Please Share Your Grow List... - Page 16

efisakov · April 9, 2013

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Originally Posted by kath

Nope, none for sale here and only DH for help. I grow a couple dozen extra plants for the neighbors and give away loads of tomatoes throughout the season because we don't use or process them all. I do all the planting, watering, etc. for the pleasure of finding and eating wonderful tomatoes. I'm searching for the perfect tomato and I've found several favorites so I hope to be growing a much more reasonable number of plants next season...but I've been saying that now for 3 years.

kath

Hello, Kath,
I am in NJ.
What are your favorites for keeps?

kath · April 9, 2013

Hi, Ella! Since I found T'ville in 2010 and have tried hundreds of varieties, the ones I'm still growing again this year include Hays' Tomato, Sandul Moldovan, Amazon Chocolate, Work Release Paste, Terhune, Hawaiian Pineapple, Sungold F1, Chocolate Beefsteak, Daniels, Copper River, Barlow Jap, Fish Lake Oxheart, Giannini, Indian Stripe x possibly Daniels, JD's Special C-Tex and PPP x PP "C". Some I've only grown once before and I'm trying lots of others to see which ones come out on top this year. If I find some of each color/category that I still love my list for next year will be lots shorter.

kath

Boutique Tomatoes · April 9, 2013

I grew out 200+ varieties last year to find some that did well in my area and had every intention to scale way back this year. But a few offers of space to grow and outlets for tomatoes and I ended up growing just as many this year, although this list is fairly heavy towards cherry and salad types for my prospective partners/customers.

I'm also interested in doing more breeding and have quite a few in the list mostly for breeding purposes.

efisakov · April 9, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by kath

Hi, Ella! Since I found T'ville in 2010 and have tried hundreds of varieties, the ones I'm still growing again this year include Hays' Tomato, Sandul Moldovan, Amazon Chocolate, Work Release Paste, Terhune, Hawaiian Pineapple, Sungold F1, Chocolate Beefsteak, Daniels, Copper River, Barlow Jap, Fish Lake Oxheart, Giannini, Indian Stripe x possibly Daniels, JD's Special C-Tex and PPP x PP "C". Some I've only grown once before and I'm trying lots of others to see which ones come out on top this year. If I find some of each color/category that I still love my list for next year will be lots shorter.

kath

Thank you, Kath,
I am regrowing Amazon Chocolate as well. I am not sure about heart types. I used to like them when I was a kid. They ware my faves, though I did not know their names.
Now I am in love with black toms. Few pink tomatoes are on my grow list this year. I am given them a chance. I have one heart: Anna Russian. I am excited about two paste: Wessell’s purple pride (RL, 75, paste tomato crossed with Cherokee purple) and Egyptian.
I see that your list has all types and shapes. I am trying to find MY EVERY YEAR grow list. This is my second year of going over board with varieties.

It is comforting to know that I am not the only one.
thank you

kath · April 9, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by efisakov

Thank you, Kath,
I am regrowing Amazon Chocolate as well. I am not sure about heart types. I used to like them when I was a kid. They ware my faves, though I did not know their names.
Now I am in love with black toms. Few pink tomatoes are on my grow list this year. I am given them a chance. I have one heart: Anna Russian. I am excited about two paste: Wessell’s purple pride (RL, 75, paste tomato crossed with Cherokee purple) and Egyptian.
I see that your list has all types and shapes. I am trying to find MY EVERY YEAR grow list. This is my second year of going over board with varieties.

It is comforting to know that I am not the only one.
thank you

..."the only one"?!

You have seen the other lists in this thread, right, Ella? I think most of us are trying to find our "EVERY YEAR grow list" but there are so many temptations in the seemingly endless varieties that are discussed here each year. I seem to like the darks and the pinks the best and the heart types are very appealing to me because of their juicy meatiness but I think they're all so beautiful that I'm hoping to find at least one favorite slicer and cherry in each color. I had hoped that 2 years of craziness was going to be enough but...this is year 4 for me. You've got a great list that contains lots of popular varieties- I hope you find lots of winners!

kath

efisakov · April 10, 2013

Thank you, Kath,
I wish the same to you. After all it is fun.

charley · April 10, 2013

some one should start a new topic (EVERY YEAR GROW LIST) this is only my second year growing tomatoes so looking at these long list of tomatoes it would take years to find the best tastin varieties.but if i had a every year grow list it would help narrow it down a bit

riceke · April 10, 2013

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Originally Posted by Alpinejs

riceke.......my approx. 100 plants have to be potted up twice to get them to Canada in
addition to about 25 more that I distribute enroute. I don't get sore though as I am only
76 yrs old.

