2013 Grow List

[newtraditionsfarm]

Hi Folks,

These tomatoes will be for a 50 person CSA program + two weekly farmer's markets. The early determinate varieties will be placed in 7-10 gallon grow bags and placed in the hoop-house for an early crop. 200-300 tomatoes will be placed in a 40' x 100' unheated hoop house for a main season crop. The remainder will be field planted on large pieces of landscaping fabric (15' x 300').

Here's what I've got so far (there are several redundancies, mostly for the sake of trialing certain varieties):

Cherries:
Black Cherry
Green Zebra Cherry
BHN 624
Juliet
Sweet Chelsea VFNT
Sweet Million FNT
Jolly
Sun Sugar FT
Golden Rave

Hybrid Red's
Big Beef
Royesta FFNT
BHN 826
BHN 589
Better Bush VFN
Early Girl VFF Improved
Beefmaster VFN
Mountain Spring

Pinks
Krypni-Rozo

OP Red's
Druzba
Costoluto Genovese

Small Fruited:
Matina
Flamme
Kimberly
Mountain Magic F1
Principe Borghese

Orange / Yellow:
Orange Russian 117
KBX
Jubilee
BHN 871
Mountain Gold VFF
Azoychka
Lemon Boy VFN

Black
Nyagous
Paul Robeson

Green
Green Zebra

Paste
Yaqui
Granadero
Opalka

Let me know what you think! I'd welcome any suggestions. I'm strictly looking for 'bullet proof' varieties with good vigor, production, disease resistance and holding power. I've grown some amazing tomatoes over the years, but they don't mean anything to our customers if they don't make a successful journey to the market / csa boxes!

Thanks,
Josh @ New Traditions Farm

[Redbaron]

The only thing I would add is if you can find a good strain of Rutgers for your area. It is a good producing dependable commercial strain from back in the days when commercial strains still had that classic "tomatoey" flavor. And still to this day, it is my favorite all purpose tomato and my favorite for tomato juice.

But there are several strains out there. Determinate, indeterminate and semi determinate plus a few cultivars with different improved disease resistance. Some are not as good as others. Maybe find a grower in the area for advise there?

[newtraditionsfarm]

Added! Rutgers Select or Rutgers VFA is the only question.

I'm also considering doing some grafting to maxi-fort root stock this year. My candidates for that experiment are: KBX, Orange Russian 117, Paul Robeson, Flamme & Green Zebra. Anyone have thoughts?

[delltraveller]

No pinks?

[newtraditionsfarm]

What do you suggest for pinks? Momotaro a good one? Last year I got treated seed and had to chuck it, never got to grow it out.

Also, I'd love a good oxheart suggestion. Maybe for grafting?

[Tania]

Josh,

You've got a very nice list!

I noticed Krypni-Rozo on the list - I am thinking this is probably 'Violaceum Krypni-Rozo'? Then it should be a pink beefsteak.
http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/V...um_Krypni-Rozo

What's was your seed source for Violaceum Krypni-Rozo? I am curious because I grew it this year from seed purchased in 2006 from Heirloom Tomatoes, and they did not grow true to type producing medium red fruits. I am still looking for the 'real deal'

[newtraditionsfarm]

Hi Tania,

Yes indeed you are correct, and TGS is the seed source. Really looking forward to this one!

[Tania]

Re heart-shaped varieties - my favorites this year were Mayo's Delight, Volovsko Srce, Fresa, Grightmire's Pride. I also love Anna Russian.

[Tania]

Originally Posted by newtraditionsfarm

Hi Tania,

Yes indeed you are correct, and TGS is the seed source. Really looking forward to this one!

Thank you! I am going there to buy a packet asap.

[newtraditionsfarm]

Out of those hearts what had the best production / least blemishes?

[Tania]

Originally Posted by newtraditionsfarm

Out of those hearts what had the best production / least blemishes?

Best production, no blemishes - Anna Russian, Grightmire Pride

No blemishes but less production - Fresa

Mayo's Delight - moderate production, huge fruits are bound to have some imperfections.

[delltraveller]

Originally Posted by newtraditionsfarm

What do you suggest for pinks?

For a cherry, determinate, pink, Tatiana's Anmore Treasures or Carol Knapp's Pink Tumbler.

For a small sized multipurpose pink, indeterminate, Joe Laurer's German Pink Egg.

Eva Purple Ball did really well for me last year, but it may not hold as long as you'd like. But it produced well, looked nice, and people liked it.

[doublehelix]

If you want bulletproof I can recommend Plum Regal F1, Tomatoberry F1, Sungold F1, Arkansas Traveler for a small pink and Plum Bush for a cast iron black that transports well and presents very well too.

Plum bush is one of the most productive black tomatoes I have ever grown. http://doublehelixfarms.com/plum-bush

You have a nice list.

Steve

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by Tania

Thank you! I am going there to buy a packet asap.

Tania, and now I'm laughing a bit b'c in your link for this variety it's noted that I got the original seeds from Norbert in France in 1992 and SSE listed it and no doubt still have saved seeds somewhere.

But the only way I'll find them is for you to sometime make a list of all the ones you haven't been able to find and then somehow get to my home and do the searching yourself.And that b/c as you know I've never thrown out any saved seeds since 1991.

It's far from among the best large pinks that I've grown, but is OK.

Carolyn

[Sun City Linda]

Originally Posted by delltraveller

For a cherry, determinate, pink, Tatiana's Anmore Treasures or Carol Knapp's Pink Tumbler.

For a small sized multipurpose pink, indeterminate, Joe Laurer's German Pink Egg.

Eva Purple Ball did really well for me last year, but it may not hold as long as you'd like. But it produced well, looked nice, and people liked it.

I laughed when I saw this! I sent you that seed from Carol Knapps in exchange for a bunch of cool dwarfs, notably Yamal you sent me some time ago. You didnt really want it but I said carol had posted it was really good and so you said OK you would try it. For a variety or reasons, I have still never grown it, maybe this year. But I do love Yamal