varieties for this spring

newatthiskat · January 5, 2009

I am listing the varities I intend to plant in the next few weeks for this spring. That way I can stop obsessing about it and actually plant them. Most I will only have one plant of, some I might even have to remove, but it really depends on how many more Earth Tainers I can build and raised beds I can put in.
Atkinson
Berkley Tie Dye, Pink
Black Cherry
Black from Tula
Brad's Black Heart
Brandywine Cherry
Brandywine Suddeth’s
Bulgarian Triumph
Cowlicks Brandywine
Danko
Earl’s Faux
Green Grape
Grub's Mystery Green
J.D.’s Special C-Tex
Japanese Black Trifle
KBX
Kosovo
Lillian’s Yellow Heirloom
Lucky Cross
Neves Azorean Red
Noire Charbonneuse
Opalka
Palmira’s Northern Italian Heirloom
Pineapple
Pink Sweet
Rhodes Heirloom
Sandul Moldovan
Sungold
Toedebusch Pink
Tom’s Yellow Wonder
Tsar-Kolokol
Tsygan (also known as Zigan)
Wes
White Queen

Containers
Citron Compact; Lime Green Salad; Orange-1; Costal Pride Orange; Tiny Tim; Texas Wild Cherry; Siberian

Daughter’s Garden (Fostering my plants)
Cherokee Chocolate; Cherokee Purple; Cherokee Green; Stump of the World
I would like to thank everyone who has shared seeds with me. (You know who you are) I have gone bonkers trying to limit which ones to grow.

Good thing I have a spring and fall planting schedule and also several friends to plant seeds for just so I can try all the varities I have been sent.
Feel free to critique, praise, or trash any particular variety!

Kat

Worth1 · January 5, 2009

Kat, there is so much I want to ask but I will limit it to 2 questions and 2 statements,
at this time.

Have you ever started seeds before and when do you plan on starting.
You simply must grow at least a few Cherokee Purple plants this year.
You need to start seeds NOW.

I have more to say but I will wait for your reply at this time.

Worth

newatthiskat · January 5, 2009

I started seeds last year for the first time. (I think about a million, kept giving them away forever) Last average frost day here is 3/15. Figured starting everything within the next week. Getting the seed soil today. I am planting 2 cherokee purple plants over at my daugher's house. Can't wait to try them. Did I pass? And shoot away! Also yes I know I am biting off more than I can chew in advance, I like a challenge!

Kat

Worth1 · January 5, 2009

You passed but I'll get back with you, I gotta see about a new drivers permit.

Worth

feldon30 · January 5, 2009

I'm still rounding up my list and starting seeds in the next day or two.

newatthiskat · January 5, 2009

I would love to hear that list Feldon. The only reason mine is so long is that you guys are feeding the addiction. I want to hear what everyone else is getting into! Share the insanity

Kat

feldon30 · January 5, 2009

Cherries:
Black Cherry (2)
Brandy Sweet Plum (1) -- pink
Sungold (1) -- orange hybrid cherry
Sweet Quartz F1 (1)

Pink Beefsteak:
Blue River (1)
Brandywine (1)
Earl's Faux (2)
Fritz Ackerman (1)
Gregori's Altai (2)
Hege German Pink (2)
Marianna's Peace (2)
Stump of the World (1)

I think I have a soft spot for pink beefsteaks...

Purple Beefsteak:
Cherokee Purple (2)
JD's Special C-Tex (2)
Paul Robeson (1)

Red:
Jet Star (2) -- med red-orange hybrid, early, reliable
Levino (1)
Red Brandywine (1)

Other:
Black and Brown Boar (1) -- green with bronze striping and brownish interior

I might boost my red beefsteaks with Neves Azorean Red. And I might add a plum/paste/oxheart/whateveryoucallem Sarnowski Polish Plum.

Nightshade · January 5, 2009

Kat,

Your list makes me feel so much better! I also grow one and two only of each plant, and my list hit 25+ varieties last week:

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=9935&page=2

BUT someone owes me 15 varieties in a trade, and my Sand Hill list isn't finished....

