A glossary of commonly used tomato culture abbreviations - Page 5

semi_lucid · October 2, 2011

What does OTV "off the vine" mean?

As in "Brandywine OTV" or Rutgers OTV ?

?

**Mischka** · October 2, 2011

OTV = Off The Vine; a newsletter that Craig LeHoullier and Carolyn Male once published.

**carolyn137** · October 2, 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mischka

OTV = Off The Vine; a newsletter that Craig LeHoullier and Carolyn Male once published.

And we called the variety OTV Brandywine for the following reason.

Craig had sent out seeds of Yellow Brandywine and got back seeds of a great looking red beesteak, PL, and a picture with it.

Since I had much more room tha ne did I offered to dehybridize those crossed seeds and had to go out to the F5, aka 5 years, before it was genetically stable.

I know lots of different versions of Rutgers but not one called Rutgers OTV.

semi_lucid · October 2, 2011

I may be mis-remembering the Rutgers OTV, I thought I seen it somewhere in a seed catalog, but I don't remember where.

I understand now, OTV Brandywine is a named variety.

Thanks.
john

feldon30 · October 3, 2011

Tomato and Gardening Glossary and Abbreviations

AGG -- Aunt Gertie's Gold; a yellowish-orange or gold late season beefsteak

ARGG -- Aunt Ruby's German Green; a green-when-ripe beefsteak tomato

bagged -- seed from flowers that were bagged to prevent accidental hybridization by insects

BB -- Bloody Butcher; a productive red saladette regular-leaf tomato

BB -- Brandy Boy; a hybrid of Brandywine developed by Burpee Seed Co

BBH -- Brad's Black Heart; a large oxheart purple tomato; developed by Brad Gates

BCW -- Box Car Willie; a medium red oblate tomato; an off-type exists

beefsteak -- a traditional tomato shape, slightly flattened with large shoulders that produces large slices

BER -- blossom end rot; a calcium deficiency remedied by consistent watering and application of mulch

BFT -- Black from Tula; a medium purple oblate tomato

BP -- Black Prince

Brandywine OTV -- large red beefsteak tomato named after "Off The Vine", a newsletter once published by Craig LeHoullier and Carolyn Male.

BT -- Bacillus thuringiensis; a natural pesticide for caterpillars including hornworms; marketed as Dipel Dust or BT Worm Killer

BTD -- Berkeley Tie Dye; a medium green-when-ripe tomato with red and purple striations; developed by Brad Gates

BW -- typically refers to the large pink Brandywine saved Ben Quisenberry; or one of the many tomato varieties with the "Brandywine" moniker including Red Brandywine, Brandywine (pink, Sudduth's), etc.

BWS -- Brandywine Sudduth's; the "original" pink beefsteak known for excellent flavor and finicky productivity; seeds provided to Ben Quisenberry by Dorris Sudduth Hill; grown since the 1880's

BWPS -- Big White Pink Stripes (sometimes marketed by the acronym alone); large pale peach-colored beefsteak with faint pink blush

Catfaced -- distorted fruit, usually resulting from incomplete pollination of a flower

CC -- Cherokee Chocolate; a dusky purple beefsteak tomato

CG -- Cherokee Green; a green-when-ripe beefsteak regular-leaf tomato

CP -- Cherokee Purple; a purple beefsteak regular-leaf tomato; discovered by craig LeHoullier

CMV -- cucumber mosaic virus

CRM -- concrete reinforcing mesh

CRW -- concrete reinforcing wire

CSA -- community supported agriculture, also known as "subscription farming"

CTV -- Curly Top Virus; also seen as beet leaf curly top virus (BLCTV)

DG -- Dave's Garden®; a garden bulletin board and resource website

Det -- determinate; a tomato variety that produces in one harvest

DTM -- days to maturity; time (with ideal good conditions) from transplant to mature fruit.

