Czech OP tomatoes- my project 2014-2016
 

I want to grow all Czech OP comercial tomatoes during in 2014-2016 years. I shall be to photo, write and judge them in this thread.
Vladimír

Albertovské žluté-yelow;Indet ;1995;20 g;balcony
Bajaja-red;Det;2010;balcony
Brutus-red;Indet;2008;1000 g;beefsteak
Citrina-yelow;Indet;2008;75-85 g;rounded
Dalimil-Det;2013;85-95 g
Denár-red;Det;1988;90-110 g;oval
Diana-red ;Det;1994;60-80 g;rounded
Dulcia-yelow;Det;1991;Slighty flatened
Duo- yelow-red;Indet;2008;25-35 g;rounded
Eskort-red;Det;1996;90-110 g;pyriform
Galera-red;Det;2010;80-90 g;rounded
Goldkrone-yelow;Indet;2005;15-20 g;rounded
Hana-red;Det;1987;70-90 g;oval
Herodes-yelow-red; Indet;2010;200 g;heart
Homer-red;Det ;2003;oval
Hugo-red;Indet;2010;200 g;peper
Jitka-red;Det;2010; rounded
Karla-red; Det;1996;80-120 g; balcon
Lehečkovo pomerančové-orange;Indet;2006; rounded
Maharal-orange;Indet;2010;200-300 g;rounded
Minigold-yellow;Det;1996;balcon
Odeon-red;Det;1986;70-90 g;rounded
Oranže-orange;Det;1996;oval
Orbit-red; Det;1988;70-80 g;oval
Patria-red ;Det2003;rounded
Pavlína-red;Det;1996;120-160 g;beefsteak
Perun-yelow;Indet;1999;15-20 g;pyriform
Proton-red;Det ;1993;80-90 g;plum
Radana-red;Indet;2008;15-20 g;pyriform
Romus-yelow;Indet;2001;100-120 g;ounded
Rubinek-red;Det;2009;balcony
Salus-red;Det;1986;60-80 g;oval
Semarol-red;Det;1996;80-90 g;plum
Šejk-red;Det;1998;80-90 g;ovale
Sláva Porýní-red;Indet;1952;72-78 g;slighty flatened
Spencer-red;Indet;2008;25-35 g;rounded
Stupické polní rané-red;Indet;1955;40-60 g;rounded
Stupické skleníkové-red;Indet ;1954;60-80 g;rounded
Taiko-yelow;Indet;2008;30-40 g;plum
Terion-red;Det ;2010;80-90 g;oval
Titan -red;Det;1988; 40-60 g;plum
Tritonex-red;Det;1996;80-90 g;plum
Venus-orange; Det;2008;15-20 g;balcony
Vilma-red;Det;1999;15-20 g;balcony
Zlatava-orange;Inde;2008;80-100 g;rounded

Look forward to hearing about this. I would say that some of the very best varieties have come from Eastern Europe.

I've already grown about a dozen of the varieties you listed and am planning to start some more next year.

My Herodes is only red, not yellow-red.

[QUOTE=Solanum315;379002]Look forward to hearing about this. I would say that some of the very best varieties have come from Eastern Europe.[/QUOTE]

You will not believe me, I look forward to grow these tomatoes too.
I wish a nice day Vladimír
PS.:Czech republic isn´t already twenty years Eastern Europe.;)

[QUOTE=clara;379011]I've already grown about a dozen of the varieties you listed and am planning to start some more next year.

My Herodes is only red, not yellow-red.[/QUOTE]

The information about that tomatoes are only from catalogs of firm SEMO, SEVA-SEED and Moravoseed. It is plausible that tomato Herodes is only red. I like, that you want to grow some Czech tomatoes in 2014 year. I shall grow these variety: Albertovské žluté, Citrina, Goldkrone, Herodes, Oranže, Pavlína, Radana, Šejk, Stupické polní rané, Stupické skleníkové, Sláva Porýní and Zlatava. I can post you the excess seeds these varieties at once. I shall have another seeds of Czech tomatoes in November- December:
-three new OP cherry tomatoes of firm SEMO-Bibi, Mini and Datlo (may be Valdo too)
-eight old commercial tomatoes from Czech comunity such as SSE in USA
The seeds will be sufficiency.
I wish a nice day Vladimír

