Tomatoes

[momoese]

The bucket photo made me laugh out loud thinking about them try to run on the can!

[Snookie]

[QUOTE=Scuba_Dave;200605]Bucket mouse trap, low cost, easy to use & works great


DAMN it Son

The trap...:}

I like DAT me! :nanadrink:

[Dalmatiansoap]

Interesting how they drawn in there? Mices do swim, right?

[Darkman]

Interesting how they drawn in there? Mices do swim, right?

They love peanut butter!

Yes, they swim but only for awhile! :nanadrink:

[Dalmatiansoap]

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[sunfish]

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Pumpkin ?

[Dalmatiansoap]

Pumpkin ?
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[sunfish]

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[momoese]

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Nice!

[sunfish]

Nice!

Good old Brandywine

[venturabananas]

Good old Brandywine

That's a winner!

[bananimal]

Tony ---- do your brandywhines have a good acid bite to them? I've almost given up growing 'maters in this goofy S Fla sugar sand. I get huge plants with bland fruit -- no matter what variety. My latest attempt is trying a raised box. Will see.

[sunfish]

Tony ---- do your brandywhines have a good acid bite to them? I've almost given up growing 'maters in this goofy S Fla sugar sand. I get huge plants with bland fruit -- no matter what variety. My latest attempt is trying a raised box. Will see.

They are great tasting, large, perfect for sandwiches,burgers and not bland.PRETTY GOOD yada yada yada :)

[sunfish]

They are great tasting, large, perfect for sandwiches,burgers and not bland.PRETTY GOOD yada yada yada :)

P.S. these are growing in 15gal. container

[venturabananas]

They are great tasting, large, perfect for sandwiches,burgers and not bland.PRETTY GOOD yada yada yada :)

Is this Brandywine one you had come up as a volunteer?

[sunfish]

Is this Brandywine one you had come up as a volunteer?

Yes 4th year from the same container

[harveyc]

My Brandywine grafted onto other rootstock are growing/fruiting better for me than the ones on their own roots. Earlier this week I ordered 350 rootstock seeds to use for next year. One friend in Sacramento reports that her grafted plants have been especially more productive than non-grafted plants later in the year and somewhat similar results have been shown in Ohio studies (though the season is shorter there so the impact is probably less significant there). While I like Brandywine for my own use, many of the fruits are too large to be marketed very well since they end up being very costly. Today we were fortunate to have several fruits around 12 ounces but some days we have a lot that run over a pound. Some people don't mind paying $5 for a good tomato but it's too much for many people to "swallow".

[bananimal]

I got some grafted tomatos from an organic nursery last year. Planted in ground with copious organic ammends and they grew enormous. If I erected a 10 ft trellis they would have made it. They made it to about 8 ft when I finally yanked them out.

The scions were heirloom varieties and they were so bland and mushy that we would spit them out after one bite. Don't remember the rootstock but they definitely grew bigger.

[harveyc]

In this webinar, Dr. David Francis discusses the rootstock studies and breeding program:
Grafting Tomatoes for Organic Open Field and High Tunnel Production Webinar - eXtension (http://www.extension.org/pages/25443/grafting-tomatoes-for-organic-open-field-and-high-tunnel-production-webinar)

At 37:40 the quality of fruit is discussed and fruit grown on grafted plants was of similar quality (i.e., soluble solids, etc.) as non-grafted (they were concerned that they weren't just producing more fruit but of lower quality).

I don't notice larger fruits on my grafted plants, just larger plants with more fruit, and the quality remains on par with the non-grafted plants.

Maxifort is the most widely-used rootstock variety in the U.S. though it seems from that webinar that Beaufort is more appropriate in some climates. They were talking about some pretty short fruiting seasons in that study and I expect to be harvesting fruit for well over double what they were talking about.

[Dalmatiansoap]

Yes 4th year from the same container

Hows that? From the seeds of dropped fruit or?

[momoese]

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[venturabananas]

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Nice! What variety and how did it taste?

[momoese]

It's a Pineapple. The taste was mild, a little tropical like sweet pineapple, very little acidity, very juicy, nice texture with no mealyness. Used part of it on BLTs. The plant is about 8 feet tall and pruned to a single stem. It's loaded with big fruit!

[sunfish]

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This looks Pretty Good

Bacon Tomato Pie Recipe | Just A Pinch Recipes (http://www.justapinch.com/recipes/side/vegetable/bacon-tomato-pie.html?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=8.27.12-bacontomatopie-fb)

[momoese]

This looks Pretty Good

Bacon Tomato Pie Recipe | Just A Pinch Recipes (http://www.justapinch.com/recipes/side/vegetable/bacon-tomato-pie.html?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=8.27.12-bacontomatopie-fb)

Sounds interesting. I'll try it this weekend with an organic lard crust, Beechers Flagship Cheddar and apple smoked bacon.

[sunfish]

:goteam:Sounds interesting. I'll try it this weekend with an organic lard crust, Beechers Flagship Cheddar and apple smoked bacon.

[momoese]

And when they grow over your 8 foot stakes just tie them to your bananas! :)

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[venturabananas]

Nice! Now bananas have at least two uses: stakes for tomatoes and stakes for Passion fruit, right Tony?

