Stump of the World - The Answer to THAT Question... - Page 3

tessa · March 2, 2009

stump is the biggest tomato i've grown so far.
flavour really got going towards the end of the season.
it will be back!

ContainerTed · March 2, 2009

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Originally Posted by bully

This is my pop's favorite..he loves this tomato.

Does anyone know how it got its name?

Well, maybe this is how it got its name.

Yes, these are SOTW and this is how they came up. And yes, I have started others.

I really thought this was ironic.

Ted

beefyboy · March 2, 2009

always wanted to try this tomato but have heard it does poorly in Southwest Florida.

roamwhereiwant2 · March 2, 2009

Nice stumps, Ted. Hope you have more seed.

Yvonne

shelleybean · March 3, 2009

It handles heat and humidity well for me. I also have Fusarium issues and Stump does better than many others. Last year it was also pretty early for a larger fruited variety. I think I picked my first one at around 70 days. And the flavor is excellent. I'll be starting my seeds this weekend. I'm looking forward to my first tomato sandwich of the season.

duajones · March 3, 2009

While I havent grown alot of PL varieties, SOTW was the best performing PL in my garden last year.

scottfsmith · March 4, 2009

I have a somewhat off-topic question -- are the seeds of SOTW normal sized, or small? I have an old packet of SOTW seeds from TGS with only a few seeds left and they were are smallish seeds. I saved seeds as well, and those seeds are normal sized. Either I used up all the larger TGS seeds and there happen to only be small ones left, or the tomato I saved seeds from was not SOTW. What do you think?

Scott

ContainerTed · March 5, 2009

Update on my "Stumps". One has pushed out a set of what I think are Cotyledons. Maybe I'll still get something out of it. Anybody ever have this happen and did you keep the plant and did it succeed???

Ted

**carolyn137** · March 5, 2009

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Originally Posted by scottfsmith

I have a somewhat off-topic question -- are the seeds of SOTW normal sized, or small? I have an old packet of SOTW seeds from TGS with only a few seeds left and they were are smallish seeds. I saved seeds as well, and those seeds are normal sized. Either I used up all the larger TGS seeds and there happen to only be small ones left, or the tomato I saved seeds from was not SOTW. What do you think?

Scott

Scott. the seeds are normal sized so if you have just smaller seeds left in the pack you probably used up the larger ones as most folks do.

But those smaller seeds may be perfectly good seeds so give them a go.

One reason why some commercial tomato seeds are smaller, darker and with no fuzz is b'c they've been treated with TSP, but I know that TGS does not sell any TSP treated seed.

stormymater · March 5, 2009

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Originally Posted by carolyn137

Scott. the seeds are normal sized so if you have just smaller seeds left in the pack you probably used up the larger ones as most folks do.

But those smaller seeds may be perfectly good seeds so give them a go.

One reason why some commercial tomato seeds are smaller, darker and with no fuzz is b'c they've been treated with TSP, but I know that TGS does not sell any TSP treated seed.

Oh my - you've pegged me!

I have found myself picking out the plumper ones! Gotta get more democratic in my process here - better start tonight!

scottfsmith · March 5, 2009

Thanks Carolyn. A couple of the small TGS seeds did finally decide to sprout, but it was looking like none of them would and I was at the same time getting worried that my home-saved ones were the wrong ones. All is now good in Stump-land

Scott

March 2, 2009	#33
beefyboy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pt. Charlotte fl Posts: 330	always wanted to try this tomato but have heard it does poorly in Southwest Florida. Last edited by beefyboy; March 2, 2009 at 08:06 PM.

March 3, 2009	#35
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	It handles heat and humidity well for me. I also have Fusarium issues and Stump does better than many others. Last year it was also pretty early for a larger fruited variety. I think I picked my first one at around 70 days. And the flavor is excellent. I'll be starting my seeds this weekend. I'm looking forward to my first tomato sandwich of the season. __________________ Michele

March 2, 2009	#31
tessa Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: perth, western australia Posts: 1,031	stump is the biggest tomato i've grown so far. flavour really got going towards the end of the season. it will be back!

March 2, 2009	#34
roamwhereiwant2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lawrenceville, GA, 7b Posts: 130	Nice stumps, Ted. Hope you have more seed. Yvonne

March 3, 2009	#36
duajones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Corpus Christi,Texas Z9 Posts: 1,996	While I havent grown alot of PL varieties, SOTW was the best performing PL in my garden last year.

March 4, 2009	#37
scottfsmith Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 53	I have a somewhat off-topic question -- are the seeds of SOTW normal sized, or small? I have an old packet of SOTW seeds from TGS with only a few seeds left and they were are smallish seeds. I saved seeds as well, and those seeds are normal sized. Either I used up all the larger TGS seeds and there happen to only be small ones left, or the tomato I saved seeds from was not SOTW. What do you think? Scott

March 5, 2009	#41
scottfsmith Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 53	Thanks Carolyn. A couple of the small TGS seeds did finally decide to sprout, but it was looking like none of them would and I was at the same time getting worried that my home-saved ones were the wrong ones. All is now good in Stump-land Scott