DIY EB -- Do-it-yourself Earthbox®. - home-made self-watering plant containers

DWS -- Dancing With Smurfs

Dwarf -- a tomato plant with rough thick rugose-type foliage; a compact tomato variety suitable for container growing; may be determinate or indeterminate in habit

EB's -- Earthboxes®, a commercial self-watering container

EF -- Earl's Faux; a pink potato-leaf beefsteak; discovered by Earl Cadenhead

EPA -- Environmental Protection Agency

EPB -- Eva Purple Ball; a pink saladette tomato

F1 -- a hybrid "cross" between two different tomato varieties; the first generation of a newly made hybrid

F -- Fusarium wilt; a soilborn fungal disease; "F" after a variety name indicates disease tolerance

Florida weave -- a trellising method

GA -- Gregori's Altai; an early pink beefsteak tomato

GDC -- Golden Dwarf Champion; a yellow saladette tomato produced on a compact rugose dwarf tomato plant; from Burpee Seed Co (1899)

GE -- genetically engineered

GG -- Green Giant; a green-when-ripe beefsteak tomato

GH -- greenhouse

GJ -- German Johnson; large pink beefsteak produced on a regular-leaf tomato plant

GMG -- Grub's Mystery Green; a green-when-ripe beefsteak tomato; discovered by David "Grub" Lockwood

GMO -- genetically-modified organism

GRS -- German Red Strawberry; large red oxheart tomato

GW -- GardenWeb® - a garden bulletin board website

GWR -- green-when-ripe tomato

Indet -- indeterminate (produces tomatoes over an extended period)

JBT -- Japanese Black Trifele; dusky black pear-shaped medium tomato; commercial Russian variety

JF -- Jaune Flammée; orange saladette with red interior; French family heirloom which translates to "fiery yellow"

KB -- Kellogg's Breakfast; large orange beefsteak regular-leaf tomato; discovered by Darrell Kellogg

KBX -- potato-leaf variation on Kellogg's Breakfast

KHP -- Kalman's Hungarian Pink; a pink plum regular-leaf tomato;

LC -- Lucky Cross; a reddish-yellow bicolor potato-leaf beefsteak; possible cross of Brandywine and Tigerella stabilized by Craig LeHoullier and Larry Bohs

Lucky X -- Lucky Cross; see above

LL -- Little Lucky; a golden oblate tomato with bright red blush and striking pink internal pink marbling; cousin to Lucky Cross

LGS -- Lime Green Salad; a green-when-ripe saladette tomato produced on a compact rugose dwarf tomato plant; developed by Tom Wagner

LPB -- Large Pink Bulgarian; medium pink regular-leaf beefsteak tomato of Bulgarian origins

LYH -- Lillian's Yellow Heirloom; large yellow potato-leaf beefsteak tomato

MG -- Miracle-Gro ® fertilizer

ML -- Mortgage Lifter; large regular-leaf pink beefsteak; conflicting histories abound about a radiator repairman who crossed 4 large varieties and used the profits of either the fruit or seedlings to pay off his mortgage

MP -- Marianna's Peace; large pink potato-leaf beefsteaf; originally vended for $25/pack by Gary Ibsen of Tomatofest

NAR -- Neves Azorean Red; a large red regular-leaf beefsteak; initially distributed by Carolyn Male, originally from Anthony Neves, founder of Neptune Harvest

NBD -- New Big Dwarf; a medium pink beefsteak tomato produced on a compact rugose dwarf tomato plant; Isbell's Seed Company (1900's)

NCP -- natural cross-pollination

NPK -- Nitrogen: Phosphorus: Potassium; the ratios of the three major nutrients in a fertilizer

NSP -- natural self-pollination

OP -- open-pollinated; a stable variety that will grow "true" if seeds are saved (not an F1 hybrid)

OTV -- "Off The Vine", a newsletter once published by Craig LeHoullier and Carolyn Male.