[sunfish]

Nice! Now bananas have at least two uses: stakes for tomatoes and stakes for Passion fruit, right Tony?

Yes and also the bananas make good compost

[Dalmatiansoap]

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[Dalmatiansoap]

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[harveyc]

We pulled ours out already. Had frost last Sunday and tomatoes were getting pretty funky with cool wet weather.

[sunfish]

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[Illia]

Nice Pineapple tomato up there! I love seeing more people growing heirloom types. I LOVE pineapple tomatoes. Absolutely delicious with a true pineapple like flavor. I've got some tomatoes growing in my room right now, but I'm afraid some newly hatched slugs are eating at their roots because for no other known reason, they're wilting and slowly dying. Sigh, the risks of bringing potted tomatoes in from the greenhouse.

[Dalmatiansoap]

Is this a sowing time already? Whan will U guys start yours?

[Illia]

I've got cool summers, a short season, and a greenhouse because of the latter two - So I usually start in February, might in January this year if I'm lucky. Gives a great head-start and although the greenhouse isn't heated, freezing is never hard enough from March forward to really worry about 'maters being in the greenhouse that early. I'll likely move them early April though. We'll see how the weather goes.

[sunfish]

Is this a sowing time already? Whan will U guys start yours?

It's that time again :goteam:

[Dalmatiansoap]

Im already covered with seedlings:ha:
Special thanks to Bob!
:nanadrink:

[kaczercat]

I almost forgot. But I started yesterday. Found a sweet hybrid cherry tomato this year so I'll try that out.

[Darkman]

I have 48 Celebrity seedlings I'm planting out this week.

[Dalmatiansoap]

Yay
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[Dalmatiansoap]

Yay
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[Dalmatiansoap]

Season 2013

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and more to do :ha:
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[sunfish]

Season 2013

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and more to do :ha:
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Your pipe has some leaks

[Dalmatiansoap]

Your pipe has some leaks

Ouch!

[Scuba_Dave]

I started about 3 dozen Tomatoes & 8 peppers at the end of January
Probably 2 different varieties of peppers & maybe 5 different tomatoes
They are out in the big greenhouse now - a few about a foot tall
Started another batch + cukes, summer squash, zucchini April 2nd
Getting ready to start a 3rd batch maybe in another week

[Abnshrek]

My biggest one's.. just starting to bloom out. :^)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=52680&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=52680)

[Nicolas Naranja]

I've got about 59 tomato plants and 6 peppers. I know which varieties are represented, but they got mixed up when they got planted. My wife and I took in her 94 year old grandfather and he planted them, but didn't mark them.

[Nicolas Naranja]

Here's my set-up

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[venturabananas]

My wife and I took in her 94 year old grandfather and he planted them, but didn't mark them.

That's still pretty good for 94 years old!

What are the varieties you're growing, even if you don't know which plant is which?

[Nicolas Naranja]

That's still pretty good for 94 years old!

What are the varieties you're growing, even if you don't know which plant is which?

1.Brandywine Red (Landis Valley Strain)
2.Super Sweet VF100 hybrid
3.Better Boy VFN hybrid
4.Cherokee Chocolate
5.Neves Azorean Red
6.Sweet Seedless VFNT hybrid
7.Tasti-Lee VFFF hybrid
8.Rosalita
9.Box Car Willie

And the Peppers
Better Belle II
Golden Calwonder
Habanero

I actually would have planted more, but I came out one morning and found a cane toad sitting on top of my seedling tray. It ruined about 20 plants.

[Dalmatiansoap]

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[Dalmatiansoap]

Hail prevention
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[Dalmatiansoap]

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[Dalmatiansoap]

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First pic greenies or brandywine ? By the leavrs they are not brandywine ?

[Dalmatiansoap]

First pic greenies or brandywine ? By the leavrs they are not brandywine ?

Blacks

[Dalmatiansoap]

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[sunfish]

Only one volunteer :(

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[sunfish]

Hail prevention
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[saltydad]

This year, due to space limitations, I'm only growing two varieties, both new to me. The first is Indigo Rose, a dark purple skin tomato that's high in antioxidants. Taste has been reported as very good to bleh. The second is Cherry Blend, a mixture of different cherries. We'll see. Taste should be good, and both should look great on the vine. I have fruits starting on both; I'll take pics when a bit larger. I also am growing Sweet Cayenne peppers, so both Mom and I can eat them..

[venturabananas]

I think you'll enjoy Indigo Rose because their color is just so bizarre. The flavor was pretty good to me when I grew the last year, definitely on the sweet side. Not awesome, but enjoyable. Good luck.

[Richard]

Indigo Rose is high in anthocyanins and the skin color is an eye-popper. The taste though is rather ordinary compared to say, Cherokee Purple. If you're looking to increase anthocyanins in your diet, then simply eat more bilberries (or evergreen huckleberries if you are in the western U.S.).

[Abnshrek]

Some Bounty..
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=53487&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=53487)

[Dalmatiansoap]

First Prudence
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[sunfish]

First Prudence
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prudens purple tomato ?

[venturabananas]

prudens purple tomato ?

I'm trying those this year for the first time. It'll be a while before I know what they taste like -- the plant is just starting to set fruit. And who knows, maybe there will be a giant tomato disease meltdown in my yard. Seems to be a normal thing for me. Been spraying Daconil this year. So for, no horrible fungal disease outbreaks. Also no eating tomatoes without washing the fungicide off first!