[QUOTE=MrBig46;379035]You will not believe me, I look forward to grow these tomatoes too.
I wish a nice day Vladimír
PS.:Czech republic isn´t already twenty years Eastern Europe.;)[/QUOTE]

As I've noticed this before here it was very interesting how fast many former Warsaw Pact Eastern European countries have became Central European (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary) or from South Europe (Bulgaria, Romania) after USSR collapse :D It seems to me only Poland which is not afraid of their past is still honest Eastern looking on the map of Europe :)

P.S. I really like some Czech tomato varieties (all 4 Stupicke, Slava Poryni, Citrina, Romus, Dulcia).

Andrey,
Bohemia and Moravia were always and are as well now Central Europe. After tragic II.world war was integrated territory Czech republic to dominance USSR (compromise from Jalta konference). Europe was politics divided on two blocks-Western and Eastern. This divide was only fourty years, today that is not true more than twenty years. How many years will be else Czech republic Eastern Europe- a hundred?
The map, which you added is misguided. Europe begining by Atlantic ocean on the west (Portugal) and ended on the mountains Ural on the east. From Prague is to Portugal about 2000 km, but on Ural about 5000 km.
For friends in USA- for example is Kansas East state of USA?
It was and is: Germany, Czech, Poland, Slovak, Hungary and Austria are state of Central Europe. Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Serbia etc….,are Balcan republic.
This is geography of Europe.
Andrey, a nice evening Vladimír

Vladimir, many thanks for your friendly offer -I really appreciate it! But let me first check what I already have; perhaps we can do a trade later this year.

Have a nice weekend, clara

Hello Vladimír,

All of those tomato varieties sound fantastic.......................or, at least the one's that i can
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[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]I hope you have a bunmper crop and remember to take lot's of pictures for us. Please save lot's of seeds, you know there are many people at T'Ville who will want to do seed swaps. [/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Myself included.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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Vladimir, East or West home is best! :)
We used not counting kilometers in Russia because it is huge and if I will count them Belarus should be in the Center of Europe :D.
We used to learn another European geography without any politics in it :)

How much do the varieties that are grown vary from the Czech Republic to the neighboring countries. I assume that they have different names in different places, but are they the same varieties with different names or different tomatoes. Is what people consider to be a "proper" tomato different in Poland that in The Czech Republic or Belarus for that matter.

[QUOTE=Desert Jonathan;379067]Hello Vladimír,

All of those tomato varieties sound fantastic.......................or, at least the one's that i can
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[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]I hope you have a bunmper crop and remember to take lot's of pictures for us. Please save lot's of seeds, you know there are many people at T'Ville who will want to do seed swaps. [/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Myself included.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]-Jonathan.[/FONT][/COLOR][/QUOTE]

I shall be to grow some Czech tomatoes for the first time. I buy original seeds and I want to post them to USA (24 packs of seeds for Tormato „Mostly Mystery ´Mater mailing“). I haven´t adress where these seeds to post by that time.
I shall save the seed from all Czech tomatoes which I shall plant in 2014 year. This thread would not have effect, if I hadn´t seeds for an interested persons on second side of Atlantic. At first I must find a partner there on this project.
Vladimír

[QUOTE=Doug9345;379086]How much do the varieties that are grown vary from the Czech Republic to the neighboring countries. I assume that they have different names in different places, but are they the same varieties with different names or different tomatoes. Is what people consider to be a "proper" tomato different in Poland that in The Czech Republic or Belarus for that matter.[/QUOTE]

Doug,
these varieties of Czech tomatoes are assigned with these names in catalogue EU. I know only, that they are shopped with this names for example in Estonia. The names of trees, vegetables, etc. never translate to Czech language (only Russian are writing in roman characters). 99% Czech gardeners plant only Czech tomatoes (generally F1), because these varieties are best adapted to weather and the all other in ČR. I planted only two foreign varieties –Bonset F1 (Dutch) and Hellperle (DDR) for 45 year.
I don´t know Poland, Belarus,.....
I wish a nice evening Vladimír

[QUOTE=clara;379011]I've already grown about a dozen of the varieties you listed and am planning to start some more next year.

