during remodeling. Actually, never even got to taste one! Was grown at a friend's house 40-50 miles away and haven't heard from her since June '05! Hate it when a girl uses me for my maters!

Mark

obispo45 · August 13, 2006

If the rather short growing season here in Minnesota ended today(God forbid it doesn't!!!), 2006 has been leaps and bounds ahead of the last two years. Just saying 2 years since I'm a relative gardening neophyte and that was when I started. Confident I've gained useful and applicable knowledge and refined some skills since I began but the weather deserves the vast majority of the credit this season...LOL!!

What do I wish I could have had in the garden this year that I have grown previously?? Excellent question. Something I ask myself frequently all seasons of the year. Really need to organize myself and keep a journal. OK. Here goes. In 2006 really wish I had the following in my garden.

*Purple Calabash....THE cultivar that got me started and hopelessly hooked on tomatoes and other heirlooms

*Japanese Black Trefele....pretty good tasting, so visually striking and just plain ol' fun to have around

*Violaceum Krypni-Rozo...did fairly well last year despite bad and inconsistent weather, deserves a second chance would have thrived this year I think

vermiit · September 4, 2006

Ah, I miss Japanese Black Trifele. It was humongous and always had ripe fruit for me last year. This year, the seed I saved was either seared by the heatwave into turning red, prone to sunscald and rot, or more likely an unfortunante cross. Next year I think I'll grow 3 of my saved seed starts in one hole, and cut to ground any that aren't true to type.

barkeater · September 4, 2006

So far nothing tomato wise. ;-)

My Black Cherry and Brandywines are even better than last year. With all the rain early on, many varieties are yielding much larger tomatoes, and some of the first-timers will have a permanent place from now on.

I do hope we have a warm September like last year, although with all the leaves already turning, I somewhat doubt it.

montanamato · September 4, 2006

5 more weeks of growing season....
Normal frost here is about Sept.21, and the last 3 of 4 years it has been early Oct.
I am going to need to start gravitating back to shorter season tomatoes, with only a sprinkling of others...

Jeanne

rsg2001 · September 6, 2006

Ah... last year. I miss Marianna's Peace, which I didn't plant this year as I tried a number of other varieties. They were so tender and delicious. I miss, believe it or not, Lime Green Salad. I planted two Evergreens this year, instead, and one died of bacterial wilt, and the other gave me two BER-riddled teeny tomatoes before succumbing to some other type of wilt. (One was in the ground and the other in a self-watering pot.) I miss the incredibly prolific Eva Purple Balls - about 70 out of two plants. This year, I got about 6-7 of them and then the plants came down with curly top.

There were a few nice stories, though, this year ... Lemon Boy and Rutgers have been staples. I liked Black Pear. Striped German was very nice. Sungold and Black Cherry produced well, as did Snow White.

Mantis · September 6, 2006

I am already missing Zogola. Seedlings were pitiful and I finally pulled them to make way for others. But, so many new ones to experience. The show goes on eh.

August 12, 2006	#17
SelfSufficient1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 188	I didn't get tomatoes last year so don't miss any of them. The tomato that has grown best in my garden I grew the first year her and that was celebrity though the Roma's and Thai Pink Egg are doing great this year but I would have liked some larger tomatoes. __________________ I could spend all day here!

August 10, 2006	#16
TheDens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Georgia (Zone 7b) Posts: 233	I wish I had ANYTHING. I'd even take last year's potted Black Krim that produced two tomatoes and then died. Denna

August 12, 2006	#18
korney19 Buffalo-Niagara Tomato TasteFest™ Co-Founder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The Niagara Frontier Posts: 942	Wow, where do I start? Lahman's Pink--was like a huge Eva Purple Ball for me & completely loaded up with fruits. German Head--huge solid fruits Daniels--see above Earl of Edgecombe--grew this almost every year for the last 4-5 years & never let me down; forgot to start seeds. Joe's Plum & Wagner's Italian--my best plums/pastes that didn't taste like paste types German Black--must have had 30+ nearly a pound each, and more uniform shape than CP. Yoder's German Yellow--never got to save seeds and lost my original pack during remodeling. Actually, never even got to taste one! Was grown at a friend's house 40-50 miles away and haven't heard from her since June '05! Hate it when a girl uses me for my maters! Mark

August 13, 2006	#19
obispo45 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SE Minnesota Zone 4.51a Posts: 139	If the rather short growing season here in Minnesota ended today(God forbid it doesn't!!!), 2006 has been leaps and bounds ahead of the last two years. Just saying 2 years since I'm a relative gardening neophyte and that was when I started. Confident I've gained useful and applicable knowledge and refined some skills since I began but the weather deserves the vast majority of the credit this season...LOL!! What do I wish I could have had in the garden this year that I have grown previously?? Excellent question. Something I ask myself frequently all seasons of the year. Really need to organize myself and keep a journal. OK. Here goes. In 2006 really wish I had the following in my garden. Purple Calabash....THE cultivar that got me started and hopelessly hooked on tomatoes and other heirlooms Japanese Black Trefele....pretty good tasting, so visually striking and just plain ol' fun to have around *Violaceum Krypni-Rozo...did fairly well last year despite bad and inconsistent weather, deserves a second chance would have thrived this year I think

September 4, 2006	#20
vermiit Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: z 14, California Posts: 137	Ah, I miss Japanese Black Trifele. It was humongous and always had ripe fruit for me last year. This year, the seed I saved was either seared by the heatwave into turning red, prone to sunscald and rot, or more likely an unfortunante cross. Next year I think I'll grow 3 of my saved seed starts in one hole, and cut to ground any that aren't true to type.

September 4, 2006	#21
barkeater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NE Kingdom, VT - Zone 3b Posts: 1,439	So far nothing tomato wise. ;-) My Black Cherry and Brandywines are even better than last year. With all the rain early on, many varieties are yielding much larger tomatoes, and some of the first-timers will have a permanent place from now on. I do hope we have a warm September like last year, although with all the leaves already turning, I somewhat doubt it.

September 4, 2006	#22
montanamato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Montana Posts: 1,038	5 more weeks of growing season.... Normal frost here is about Sept.21, and the last 3 of 4 years it has been early Oct. I am going to need to start gravitating back to shorter season tomatoes, with only a sprinkling of others... Jeanne

September 6, 2006	#23
rsg2001 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New York Zone 6 Posts: 479	Ah... last year. I miss Marianna's Peace, which I didn't plant this year as I tried a number of other varieties. They were so tender and delicious. I miss, believe it or not, Lime Green Salad. I planted two Evergreens this year, instead, and one died of bacterial wilt, and the other gave me two BER-riddled teeny tomatoes before succumbing to some other type of wilt. (One was in the ground and the other in a self-watering pot.) I miss the incredibly prolific Eva Purple Balls - about 70 out of two plants. This year, I got about 6-7 of them and then the plants came down with curly top. There were a few nice stories, though, this year ... Lemon Boy and Rutgers have been staples. I liked Black Pear. Striped German was very nice. Sungold and Black Cherry produced well, as did Snow White.

September 6, 2006	#24
Mantis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oz Posts: 1,241	I am already missing Zogola. Seedlings were pitiful and I finally pulled them to make way for others. But, so many new ones to experience. The show goes on eh.