[Dalmatiansoap]

prudens purple tomato ?

yup
:0517:

[Dalmatiansoap]

I'm trying those this year for the first time. It'll be a while before I know what they taste like -- the plant is just starting to set fruit. And who knows, maybe there will be a giant tomato disease meltdown in my yard. Seems to be a normal thing for me. Been spraying Daconil this year. So for, no horrible fungal disease outbreaks. Also no eating tomatoes without washing the fungicide off first!

Its a great grower and great yield altrough a bit blank in taste specialy after eating Krim tomato. A keeper IMO!
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[Scuba_Dave]

Still waiting for my 1st tomatoes to ripen

[sunfish]

I did not plant any tomatoes or peppers :(

[Dalmatiansoap]

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[sunfish]

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Yes those are tomatoes :ha:

[Dalmatiansoap]

Yes those are tomatoes :ha:

Thanks

[sunfish]

Tomato

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[Dalmatiansoap]

Tomato

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Better late than sorry

[sunfish]

Better late than sorry

Isn't she just beautiful :goteam:

[Dalmatiansoap]

Isn't she just beautiful :goteam:

Oh yea!
:birthdaynana:

[Dalmatiansoap]

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[sunfish]

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Nice

[sunfish]

How the rabbits doing ?

[Dalmatiansoap]

How the rabbits doing ?

Oh, he is fine. He is on special tomato diet, preparing himself for an extra dish!
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[Dalmatiansoap]

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[Dalmatiansoap]

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[momoese]

Costoluto are almost ready.

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m161/momoese/_DSC0369_zps9896280e.jpg

[Illia]

Costoluto Genovese are a variety I love soo much! Nice fruits. Due to late planting mine are still in their flowering phase.

[venturabananas]

Costoluto are almost ready.


Have you had them before? If so, how do you like them?

Ones I've tried for the first time this year that I think are winners are Malachite Box and Azoychka.

[Illia]

Been growing them for almost 3 years now, love them fresh, topped over pasta, in eggs, in salads, whatever. I love that they have a more traditional "tomato" flavor, the best and richest "tomato" flavor I've found so far. After a ton of sweet and neat flavored ones I always love having a traditional type. Haven't canned any yet though.

Edited to add, notice the question was not directed at me. Oops.

[venturabananas]

I appreciate you input anyway!

[Dalmatiansoap]

:pics:

[momoese]

Have you had them before? If so, how do you like them?

Ones I've tried for the first time this year that I think are winners are Malachite Box and Azoychka.

I made some fresh sauce with them and some San Marzano the other night but haven't tried them on their own yet.

[bananimal]

I made some fresh sauce with them and some San Marzano the other night but haven't tried them on their own yet.

You can make fresh sauce and put it away without cookin up some pasta and wolfing it down???

Man --- that's willpower!!! I want to grow this Costoluto Genovese this year. See My PM.

[PR-Giants]

This is my first year growing the Floradel, looks like it might be the best variety I've ever grown in PR.

:woohoonaner:

[momoese]

You can make fresh sauce and put it away without cookin up some pasta and wolfing it down???

Man --- that's willpower!!! I want to grow this Costoluto Genovese this year. See My PM.

Oh no, we made pasta that night! :08:

[bananimal]

Oh no, we made pasta that night! :08:

Excellent. No garlic bread?

[Dalmatiansoap]

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/A1/IMAG6995_zps4e6a0d07.jpg (http://s730.photobucket.com/user/dalmatiansoap/media/A1/IMAG6995_zps4e6a0d07.jpg.html)

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/A1/IMAG6996_zps5ee65fd3.jpg (http://s730.photobucket.com/user/dalmatiansoap/media/A1/IMAG6996_zps5ee65fd3.jpg.html)
:)
:woohoonaner:

[momoese]

Excellent. No garlic bread?

I make a mean garlic bread but not this time. The sauce doesn't even have any garlic in it. It's super fresh and simple yet the best I've ever had. We serve it over Jovial Einkorn whole wheat pasta.

[Snookie]

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/A1/IMAG6995_zps4e6a0d07.jpg (http://s730.photobucket.com/user/dalmatiansoap/media/A1/IMAG6995_zps4e6a0d07.jpg.html)


:woohoonaner:

Son of a Biscuit eater that looks delicious:}

[Dalmatiansoap]

Son of a Biscuit eater that looks delicious:}

How could it not be delicious with stuff like this!
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/A1/IMAG7003_zps18e1a118.jpg (http://s730.photobucket.com/user/dalmatiansoap/media/A1/IMAG7003_zps18e1a118.jpg.html)
:nanadrink:

[sunfish]

Somebody said these are the best tomatoes

<a href="http://s950.photobucket.com/user/musanamwah/media/027-2.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/027-2.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo 027-2.jpg"/></a>

[venturabananas]

Somebody said these are the best tomatoes


Well then they must be. You have to believe everything you read on the internet. :ha:

What variety are they?

[PR-Giants]

Somebody said these are the best tomatoes

<a href="http://s950.photobucket.com/user/musanamwah/media/027-2.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/027-2.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo 027-2.jpg"/></a>

If you're talking about yellow cherry tomatoes.

