Never Gonna be an Epic

[digitS']

... tomato gardener. .

The way things stand now, I've only tried one variety out of Craig LeHoullier 's new book, listing "epic choices!"

Be happy if you live in North Carolina or someplace where you have a reasonable chance with half the varieties listed ...

Steve

 

[Nyboy]

Don't know about the tomatoes, but their artworks great

 

[SweetMissDaisy]

Ah nuts, Steve! And here I was hoping to glean the secrets to locally grown tom's of perfection! I bet you've got secrets for not-so-"epic" ones, tho!

 

[journey11]

Any tomato is better than a store-bought tomato....hope that is some consolation.

 

[digitS']

Ah nuts, Steve! And here I was hoping to glean the secrets to locally grown tom's of perfection! I bet you've got secrets for not-so-"epic" ones, tho!

Miss Daisy, I'd need to study Dr. LeHoullier's list for possibilities. I guess that there are 2 that I've grown ... his only hybrid, Sungold ... altho I'll go only with the very similar SunSugar this season, I think.

I like how he describes the Coyote. I think I have the "acquired taste." It does seem to be a quite different little guy. The golden hybrid cherries are deservedly popular but they need some open-pollinated competition.

Steve

 

[TheSeedObsesser]

Start hand pollinating the varieties that work for you and you could have the perfect tomato in a few years!

I think that I have an Eastern European variety or two would work for you if you want (won't be growing many tomatoes considering most of family is allergenic to them, I'll only be keeping the types that I can make sun-dried tomatoes out of.)

 

[catjac1975]

ALLERGIC TO TOMATOES? If the allergy is not too severe perhaps try some of the colored tomatoes for those who are allergic. The yellows and the purples. If they are brave enough to try they may have better luck tolerating those.

 

[Nyboy]

I love tomatoes grew up on them, now I pay big time eating them acid reflux.

 

[TheSeedObsesser]

Colored types are the only ones that I grow, the reds ones have just become so uninteresting color-wise. It's pretty much everything in the nightshade family that my parents are allergic to (and probably me). Not a huge deal as I'm not a big tomato person (the texture and something in the flavor just messes with me). I am allowed to grow some nightshades for myself if I want to, so decided that I'll keep the thing-fleshed types of tomatoes for sun-dried. That and peppers for seasoning, bug spray, and preserving meat (in case we ever need them for that) - so mostly for just-in-case uses and just because I like growing peppers.

 

[TheSeedObsesser]

@Nyboy - got those escarole seeds today, thanks!! I did have trouble reading your card, after years of messing around with electronics my eyesight isn't what it used to be.