And I don't know whether to celebrate or mourn that I can't find the site I saw yesterday, where someone was offering 20 heirloom mini-packs for $20!

Jan

Worth1 · January 5, 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nightshade

Kat,
And I don't know whether to celebrate or mourn that I can't find the site I saw yesterday, where someone was offering 20 heirloom mini-packs for $20!

Jan

I found the site here it is.

Look at the bottom of the page.

http://knapps-fresh-vegies.netfirms.com/mos.html

Worth

newatthiskat · January 5, 2009

You are truly evil Worth!
Kat

Nightshade · January 5, 2009

Great!

Now swing by on your next Texas/Alaska trip and help me plant all of these!

Jan

Quote:

Originally Posted by Worth1

I found the site here it is.

Look at the bottom of the page.

http://knapps-fresh-vegies.netfirms.com/mos.html

Worth

Moonglow · January 5, 2009

wow, you're all inspiring (and funny). this is my first year starting tomatoes from seeds, and i shall start them this weekend (6 varieties from tgs). i have twelve (12) plants coming from laurel's.

here's my short list:

black zebra
cherokee chocolate
dixie golden giant
nyagous
paul robeson

kat, please keep us posted. i think it's a good idea to post our intentions

(tomato-seed-starting-wise).

Worth1 · January 6, 2009

I'm only growing 24 kinds tomatoes this year.

Big red ones,
Big black ones,
Big orange ones,
Big yellow ones,
Big green ones,
Medium red ones,
Medium black ones,
Medium orange ones,
Medium yellow ones,
Medium green ones,
Small red ones,
Small black ones,
Small orange ones,
Small yellow ones,
Small green ones,
Little tiny red ones,
Little tiny black ones,
Little tiny orange ones,
Little tiny yellow ones,
Funny shaped red ones,
Funny shaped black ones,
Funny shaped orange ones,
Funny shaped yellow ones,
Funny shaped green ones,
I started this as a joke but now that I look at it, it has helped me in ways no one will ever know

.

Worth

Nightshade · January 6, 2009

What, no pinks? no whites? no bicolored???? How about smooth vs. fuzzy?

(grin)

i know exactly what you mean about color/size/shape sorting being helpful. There is a site out there (that I shall not name here, because their data is all wrong) with a front page that has links sorted by tomato color, with just ONE picture of ONE tomato of every color, all on ONE page.

It was just exactly the simple type of key I needed at the time to visualize what the many, many different varieties might look like.

Worth1 · January 6, 2009

I stand corrected,
30 kinds of tomatoes.
large pink ones
medium pink ones
small pink ones

I have tried several types of striped and they were no good in production and or taste.
I forgot to get Dr Carolyn's White this year so I will wait till next year for it.

Sorry Carolyn.

Worth

January 5, 2009	#1
newatthiskat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: texas Posts: 1,451	varieties for this spring I am listing the varities I intend to plant in the next few weeks for this spring. That way I can stop obsessing about it and actually plant them. Most I will only have one plant of, some I might even have to remove, but it really depends on how many more Earth Tainers I can build and raised beds I can put in. Atkinson Berkley Tie Dye, Pink Black Cherry Black from Tula Brad's Black Heart Brandywine Cherry Brandywine Suddeth’s Bulgarian Triumph Cowlicks Brandywine Danko Earl’s Faux Green Grape Grub's Mystery Green J.D.’s Special C-Tex Japanese Black Trifle KBX Kosovo Lillian’s Yellow Heirloom Lucky Cross Neves Azorean Red Noire Charbonneuse Opalka Palmira’s Northern Italian Heirloom Pineapple Pink Sweet Rhodes Heirloom Sandul Moldovan Sungold Toedebusch Pink Tom’s Yellow Wonder Tsar-Kolokol Tsygan (also known as Zigan) Wes White Queen Containers Citron Compact; Lime Green Salad; Orange-1; Costal Pride Orange; Tiny Tim; Texas Wild Cherry; Siberian Daughter’s Garden (Fostering my plants) Cherokee Chocolate; Cherokee Purple; Cherokee Green; Stump of the World I would like to thank everyone who has shared seeds with me. (You know who you are) I have gone bonkers trying to limit which ones to grow. Good thing I have a spring and fall planting schedule and also several friends to plant seeds for just so I can try all the varities I have been sent. Feel free to critique, praise, or trash any particular variety! Kat

