Mater seeds planted so far............

[KLorentz]

Well folks I started planting my mater seeds today. a few days late but here they are.


Cowlick's Brandywine

Clint Eastwood's Rowdy Red

Indian Stripe

Michigan State

Earl's Faux

Vorlon

Al-Kuffa

Rouge D' Irak

Spudakee

San Marzano Redorta

Costoluto Genovese

Costoluto Fiorentino

Summer Cider ( Orange )

Abe Lincoln

Stump of the World

Thessaloniki

Carbon

these below came from Dan and Val McMurray.

Gary O'Sena

Vilina

Guildo Pietroboni

Palmarira's Northern Italian Heirloom

Goat Bag

Red Rock

Triumphant

Joie De La Table

Guido

Giant Italian Paste


Also planted Celebrity Hybrid to compare with Thessaloníki. Also have some Better Boy seeds someone gave me.Have not planted them yet.


Kevin

[carolyn137]

Guildo Pietroboni

.......is what you posted above.

I got my seeds from a person who got them from the original source of the variety and at first there was a bit of confusion on the name but I'm assured that the following spelling is correct;

Gildo Petriboni

Yes, I'm growing that one this summer and for a kicker my source also sent Fish Lake Oxheart which I think is a great variety name.

I haven't posted my grow out list anywhere but I do have some interestingly named ones this year. Maybe I'll do it sometime at some place. Craig LeHoullier is raising all my plants for me, bless him, and sowed seed for all of then yesterday. Three others are doing seed production and right now I don't know the status of their seed germination, etc.

You have an interesting list there, so let's all hope for a wonderful tomato friendly summer. I'll be interested to see if you see any differences with the two Costolutos, I don't. But then Costoluto in Italian just means ribbed and genovese and fiorentino refer to Costolutos Ided most closely with Genoa and Florence.

[KLorentz]

Hi Carolyn,

You know I remembered you posting about that correction after I posted and just never got around to correct it. By the sounds of it we both have some neat maters to grow this year. I thought last night and was going to ask you if you knew about the Michigan State one. By the description it sounded like one worth trying. I also got Amazon Chocolate to try out. Camo told me that one gets a decent size to it. Gonna be a busy year with all I have to grow. But that's more time in the garden. And I prefer it that way. I just hope my pest patrol I had in the garden comes back this year. The frogs and toads did a great job in 09.


Kevin

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by KLorentz

Hi Carolyn,

You know I remembered you posting about that correction after I posted and just never got around to correct it. By the sounds of it we both have some neat maters to grow this year. I thought last night and was going to ask you if you knew about the Michigan State one. By the description it sounded like one worth trying. I also got Amazon Chocolate to try out. Camo told me that one gets a decent size to it. Gonna be a busy year with all I have to grow. But that's more time in the garden. And I prefer it that way. I just hope my pest patrol I had in the garden comes back this year. The frogs and toads did a great job in 09.


Kevin

Kevin, I was gently alerted to the fact that I too made a typo.

it should be Gildo Pietroboni, so only your first name was wrong.

No, I haven't corrected you on that one before b/c I don't think I ever saw it on your list before. And I didn't correct it at idig where you just posted it as well, so you can do it there if you wish.

[KLorentz]

LOL. Actually it was another post that someone had asked about this variety.Can't remember where though but I do remember that you had corrected the spelling.


Kevin

[Tania]

Originally Posted by carolyn137

G

You have an interesting list there, so let's all hope for a wonderful tomato friendly summer. I'll be interested to see if you see any differences with the two Costolutos, I don't. But then Costoluto in Italian just means ribbed and genovese and fiorentino refer to Costolutos Ided most closely with Genoa and Florence.

Carolyn,

I am also growing these two side-by-side this year and will report on the results if everything goes well

Thank you for the correct spelling of Gildo P.! I will correct my records accordingly.

Tania

[Tania]

Kevin,

You have a very nice list!
(I am also growing a lot of varieties from Dan and Val this year). Guido surely sounds like a winner!

Tania

[KLorentz]

Originally Posted by Tania

Kevin,

You have a very nice list!
(I am also growing a lot of varieties from Dan and Val this year). Guido surely sounds like a winner!

Tania

Thanks Tania.Had a bit of help putting it together.Guido does sound like a good one. Saw the pic on Dan's photo album and thought it looked good. We love large maters round here.My family can't get enough.Got more maters to plant though.trying to slowly get the seeds planted so I don't have to pot them all at once.That would be lots of mater plants.


Kevin

[KLorentz]

As you all know I am growing a lot of varieties. Some folks most likely think I am nuts(gone tomato happy?) growing so many. But there is a method to my madness.Anyway with the exception of a few varieties I have grown before I will grow a few of each.This will allow me to save seeds from as many as I can and eat some as well. Much of this certainly will depend on how the weather is. As we approach planting season I have noticed my corner of Michigan is having average winter temps. So we are right on target so far.

Rain has not been a huge problem so we may just get the garden worked up in plenty of time to plant everything on time ( knock on wood).With all that said here are some more that this mater happy ( and pepper happy) gardener planted the other night.


Amazon Chocolate, Grandfather Ashlock,Druzba,Giant Syrian,Red Brandywine (Landis Strain),Coustralee,Hazelfield Farm,Box Car Willie , Brandywine (Sudduth Strain),Cosmonaut Volkov, Russian Giant,Shumway's Sensation ,Cherokee Purple,Berkly Tie Die,Eva Purple Ball,Mariana's Peace and Gigantesque.Gonna be interesting this season.


Kevin

[remy]

Kevin,
You're growing a great list of tomatoes. A few of my favorites are in there.
I don't think anyone on this forum will think you have gone nuts, maybe tomato happy but that is good thing.
Remy

[KLorentz]

Thanks remy. But really I am excited to try so many.besides it helps keep your mind of things when your in the garden. and btw


the first on to peek through the soil.......................................... Clint Eastwood's Rowdy Red! I expect more any day now. And now things are starting to move. Whoooooooooooo.



Kevin

[matereater]

As we approach planting season I have noticed my corner of Michigan is having average winter temps. So we are right on target so far.

Kevin, whereabouts in Mich. are you located? I'm from Livonia (northwest of Det.) and there are a few others here at Tville from around the Det. metro area.

[stormymater]

I can't even admit what I have gone & done this year - the PLAN was to seed less densely than last year. Somehow that evolved into seedling more varieties... many, many more varieties... I'm actually not wanting DH to come downstairs ... will have to do a major Costco beer cup run in the near future....

[KLorentz]

Originally Posted by matereater

As we approach planting season I have noticed my corner of Michigan is having average winter temps. So we are right on target so far.

Kevin, whereabouts in Mich. are you located? I'm from Livonia (northwest of Det.) and there are a few others here at Tville from around the Det. metro area.

I am in Hillsdale County about two hours southwest of Anarbor.10 min north of the Ohio State Line.

Originally Posted by stormymater

I can't even admit what I have gone & done this year - the PLAN was to seed less densely than last year. Somehow that evolved into seedling more varieties... many, many more varieties... I'm actually not wanting DH to come downstairs ... will have to do a major Costco beer cup run in the near future....

Stormy just tell DH it is a healthy addiction and will cut some cost off the food bill.


Kevin

[KLorentz]

Well Summer Cider and Costoluto Fiorentino are up and running now too.


Kevin