Muddy Bucket Farm 2019 Grow List

[jtjmartin]

"If you grow this one anytime soon, try a piece of "Grandma Oliver's Chocolate" taken from the bloom scar area. My wife who says that almost all tomatoes are way too tart, finally agreed to try a small piece and while her eyes lit up, she said "That's amazing!!" My comment was something about the most complex, yet pleasantly slightly sweet and full flavor". I've never tasted anything like it before. It was my favorite of the 2018 season. BTW, the rest of this tomato is also super-duper. I had nothing negative say about it. Well, maybe I should have planted more plants"

Ok, on my list! I'll grow it if I can graft it.

Jeff

[ContainerTed]

Originally Posted by jtjmartin

"If you grow this one anytime soon, try a piece of "Grandma Oliver's Chocolate" taken from the bloom scar area. My wife who says that almost all tomatoes are way too tart, finally agreed to try a small piece and while her eyes lit up, she said "That's amazing!!" My comment was something about the most complex, yet pleasantly slightly sweet and full flavor". I've never tasted anything like it before. It was my favorite of the 2018 season. BTW, the rest of this tomato is also super-duper. I had nothing negative say about it. Well, maybe I should have planted more plants"

Ok, on my list! I'll grow it if I can graft it.

Jeff

OMG, Jeff, grow it anyway. I can't think of a higher recommendation than the fact that my DW likes it. Just take a bite and then close your eyes and focus on that bite. You'll think that Sungold F1 and Brandywine are "spitters".

[clara]

Originally Posted by ContainerTed

Hey and Howdy, Miss Clara. Yes, Pulheim Red is going to get one more test. Last season, I got only hearts from both the heart and the round labeled seeds.

And don't forget to plant enough seeds for Henry's Sunshine to make sure that we get only dwarfs I'll be doing the same. If I find a "non-dwarf", I'll most likely pursue it as a separate line.

And while I'm at it, a very happy and wonderful Valentine's Day to you and yours. Give young Henry a hug and tell him I sent it.

And, a super-duper Happy Valentine's Day to all the other ladies out there.

Henry is VERY excited about HIS tomato. This coming Saturday, we'll drop the seeds - together! He has already told me: Granny, I'd like to drop my seeds and - Hey presto! - the next day, I'll have my first tomato! But I know, I 'll have to wait till summer.

I 'll start 10 - 12 seeds and dwarfs will also go to some friends who always get seedlings from me. I'll keep all non-dwarfs here at home.

[pmcgrady]

I'm going in the opposite direction...
10-12 varieties of really good ones.
Not counting cherry tomatoes...

[mcsee]

Ted, I'll put some seed in the mail to Muddy Bucket Farm from one of the only tomatoes we grew here for 20+ years, I won't name it here but grow it and see what you think of it. I should be able to get seeds to you soon, when are you sowing?


Jeff, I like it when a tomato gets a great recommendation from my wife, maybe she should try it too. lol


mcsee

[tryno12]

Thanks much Ted, will try, I grew New Big and Brandy Fred last year that were great producers and had great flavor but next to my CP the taste was not quite there. I'll check out your suggestions.
Pete

[asmx91]

Thank you Ted.
This winter I sent a lot of kinds to the USA - I dissolve my collection.
I am too old to grow so may as in the last years.
asmx

[AlittleSalt]

Ted and pmcgrady, I can understand both ways - I've walked in those shoes.

[ContainerTed]

Received the last of the seeds from friends. So, here's the first cut on where my list will end up. I hope you have gotten some help making final decisions on your list from how I do mine. My primary problem is that I collect and develop more than I grow each season. That's why I have given away more than 650 varieties. And, my current count is 653 entries in my database. Does this seem familiar???

There won't be many changes to this list.