I've heard that a lot on the radio, I think it might be a NPR commercial.

[sunfish]

Well then they must be. You have to believe everything you read on the internet. :ha:

What variety are they?

French Model Yellows :ha:

[Illia]

With there being so many different varieties, flavors, textures, - No such thing as the best. I myself agree with a lot of heirloom growers in saying "depends on my mood." I love sweet Pineapples and the amazing citrus/mandarin orange hints in orange babes like Dr. Wyche's Yellow and Orange Banana, but I can get tired of them too. Snowberry is an amazing pretty much unbeatable one, Green Doctors I never get tired of but cannot say it is my favorite, and I'm always trying more purples that I loove. Same with greens. Haven't tried a green beefstake yet but am about to this year.

Tried over 7 kinds of yellows and none are in my top 10 list though.

[Dalmatiansoap]

still havent found favorite yellow

[PR-Giants]

Tomatoes for me, are like bananas for most others.

I just want one that will grow decent and produce some fruit.

If I find 2 or more, then I'll proclaim the GOAT tomato.

Cherries and plums are the ones that grow well.

Now, the BK tomato is BEST in PR.

[momoese]

Sungold

[PR-Giants]

:woohoonaner:

You guys that can grow corn & tomatoes are the Luckiest.

:08::08: :nanadrink::nanadrink: :08::08:

[sunfish]

Brandywine

[momoese]

Brandywine

Didn't know there was a yellow Brandywine. We are talking about yellows right?

[sunfish]

Didn't know there was a yellow Brandywine. We are talking about yellows right?

Oh I'm just talking tomatoes.No I don't believe the pic is a Sungold

[sunfish]

Tasti-Lee® Tomatoes - Home (http://www.tasti-lee.com/)

[momoese]

Oh ok. I was saying that Sungold is my favorite yellow. Sunsugar is good too. Some like it better than Sungold, but I like a little acidity, just sweet doesn't work for me.

[LilRaverBoi]

Brandywine
I have some this year....they are delicious.

[sunfish]

I like the brandywine perfect size for tomato sandwich.

[sunfish]

Oh ok. I was saying that Sungold is my favorite yellow. Sunsugar is good too. Some like it better than Sungold, but I like a little acidity, just sweet doesn't work for me.

Yes I heard sungold is a good one. A just sweet tomato is not a tomato yucky

[momoese]

Have you guys grown Carbon? I have a plant but it's a little shaded and not fruiting....yet...hopefully soon.

[Illia]

If you're asking everyone, then yes. Mine always grow nice and produced very heavily. I like them, but sometimes find them to be too sweet for a purple tomato and most of the time prefer others like Paul Robeson, it has more of the smokey earthy goodness. It is cooler temp lover though, and is best grown in shady areas. Funny thing with my experience on the Carbon is that it throws more funny shaped fruits than any other purple, even the Black Elephant which is a variety named for its common odd shaped fruit.

[Dalmatiansoap]

Prudence-season favorite
:nanadrink:

[sunfish]

Brandywine

[PR-Giants]

BK Tomato

[sunfish]

Keepin' it FRESH in a STALE world. (http://www.cleanplantshappyplants.com/casestudies/tomatoes.html)

[Richard]

Keepin' it FRESH in a STALE world. (http://www.cleanplantshappyplants.com/casestudies/tomatoes.html)

Wait 'till you read the labels! :ha:

[bananimal]

Just started planting Costoluto Genovese that I started from seed. First time for this one. Has a good reputation.

[crazy banana]

So nobody is planning on tomatoes in 2014 yet?
I have already planted Stupice, San Francisco Fog and Super Sweet 100. Not that I have enough room, but also planning on Black Cherry, Cherokee Purple, Sun Gold, Indigo Blueberry.

[Richard]

So nobody is planning on tomatoes in 2014 yet?
I have already planted Stupice, San Francisco Fog and Super Sweet 100. Not that I have enough room, but also planning on Black Cherry, Cherokee Purple, Sun Gold, Indigo Blueberry.

http://www.bananas.org/f313/richards-indoor-propagation-19870.html

[crazy banana]

http://www.bananas.org/f313/richards-indoor-propagation-19870.html
I should have known you better, but somehow missed that thread ;)

[venturabananas]

So nobody is planning on tomatoes in 2014 yet?
I have already planted Stupice, San Francisco Fog and Super Sweet 100. Not that I have enough room, but also planning on Black Cherry, Cherokee Purple, Sun Gold, Indigo Blueberry.

I have Juan Flamme, Purple Calabash, and Champion planted; Persimmon and Big Beef in 2 gal pots waiting to be transplanted to the raised bed; and seedlings growing to get big enough to transplant of Azoychka, Brandywine (Sudduth's), Lime Green Salad, Malachite Box, JD's Special C-Tex, Gary'O Seana, Ananas Noire, Dwarf Sweet Sue, and Dwarf Wild Fred.

[Kat2]

I'm wading through the old seed box to determine what's still viable. I have Campari (hybrid test), San Marino (2009), Green Zebra (2000) and Yellow Pear (2008) up. I need 51+ more cells to test the rest (some duplicates) and then space to grow them out but don't have the luxury. Somehow I misplaced a few favorites like Black Cherry that I'll have to purchase at some point. That Lime Green Salad sounds cool as do many others mentioned; I want them ALL! I haven't grown a Better Boy or known hybrid since the 80s; this year I am.