My Herodes is only red, not yellow-red.[/QUOTE]

Clara, I received seeds from you for Herodes and this is the info you sent:

1. Herodes (seeds from Moravo Seeds, Czech Republic).
I've found 2 translations via google translator (from Estonian and
Russian language). Sorry, I didn't correct the mistakes:

"Early in the central indeterminate
variety. Fruit large, outer skins, heart-shaped shape,
pinkish color. Fruit weighing 160-180 g."

"Middle-class indeterminate. Fruits are large,
fleshy, heart-shaped, pink. The mass of
160-180g."


Above is the info that Clara gave me about Herodes. Both
translations say pink and it's one she's grown.

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One of the persons who does seed production for me grew it out this past summer and did get pink hearts as
you noted above, but then told me that someone else had said they were red.

So I was directed to this thread and am asking if the info you sent me is correct Clara, or there is a red version, or whatever?

This person would like to SSE list so needs to know some correct background info. I know it's a variety from the Czech Republic but is it a family heirloom or one that was bred by Moravoseeds?

If there are enough seeds I plan to offer it in my seed offer here at Tville, so any info any of you can give me would be be greatly appreciatd,

Thanks,

Carolyn

Carolyn, perhaps I was a bit too hasty to say that my Herodes was red - perhaps it was pink, I can't say for sure as I didn't check the epidermis. It was my first year growing Herodes. You know I couldn't take care of my tomatoes for some weeks and when I was able to do it again, there were only rotten tomatoes on that plant - I didn't even taste them, but tossed them away as they were looking too disgusting. My apologies for a possible confusion.

I have no other infos on it other than the one I already gave you from the seed package. As I don't speak Czech, Vladimir can surely better provide you with infos or perhaps Gunnar.

Sorry again! clara

[QUOTE=clara;380133]Carolyn, perhaps I was a bit too hasty to say that my Herodes was red - perhaps it was pink, I can't say for sure as I didn't check the epidermis. It was my first year growing Herodes. You know I couldn't take care of my tomatoes for some weeks and when I was able to do it again, there were only rotten tomatoes on that plant - I didn't even taste them, but tossed them away as they were looking too disgusting. My apologies for a possible confusion.

I have no other infos on it other than the one I already gave you from the seed package. As I don't speak Czech, Vladimir can surely better provide you with infos or perhaps Gunnar.

Sorry again! clara[/QUOTE]

Clara, nothing to be sorry about at all.

I do think it comes down to checking the epidermis when in doubt, especially with new varieties, if clear, the fruit is pink, and if yellow, the fruit is red, and using a known red and a known pink as controls is the way to go.

I'll have you know that I first listed Anna Russian many years ago in the RED section, b/c it looked RED to me, of course it's pink, but way back then I knew nothing about checking epidermis colors, but I sure learned how to do it.

Your translations say a pink heart and that's what the person who grew Herodes got and she did check the epidermis.

So all seems well in Herodes land except I'd still like to know, if possible if Moravo seeds offers just varieties that are bred by them or others or if Herodes is a family heirloom.

Carolyn

[QUOTE=carolyn137;380145]Clara, nothing to be sorry about at all.

I do think it comes down to checking the epidermis when in doubt, especially with new varieties, if clear, the fruit is pink, and if yellow, the fruit is red, and using a known red and a known pink as controls is the way to go.

I'll have you know that I first listed Anna Russian many years ago in the RED section, b/c it looked RED to me, of course it's pink, but way back then I knew nothing about checking epidermis colors, but I sure learned how to do it.

Your translations say a pink heart and that's what the person who grew Herodes got and she did check the epidermis.

So all seems well in Herodes land except I'd still like to know, if possible if Moravo seeds offers just varieties that are bred by them or others or if Herodes is a family heirloom.

