Help me round out my varieties for sale

Anijunga · January 18, 2010

Last year I sold about 800 tomato plants in my rural town in Ontario, Canada. This year, I'm scaling back to about 500-600 plants. Although, many people are learning more each year about heirloom tomatoes, I still find that folks want a juicy red for sandwiches and red cherries. The plants I had a hard time selling were yellow and orange coloured tomatoes (I learned my lesson the first year and no longer offer white tomatoes).

Looking at my list, is there anything you can suggest that I should put on my list of varieties to sell? Some that I've been considering are: Red Penna, Wes, Snow White (b/c of the reviews), JD's Special C-Tex, KBX, German Red Strawberry, Prue, Galina, Earliana, Matt's Wild Cherry and Sara's Galapagos.

Thanks!

BLACK
Cherry
Black Cherry

Plum
Black Plum
Purple Russian

Beefsteak
Black from Tula
Black Krim
Paul Robeson

GREEN
Beefsteak
Green Giant

ORANGE
Currant
Gold Rush Currant

Cherry
Jaune Flammée
Prize of the Trials
Sun Gold F1

Globe
Earl of Edgecombe

PINK
Cherry
Brandywine, Cherry

Globe
Eva Purple Ball
Momotaro

Heart
Anna Russian

Beefsteak
Aunt Ginny's Purple
Brandywine, Pink (Sudduth's Strain)
Crnkovic Yugoslavian
Earl's Faux
German Head
Giant Belgium
Marianna's Peace
Soldacki
Stump of the World

RED
Currant
Sweet Pea Currant

Cherry
Mexico Midget
Tommy Toe

Globe
Brandywine, Red
Sioux
Stick (Curl/Locke)
Stupice

Pear
Austin's Red Pear

Plum
Amish Paste
Martino's Roma
Opalka

Beefsteak
Andrew Rahart's Jumbo Red
Chapman
Cuostralee
Neves Azorean Red

STRIPED BICOLOR
Globe
Black Zebra
Green Zebra
Red Boar
Red Zebra

YELLOW
Pear
Beam's Yellow Pear

Globe
Azoychka

Beefsteak
Aunt Gertie's Gold
Brandywine, Yellow (Platfoot's Strain)
Lillian's Yellow Heirloom

Zana · January 18, 2010

Kathy,

I suggest Red Penna, Wes, JD's Special Tex, KBX, Galina and Matt's Wild Cherry.

And when are your plants on sale? LOL....depending on when in May, I may be up in Ottawa and could swing by Kemptville....LOL Anything for a "fix".

Do you take preorders?

Anijunga · January 18, 2010

Thanks Zana! Most people around here transplant tomatoes May long weekend (Mon. May 24th this year). I like to have two sale weekends in early May at the end of my driveway and then do some local farmer's markets and stuff by Kijiji and Craigslist. The pre-orders I did last year were hard to keep track of, especially after I got hit by two hail storms (!). I may consider it again, though I'll definitely put some aside for you and anyone else on Tomatoville.

Zana · January 18, 2010

Sounds like about the same time here to plant out....depending upon the weather of course.

GIZZARDFARM · January 18, 2010

I would definatley add KBX and cherokee purple to that list some of my best sellers

KLorentz · January 18, 2010

Two of my favs are Thessaloniki and Al-Kuffa. Thessaloniki is a Greek mater about the size of say Celebrity but much better flavor and I found production to be about the same. Al-Kuffa is from Iraq and is a compact plant that would work well for container gardens but work just as good in a regular garden. Production and flavor are very good and the fruit size is about the same as Campari.

Kevin

January 18, 2010	#1
Anijunga Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kemptville, Ontario, Canada, Canadian Zone 5b Posts: 30	Help me round out my varieties for sale Last year I sold about 800 tomato plants in my rural town in Ontario, Canada. This year, I'm scaling back to about 500-600 plants. Although, many people are learning more each year about heirloom tomatoes, I still find that folks want a juicy red for sandwiches and red cherries. The plants I had a hard time selling were yellow and orange coloured tomatoes (I learned my lesson the first year and no longer offer white tomatoes). Looking at my list, is there anything you can suggest that I should put on my list of varieties to sell? Some that I've been considering are: Red Penna, Wes, Snow White (b/c of the reviews), JD's Special C-Tex, KBX, German Red Strawberry, Prue, Galina, Earliana, Matt's Wild Cherry and Sara's Galapagos. Thanks! BLACK *Cherry* Black Cherry *Plum* Black Plum Purple Russian *Beefsteak* Black from Tula Black Krim Paul Robeson GREEN *Beefsteak* Green Giant ORANGE *Currant* Gold Rush Currant *Cherry* Jaune Flammée Prize of the Trials Sun Gold F1 *Globe* Earl of Edgecombe PINK *Cherry* Brandywine, Cherry *Globe* Eva Purple Ball Momotaro *Heart* Anna Russian *Beefsteak* Aunt Ginny's Purple Brandywine, Pink (Sudduth's Strain) Crnkovic Yugoslavian Earl's Faux German Head Giant Belgium Marianna's Peace Soldacki Stump of the World RED *Currant* Sweet Pea Currant *Cherry* Mexico Midget Tommy Toe *Globe* Brandywine, Red Sioux Stick (Curl/Locke) Stupice *Pear* Austin's Red Pear *Plum* Amish Paste Martino's Roma Opalka *Beefsteak* Andrew Rahart's Jumbo Red Chapman Cuostralee Neves Azorean Red STRIPED BICOLOR *Globe* Black Zebra Green Zebra Red Boar Red Zebra YELLOW *Pear* Beam's Yellow Pear *Globe* Azoychka *Beefsteak* Aunt Gertie's Gold Brandywine, Yellow (Platfoot's Strain) Lillian's Yellow Heirloom __________________ Kathy

January 18, 2010	#3
Anijunga Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kemptville, Ontario, Canada, Canadian Zone 5b Posts: 30	Thanks Zana! Most people around here transplant tomatoes May long weekend (Mon. May 24th this year). I like to have two sale weekends in early May at the end of my driveway and then do some local farmer's markets and stuff by Kijiji and Craigslist. The pre-orders I did last year were hard to keep track of, especially after I got hit by two hail storms (!). I may consider it again, though I'll definitely put some aside for you and anyone else on Tomatoville. __________________ Kathy

January 18, 2010	#2
Zana Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southwestern Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,521	Kathy, I suggest Red Penna, Wes, JD's Special Tex, KBX, Galina and Matt's Wild Cherry. And when are your plants on sale? LOL....depending on when in May, I may be up in Ottawa and could swing by Kemptville....LOL Anything for a "fix". Do you take preorders?

January 18, 2010	#5
GIZZARDFARM Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: COMFORT TENNESSEE Posts: 300	I would definatley add KBX and cherokee purple to that list some of my best sellers

January 18, 2010	#6
KLorentz Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Stryker, Ohio Posts: 995	Two of my favs are Thessaloniki and Al-Kuffa. Thessaloniki is a Greek mater about the size of say Celebrity but much better flavor and I found production to be about the same. Al-Kuffa is from Iraq and is a compact plant that would work well for container gardens but work just as good in a regular garden. Production and flavor are very good and the fruit size is about the same as Campari. Kevin