"MUST HAVE'S" in your 2010 Garden

kimpossible · January 4, 2010

It's -12c .... freezing cold .... and I am trying to pretend winter doesn't exist by immersing myself in my planting list for 2010. I'm compiling a spread sheet with all my varieties & trying fo figure out a nice balance of colourful cherries, earlies, mid season & lates, green when ripe, blacks, beefsteaks, etc.

What are the "must have's" in your garden?

kd3 · January 4, 2010

That would be a very long list that is continually getting shortened due to all the new varieties to try :-)) But these will definitely be back for 2010:
-Negro Azteca - nice large black cherry
-Manyel - Nice yellow, good producer & flavour
-Jaune Flamme - We love this orange :-))
-George Curtis Spoon
-Chocolate Strpes - a flavour favourite
-Goji Faranji - Iranian Ruffled Red
-Russian Mini Yellow
All produced well for us, had great flavour, and were able to withstand the horrible 2009 growing conditions

Zana · January 4, 2010

Still working on a very short list for me, since I may be limited severely in the amount of space in which I have to grow....or the number of containers/pots. I have lots of new varieties for me to try, plus allot of old favourites. Narrowing it down is a bummer. Still trying to figure out where I could set up a closer surrogate garden....with no snacking dog and hopefully no late blight.

(Sighhhhhh....ahhh, yes, winter musings when its -15C plus a windchill. Not my idea of good weather....but then I gave up on winter long time ago when I blew my knees out and had to give up outdoor winter sports...and allot of other sports too. Grrrrrrr....)

gnut629 · January 4, 2010

I'm almost complete with my must-haves and this is what I have so far"

Cherokee Purple
Brandywine (Sudduth)
Goose Creek
Momotora
Earl's Faux
Traveler
Dr. Wyches Yellow
German Johnson
Early Girl
Delicious
Sun Gold (F1)
Ponderosa Red
Hillbilly
Black Krim
Black from Tula
Marianna's Peace

Raymondo · January 4, 2010

Mine's a relatively short list: Cherokee Purpke, Jaune Flammée and a cherry, usually Galina's Yellow.

Worth1 · January 4, 2010

One word, Okra

Worth

habitat_gardener · January 4, 2010

It's hard to choose between good ones I've tried and promising ones I've read about, but it's going to be at least half early/small var. because of my usually cool summers and windy site.

4-5 cherries, including Tommy Toe, Dr. Carolyn, Beam's Yellow Pear
Cowlick's Brandywine -- gotta try it!
Palo Alto -- newly named big red beefsteak that local "master gardeners" claim they grew from a pack of Heidi and had been calling not-Heidi for a few years, and that they claim is very productive; tried it once as not-Heidi and it didn't produce anything
Opalka, Druzba, Cuor di Bue -- favorites -- plus 2-3 more red/pink var.
2-3 each of black and yellow var., including some of Brad's
1-2 each of orange and GWR var., including Orange Strawberry
a bunch of dwarf and det. plants to grow in 5-gallon containers
2-3 earlies, because I'm still hoping to find a good-tasting early

What I really need is more growing space. Hmmm...then I wouldn't have to decide which ones to leave out. And maybe I could find a warmer site, too.

daylilydude · January 4, 2010

Wait... people really eat okra??

habitat_gardener · January 4, 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by daylilydude

Wait... people really eat okra??

What's wrong with eating slime?

Actually, tomatoes go with okra and with garbanzo beans (chick peas). All the flavors complement each other.

Zana · January 4, 2010

I've with you on the Okra, Worth. Its decorative enough that I could plant it in a flower bed....lol....and sneak it by the "restrictions" the family has imposed on my "g.d. jungle" tendencies.

cdbva · January 4, 2010

Kim, I've been putting together my spreadsheet for over a month now. It's nice to have sunshine and summer in your mind. I made the cells square, one for every foot in the plot; red for tomatoes, purple for eggplant, yellow for sunflowers, light brown for paths... But it's not finished yet.

This is more hope-to-have than must-have. I've not successfully grown from seed yet, so it's possible, indeed probable, that some of these will be replaced by whatever the nursery has on hand.

