Question about germination rates...

GIZZARDFARM · March 25, 2008

I have started several varities and have noticed tomatoes like KBX and Aunt Ginnys Purple sprout much slower while Brandywine and Brandy Boy shot up and are growing much larger faster...Is this normal????

feldon30 · March 25, 2008

My seedlings always pop up in this order:
Sungold
Brandy Boy
Gregori's Altai
and then everything comes up after that.

Every year there are a few stragglers.

amideutch · March 26, 2008

Here is four different varieties planted 10 days ago. Ami
1. Neves Azorean Pink
2. Rhoades Heirloom
3. Maidens Kiss
4. KBX

feldon30 · March 26, 2008

ami,

Did you save all your own seeds using the same technique for each? Or are some commercially or 3rd party sourced?

**carolyn137** · March 26, 2008

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Originally Posted by GIZZARDFARM

I have started several varities and have noticed tomatoes like KBX and Aunt Ginnys Purple sprout much slower while Brandywine and Brandy Boy shot up and are growing much larger faster...Is this normal????

I don't think anyone can say it's normal or not, b/c assuming that all were treated the same the difference in which ones appear first could be directly related to seed age alone and certainly in some cases specific variety, although those are few and far between.

amideutch · March 26, 2008

Maidens Kiss and KBX were save by me from last year. Rhodes Heirloom was from Grungy and Neves Azorean Pink was from another grower. All seeds from 2007. KBX and MK were fermented and cleaned with TSP. Ami

March 25, 2008	#1
GIZZARDFARM Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: COMFORT TENNESSEE Posts: 300	Question about germination rates... I have started several varities and have noticed tomatoes like KBX and Aunt Ginnys Purple sprout much slower while Brandywine and Brandy Boy shot up and are growing much larger faster...Is this normal????

March 25, 2008	#2
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	My seedlings always pop up in this order: Sungold Brandy Boy Gregori's Altai and then everything comes up after that. Every year there are a few stragglers. __________________ [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]

March 26, 2008	#4
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	ami, Did you save all your own seeds using the same technique for each? Or are some commercially or 3rd party sourced? __________________ [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]

March 26, 2008	#6
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	Maidens Kiss and KBX were save by me from last year. Rhodes Heirloom was from Grungy and Neves Azorean Pink was from another grower. All seeds from 2007. KBX and MK were fermented and cleaned with TSP. Ami __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'