January 5, 2009	#3
newatthiskat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: texas Posts: 1,451	reply I started seeds last year for the first time. (I think about a million, kept giving them away forever) Last average frost day here is 3/15. Figured starting everything within the next week. Getting the seed soil today. I am planting 2 cherokee purple plants over at my daugher's house. Can't wait to try them. Did I pass? And shoot away! Also yes I know I am biting off more than I can chew in advance, I like a challenge! Kat

January 5, 2009	#5
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	I'm still rounding up my list and starting seeds in the next day or two. __________________ [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]

January 5, 2009	#6
newatthiskat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: texas Posts: 1,451	reply I would love to hear that list Feldon. The only reason mine is so long is that you guys are feeding the addiction. I want to hear what everyone else is getting into! Share the insanity Kat

January 5, 2009	#7
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	Cherries: Black Cherry (2) Brandy Sweet Plum (1) -- pink Sungold (1) -- orange hybrid cherry Sweet Quartz F1 (1) Pink Beefsteak: Blue River (1) Brandywine (1) Earl's Faux (2) Fritz Ackerman (1) Gregori's Altai (2) Hege German Pink (2) Marianna's Peace (2) Stump of the World (1) I think I have a soft spot for pink beefsteaks... Purple Beefsteak: Cherokee Purple (2) JD's Special C-Tex (2) Paul Robeson (1) Red: Jet Star (2) -- med red-orange hybrid, early, reliable Levino (1) Red Brandywine (1) Other: Black and Brown Boar (1) -- green with bronze striping and brownish interior I might boost my red beefsteaks with Neves Azorean Red. And I might add a plum/paste/oxheart/whateveryoucallem Sarnowski Polish Plum. __________________ [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]

January 5, 2009	#2
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Kat, there is so much I want to ask but I will limit it to 2 questions and 2 statements, at this time. Have you ever started seeds before and when do you plan on starting. You simply must grow at least a few Cherokee Purple plants this year. You need to start seeds NOW. I have more to say but I will wait for your reply at this time. Worth

January 5, 2009	#8
Nightshade Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: So. California Posts: 178	Kat, Your list makes me feel so much better! I also grow one and two only of each plant, and my list hit 25+ varieties last week: http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=9935&page=2 BUT someone owes me 15 varieties in a trade, and my Sand Hill list isn't finished.... And I don't know whether to celebrate or mourn that I can't find the site I saw yesterday, where someone was offering 20 heirloom mini-packs for $20! Jan

January 5, 2009	#10
newatthiskat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: texas Posts: 1,451	reply You are truly evil Worth! Kat

January 5, 2009	#12
Moonglow Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Corte Madera, CA - Sunset Zone 16 Posts: 356	wow, you're all inspiring (and funny). this is my first year starting tomatoes from seeds, and i shall start them this weekend (6 varieties from tgs). i have twelve (12) plants coming from laurel's. here's my short list: black zebra cherokee chocolate dixie golden giant nyagous paul robeson kat, please keep us posted. i think it's a good idea to post our intentions (tomato-seed-starting-wise). __________________ Moonglow Gardens Sustainable Gardening One Planter at a Time Sunset Zone 17 Apparently - - - Without the fog!

January 6, 2009	#13
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I'm only growing 24 kinds tomatoes this year. Big red ones, Big black ones, Big orange ones, Big yellow ones, Big green ones, Medium red ones, Medium black ones, Medium orange ones, Medium yellow ones, Medium green ones, Small red ones, Small black ones, Small orange ones, Small yellow ones, Small green ones, Little tiny red ones, Little tiny black ones, Little tiny orange ones, Little tiny yellow ones, Funny shaped red ones, Funny shaped black ones, Funny shaped orange ones, Funny shaped yellow ones, Funny shaped green ones, I started this as a joke but now that I look at it, it has helped me in ways no one will ever know. Worth