[Richard]

I haven't grown a Better Boy or known hybrid ...

All the named tomatoes are hybrids (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_(biology)#Types_of_hybrids). Some are stable etc., some are not; e.g., F1. If you want a species tomato you'll need to contact a gene bank.

[venturabananas]

Lime Green Salad is a really nice tomato, one of my favorites over the last few years. It's a dwarf plant that makes very tasty green tomatoes. It's a great one for growing in pots.

[venturabananas]

All the named tomatoes are hybrids (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_(biology)#Types_of_hybrids). Some are stable etc., some are not; e.g., F1. If you want a species tomato you'll need to contact a gene bank.

In the name of full disclosure, this claim is similar to saying that all humans (except identical twins) are hybrids. They have parents with different genomes, and are not clones with identical genomes (whereas named banana cultivars are clones). Don't confuse the use of the word hybrid as used for offspring of two different species, with "hybrid" when used to describe the progeny from a within-species cross of true-breeding lines. Within species crosses from (usually) true-breeding lines is what has generated most tomato cultivars. They are all members of the same species, Solanum lycopersicum.

The term "hybrid" when applied to food crops usually (not always) means F1: the offspring from breeding parents from two different true-breeding lines of the same species.

[Kat2]

Okay, let me rephrase. I only grow tomatoes from which I can reliably save seeds even without bagging. Ages ago I popped some grape tomato seeds in the ground; they bred true or true enough and continue to do so. The year I grew currant tomatoes (highly promiscuous potato leaf) beside my others resulted in a disaster the following season when I had plants that produced "crackers" or little pinkish pear types that rotted before ripening. I cannot recall whether that was 2008, 2009 or 2010; I pulled out the miscreants and saved few seeds at the very end of the season but really need to grow those out to verify the results. Don't have the space just now. (The San Marino came from a roadside stand and is growing from mother fruits saved in 2009. Best darned paste tomato ever!)

[merce3]

i have atkins, dr. caroline, brandywine otv, tropic, homestead #24, kewali, anahu, and dona started. i need to transfer them to pots soon. tropic and homestead are UF hybrids that are supposed to be good for high humidity and soil with nematodes. kewali and anahu are hawaiian hybrids that are also good in high humidity.

[Richard]

... The term "hybrid" when applied to food crops usually (not always) means F1: the offspring from breeding parents from two different true-breeding lines of the same species.

With seed, the USDA now requires non-true-breeding hybrids to state what kind. Otherwise if hybrid is stated, it is assumed to be from a stable population.

[Kat2]

With seed, the USDA now requires non-true-breeding hybrids to state what kind. Otherwise if hybrid is stated, it is assumed to be from a stable population.All I know is the 1st year (1983/4) that I had volunteers this cheapskate was thrilled; I didn't have to buy plants. My friend's father, a very experienced gardener, also had some and let a few grow. He was smart enough to start seeds because we both ended up with nasty tasting golf ball sized fruits on the freebies. Yes, we'd both grown popular hybrids the year before. That was when I stopped buying hybrid plants and began growing OP or very established varieties from seed. (Back before the Net you pretty much had to scrounge for them from local friends.)

[sunfish]

http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/019-1.jpg (http://s950.photobucket.com/user/musanamwah/media/019-1.jpg.html)

[Kat2]

http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/019-1.jpg (http://s950.photobucket.com/user/musanamwah/media/019-1.jpg.html)Phooey, I could top that if I weren't constantly plucking out mystery volunteers from any bit of dirt the compost here touches. (Fingers crossed my few testing cells of old seeds don't include some of them; I don't have permission to fire up the oven and bake that stuff so I'm fighting a real battle.)

I left 10 beautiful volunteer plants behind in Jacksonville that should be producing for my neighbor; I should call her and ask if she's harvested any yet. They weren't huge fruits but there you cannot find a vine ripe tomato anywhere. (Or I sure didn't in over a year of being there.) Finally had a decent tomato in FL--a beautiful orange. OP? Don't know but I saved seeds to test. Someday...

[sunfish]

:woohoonaner:http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/008-49.jpg (http://s950.photobucket.com/user/musanamwah/media/008-49.jpg.html):woohoonaner::goteam:

[Richard]

This year I grew only cherry tomatoes and two varieties of dwarf tomatoes: Bush Champion II and Red Rocket. I restricted myself to these because there was a good chance my raised beds for fruiting vegetables would not be completed in time. This has been the case, my tomato plants are exploding in 12" containers and my raised beds are about a week away from completion.

Both of the dwarf varieties I chose have been very productive but the taste has not been much better than the industrial Roma paste tomato. The Bush Champion II produces a full size fruit -- about a dozen in the 12" pot. The Red Rocket is more prolific, putting out 2 or 3 clusters of a dozen fruits but about half the weight. Here's a two photos:

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=55340&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=55340&ppuser=1558)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=55339&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=55339&ppuser=1558)

[sunfish]

http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/003-80.jpg (http://s950.photobucket.com/user/musanamwah/media/003-80.jpg.html)

[Snookie]

Groovy: 08:

[sunfish]

Bump

[Richard]

Almost time to start seeds! What are you folks growin' this year?