1. 1884
2. 2 - Judy's Good Heart
3. 5.63 lb From Walla Walla, Washington
4. 67 - Pulheim Red - Hearts
5. 67 - Pulheim Red - Round
6. African Queen
7. Anna Margaret's Heart
8. Bear Claw
9. Bear Creek
10. Beastly F2
11. Belmonte
12. Big Bill
13. Black Bear
14. Boondocks
15. Brandywine Cowlick's
16. Bread & Salt
17. Buckeye State
18. Cheeky #3455 (Shelby's Purple)
19. Cherokee Chocolate
20. Crushed Heart
21. Dolly Parton
22. Dwarf Sweet Sue
23. Fantastic F4
24. Gigant-10 Novikova
25. Girl Girl's Weird Thing
26. Gordo de Patone's
27. Green Bumble Bee
28. Hearty F2 Indeterminate
29. Henderson's Pink Ponderosa
30. Henry's Sunshine (aka Dwarf Loopy Yellow)
31. Hoy
32. Jazz
33. JD's Special C-Tex
34. Jeff Davis
35. Karma Peach
36. Karma Pink
37. Karma Purple Multiflora
38. Kenai Mondo Green
39. King Aramis
40. Kodiak Brown
41. Late Romanian (Real Name ??)
42. Maiden's Fire
43. Maiden's Pink Beefsteak (RL4)
44. Maidens 1-11 (2016 Garden)
45. Maidens 2-25 Unnamed Dwarf
46. Margaret Curtain
47. McMurray #10
48. Midnight Sun
49. Mini Gold
50. Mom's Heart
51. Moruno Anta
52. Mrs Bot's Italian Giant
53. Napa Chardonnay
54. NARX x PBTD (Real Name ??)
55. Neves Azorean Red
56. Olive Hill
57. Peardrop
58. Pink Girl
59. Plentiful
60. Polaris
61. Portugese Monster
62. Pruden's Purple
63. Rebel Starfighter Prime F6 Marsha's Bfstk
64. Rebel Yell
65. Rose
66. Shadow Boxing - Type 4
67. Solar Flare
68. SpudGiant (F2) X Berkeley Tie-Dye
69. Steamy F4
70. Summer Sunrise
71. Tennessee Suited
72. Tennessee Surprise
73. That Russian Tomato - Beefsteak
74. That Russian Tomato - Large Heart
75. Toedebusch Pink
76. Tommy Toe Yellow (Large)
77. Ukrainka
78. Wilpena
79. Yukon Quest
80. Zena's Gift

Take care, folks. My wish is that all your tomatoes this year are the best tasting you've ever grown.

[ContainerTed]

This list is definitely evolving. I just printed out the current list and the count is now at 107. This happens every year when I start loading the germination flats. I always find some that I really need/want to grow that I had missed in the planning stages. With no limit on garden size, I guess I'm just a bit spoiled. Now that's the positive side.

On the negative side, I will have to care for and maintain more plants. Yeah, it's true. So many varieties - so little time.

Something that complicates the whole thing is that this year, about half of the current list will be older seeds that have accumulated in my collection. Can't waste them. I'll put the new list up in a couple of days. First I'll finish loading the flats.

[jtjmartin]

I didn't know there was a Dolly Parton tomato! **************EDITED*************

[ContainerTed]

Originally Posted by jtjmartin

I didn't know there was a Dolly Parton tomato! **************EDITED*************

Let me tell you a true story.

My Dolly Parton seed is from 2009. I got it from a lady over in Sevierville, TN, who was supposedly a relative of the family who introduced the original. My notes say the last name was Baker. Her description of it was "Big ol' Pinks". I blushed and almost choked to death trying not to laugh at the innuendo. She was wearing a smile that told me she had said it that way on purpose.

Now, the original should be a beefsteak type and it's not a small fruit. It should be in the 1 lb plus size category. Anything else I would have to think would be a rename or imposter. We'll see how my luck goes when I drop these older seeds this weekend.

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Anyhow, the seeds were started today. We'll see what they produce, if anything.