PL -- potato leaf; a tomato variety with leaves shaped more like those of a potato plant; not regular-leaf

PPP -- Pink Ping Pong, or perhaps, rarely, Pale Perfect Purple

RKN -- root knot nematode; a soilborne pest which attacks the roots of tomato plants

RL -- regular leaf; a tomato variety with traditionally-shaped tomato plant leaves

SAP -- Sub-Arctic Plenty; very early red saladette ideal for containers; developed by Dr. Harris

SESE -- Southern Exposure Seed Exchange

SFG -- Square Foot Gardening; a gardening book and method

SFT -- Silvery Fir Tree; a sharp red saladette tomato from a compact plant with carrot-like feathered foliage; a traditional Russian variety

SHP -- Sand Hill Preservation seeds

SOTW -- Stump Of the World; a large pink potato-leaf beefsteak; saved by Ben Quisenberry

SSE -- Seed Saver's Exchange; a non-profit seed preservation organization

stitching -- a long blossom end scar on the bottom of the fruit

SWC -- self-watering container

TGS(C) -- Tomato Grower's Supply Company ®, a seed and supplies website

TMV -- Tobacco Mosaic Virus

ToMV -- Tomato Mosaic Virus

TmRSV -- Tomato Ring Spot Virus

TSWV -- Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus; a fast-acting difficult-to-control fruit and foliage disease transmitted by thrips

TT -- Totally Tomatoes ®, a seed, supplies, and bulletin board website

TT -- Tomato Tone® OMRI fertilizer by Espoma

TTC -- Texas Tomato Cage

TV -- Tomatoville® - this website

TYLCV -- Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus

TYW -- Tom's Yellow Wonder; pale yellow medium regular-leaf beefsteak; discovered by Tom Micholas as a likely cross of Wonder Light and Pineapple

V -- Verticillium wilt; a soilborne fungal disease; "V" after a variety name indicates disease tolerance

WOW -- Wall O' Water®; a frost-protection device

Internet Abbreviations

AKA -- also known as
ASAP -- as soon as possible
b/c -- because
BTW -- by the way
DH -- Dear Husband
DW -- Dear Wife
FWIW -- for what it's worth
IANAL -- I am not a lawyer (someone discussing legal issues without a formal law school education)
IIRC -- if I recall correctly
IMHO -- in my humble opinion
IMO -- in my opinion
IRL -- in real life
LOL -- laugh(ing) out loud
OTOH -- on the other hand
PITA -- pain in the arse
PNW -- Pacific North West of the United States
PM -- private message
PPM -- part per million - a measurment often seen in soil tests and hydroponic solutions
ROFLMAO -- rolling on the floor, laughing my a** off
SASE -- self-addressed stamped envelope
SASBE -- self-addressed stamped bubble envelope (to prevent seed damage)
SH -- southern hemisphere
SO -- significant other
TYVM -- thank you very much
YMMV -- your mileage may vary (ie. your experience may be different)

ginger2778 · January 24, 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by carolyn137

Alpine, everyone starts out as a newbie at some point and thre are abbreviations that one learns as one learns more and more about tomato varieties. If you don't understand some of the abbreviations then just ask the person posting what one stands for if you don't see it in the posts above.

So, again, if you see an abbreviation for a variety that you don't know, just ask the person right in that thread what it stands for b'c if you PM the person about it that means that perhaps others who didn't know what it stood for and were too shy, or whatever to ask, won't know either.

Hope that helps.

So Can you please tell me what <G> means?

jgaleota · January 24, 2012

<grin> ..........................

**carolyn137** · January 24, 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by jgaleota

<grin> ..........................

Which I use a lot in e-mails as <G>. but don't use it here or at any message site where there are icons that I think are much more interesting.

ginger2778 · January 25, 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by carolyn137

Which I use a lot in e-mails as <G>. but don't use it here or at any message site where there are icons that I think are much more interesting.

I actually saw it when I went back to your first posting for this year's 2012 seed
offer . Now I will know what it means.
I want to follow your instructions exactly, because I know it's important

**carolyn137** · January 25, 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by ginger2778

I actually saw it when I went back to your first posting for this year's 2012 seed
offer . Now I will know what it means.
I want to follow your instructions exactly, because I know it's important

Ginger, you saw it on the first page of my seed offer b'c I did that first page in a WORD document and then transferred that to Tville and WORD doesn't have icons as an option.

ginger2778 · January 25, 2012

That's totally understandable. I hope you weren't offended, I respect and admire you sooo much. You are truly remarkable, and very generous.

baileyj · April 5, 2012

Abbreviations are a fact of life and save time....but can get way out of hand.
I think clarifying if you are not sure what the term is is the way to go....