[crazy banana]

Sungold was my favorite last year and still producing the occasional fruit, but I will definitely start some new seeds of it this year.

[Richard]

For tomatoes I'm planning on:
Red Rose
Brandywine Red
Gregori's Altai
Sun Gold
Super Fantastic
First Prize
Black From Tula
Green Malacite
Pink Berkeley
Tye-Dye

[venturabananas]

I'll be starting seeds of these varieties and maybe a few others in a month or so:

Malachite Box
Jaune Flamme
Brandywine Sudduth's
Dwarf Wild Fred
Mariana's Peace
Cuostralee
Aunt Ruby's German Green
Kellogg's Breakfast
Magnum Beefsteak
New Big Dwarf

[Scuba_Dave]

I started my seedlings in a small indoor greenhouse this past Saturday:
and just like the past 2 years a snow storm blew in.....a Blizzard this year 2' of snow

http://www.bananas.org/f313/diy-greenhouse-30-maybe-7923.html#post256020

4th of July -49 days to harvest
Bloody Butcher
Early Pick VF
Solar Power hybrid
Black Krim (2nd year)
Big Daddy hybrid
Tangerine Mama hybrid

[NANAMAN]

started 20 something different varieties , all mixed together (old seed) a couple months ago. Been picking tomatoes for a few weeks now, along with loads of green beans.

Celebrity
Black Cherry
Debarao
Amish Paste
Odoriko
Green Zebra
Momotaro
Bell Star
Red Rose
Pink Tiger
Yaqui Hyb.
Crnkovic Yugoslavian
Chianti Rose
Italian Pompeii
Roma
Big Beef
can't remember the rest!

[sunfish]

http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/P1010020.jpg (http://s950.photobucket.com/user/musanamwah/media/P1010020.jpg.html)


http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/P1010021.jpg (http://s950.photobucket.com/user/musanamwah/media/P1010021.jpg.html)

[sunfish]

Johnny's Selected Seeds - Superior Seeds & Gardening Tools (http://www.johnnyseeds.com/mediaplayer.aspx?VideoID=60&source=W_IndetTomCatLander_012014)

[sunfish]

http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/P1010020.jpg (http://s950.photobucket.com/user/musanamwah/media/P1010020.jpg.html)


http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/P1010021.jpg (http://s950.photobucket.com/user/musanamwah/media/P1010021.jpg.html)

sweet million
marvel stripe
red currant
kalman's hungarian pink
black from tula
red robeson
san marzano redorta
black cherry
Prudens purple
purple hillbilly
toms yellow wonder
purple calabash
earls faux giant green and a few others :woohoonaner:

[JP]

Here's my picks for this year:

Principe Borghese- Great for sauce and drying.

Grappoli d'Inverno- Just cut the branch and hang them for fresh tomatoes all winter!

Sub arctic- Good flavor and super fast to produce.

Cherry Roma and yellow pearshaped cherry- for the kids!

Maybe a few Brandywine and Purple prince for variety...

Lots of basil and asian eggplants. I'm looking for a white long eggplant too.

[JP]

Hey, Sunfish, you should try Principe Borghese from Fothergill's. I find them, though a lot smaller, better than San Marzano. You won't regret it. They're about a quarter to a third of a Roma in size but way better flavour than any other Roma type I've tried so far. And they dry fast too. Thick flesh, not many seeds. Quality and quantity all in one!

[sunfish]

Hey, Sunfish, you should try Principe Borghese from Fothergill's. I find them, though a lot smaller, better than San Marzano. You won't regret it. They're about a quarter to a third of a Roma in size but way better flavour than any other Roma type I've tried so far. And they dry fast too. Thick flesh, not many seeds. Quality and quantity all in one!

I'll try and remember Principe Borghese for next year I'm over loaded right now

[Scuba_Dave]

Tomatoes I have growing so far in my greenhouse:
Black Krim (2nd year)
4th of July
Bloody Butcher (just liked the name)
Early Pick VF
Solar Power hybrid
Big Boy
Big Daddy hybrid
Tangerine Mama hybrid

I have more varieties, but starting these early
We have had close to 6' of snow in the past month

[JP]

I'll try and remember Principe Borghese for next year I'm over loaded right now

Looks like it!

[sunfish]

Principe Borghese Tomato | Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co (http://www.rareseeds.com/principe-borghese-tomato/)

[Richard]

Johnny's Selected Seeds - Superior Seeds & Gardening Tools (http://www.johnnyseeds.com/mediaplayer.aspx?VideoID=60&source=W_IndetTomCatLander_012014)

Johnny's is one of my favorite seed suppliers. The other is:
Tomato Growers Supply Company (http://www.tomatogrowers.com/)

[JP]

[QUOTE=sunfish;256602]Principe Borghese Tomato | Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co (http://www.rareseeds.com/principe-borghese-tomato/)[/QUOTe

The ones I buy from Fothergill's look different. And the seed quality was awesome. If you can't get them in the US and want some, let me know.