Carolyn[/QUOTE]

There are two firms in Czech republic, what employ oneself in cultivation of vegetables now- SEMO Smržice and Moravoseed. Herodes is variety cultivated by Moravoseed and after tests in ÚKZUZ was placed to the book of types tomato ČR (to catalogue of EU automatically too) in 2010 year. Herodes is not family heirloom .
Some information about Czech tomatoes are on these pages:
[url]http://www.semo.cz/[/url] and
[url]http://www.moravoseed.cz/[/url]
I hope, you can open these pages in English language.
A nice morning wish Vladimír

[QUOTE=MrBig46;380165]There are two firms in Czech republic, what employ oneself in cultivation of vegetables now- SEMO Smržice and Moravoseed. Herodes is variety cultivated by Moravoseed and after tests in ÚKZUZ was placed to the book of types tomato ČR (to catalogue of EU automatically too) in 2010 year. Herodes is not family heirloom .
Some information about Czech tomatoes are on these pages:
[url]http://www.semo.cz/[/url] and
[url]http://www.moravoseed.cz/[/url]
I hope, you can open these pages in English language.
A nice morning wish Vladimír[/QUOTE]

Thanks Vladimir, you've told me what I want to pass on to the person who might be SSE listing Herodes as well as me offering it here in my Jan 2014 seed offer if there are enough seeds to do so.

And the information that it's not a family heirloom and was bred by Moravoseed was what I was after.

I don't have the time now to go to Google translator or other translators for the links you posted, but as I said, I now know what I wanted to know.

Thanks again,

Carolyn

Thanks for the links. I'm always curious about what's happening in other places. The Semo Link opened in English for me and in the Moravoseed site I had to click on the little British flag icon to read the site in English.

[QUOTE=carolyn137;380172]Thanks Vladimir, you've told me what I want to pass on to the person who might be SSE listing Herodes as well as me offering it here in my Jan 2014 seed offer if there are enough seeds to do so.

And the information that it's not a family heirloom and was bred by Moravoseed was what I was after.

I don't have the time now to go to Google translator or other translators for the links you posted, but as I said, I now know what I wanted to know.

Thanks again,

Carolyn[/QUOTE]

Carolyn, these pages are in English language too. It is not need Google translator how Doug is writen.
Vladimír

[QUOTE=Doug9345;380180]Thanks for the links. I'm always curious about what's happening in other places. The Semo Link opened in English for me and in the Moravoseed site I had to click on the little British flag icon to read the site in English.[/QUOTE]

Doug, thank you for your information, that are important for the other Tomatovilan.
Vladimír

[QUOTE=MrBig46;380188]Carolyn, these pages are in English language too. It is not need Google translator how Doug is writen.
Vladimír[/QUOTE]

I know that now Vladimir, but the reason I said I had no time now is b'c I'm watching the Masters 1000 level tennis event in Paris, which determines who the last of the top 8 players will be in the ATP Final in London next week, which of course I'll be watching as well.;)

Now you wouldn't want me to miss Berdych, for instance, who I just saw win over John Isner, and Berdych has already qualified.:)

[url]https://www.google.com/#q=Czech+tennis+players[/url]

Carolyn

Wonderful project, Vladimir!

Let us know how they turn out for you.

(btw, my father's name is Vladimir too :) )

[QUOTE=carolyn137;380201]I know that now Vladimir, but the reason I said I had no time now is b'c I'm watching the Masters 1000 level tennis event in Paris, which determines who the last of the top 8 players will be in the ATP Final in London next week, which of course I'll be watching as well.;)

Now you wouldn't want me to miss Berdych, for instance, who I just saw win over John Isner, and Berdych has already qualified.:)

[url]https://www.google.com/#q=Czech+tennis+players[/url]

Carolyn[/QUOTE]

That Berych did not advance, it isn´t a surprise. I irk Nadal. We will see in London next week.I wish a nice display image on TV and interesting finále.
Vladimír