Cherokee Purple
Cuostralee
Cowlick's
Brandywine
Berkeley Tie-Dye Heart
Haley's Purple Comet (Cherry)
Snow White (Cherry)

Eggplant Lavender Touch
Chard
Parsley
Cilantro
Arugula
Romaine
Red & Yellow Bell Peppers
Peas
Maybe some melons, squash and/or beans

Sunflowers in the back - I'm thinking red ones like the ones Marko posted pictures of.

I kind of wore myself out doing research before Christmas, but I'll get back into it this month.

Christine

rnewste · January 4, 2010

Here is my Tomato list for the 2010 Season:

Berkeley Tie-Dye (Green)
Berkeley Tie Dye (Pink)
Big Beef
Bloody Butcher
Brandywine Sudduth
Champion
Cowlick’s
Cuostralee
Danko
Dona
Ed’s Millennium
Gary O’Sena
Goose Creek
Indian Stripe
JD’s Special C-Tex
Marianna’s Peace
NARX F3
Parks Whopper
Paul Robeson
Purple Haze F4

Started seeds on December 22, and most are about 2 inches tall today.

Raybo

mtbigfish · January 4, 2010

Raybo
Is your Dona the hybrid or the stabilized OP version
Dennis

rnewste · January 4, 2010

Dennis,

I use TomatoFest Dona seeds which are OP.

Raybo

geeboss · January 4, 2010

Well I'm redoing my list a 4th time and so far these have made the cut again:

Aunt Ginny's Purple
Cuostralee
Chapman
Donskoi
Dr. Lyle
Polish Ellis
Red Penna
German Queen
Sophie's Choice
Goose Creek
Pink Brandymaster
Brandywine Sudduth
Brandywine Cowlick
Limbaugh's Legacy Potato Leaf
Mortgage Lifter, Red
Top Sirloin
Wes

Tom's Yellow Wonder
Pork Chop
Rose Beauty

JD's Special C Tex
Indian Stripe
Spudakee
Cherokee Purple

KBX
Orange Strawberry
Yellow Brandywine Platfoot

Cherokee Green

Tommy Toe
Tomatoberry
Santa F3
Juliet
Yellow Submarine
Millefleur

January 4, 2010	#1
kimpossible Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Z5b SW Ont Canada Posts: 767	"MUST HAVE'S" in your 2010 Garden It's -12c .... freezing cold .... and I am trying to pretend winter doesn't exist by immersing myself in my planting list for 2010. I'm compiling a spread sheet with all my varieties & trying fo figure out a nice balance of colourful cherries, earlies, mid season & lates, green when ripe, blacks, beefsteaks, etc. What are the "must have's" in your garden? __________________ *So Many Tomatoes ... So Little Time*

January 4, 2010	#5
Raymondo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Saumarez Ponds, NSW, Australia Posts: 946	Mine's a relatively short list: Cherokee Purpke, Jaune Flammée and a cherry, usually Galina's Yellow. __________________ Ray

January 4, 2010	#8
daylilydude Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Iuka, Mississippi Zone 7b Posts: 482	Wait... people really eat okra?? __________________ Richard

January 4, 2010	#11
cdbva Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Falls Church, VA Posts: 538	Kim, I've been putting together my spreadsheet for over a month now. It's nice to have sunshine and summer in your mind. I made the cells square, one for every foot in the plot; red for tomatoes, purple for eggplant, yellow for sunflowers, light brown for paths... But it's not finished yet. This is more hope-to-have than must-have. I've not successfully grown from seed yet, so it's possible, indeed probable, that some of these will be replaced by whatever the nursery has on hand. Cherokee Purple Cuostralee Cowlick's Brandywine Berkeley Tie-Dye Heart Haley's Purple Comet (Cherry) Snow White (Cherry) Eggplant Lavender Touch Chard Parsley Cilantro Arugula Romaine Red & Yellow Bell Peppers Peas Maybe some melons, squash and/or beans Sunflowers in the back - I'm thinking red ones like the ones Marko posted pictures of. I kind of wore myself out doing research before Christmas, but I'll get back into it this month. Christine

