Never Too Early to Plan, Tomatoes!

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

digits, thanks for giving us the link to Tatiana's TomatoBase. i've been using it for looking up the different types before i decide to get them. i'm not sure now who brought up the Fox Cherry or if it is one i found in my scanning of different catalogs/websites over the years. i really don't need anymore cherry types in my collection so i may put that one on my wishlist.

@Hal is the trading of seeds from other countries very rigid in Australia?

 

[thistlebloom]

Well, I have a few tomato seeds still in packets that I didn't get to plant this year. I've had to be very conscious of not overdoing it since I'm spread so thin right now. I bought seeds prior to my dad's illness. In the freezer they will keep awhile. Next year will be better! I'm counting on it. I'm happy with what I did get planted though, not too many; not nearly as many as I usually put out, but manageable. Ava did good. So, short of digging out the seed packets which are in the basement and I am too lazy to go run and fetch at the moment...off the top of my head, I do have two new ones I got through Seed Savers Exchange that are native to West Virginia, Mamie Brown's Pink (a big beefsteak) and Federle (a long paste type).

I grew Federle about 4 or 5 years ago. It was a good tomato for me, nice and meaty, and I think it was a good producer, with plenty of ripe tomatoes before the first September freeze.

 

[journey11]

I was thinking I had heard it mentioned on here before. That is good to know! They recommend it for salsa and canning.

 

[Hal]

digits, thanks for giving us the link to Tatiana's TomatoBase. i've been using it for looking up the different types before i decide to get them. i'm not sure now who brought up the Fox Cherry or if it is one i found in my scanning of different catalogs/websites over the years. i really don't need anymore cherry types in my collection so i may put that one on my wishlist.

@Hal is the trading of seeds from other countries very rigid in Australia?

Sure is, unless you're big AG with deep pockets so you can still import what you want and control the market. We had a cucurbit virus introduced by Big AG importing seed for commercial farming rather than producing it domestically, was of little consequence to them but it ended up making it near impossible for anyone else to import seed of cucumbers, melons and C. pepo without deep pockets.

 

[digitS']

I seem to have learned that Plum Lemon violates my 80 day limit on maturity. That's too bad because a yellow saladette would fit in my tomato lineup.

I'm not hard and fast about that limit but I probably should be. One plant of those late to the party varieties is all I'll make room for and that's just for fun.

Here's a smaller, quicker yellow I have grown for 2 seasons and can recommend - Yellow Jelly Bean. Now, I tried the red version for 2 seasons also and wasn't happy with it. The yellow distinguished itself by being a healthy, big plant with lots of tasty grape tomatoes .

Steve