STUPICE
There are only two varieties of Czech tomato Stupice!
Stupické polní ranní
Stupické skleníkové
Historic letter
The following is from Forest Shomer, of Port Townsend:
I'm always tickled to see how you laud the Stupice tomato! I certainly feel the same way. FYI, here is the letter from Milan Sodomka, originator of Stupice, which contained a small amount of each of his various tomato lines. This was in response to Rodale's first review of Abundant Life (which I originated) as well as Johnny's and three other start-ups.
"Prague, 24/3 1976
"Dear Sir:
"I am a permanent reader of 'The Organic Gardening and Farming' and the January issue I have read a very interesting article: 'Special seeds for special needs' and your successful undertaking. I beg to ask you for your catalog and some trial seeds esp. of your tomatoes, onions, lettuce, Marigold and Verbena for now. In the contrary I am enclosing four varieties of our Czechoslovak tomatoes and two East German bush varieties which proved here very well. And one Bulgarian variety too.
"I am 70 and in spite of this I am most happy when I can try something new in my garden.
"Please to write me if you have some wish I could accomplish.
"I thank you in advance!
"Very sincerely yours,
"Milan Sodomka"
Milan Sodomka never worked on the farm Stupice (I asked on the firm Selgen Stupice- they cultivat only field crops today- cereals, beet, etc. He was only gardeners, which probably planted only commercial varieties.The commercial seeds was very cheap in 70. age in Czechoslovakia and it wasn´t consuetude to conserve one´s own seeds.
Which from two original varieties is Stupice, it is chance to detect only by the planted Stupice alongside Stupické polní rané (Spr) and Stupické skleníkové (Ss).

STUPICE

[QUOTE=MrBig46;381404]STUPICE
There are only two varieties of Czech tomato Stupice!
Stupické polní ranní
Stupické skleníkové
Historic letter
The following is from Forest Shomer, of Port Townsend:
I'm always tickled to see how you laud the Stupice tomato! I certainly feel the same way. FYI, here is the letter from Milan Sodomka, originator of Stupice, which contained a small amount of each of his various tomato lines. This was in response to Rodale's first review of Abundant Life (which I originated) as well as Johnny's and three other start-ups.
"Prague, 24/3 1976
"Dear Sir:
"I am a permanent reader of 'The Organic Gardening and Farming' and the January issue I have read a very interesting article: 'Special seeds for special needs' and your successful undertaking. I beg to ask you for your catalog and some trial seeds esp. of your tomatoes, onions, lettuce, Marigold and Verbena for now. In the contrary I am enclosing four varieties of our Czechoslovak tomatoes and two East German bush varieties which proved here very well. And one Bulgarian variety too.
"I am 70 and in spite of this I am most happy when I can try something new in my garden.
"Please to write me if you have some wish I could accomplish.
"I thank you in advance!
"Very sincerely yours,
"Milan Sodomka"
Milan Sodomka never worked on the farm Stupice (I asked on the firm Selgen Stupice- they cultivat only field crops today- cereals, beet, etc. He was only gardeners, which probably planted only commercial varieties.The commercial seeds was very cheap in 70. age in Czechoslovakia and it wasn´t consuetude to conserve one´s own seeds.
Which from two original varieties is Stupice, it is chance to detect only by the planted Stupice alongside Stupické polní rané (Spr) and Stupické skleníkové (Ss).[/QUOTE]

Vladimir, there were four Stupices, two for field growing and two for glasshouse growing. This we know from that long ago thread at GW which can no longer be accessed .

It was Kees Sahin, now deceased, of Sahin Seeds in the Netherlands who told me that Milan Sodomka had nothing to do with the breeding of the four Stupices.

Kees father was Czech and his mother was Dutch.

So it was Milan who sent seeds to Abundant Life and to other places as well, mostly in Europe.

Milan was not a breeder of tomatoes, just the person who spread some of them around.I have no idea what his connection was to the station where they were bred.

Carolyn

Carolyn, I attempt to account you, why it isn´t conceviable, in order to determinante Stupices existed.
1.Czech tomato with name Stupice practically don´t exist . This is only shortcut name for Stupické polní rané or Stupické skleníkové- both indeterminante. It is no determinante tomato with name Stupice or with atribute Stupické in card index of ÚKZÚZ. Hereat the same edict as apply in EU today applayed in Czechoslovakia from 1950- somebody mustn´t carry the seeds, which aren´t written in book of types.
2.There are no determinante Stupice in Czech genobank in Olomouc too.
3.There are many Czech determinante tomatoes (from that age) , but they all name else- for example Vrbičanské nízké, Olomoucké nízké, etc.