January 4, 2010	#2
kd3 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 75	That would be a very long list that is continually getting shortened due to all the new varieties to try :-)) But these will definitely be back for 2010: -Negro Azteca - nice large black cherry -Manyel - Nice yellow, good producer & flavour -Jaune Flamme - We love this orange :-)) -George Curtis Spoon -Chocolate Strpes - a flavour favourite -Goji Faranji - Iranian Ruffled Red -Russian Mini Yellow All produced well for us, had great flavour, and were able to withstand the horrible 2009 growing conditions

January 4, 2010	#3
Zana Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southwestern Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,521	Still working on a very short list for me, since I may be limited severely in the amount of space in which I have to grow....or the number of containers/pots. I have lots of new varieties for me to try, plus allot of old favourites. Narrowing it down is a bummer. Still trying to figure out where I could set up a closer surrogate garden....with no snacking dog and hopefully no late blight. (Sighhhhhh....ahhh, yes, winter musings when its -15C plus a windchill. Not my idea of good weather....but then I gave up on winter long time ago when I blew my knees out and had to give up outdoor winter sports...and allot of other sports too. Grrrrrrr....)

January 4, 2010	#4
gnut629 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 17	I'm almost complete with my must-haves and this is what I have so far" Cherokee Purple Brandywine (Sudduth) Goose Creek Momotora Earl's Faux Traveler Dr. Wyches Yellow German Johnson Early Girl Delicious Sun Gold (F1) Ponderosa Red Hillbilly Black Krim Black from Tula Marianna's Peace

January 4, 2010	#6
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	One word, Okra Worth

January 4, 2010	#7
habitat_gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Central Valley Posts: 2,543	It's hard to choose between good ones I've tried and promising ones I've read about, but it's going to be at least half early/small var. because of my usually cool summers and windy site. 4-5 cherries, including Tommy Toe, Dr. Carolyn, Beam's Yellow Pear Cowlick's Brandywine -- gotta try it! Palo Alto -- newly named big red beefsteak that local "master gardeners" claim they grew from a pack of Heidi and had been calling not-Heidi for a few years, and that they claim is very productive; tried it once as not-Heidi and it didn't produce anything Opalka, Druzba, Cuor di Bue -- favorites -- plus 2-3 more red/pink var. 2-3 each of black and yellow var., including some of Brad's 1-2 each of orange and GWR var., including Orange Strawberry a bunch of dwarf and det. plants to grow in 5-gallon containers 2-3 earlies, because I'm still hoping to find a good-tasting early What I really need is more growing space. Hmmm...then I wouldn't have to decide which ones to leave out. And maybe I could find a warmer site, too.

January 4, 2010	#12
rnewste Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Campbell, CA Posts: 4,064	Here is my Tomato list for the 2010 Season: Berkeley Tie-Dye (Green) Berkeley Tie Dye (Pink) Big Beef Bloody Butcher Brandywine Sudduth Champion Cowlick’s Cuostralee Danko Dona Ed’s Millennium Gary O’Sena Goose Creek Indian Stripe JD’s Special C-Tex Marianna’s Peace NARX F3 Parks Whopper Paul Robeson Purple Haze F4 Started seeds on December 22, and most are about 2 inches tall today. Raybo

January 4, 2010	#13
mtbigfish Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chillicothe Ohio - left Calif July 2010 Posts: 451	Raybo Is your Dona the hybrid or the stabilized OP version Dennis

January 4, 2010	#15
geeboss Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Fairfax, VA Z7 Posts: 524	Well I'm redoing my list a 4th time and so far these have made the cut again: Aunt Ginny's Purple Cuostralee Chapman Donskoi Dr. Lyle Polish Ellis Red Penna German Queen Sophie's Choice Goose Creek Pink Brandymaster Brandywine Sudduth Brandywine Cowlick Limbaugh's Legacy Potato Leaf Mortgage Lifter, Red Top Sirloin Wes Tom's Yellow Wonder Pork Chop Rose Beauty JD's Special C Tex Indian Stripe Spudakee Cherokee Purple KBX Orange Strawberry Yellow Brandywine Platfoot Cherokee Green Tommy Toe Tomatoberry Santa F3 Juliet Yellow Submarine Millefleur