Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: KS 5b/6a
Posts: 249
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It's strange to not see anyone's grow list posted yet, do I guess I'll post mine to get some of you people out of the woodwork.
GWR: Absinthe, Malachite Box Yellow: Buckeye Yellow, Aunt Gertie's Gold Orange: KBX, Orange Heirloom, Pederson's Beefsteak Black: Brad's Black Heart, Grandma Oliver's Chocolate, Sokolades, Gary O'Sena Red:Wes, Bloody Butcher, Cuostralee, Neves Azorean Red, Goose Creek Pink: Hoy, Kolb, Daniel Burson, Brandywine Sudduth, Aunt Ginny's Purple, Tsar Kolokol, Caspian Pink, Purple Dog Creek, Marlowe Charleston, Fred Limbaugh's Potato Top, Eva Purple Ball, Dester |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Madison, OH, zone 6
Posts: 468
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After 45 years of growing tomatoes my list has finally shrunk down to these 6 varieties for 2024: SOTW, Dester, AGP, Rebel Yell, Daniel Burson, and Rosovye Krupnye. The older I get the shorter my list gets. I only have 4 or 5 varieties left on my Bucket list.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: California Central Valley
Posts: 2,542
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I was just telling my partner the other day that if I had to, I could whittle my list down to these favorites: Benevento F1 and Polaris for tomato sandwiches, Purple Boy F1 for a reliable tasty medium tomato, and for cherries, Rosella cherry and Chocolate Sprinkles F1. All of these did very well last year despite the root-knot nematodes in some beds. A month ago I planted Kodiak mustard, which is nematocidal if it's chopped and incorporated into the soil at the right time.
Here's what I'm actually seeding this year, in addition to those 5: striped/multi: Belle du College, Magic Bullet, Pink Berkeley Tie Dye, Prairie Fire, Talvez F1, Thorburn's Terra Cotta, Maglia Rosa, Taste Patio, Girl Girl's Weird Thing dark: Black Plum, Carolina Dusk, Cowboy, Daifuku, One Trick Pony, Raya Rey, Reinhard Kraft's Purple Sugar pink: Damsel F1, Pink Champagne, Pink CherryWine F!, Pink Jazz, African Queen, Pruden's Purple, Raspberry Lyanna red: Franchi's Red Pear, Granny's Throwing, Jersey Breeze, Sheboygan, Bush Early Girl F1, Cherry Falls, Picus F1, Ruby Slippers, Beefy Red, Belmonte Pear, Legend, Sweet Aperitif, Tommy Toe yellow/orange: Goldie, Moon Child, Orange Jazz, Sunrise Bumble Bee, Thorburn's Lemon Blush, Woodle Orange, Orange Hat, California Sungold, Hawaiian Pineapple, Kellogg's Breakfast, Taxi GWR: Sweet Baby Jade, Bo Mango, Green Bee F1 I don't think I've ever grown so many indeterminate cherry tomato varieties before! My list of reds also looks much longer than usual. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: KS 5b/6a
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Southeast Texas
Posts: 287
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I have cut my list to Brandywine Suddith, Marianna's Peace, Rebel Yell, Irish Liquor and Stump of the World.
Dwarfs - New Bid Dwarf, Rosella Purple, Tasmanian Chocolate and Beaver Lodge Slicer (this is the early one) |
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Vancouver Island
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin
Posts: 3,148
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That's a nice list. Daniel Burson is a dark tomato. You have it listed as pink.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Alabama
Posts: 2,250
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Also, Goose Creek is a pink tomato, not red.
I have about 50 varieties started so far and will start another 100 or so over the next few days. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Czech republic
Posts: 2,534
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I already have seedlings outside the window at home, which I will plant under glass in a cold frame around March 25. The larger ones at the back are the parthenocarpic varieties Gold Nugget, Oregon Spring, Oregon Eleven, Oroma, Santiam and Siletz. The ones in front are shrubs Sophie's Choice, Maglia Rosa, Jagodka, Sarayev Shtambovyi, Mongolian Karlik, Lyana Rozovaya and Vspyschka.
