Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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October 13, 2006 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
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Green Grape - Heirloom??
http://www.loghouseplants.com/LHFgreengrape.htm
I thought it was 'created'... Btw, I am trying to find the history of this tomato (I know I saw it somewhere on the net, and I vaguely remember what is was, but can't find it offhand for some reason)
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October 13, 2006 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
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I had no idea Tom Wagner was "a leading European seed specialist."
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October 13, 2006 | #3 |
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wow, I sure am learning alot today. hehehe
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October 13, 2006 | #4 |
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For many years Totally Tomatoes advertised that Green Grape was from a German source and they were lucky to get seeds, at a cost of 5K I remember it so well, to be able to offer them. I used to cringe.
And that blurb linked to here is along the lines of what TT used to write. Tom did breed GG but he maintains that it's an heirloom b'c anything treasured is an heirloom. So if you treasure GG, then to you it's an heirloom. Tom may well see this thread title and correct me if I've not quoted him correctly, but we've had this chat before, at GW, and I'm pretty sure that's his stance.
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October 14, 2006 | #5 |
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LOL, I would treasure the indet plant if I had it!
I don't know if you really would John b'c several of us have seen our GG indet morph into a det form. Tom knows about this as well. Quite a few years ago Earl sent me his indet and it grew as indet but saved seeds gave me det. The picture in my book is of the indet form but one year I grew out all my different GG stocks, there were about 4 of them, and even that one was det. So I dunno. And BTW, thanx for the the kick back on the seeds; I put them somewhere.
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If someone knows how I could put together a web site or help me step by step, maybe it will happen. I had so many tomatoes this year that taking pictures was out of the question, what with seed extraction and potato work taking up my time. I grew out several sources of GG this year in the greenhouses and field plantings. The results are thus: the popularity of this variety is bound to suffer if someone doesn't get the right selection out there. Either the plants are stunted, determinate, or grassy tasting without the sweetness it once had. Some are seedy beyond my recognition and or had seed sizes not tiny like the original strain has. I did two tomato tasting booth demonstrations and one field demonstration with some organic interns. None of the growers that I had plants out with had time to review them with me in any detail. The one tomato grower that showed the most interest in my tomato breeding doesn't like or eat tomatoes! It seems that if one says that they are the breeders of certain "Heirloom" tomatoes that you are greeted with both awe and dismay. There seems to be a shock that one is not rich and famous. "Treasured" seems to work for me better than "Heirloom" or "Created" Every effort to introduce a new improved "Heirloom" falls flat on how to promote it. If it is not an Heirloom, then forget it. Tom Wagner |
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October 20, 2006 | #7 |
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DH is an audio engineer but also "dabbles" in web design. He would be happy to assist you in developing a website if you would like. He uses both HTML and CSS, he would love to be able to use additional codes etc. But most sites do not support it yet. He can help you step by step. Let me know
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October 20, 2006 | #8 |
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These days, to create a website that someone other than a web designer can maintain and update the content, there is a need for some kind of web application like a Blog or Content Management System. I have just spent the last 2 years creating and getting launched a website that runs on top of a Content Management System. That time was spent creating shell pages, getting the content organized, and all of the features implemented that they wanted.
That said, you can have a CMS site that you can post news, articles, and pictures to up and running in about 10 minutes. Joomla is the first example that comes to mind.
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