Tomato (Plum) Principe Borghese|Mr Fothergill's Vegetable Seeds (http://www.mr-fothergills.co.uk/Vegetable-Seeds/Tomato-Plum-Principe-Borghese.html#.VNtdb_mG9Cg)

[from the sea]

I wish more tomatoes did well down here, I have best luck with the yellow pear cherry tomatoes.

[sunfish]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOGyI00kVG8

[sunfish]

:woohoonaner:http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/P1010037.jpg (http://s950.photobucket.com/user/musanamwah/media/P1010037.jpg.html):woohoonaner:

[JP]

Nice. I've got to go start mine now...

[sunfish]

Nice. I've got to go start mine now...
:woohoonaner:

[sunfish]

:woohoonaner:http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/P1010037.jpg (http://s950.photobucket.com/user/musanamwah/media/P1010037.jpg.html):woohoonaner:

:woohoonaner:http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/P1010039.jpg (http://s950.photobucket.com/user/musanamwah/media/P1010039.jpg.html):woohoonaner:

http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/P1010040.jpg (http://s950.photobucket.com/user/musanamwah/media/P1010040.jpg.html):goteam:


http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/P1010041.jpg (http://s950.photobucket.com/user/musanamwah/media/P1010041.jpg.html):0517:

[sunfish]

:woohoonaner:http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/P1010037.jpg (http://s950.photobucket.com/user/musanamwah/media/P1010037.jpg.html):woohoonaner:

http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/P1010049.jpg (http://s950.photobucket.com/user/musanamwah/media/P1010049.jpg.html)

:woohoonaner:http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/P1010051.jpg (http://s950.photobucket.com/user/musanamwah/media/P1010051.jpg.html)

http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/P1010050.jpg (http://s950.photobucket.com/user/musanamwah/media/P1010050.jpg.html)

:goteam:http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/P1010052.jpg (http://s950.photobucket.com/user/musanamwah/media/P1010052.jpg.html):0519:

[sunfish]

:woohoonaner:http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/P1010037.jpg (http://s950.photobucket.com/user/musanamwah/media/P1010037.jpg.html):woohoonaner:

http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/P1010057.jpg (http://s950.photobucket.com/user/musanamwah/media/P1010057.jpg.html) :goteam:


http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/P1010056.jpg (http://s950.photobucket.com/user/musanamwah/media/P1010056.jpg.html) :nanadrink:

[bananimal]

http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/P1010057.jpg (http://s950.photobucket.com/user/musanamwah/media/P1010057.jpg.html) :goteam:


http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/P1010056.jpg (http://s950.photobucket.com/user/musanamwah/media/P1010056.jpg.html) :nanadrink:

:abajo:ENOUGH ALREADY!!!

[venturabananas]

I found that for many varieties, starting them earlier didn't give me fruit any earlier. I attribute that to my cool, coastal climate. Especially ones that produce big tomatoes. They'd be nice, big, beautiful plants that were flowering away, and not setting single fruit until I had consistently warm weather. Many of the smaller fruited ones (e.g., Sweet 100, Jaune Flamme, Lime Green Salad) would set and produce early, and I'm sure some of the "early-season" cool adapted ones (e.g., Stupice, Azoychka) would. But it was a waste of effort (more weeks of spraying etc.) for me to plant most of the big, fruited, mid- to late-season varieties early. Tony has a little warmer climate. Maybe it works out better for him.

[JP]

I've had great success with tomatoes, even with my climate. And mine is worst than yours. Obviously, some varieties do better than others and I plant more than one. Maybe something is missing in the soil...

[sunfish]

I found that for many varieties, starting them earlier didn't give me fruit any earlier. I attribute that to my cool, coastal climate. Especially ones that produce big tomatoes. They'd be nice, big, beautiful plants that were flowering away, and not setting single fruit until I had consistently warm weather. Many of the smaller fruited ones (e.g., Sweet 100, Jaune Flamme, Lime Green Salad) would set and produce early, and I'm sure some of the "early-season" cool adapted ones (e.g., Stupice, Azoychka) would. But it was a waste of effort (more weeks of spraying etc.) for me to plant most of the big, fruited, mid- to late-season varieties early. Tony has a little warmer climate. Maybe it works out better for him.

Pretty much grow tomatoes year- round here. Try some Azomite Volcanic Ash Rock . Does everything but wash windows :0519:

[JP]

Pretty much grow tomatoes year- round here. Try some Azomite Volcanic Ash Rock . Does everything but wash windows :0519:

I'd love to be able to grow outside year round but...
I'll do it inside!!!

[venturabananas]

I've had great success with tomatoes, even with my climate. And mine is worst than yours. Obviously, some varieties do better than others and I plant more than one. Maybe something is missing in the soil...

They all do fine (set fruit) once the temps get high enough, usually some time in May. It's well known that many varieties won't set fruit if the temps are too low or too high. And some will produce year-round, but they aren't very tasty during winter.

[venturabananas]

Pretty much grow tomatoes year- round here. Try some Azomite Volcanic Ash Rock . Does everything but wash windows :0519:

Does it harvest bananas, too? I need some harvested but don't want to climb up the ladder to get them. :ha:

[sunfish]

Tomato Problems: Blossom Drop – when tomatoes don’t set fruit (http://www.tomatodirt.com/blossom-drop.html)

[JP]

They all do fine (set fruit) once the temps get high enough, usually some time in May. It's well known that many varieties won't set fruit if the temps are too low or too high. And some will produce year-round, but they aren't very tasty during winter.

