Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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November 19, 2009 | #31 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Harrisburg PA
Posts: 95
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We absolutely have to cut back next year, so this is tough. Here is my almost-maybe-final list:
Anna Russian Azoychka Bloody Butcher Brandy Boy Cowlick's Brandywine Crnkovic Yugoslavian Cuostralee Earl's Faux Early Wonder German Head German Red Strawberry Hege German Pink J.D.s Special C-Tex Kosovo Neves Azorean Red Red Penna Rostova Sioux Stump of the World Wes ---Paula |
November 19, 2009 | #32 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: north dakota
Posts: 12
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Going to try a little bit of everything this year to see what we like and what grows well here. Trying to limit to 25 plants but i find myself looking around the farm for good locations to expand the garden all the time.
kellogg's breakfast brandywine (suddeth) cherokee purple cowlick's brandywine amazon chocolate lucky cross J D's special c-tex black cherry opalka green zebra orange strawberry anna russian I am also looking for a very early tomato to plant with early girl and maybe a yellow. Gary |
November 19, 2009 | #33 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Abilene, TX zone 7
Posts: 1,478
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Well, I am going to try more new varieties than standbys.
Cherokee Green Striped Sweethart JD's Special C-TEX Vorlon Cherokee Purple Potato Leaf Tom's Yellow Wonder Casey's Pure Yellow KBX Yoder's German Yellow Moreton Supersonic Ramapo Moravsky Div Lescana Beef Maya and Sion's Airdrie Classic Neves Azorean Red Coustralee Russian Bogytar Berwick German Hanky Red Andrew Rahart's Akers West Virginia German Red Strawberry Wes Teton de Venus Linnies Oxheart Chris Ukranian Earl's FAux Jeff Davis Stump of the World Aunt Ginny's Purple Pruden's Purple Novikov's Giant-10 Arborgast Kosovo Anna Russian Anna Maria's Heart Eva Purple Ball Pale Purple Perfect VBRussian |
November 19, 2009 | #34 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Iuka, Mississippi Zone 7b
Posts: 482
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This isn't set in stone, but...
Flathead Monster Tschorni Vinson Watts Yellow Submarine Oaxacan Jewel Manyel Cherokee Red Yankee Rose Pink Sweet Lucky Cross Southern Nights Spudayellow Strawberry Gary 'O Sena Liz-Birt Dora Georgia Streak Virginia Sweets
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November 19, 2009 | #35 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Abilene, TX zone 7
Posts: 1,478
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Forgot to include Crnkovic and Yasha Yugoslavian
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November 20, 2009 | #36 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa - GrowZone 9
Posts: 595
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Righto, then!
This list is SOLELY as a result of the kindness of members on this forum, and I thank them sincerely! These are the lil' fellas that I have planted, and include those that went in this week and have obviously not germinated yet. Keep the Faith! Amish Paste Arbuznyi Aunt Ruby's German Green Bawole Serce Berkeley Tie Dye Black Cherry Black Krim Brad's Black Heart Bursztyn Canadian Heart Dice's Mystery Black Early Rouge Gigant Gogosha Green Doctor Green Giant Green Sausage Green Zebra Himmel Sturmer JD's Special C Tex Kellogg's Breakfast Malinowy Olbrrzym Orange Paste Orange Strawberry Pink Ping Pong Plum Tigris Rutger's 2009 Siberishe Finger Silvery Fir Tree Sophie's Choice Stump of the World Stupice Sungold Variegated (Love those leaves!) Now to find the space for them...(At the mo', I have room for 18 plants..!) |
November 20, 2009 | #37 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Southwestern Ontario, Canada
Posts: 4,521
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Go find some 5 to 10 Gal pails. LOL
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November 20, 2009 | #38 |
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Florence, SC
Posts: 502
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I haven't gotten close to compiling a final list yet (that will probably happen in January, after the holiday rush is over) but I do have some thoughts about next year:
I know I'm going to grow more cherries. My husband loves Matt's Wild Cherry, and typically that is the only cherry I grow. He has asked me to grow more varieties of them this year, b/c they always do well. I'm thinking that I'll have Sungold, Green Grape, and Black Cherry in addition to the Matt's. Maybe a couple more, too. I plan to do an entire little plot of nothing but cherries. I have a little friend (9 years old) that LOVES cherry tomatoes, so I am going to help him do a container garden of his own this spring with extra cherries. I also plan to do a few paste types, too, but I don't know yet which ones. Last year I planted a few Romas and was impressed with their productivity. I definitely want to do "new to me" varieties. I think I'm going to plant more early to mid season varieties. I love late-season varieties, but most don't do well when our summer heat really cranks up, and I'm sick of growing lots of plants that don't end up amounting to much. (I've only had a few ARGG and AGG in all the years I've grown those two, for instance...and it's disappointing) As soon as the holidays are over, I'll post a final list. Jennifer |
November 20, 2009 | #39 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: sc
Posts: 339
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Jennifer- Know what you mean about too many late-season varieties not amounting to much when the heat around here "cranks up"....all too well. So this year I'm changing course and concentrating on mostly smaller, early-mid season semi-determinates, which I had some luck last year setting a few in late July, and after cutting back in July, regrowing and setting some in the Fall. Don't know if the smaller plant size helps survive the summer better, especially in the containers in which I grow, so I'm also going to try some shorter season determinates, started from seed in May and transplanted to replace the worst Spring plants in early/mid July. You may find as I did last year that Black Cherry will set fruit from transplants put out in July, and cutting back Sungold about then, and allowing it to regrow also got decent results. My list for next year right now, and would appreciate any experience you may have had with any:
Break O'Day Danko Early Rouge Red Paragon Kiev Fireball Marion Marglobe Rutgers Bradley Homestead JD's Spec Galina's Hanky Red Redskin Matchless Martino's Roma Heidi Lime Green Salad Sophie's Choice I'm trying Galina's as a PL to see if it resists disease better. You may want to try Juane Flamee in your cherry plot...it did pretty well for me last year. |
November 20, 2009 | #40 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Logan, UT
Posts: 207
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Based on saved seed, donated seed, and seeds from the t/p swap, next years grow list will likely be 18 plants, I'd like to do 2ea of most so that limits the varieties to 9-11.
Spudatula Black from Tula Spudakee purple Indian stripe Rutgers JD's special C Tex black chery Aunt Gerties Gold Supersonic Mortgage Lifter Jetstar Japanese Black Trifele Opalka About 10 or 15 more that I'm going to have to research and pick 1 or 2. |
November 20, 2009 | #41 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Tucson, AZ
Posts: 171
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I'm going for fewer varieties and max flavor. "Definites" so far...
Akers West Virginia Indian Stripe Moreton Brandy Boy Gary'O Sena Palla di Fuoco or Moskvich, not both Sungold Gardener's Delight And if I decide to do a super early variety, probably Bloody Butcher this year. Grub's Mystery Green is my one try-it-out-and-see variety for 2010. |
November 20, 2009 | #42 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: SW Ohio
Posts: 1,818
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Pencil list
Lynwood Stump of the World Cuostralee Pink Berkeley Tie Dye Marianna's Peace JD's Special C Tex Ed's New Millenium Lucky Cross Striped Roma 1 of Andrey's tomatoes Spudatula Spudakee Note that's 12 maters and I'm cutting way back. Really. I mean it. Will plant Black Cherry in a container on the deck again.
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November 20, 2009 | #43 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Stryker, Ohio
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Adding Rouge D'Irak and Brandywine Sudath Strain. Thanks again Carol.
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November 21, 2009 | #44 |
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: NY
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November 21, 2009 | #45 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Germany
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I already feel tortured when thinking of composing my list for 2010. There are so many varieties I would like to grow, but I have to limit myself for several reasons - no more than 80 plants next year!!! There will be the well beloved ones from the last years of course (8 - 10), but the other ones will be new to me. Final decision will be made at the end of the year as I'm still waiting for a special catalog and varieties which I MUST have! clara
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