In a fortnight I will sow the seeds of Indeterminate varieties, which I will plant freely in the garden beds after May 15. I have the following seeds ready: Cherry: Datlo, Medovaya Kaplya, Primabella, Goldkrone, Picadilly, Lucky Tiger Tomatoes for long-term storage from Mallorca: Ramallet Pequeňito Mallorquin, Bombeta, Ramallet Mugró, Ramallet Saint Llorenc des Cardassar. Ramallet de Figueral, ramallet Ibiza Bianca, ramallet Flor de Artagna Tomatoes for long-term storage from the area under Vesuvius: Re Umberto, Primcipe Borghese, Pienollo del Vesuvio, Pienollp x LA 4 Spanish steaks: Rosado de Ayerbe, Pombriego, Rosa de Huesca, Valenciano, Rosa Sierra Aracena, Rosado Zapaton, Rosa de Huesca, Rosa Aragon, Zamorano, salobre, Cor de Bou, Gordo Extremeňo, Rosa Melillerd Big hearts: Fresa, Alice. Kuklas Portuguese Heart, Wes, Brad's Black Heart, Orange Russian 117, Mom's Heart. Tomatoes for heat treatment: Opalka, Amish Paste, Gilbertie, Saint Jean d'Angely, Smiley Works, Alter Komunist, Cows Tit, Auria, San Marzano Gigante Different: Zogola, Mountaineer Pride, Zena's Gift, Hardin's Miniature, Manitoba, Cherokee Jumbo, Golden Königsberg, Noire de Crimée, Bejbino F1, Start F1, Mikado. Vladimir |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Brownville, Ne
Posts: 3,291
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I thought my list was posted somewhere but here goes. There have been a few additions and subtraction since the first list.
2023 was so bad if I didn't show some early enthusiasm I may not even try gardening for a while. So earliest ever list of tomatoes and peppers: Reds: Box Car Willie, Fred Limbaugh's Potato Top, Neve's Azorean Red, Domingo, Tsarskiy Lubmets Pinks: Big Ben #1, Cowlick's Brandywine, Brimmer, Butterbaugh, Dot's Delight, Giant Belgium, Soldaki, Willow's Bulgarian Yellow/Bi-color: Jeanine's Heart, Orange Russian #117 Black: Carbon, Kan-Tex Sweetheart(? is this correct), Maggie Mater. Red Heart: Amizilettii's Giant Red Heart, Anzhela Gigante, Bobbie, Linnie's Oxheart, Rozovyi Kilogrammov Pink Heart: Anna Russian, Mom's Heart, Pappy Kerns Pink Heart, Kukla Portuguese Heart Salad Size: Stupice, Compari (grow out from store bought tomato) Peppers: Giant Aconcagua, Chablis, Corno Di Toro Yellow, Fat-n-Sassy, Peppi Red, Peppi Yellow, Red, Yellow and Red Snacker from store bought hybrid, Giant Sweet Devil's Horn Orange, KL-C red I will try zucchini, some decorative gourds and Orange-glo watermelon without much hope for getting a crop, but I try anyway. Mrs PaulF ordered a whole pile of flowers that will get an early start along with the tomatoes and peppers
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: KS 5b/6a
Posts: 249
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: KS 5b/6a
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Yes, I think it is pink, but know there was some thread on here a long time ago about whether the original source was red or pink. I think the one I have is actually pink (translucent skin), but I had it in my spreadsheet as a red (yellow skin). I haven't grown it in years, so I'll confirm it this season.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2020
Location: Central IL, Zone 6a
Posts: 39
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Pink: Stump Of The World, Aunt Ginny's Purple, Brandywine SS, Damsel F1, Tiffen Mennonite(Tiffen came as a substitute and I'm debating as to whether or not if i have room for it).
Dark: Bear Creek, Indian Stripe Red: Lynnwood, Wisconsin 55, Ramapo F1, Atkinson, Rutgers, Pan America, Marglobe, Break O Day, Big Beef F1 Sun Gold F1 Edit* i also grow jalapenos, cucumbers, onions, garlic, beans, letuce, various herbs, raspberries, thornless blackberries, grapes and lots of flowers
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Erie, PA
Posts: 44
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Tomatoes:
Gloria's Treat, Stump of the World, Black Cherry, Sophies Choice, Rosella Crimson, Dwarf Vince's Haze, Dwarf Pink Passion 65 days, Zade Wilson Peppers: Bounty sweet pepper, King of the North pepper, Early Summer pepper, Pepper Gourmet, Lesya, Orange Lesya. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: virginia
Posts: 743
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Copied from my garden plan
Tomatoes 5 Arkansas Traveler 1 Amish Gold Slicer 1 Rebel Yell 1 Margaret Curtain 1 Captain Lucky 1 Druzba 1 Boxcar Willie 1 Cherokee Purple 1 Dester 1 Kellog's Breakfast 2 Danko Happy growing! Last edited by seaeagle; March 1, 2024 at 03:17 PM. Reason: Change of plans already |
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