Try the subarctic or the siberian varieties. They do well in cold weather. I've seen them produce until frost here in montreal. Small fruits but very tasty. I'm planting subarctic again this year. It is a determined variety though. Good for eating fresh but no my favourite for cooking.

[venturabananas]

Try the subarctic or the siberian varieties. They do well in cold weather. I've seen them produce until frost here in montreal. Small fruits but very tasty. I'm planting subarctic again this year. It is a determined variety though. Good for eating fresh but no my favourite for cooking.

Thanks for the suggestion. I think the general consensus is that the best of the varieties adapted to cooler weather aren't as good in flavor as the best of those that aren't. And I've noticed in my yard that even the early-producing varieties generally taste better during summer, when it is warmer. So I'm not that keen on trying just early varieties. I plant a mix of varieties that ensure we get some early ones, as well as some of the later-producing but better tasting ones.

[JP]

I do the same. But I always plant subarctic or siberian. The season is short here so we can't wait to get fresh tomatoes from the garden and these 2 are good. I just love principe borghese, it's my favourite, and the one I plant the most of. Heavy producer, great for sauces and drying. A few romas, a couple of cherry tomatoes (this year is yellow pear and mini roma), grappoli d'inverno; I had to try, and pink ponderosa and purple prince because my daughter loves those 2 colors! Next year, I'll try jaune flammée, if I can find seeds... What did you plant or planning to plant?

[merce3]

Thanks for the suggestion. I think the general consensus is that the best of the varieties adapted to cooler weather aren't as good in flavor as the best of those that aren't. And I've noticed in my yard that even the early-producing varieties generally taste better during summer, when it is warmer. So I'm not that keen on trying just early varieties. I plant a mix of varieties that ensure we get some early ones, as well as some of the later-producing but better tasting ones.

how about the ones that are bred for hotter temps such as kewali, anahu, tropic, homestead 24? any experience with those and how they taste when the temps get really high?

[Richard]

how about the ones that are bred for hotter temps such as kewali, anahu, tropic, homestead 24? any experience with those and how they taste when the temps get really high?

The hotter temp varieties come in two basic categories:
- those bred for Florida and other high humidity areas
- those bred for Arizona and other low humidity areas

[crazy banana]

Does it harvest bananas, too? I need some harvested but don't want to climb up the ladder to get them. :ha:

Get one of these... ;)
http://agridr.in/expert_system/banana/images/bananaharvestor2.png

[venturabananas]

Get one of these... ;)
http://agridr.in/expert_system/banana/images/bananaharvestor2.png

Could have used that today! Had to get up on my roof to harvest my biggest bunch to date: 67 lbs.!

[venturabananas]

how about the ones that are bred for hotter temps such as kewali, anahu, tropic, homestead 24? any experience with those and how they taste when the temps get really high?

Not me. Never gets hot enough here to bother with the ones selected for high heat tolerance.

[Dalmatiansoap]

Lockdown seed sowing. Hope it isn't to late:lurk:

[cincinnana]

Lockdown seed sowing. Hope it isn't to late:lurk:

:ha::ha:

[CountryBoy1981]

I have had good luck with "thai pink egg" tomatos. This year I am trying homestead as they were available for purchase already started (I have a feeling this will not do as well with our heat and humidity). I have also started from seed "Tommy Toe," from what I have seen from reviews this has done very well in the heat and humidity:

Positive
On Jul 23, 2008, onalee from Brooksville, FL (Zone 9a) wrote:

I also got my original seeds from SSE and am very happy with these tomatoes! My husband grew up with tommy toe tomatoes growing 'wild' in south Florida and wanted to have them again. These exceeded our expectations! Very abundant producers, they have provided tomatoes for the table for 2-3 months and they are still producing even in the Florida heat of July (which is unusual - all our other tomatoes are LONG GONE!). Our vines got to 10' and more; we supported them with just a 4' fence all around, so they grew up and over the support and back down the other side but never slowed down on production!

These are also a good choice for growing upside down in a bucket or other container - they don't seem to get as long growing that way, but still produced well and were easy to care for.



Positive
On Jul 16, 2009, passiflora_pink from Central, AL (Zone 8a) wrote:

These are the best cherry type tomatoes I have ever tried. They thrive in the heat of the deep south. They don't crack or rot. They are luscious right off the vine!



Positive
On Aug 18, 2004, berrygirl from Braselton, GA (Zone 8a) wrote:

Extremely vigorous plant yields hundreds of 1" apricot-sized fruits. Produces non-stop over an extended season. Superb flavor, hard to beat! Won an Australian taste test with 100 varieties. Indeterminate, 70 days from transplant.

I grew this for the first time this year. This is the small cherry tomato that I grew up with. In fact, I have always called all small salad- type tomatoes "Tommy Toes". I grew these in cement blocks without staking them at all. They did sprawl more than I thought they would, but caused no problem. Saw no evidences of disease or pests like I did on my other tomato plants. Yield is very heavy and steady so far. Flavor is excellent.
Jan 2007: This tomato has re-seeded and come back for me each year since I first grew it. I still love it!!

https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/72355/