Yesterday:
In the morning I becomingly clothed, I bought the bouquet of flowers (about six dollars) and I went to ÚKZÚZ for Ing. Lefnerová ( Expert for DUS Testing of Vegetable). I got card index of tomatoes (about 500 card) and I began the browsing. About in five minutes came a lady, according the demenaour „Big chief“. My inquisition began. What I want, why, for whom. She accord me to copy only two documents about Stupice. When I said her that I plant old heirloom tomatoes, she said me, that I prey seeds firms :D and she instanter came off. I feeled as before 1989 year. I remembered on Ing. Řičicová.

I have copies of these documents:
The registration new cultivation of tomato to the speeding in greenhouse „R 14“ (Stupické skleníkové).
The begin of cultivation 1945year. The registration: Stupice 22.12.1949 The homologation: 1954.
Cultivator: fy Selecta (Jaroslav Homola)

2. The registration new cultivation of tomato type 27-M (Stupické polní rané)

The begin of cultivation 1943 year. The registration: Praha 10.12.1946
The homologation: 1955. Cultivator: fy Selecta
I cannot get this copies here, but can post them by mail, if somebody has interest.
Vladimír

[QUOTE=MrBig46;381441]Carolyn, I attempt to account you, why it isn´t conceviable, in order to determinante Stupices existed.
1.Czech tomato with name Stupice practically don´t exist . This is only shortcut name for Stupické polní rané or Stupické skleníkové- both indeterminante. It is no determinante tomato with name Stupice or with atribute Stupické in card index of ÚKZÚZ. Hereat the same edict as apply in EU today applayed in Czechoslovakia from 1950- somebody mustn´t carry the seeds, which aren´t written in book of types.
2.There are no determinante Stupice in Czech genobank in Olomouc too.
3.There are many Czech determinante tomatoes (from that age) , but they all name else- for example Vrbičanské nízké, Olomoucké nízké, etc.

Yesterday:
In the morning I becomingly clothed, I bought the bouquet of flowers (about six dollars) and I went to ÚKZÚZ for Ing. Lefnerová ( Expert for DUS Testing of Vegetable). I got card index of tomatoes (about 500 card) and I began the browsing. About in five minutes came a lady, according the demenaour „Big chief“. My inquisition began. What I want, why, for whom. She accord me to copy only two documents about Stupice. When I said her that I plant old heirloom tomatoes, she said me, that I prey seeds firms :D and she instanter came off. I feeled as before 1989 year. I remembered on Ing. Řičicová.

I have copies of these documents:
The registration new cultivation of tomato to the speeding in greenhouse „R 14“ (Stupické skleníkové).
The begin of cultivation 1945year. The registration: Stupice 22.12.1949 The homologation: 1954.
Cultivator: fy Selecta (Jaroslav Homola)

2. The registration new cultivation of tomato type 27-M (Stupické polní rané)

The begin of cultivation 1943 year. The registration: Praha 10.12.1946
The homologation: 1955. Cultivator: fy Selecta
I cannot get this copies here, but can post them by mail, if somebody has interest.
Vladimír[/QUOTE]

In post #26 here you wrote Stupice, so I did too, which is the english way of referring to Stupike, and I think I wrote earlier in this thread that I was sent a pack of seeds from somewhere in Europe that had Stupike rani written on the pack.

I'm glad you did find a Stupike that was for glasshouse growing, b'c I knew there were two for glasshouse and two for field growing.

Carolyn

Vladimir,

Thank you so much for the research! I would love to see the documents, but if they are in Czech, I am afraid I will not be able to read it...

Thank you so much for sending me Stupické Sklenikové and Stupické Polní Rané - now I have a unique opportunity to grow them side-by-side with Stupice, and see how close they are. Judging by the fruit size, Stupické polní rané should be closer to Stupice than Stupické skleníkové.

I also have Slava Poryni that I received from a customer in Poland. I understand that it is one of the parents of the original cross from which both Stupické originated.

I am also wondering where the name 'Stupice' came from... There is no mention of the names in the letter that Milan Sodomka sent to Forest Shomer of Abundant Life Seed Foundation in 1976 ([url]http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/homegarden/article/Good-Enough-To-Eat-Kind-words-from-the-1187046.php[/url])

Do you know what 'fy Selecta' means? Is it a person's name or a name of a farm (or other organization)?

I understand that 'homologation' means 'approved for use', but please correct me if I am wrong.

Tatiana