Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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April 4, 2021 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Back in da U.P.
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oldest seed to sprout this year is.............
yellow brandywine.
the date i had written on the small baggie was 2005. there were only five seeds in the bag. well, what the heck, i'll plant them, and see what happens. i now have three seedlings standing up straight, and two more have just sprouted, i can see the stems poking up. 100% germination on 16 year old seeds surprised me. while digging through the bag o seeds, i came across anna marias heart. those seeds are 7 or 8 years old. better plant them, heart seeds don't last as long. so far, one seedling up, and another one has just poked through. i had planted 7 or 8 seeds. its been about two weeks since i planted some of my older seeds. i also seeded, armenian, milkas red bulgarian, and todd county amish. each one was 12-13 years old. double sow, like carolyn would say. germination has been excellent. i can't say 100% because i didn't write down how many seeds of each i planted, but its pretty darn close to 100%. i don't get those results sometimes with fresh seeds. i did nothing special with the seeds, no pre soak, no fertilizer boost, i just planted them. keith
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April 4, 2021 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: Northern California
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Hi Keith I've sprouted some saved seed as old as 2005, germination rate was 50 percent, near 100 percent from some 2011-2012 seed. Everything has been stored in the freezer for freshness.
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April 5, 2021 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: West Coast, Canada
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Russian Black Pear from 2006 - two out of three seeds sown
update - now 3 for 3 - started on March 2nd
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April 5, 2021 | #4 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: Minsk, Belarus, Eastern Europe (Zone 4a)
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Rozovaya Bella tomato from 2007.
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1 kg=2.2 lb , 1 m=39,37 in , 1 oz=28.35 g , 1 ft=30.48 cm , 1 lb= 0,4536 kg , 1 in=2.54 cm , 1 l = 0.26 gallon , 0 C=32 F Andrey a.k.a. TOMATODOR |
April 5, 2021 | #5 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Brownville, Ne
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From the Carolyn collection sent by Shawn this year Ukranian Heart from 1994 germinated four seeds from 20 planted. Looking forward to outdoor planting in about a month.
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April 5, 2021 | #6 |
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April 5, 2021 | #7 |
Tomatovillian™
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Just planted in Miracle-Gro potting mix premoistened with water; wet but not too wet. They germinated in about a week and are now 10 inches (25 centimeters) and could be put outside except it is not warm enough here.
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April 6, 2021 | #8 |
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April 5, 2021 | #9 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: Ontario
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You guys are doing so well with your old seeds! I was just happy that my 2013 seeds for Medovaya Kaplya all sprouted .
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April 5, 2021 | #10 |
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Location: Northern California
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Lithuanian and Mr. Potato Leaf, both from 2006. Had 100% percent germination on Mr. Potato Leaf (9 seeds/9 plants), quite a sturdy little plant. For Lithuanian, 3 plants out of 9 seeds sown.
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April 6, 2021 | #11 |
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must of been six seeds i planted.
six plants are now up of yellow brandywine. keith
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April 6, 2021 | #12 |
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Location: Indiana
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I had a 2009 pack of Bloody Butcher seeds from Burpee. This was a retail package purchased at Menards. Expecting germination issues, I soaked half the seeds in a weak fertilizer solution overnight. Surprisingly, the dry seeds (not soaked) germinated better, and most had sprouted in 5-7 days. These were the oldest seeds I've ever attempted, but I wanted to compare BB to Fourth of July, and had these seeds available.
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April 9, 2021 | #13 | |
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Location: Alberta, Canada
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April 10, 2021 | #14 | |
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I have two small plants of Start S F1. They were planted the same date as the FOJ and BB. |
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April 10, 2021 | #15 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Central MN, USDA Zone 3
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I tried to wake up some old seeds this year and was mostly unsuccessful.
The oldest I was able to do was one lonely Golden Bison from 2008. Most of the rest I'm now growing on are 5 years old or less. Sent from my moto x4 using Tapatalk
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