Is anyone growing these Tom Wagner varieties?

Indyartist · June 19, 2020

I'm growing several Tom Wagner created varieties that I purchased seeds for 8 to 10 years ago and was wondering if others are growing any of them. Some of the varieties are "Fort Vancouver Yellow Pear", "Pennsylvania Catchfly", "Santa Anna" and "Sunspot". The last two I have never grown and no longer have a description for hoped others might tell me what to expect.

Indyartist · July 6, 2020

Here's a photo of my Fort Vancouver Yellow pear progress so far.

PNW_D · July 6, 2020

I have Tom Wagner's seed from 2011 ........ have yet to grow ...... description on seed envelope ....

Santa Ana: Green/red/orange bicolor, green shoulder, pinkish-green bud end, great flavor, firmness. Holds well on vine.

Lotte · July 7, 2020

Looks really great the Fort Vancouver Yellow Pear, have never heard about it before.Is it stable you think?Remember to save seeds.

Indyartist · July 7, 2020

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Originally Posted by PNW_D

I have Tom Wagner's seed from 2011 ........ have yet to grow ...... description on seed envelope ....

Santa Ana: Green/red/orange bicolor, green shoulder, pinkish-green bud end, great flavor, firmness. Holds well on vine.

Wonderful, thank you. I have lots of green tomatoes on the plant.

Indyartist · July 7, 2020

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Originally Posted by Lotte

Looks really great the Fort Vancouver Yellow Pear, have never heard about it before.Is it stable you think?Remember to save seeds.

I've only grown it, now, three times over the last eight or ten years but it looks like the same result as the past. I expect it to be salad size but pear-shaped. I will save and can share some seeds with you if interested for 2021.

Lotte · July 8, 2020

Thank you Indyartist, I sure am, have something with the pearshaped ones.Let's talk again later this year, then I will have a lot of different tomatoseeds as well.

Indyartist · July 10, 2020

I have my first ripe tomatoes from "Sunspot", this is a variety I purchased from Tom and then was unable to grow them until this year. The amount of seed I had was very small, I think it was six seeds. I was only able to get one to germinate, likely do the seeds being some eight years old and stored in a variety of temperature conditions. It has become a very vigorous plant loaded with fairly large cherry tomatoes. The taste is fantastic and after I save some seeds I am looking forward to snacking on them the rest of the summer.

Indyartist · July 26, 2020

Here are three of the Tom Wagner varieties plus two others to show the size relative to each other.
From left to right: Sunspot, Pennsylvania Catchfly, Black Cherry, Fort Vancouver Yellow Pear and lastly an actual cherry.

June 19, 2020	#1
Indyartist Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 229	Is anyone growing these Tom Wagner varieties? I'm growing several Tom Wagner created varieties that I purchased seeds for 8 to 10 years ago and was wondering if others are growing any of them. Some of the varieties are "Fort Vancouver Yellow Pear", "Pennsylvania Catchfly", "Santa Anna" and "Sunspot". The last two I have never grown and no longer have a description for hoped others might tell me what to expect. __________________ Indyartist Zone 5b, NE Indiana -------------------------- “Men should stop fighting among themselves and start fighting insects” Luther Burbank

July 6, 2020	#2
Indyartist Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 229	Here's a photo of my Fort Vancouver Yellow pears progress so far. Here's a photo of my Fort Vancouver Yellow pear progress so far. __________________ Indyartist Zone 5b, NE Indiana -------------------------- “Men should stop fighting among themselves and start fighting insects” Luther Burbank

July 6, 2020	#3
PNW_D Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: West Coast, Canada Posts: 961	I have Tom Wagner's seed from 2011 ........ have yet to grow ...... description on seed envelope .... Santa Ana: Green/red/orange bicolor, green shoulder, pinkish-green bud end, great flavor, firmness. Holds well on vine. __________________ D.

July 10, 2020	#8
Indyartist Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 229	My first ripe "Sunspot". I have my first ripe tomatoes from "Sunspot", this is a variety I purchased from Tom and then was unable to grow them until this year. The amount of seed I had was very small, I think it was six seeds. I was only able to get one to germinate, likely do the seeds being some eight years old and stored in a variety of temperature conditions. It has become a very vigorous plant loaded with fairly large cherry tomatoes. The taste is fantastic and after I save some seeds I am looking forward to snacking on them the rest of the summer. __________________ Indyartist Zone 5b, NE Indiana -------------------------- “Men should stop fighting among themselves and start fighting insects” Luther Burbank

July 26, 2020	#9
Indyartist Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 229	Size comparison for three of the Tom Wagner varieties. Here are three of the Tom Wagner varieties plus two others to show the size relative to each other. From left to right: Sunspot, Pennsylvania Catchfly, Black Cherry, Fort Vancouver Yellow Pear and lastly an actual cherry. __________________ Indyartist Zone 5b, NE Indiana -------------------------- “Men should stop fighting among themselves and start fighting insects” Luther Burbank

July 7, 2020	#4
Lotte Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Denmark Posts: 160	Looks really great the Fort Vancouver Yellow Pear, have never heard about it before.Is it stable you think?Remember to save seeds.

July 8, 2020	#7
Lotte Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Denmark Posts: 160	Thank you Indyartist, I sure am, have something with the pearshaped ones.Let's talk again later this year, then I will have a lot of different tomatoseeds as well.