This year's choices for us....

oldgaredneck · March 17, 2008

Have got 'maters and pepper plants started - they're sitting on a table behind me in front of a southern window. Looking ok - getting their first set of true leaves. will move them to pots sometime soon, and transplant them into the garden the first week of May, weather permitting (if I'm incapacitated due to possible heart surgery,

the wife and our great niece will plant them and bag/tag some of the blossoms...)

So far we have started 6 plants each of the following varieties - will thin them to the best 2 or 3 plants when we transplant.

Peppers - Hungarian Spice, Jimmy Nardello's, Sweet Cherry and Peter Pepper

Tomatillos - Zuni and Mexicali (American Indian heirloom varieties - smaller and tastier than "modern" tomatillos)

Tomatos -
Prescott Heirloom
Lancaster Big Pink
Glamour
Pineapple Beefsteak
Hillbilly
Supersweet 100
Italian Oxheart
Delicious
Wisconsin 55 Gold (a repeat from last year, and a keeper, taste-wise!)
Brandywine
Ponderosa Red (grew the yellow last year)
Big Rainbow
Omar of Lebanon
Watermelon Beefsteak
Giant Pink Belgium
Leathas Italian
Punta Bunda Heirloom
Black Cherry

Lastly, I've got some Texas Wild we're going to plant in a clearing in the back woods. Doing these as an experiment . If they are "spitters",

at least they'll feed the wildlife....

biermaster · March 17, 2008

I see that the 1st on the list is this one. I grew it last year but it did not do well in my location and in a container. It did not last more that enough to give me about 3 fruit. Have you grown these before and what did you think of them. I got my seed from Native Seed Search who really did not tell me much about them other than they were grown in the Prescott Valley and sold in the local stands. Mine were more of a salad type about 2-3 oz. and good tomato flavor. Much like the Camp Joy size and shape.

oldgaredneck · March 18, 2008

This will be my first year growing these - got the seeds from a friend who got them from Native Seed - hopefully here in Georgia we will have a better year for tomatos than we did last year....

March 17, 2008	#1
oldgaredneck Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Crawford County Georgia Posts: 163	This year's choices for us.... Have got 'maters and pepper plants started - they're sitting on a table behind me in front of a southern window. Looking ok - getting their first set of true leaves. will move them to pots sometime soon, and transplant them into the garden the first week of May, weather permitting (if I'm incapacitated due to possible heart surgery, the wife and our great niece will plant them and bag/tag some of the blossoms...) So far we have started 6 plants each of the following varieties - will thin them to the best 2 or 3 plants when we transplant. Peppers - Hungarian Spice, Jimmy Nardello's, Sweet Cherry and Peter Pepper Tomatillos - Zuni and Mexicali (American Indian heirloom varieties - smaller and tastier than "modern" tomatillos) Tomatos - Prescott Heirloom Lancaster Big Pink Glamour Pineapple Beefsteak Hillbilly Supersweet 100 Italian Oxheart Delicious Wisconsin 55 Gold (a repeat from last year, and a keeper, taste-wise!) Brandywine Ponderosa Red (grew the yellow last year) Big Rainbow Omar of Lebanon Watermelon Beefsteak Giant Pink Belgium Leathas Italian Punta Bunda Heirloom Black Cherry Lastly, I've got some Texas Wild we're going to plant in a clearing in the back woods. Doing these as an experiment . If they are "spitters", at least they'll feed the wildlife.... __________________ "So many tomato varieties, so little time...."

March 17, 2008	#2
biermaster Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Tucson,Az Posts: 58	Prescott tomato I see that the 1st on the list is this one. I grew it last year but it did not do well in my location and in a container. It did not last more that enough to give me about 3 fruit. Have you grown these before and what did you think of them. I got my seed from Native Seed Search who really did not tell me much about them other than they were grown in the Prescott Valley and sold in the local stands. Mine were more of a salad type about 2-3 oz. and good tomato flavor. Much like the Camp Joy size and shape. __________________ Freedom doesn't mean you can do as you want but to do what is "right"

March 18, 2008	#3
oldgaredneck Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Crawford County Georgia Posts: 163	This will be my first year growing these - got the seeds from a friend who got them from Native Seed - hopefully here in Georgia we will have a better year for tomatos than we did last year.... __________________ "So many tomato varieties, so little time...."