Tomato talk 2009
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AlabamaJack
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Just ordered these from Seed Savers Exchange...
Cherokee Purple
German Pink
Large Red Cherry
Opalka
Plum Lemon
Tommy Toe
My grandmother used to grow Tommy Toes and when they would start to ripen, I would sit under the plants and eat them fresh off the vine...they were delicious and this is the first time I have looked for the seeds...hope they turn out as good as I remember they were 50 years ago...
Cherokee Purple
German Pink
Large Red Cherry
Opalka
Plum Lemon
Tommy Toe
My grandmother used to grow Tommy Toes and when they would start to ripen, I would sit under the plants and eat them fresh off the vine...they were delicious and this is the first time I have looked for the seeds...hope they turn out as good as I remember they were 50 years ago...
wordwiz said:
I disagree. I think there are tomatoes that have been bred to thrive in one region of the country that bomb in others. And I think there is a lot of personal preference in whether you like your tomatoes tart or sugary.
Marianna's Peace is very popular, but it sucked for me. Was barely out of the pot when it died from, I think, an endemic race of blight. I'm not the only one in this area to have that problem. Brandywines are wonderful tomatoes, but if we have a hot summer, they don't produce. I'm told Omar's Lebanese produces mediocre tomatoes in this neck of the woods, too, while further north it supposedly produces nice tasty, tomatoes.
So, I think variety does matter, and that to get the best tomatoes, you should do a little research on what varieties are best suited for your area.
I didn't word it as good as I should have. Last year, I raised several types that are suppose to be great in OH. Some turned out nicely, others were not worth the limited amount of space I have, as least based on productivity. But yet other growers heartily recommended them (Cherokee Chocolate, for example). They tasted fine and I suspect it was our growing season - a very late spring the plants never seemed to recover from. Plus, I wanted to have a couple hundred quarts of juice or whole toms and I fell just short of 100.
Mike
Mike
Pam said:
Yes Pam both of the afore mentioned did very well for me up in Mi. very large and very good flavor. I did get alot out of the Marianna's Peace but not very many from Omar's Lebanese.
Dale
AlabamaJack
eXtreme
I got zero tomatos off 3 Marianas Peace plants this past season...they grew very well but did not produce....
What do you guys think about the variety Soldacki? I have not grown any tomato plants yet, but my father has for the past few years. He usually just grabs some seeds from home depot but I wanted to surprise him with a few really delicious varieties. I have read good things about Brandywine (all variations but mainly sudduth's strain), Cherokee Purple, Black Krim, and Soldacki. What are your thoughts on these varieties?
Pam said:
This may sound like a stupid question but do certain varieties attrack the thrips that bring the TSWV more than others. I only ask because my dad also grows bell peppers and I believe TSWV also affects pepper plants. If it is only susceptable to and not attracking TSMV then I guess it would be ok to try. Then if the plant gets TSWV it can be removed immediately. Any delicious varieties you can suggest as a substitute?
Thanks for your input by the way...
I don't think one variety attracts *spit!* thrips more than another. Some species of plants can attract one pest or another, or prove to be a reservoir. There were 4 huge sprawling mulberry-less mulberry trees in this yard when I bought it. On a hot summer day you could look up and see a ocean of leaves curled up lengthwise; classic *spit!* thrip damage. Once I got those trees taken out, I was able to get the *spit!* thrips and their Weapon of Mass Destruction, Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus under control.
And, yes, it does infect peppers, too. Annuums seem most sensitive to it, but even the more rugged varieties of chinense and baccatuum can get it.
And, yes, it does infect peppers, too. Annuums seem most sensitive to it, but even the more rugged varieties of chinense and baccatuum can get it.
To find varieties that will do well in your area, you can go here:
http://vegvariety.cce.cornell.edu/index.php
It's free to register, and I haven't gotten any spam from them. If you register you can sort any searches to varieties that others from your state have grown and rated.
http://vegvariety.cce.cornell.edu/index.php
It's free to register, and I haven't gotten any spam from them. If you register you can sort any searches to varieties that others from your state have grown and rated.