I also find it makes you think and explore the site to find out what the definition is....it can be time consuming but a learning experience.'

I am new to this site, not to gardening or tomatos and have learned so much just in the few weeks I have started to use the forum here.

I appreciate the long lists of definitions posted here, I only found them today when reading recent posts...a lot of effort and consideration went in to compile them.
Thanks

tomatoguy · October 27, 2012

Glad to see you folks are still working on the glossary I suggested several years ago. Lots of good information in these posts. Congratulations and hello, again.

mater

dice · February 8, 2013

A new one:

SIP: sub-irrigated planter

socalgardengal · March 2, 2013

Just had a couple good laughs, thanks for the thread as I am a newbie, appreciate the info very much!

October 2, 2011	#62
Mischka Tomatoville® Administrator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Bay State Posts: 3,207	OTV = Off The Vine; a newsletter that Craig LeHoullier and Carolyn Male once published. __________________ Mischka One last word of farewell, Dear Master and Mistress. Whenever you visit my grave, say to yourselves with regret but also with happiness in your hearts at the remembrance of my long happy life with you: "Here lies one who loved us and whom we loved." No matter how deep my sleep I shall hear you, and not all the power of death can keep my spirit from wagging a grateful tail.

October 3, 2011	#65
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	Tomato and Gardening Glossary and Abbreviations AGG -- Aunt Gertie's Gold; a yellowish-orange or gold late season beefsteak ARGG -- Aunt Ruby's German Green; a green-when-ripe beefsteak tomato bagged -- seed from flowers that were bagged to prevent accidental hybridization by insects BB -- Bloody Butcher; a productive red saladette regular-leaf tomato BB -- Brandy Boy; a hybrid of Brandywine developed by Burpee Seed Co BBH -- Brad's Black Heart; a large oxheart purple tomato; developed by Brad Gates BCW -- Box Car Willie; a medium red oblate tomato; an off-type exists beefsteak -- a traditional tomato shape, slightly flattened with large shoulders that produces large slices BER -- blossom end rot; a calcium deficiency remedied by consistent watering and application of mulch BFT -- Black from Tula; a medium purple oblate tomato BP -- Black Prince Brandywine OTV -- large red beefsteak tomato named after "Off The Vine", a newsletter once published by Craig LeHoullier and Carolyn Male. BT -- Bacillus thuringiensis; a natural pesticide for caterpillars including hornworms; marketed as Dipel Dust or BT Worm Killer BTD -- Berkeley Tie Dye; a medium green-when-ripe tomato with red and purple striations; developed by Brad Gates BW -- typically refers to the large pink Brandywine saved Ben Quisenberry; or one of the many tomato varieties with the "Brandywine" moniker including Red Brandywine, Brandywine (pink, Sudduth's), etc. BWS -- Brandywine Sudduth's; the "original" pink beefsteak known for excellent flavor and finicky productivity; seeds provided to Ben Quisenberry by Dorris Sudduth Hill; grown since the 1880's BWPS -- Big White Pink Stripes (sometimes marketed by the acronym alone); large pale peach-colored beefsteak with faint pink blush Catfaced -- distorted fruit, usually resulting from incomplete pollination of a flower CC -- Cherokee Chocolate; a dusky purple beefsteak tomato CG -- Cherokee Green; a green-when-ripe beefsteak regular-leaf tomato CP -- Cherokee Purple; a purple beefsteak regular-leaf tomato; discovered by craig LeHoullier CMV -- cucumber mosaic virus CRM -- concrete reinforcing mesh CRW -- concrete reinforcing wire CSA -- community supported agriculture, also known as "subscription farming" CTV -- Curly Top Virus; also seen as beet leaf curly top virus (BLCTV) DG -- Dave's Garden®; a garden bulletin board and resource website Det -- determinate; a tomato variety that produces in one harvest DTM -- days to maturity; time (with ideal good conditions) from transplant to mature fruit. DIY EB -- Do-it-yourself Earthbox®. - home-made self-watering plant containers DWS -- Dancing With Smurfs Dwarf -- a tomato plant with rough thick rugose-type foliage; a compact tomato variety suitable for container growing; may be determinate or indeterminate in habit EB's -- Earthboxes®, a commercial self-watering container EF -- Earl's Faux; a pink potato-leaf beefsteak; discovered by Earl Cadenhead EPA -- Environmental Protection Agency EPB -- Eva Purple Ball; a pink saladette tomato F1 -- a hybrid "cross" between two different tomato varieties; the first generation of a newly made hybrid F -- Fusarium wilt; a soilborn fungal disease; "F" after a variety name indicates disease tolerance Florida weave -- a trellising method GA -- Gregori's Altai; an early pink beefsteak tomato GDC -- Golden Dwarf Champion; a yellow saladette tomato produced on a compact rugose dwarf tomato plant; from Burpee Seed Co (1899) GE -- genetically engineered GG -- Green Giant; a green-when-ripe beefsteak tomato GH -- greenhouse GJ -- German Johnson; large pink beefsteak produced on a regular-leaf tomato plant GMG -- Grub's Mystery Green; a green-when-ripe beefsteak tomato; discovered by David "Grub" Lockwood GMO -- genetically-modified organism GRS -- German Red Strawberry; large red oxheart tomato GW -- GardenWeb® - a garden bulletin board website GWR -- green-when-ripe tomato Indet -- indeterminate (produces tomatoes over an extended period) JBT -- Japanese Black Trifele; dusky black pear-shaped medium tomato; commercial Russian variety JF -- Jaune Flammée; orange saladette with red interior; French family heirloom which translates to "fiery yellow" KB -- Kellogg's Breakfast; large orange beefsteak regular-leaf tomato; discovered by Darrell Kellogg KBX -- potato-leaf variation on Kellogg's Breakfast KHP -- Kalman's Hungarian Pink; a pink plum regular-leaf tomato; LC -- Lucky Cross; a reddish-yellow bicolor potato-leaf beefsteak; possible cross of Brandywine and Tigerella stabilized by Craig LeHoullier and Larry Bohs Lucky X -- Lucky Cross; see above LL -- Little Lucky; a golden oblate tomato with bright red blush and striking pink internal pink marbling; cousin to Lucky Cross LGS -- Lime Green Salad; a green-when-ripe saladette tomato produced on a compact rugose dwarf tomato plant; developed by Tom Wagner LPB -- Large Pink Bulgarian; medium pink regular-leaf beefsteak tomato of Bulgarian origins LYH -- Lillian's Yellow Heirloom; large yellow potato-leaf beefsteak tomato MG -- Miracle-Gro ® fertilizer ML -- Mortgage Lifter; large regular-leaf pink beefsteak; conflicting histories abound about a radiator repairman who crossed 4 large varieties and used the profits of either the fruit or seedlings to pay off his mortgage MP -- Marianna's Peace; large pink potato-leaf beefsteaf; originally vended for $25/pack by Gary Ibsen of Tomatofest NAR -- Neves Azorean Red; a large red regular-leaf beefsteak; initially distributed by Carolyn Male, originally from Anthony Neves, founder of Neptune Harvest NBD -- New Big Dwarf; a medium pink beefsteak tomato produced on a compact rugose dwarf tomato plant; Isbell's Seed Company (1900's) NCP -- natural cross-pollination NPK -- Nitrogen: Phosphorus: Potassium; the ratios of the three major nutrients in a fertilizer NSP -- natural self-pollination OP -- open-pollinated; a stable variety that will grow "true" if seeds are saved (not an F1 hybrid) OTV -- "Off The Vine", a newsletter once published by Craig LeHoullier and Carolyn Male. PL -- potato leaf; a tomato variety with leaves shaped more like those of a potato plant; not regular-leaf PPP -- Pink Ping Pong, or perhaps, rarely, Pale Perfect Purple RKN -- root knot nematode; a soilborne pest which attacks the roots of tomato plants RL -- regular leaf; a tomato variety with traditionally-shaped tomato plant leaves SAP -- Sub-Arctic Plenty; very early red saladette ideal for containers; developed by Dr. Harris SESE -- Southern Exposure Seed Exchange SFG -- Square Foot Gardening; a gardening book and method SFT -- Silvery Fir Tree; a sharp red saladette tomato from a compact plant with carrot-like feathered foliage; a traditional Russian variety SHP -- Sand Hill Preservation seeds SOTW -- Stump Of the World; a large pink potato-leaf beefsteak; saved by Ben Quisenberry SSE -- Seed Saver's Exchange; a non-profit seed preservation organization stitching -- a long blossom end scar on the bottom of the fruit SWC -- self-watering container TGS(C) -- Tomato Grower's Supply Company ®, a seed and supplies website TMV -- Tobacco Mosaic Virus ToMV -- Tomato Mosaic Virus TmRSV -- Tomato Ring Spot Virus TSWV -- Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus; a fast-acting difficult-to-control fruit and foliage disease transmitted by thrips TT -- Totally Tomatoes ®, a seed, supplies, and bulletin board website TT -- Tomato Tone® OMRI fertilizer by Espoma TTC -- Texas Tomato Cage TV -- Tomatoville® - this website TYLCV -- Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus TYW -- Tom's Yellow Wonder; pale yellow medium regular-leaf beefsteak; discovered by Tom Micholas as a likely cross of Wonder Light and Pineapple V -- Verticillium wilt; a soilborne fungal disease; "V" after a variety name indicates disease tolerance WOW -- Wall O' Water®; a frost-protection device Internet Abbreviations AKA -- also known as ASAP -- as soon as possible b/c -- because BTW -- by the way DH -- Dear Husband DW -- Dear Wife FWIW -- for what it's worth IANAL -- I am not a lawyer (someone discussing legal issues without a formal law school education) IIRC -- if I recall correctly IMHO -- in my humble opinion IMO -- in my opinion IRL -- in real life LOL -- laugh(ing) out loud OTOH -- on the other hand PITA -- pain in the arse PNW -- Pacific North West of the United States PM -- private message PPM -- part per million - a measurment often seen in soil tests and hydroponic solutions ROFLMAO -- rolling on the floor, laughing my a off SASE -- self-addressed stamped envelope SASBE -- self-addressed stamped bubble envelope (to prevent seed damage) SH -- southern hemisphere SO -- significant other TYVM -- thank you very much YMMV** -- your mileage may vary (ie. your experience may be different) __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

February 8, 2013	#74
dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	A new one: SIP: sub-irrigated planter __________________ -- alias

October 2, 2011	#61
semi_lucid Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Texas, zone 6b Posts: 100	What does OTV "off the vine" mean? As in "Brandywine OTV" or Rutgers OTV ? ?

January 24, 2012	#67
jgaleota Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 133	<grin> ..........................

January 25, 2012	#71
ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	That's totally understandable. I hope you weren't offended, I respect and admire you sooo much. You are truly remarkable, and very generous.

April 5, 2012	#72
baileyj Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Annapolis Maryland Zone 7 Posts: 120	Abbreviations are a fact of life and save time....but can get way out of hand. I think clarifying if you are not sure what the term is is the way to go.... I also find it makes you think and explore the site to find out what the definition is....it can be time consuming but a learning experience.' I am new to this site, not to gardening or tomatos and have learned so much just in the few weeks I have started to use the forum here. I appreciate the long lists of definitions posted here, I only found them today when reading recent posts...a lot of effort and consideration went in to compile them. Thanks

October 27, 2012	#73
tomatoguy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rockvale, TN Zone 7A Posts: 526	Glad to see you folks are still working on the glossary I suggested several years ago. Lots of good information in these posts. Congratulations and hello, again. mater

March 2, 2013	#75
socalgardengal Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: San Diego,Ca Posts: 462	Just had a couple good laughs, thanks for the thread as I am a newbie, appreciate the info very much!