Congrats Alpinejs on keping it going after 76 years. Potting and repotting isn't what gets to me but putting them in the ground is a different story. I'm 67 but going on 80 especially after that last planting.

I was just curious as to why so many plants and varieties. I just guess folks grow for different reasons.

efisakov · April 10, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by charley

some one should start a new topic (EVERY YEAR GROW LIST) this is only my second year growing tomatoes so looking at these long list of tomatoes it would take years to find the best tastin varieties.but if i had a every year grow list it would help narrow it down a bit

great idea, Charley,
go for it

Ms. Jitomate · April 10, 2013

I am new to growing heirloom tomatoes. Usually I buy them from a nursery, but this year I decided to select my tomatoes and start from seed. I am amazed by the list that others have shared. I am limited to my small backyard so this year is the most I have ever planted. Here is my little list:

PINK BERKELEY TIE-DYE: from Wild Boar Farms
RED BOAR: from Wild Boar Farms
PINK BOAR: from Wild Boar Farms
SWEET CARNEROS PINK: from Wild Boar Farms
Zapotec Pink Ribbed: from Tomato Growers Supply Company
Mexico: from Tomato Growers Supply Company
German Giant: from Tomato Growers Supply Company
Indigo Rose: from Nichols Garden Nursery
San Marzano: from Peace Valley Farm Supply
Marizol Bratka: Heritage Tomato Seed
Russian Queen: Heritage Tomato Seed
Eva Purple Ball: Heritage Tomato Seed
Egyptian: Heritage Tomato Seed
Cherokee Purple: Peace Valley Farm Supply
Sungold Cherry: Two Dog Nursery
Druzba Bugaria: Heritage Tomato Seed
Sibirskiy Velikan Rozovyi: Heritage Tomato Seed

All were from seed except the Sungold Cherry.

Yak54 · April 11, 2013

I am growing 6 varieties this year. In fact I just started the seeds last night. Trying to keep them warm.

Momotaro
Nicky Crain
Riesentraube
Indian Stripe
Stump of the World
Sekai Ichi

Only one on my "grow every year" list has been Momotaro for the last 10 yrs. or so. Hope to find more varieties to go on that list though.

gryffin · April 12, 2013

I started most of my seeds tonight- I had been planning to grow Milka's Red Bulgarian, but since the seeds haven't yet arrived, I sowed Prue instead for another good sized red. I'm still waiting for seeds for the 2 starred varieties, since my starting tray is full, I need to wait for a couple of varieties to germinate before starting the last 2 anyway.

Reds
Neves Azorean Red
Cuostralee
Prue
Maya & Sion's Airdrie
Fish Lake Oxheart
Danko
Red Brandywine
Zleovo
Hawaiian

Pinks
Pruden's Purple
Aunt Ginny's Purple
Cowlick's Brandywine
Liz Birt
Terhune
Dutka's Pink x2
Tsar Kolokol
Kosovo
Pervaya Lyubov
Yukon Quest

Blacks
Indian Stripe
*Paul Robeson
JD's Special C-Tex
Bear Creek
Spudatula
Rosella Purple
Tasmanian Chocolate
Dwarf Wild Fred

Green When Ripes
Malachite Box

Orange/Yellow/White
Dwarf Mr. Snow
KBX
Orange Minsk
Jaune Flamme
*Blush

**carolyn137** · April 12, 2013

Zleveo

$$$$$$

I think you meant to spell that one Zleovo, from Macedonia.

There are some varieties that I can't spell unless I type each letter very slowly and have the name right in front of me.

That's why I say Malachite Box, instead of the S_______ correct name.

Good looking list.

Carolyn

kath · April 12, 2013

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Originally Posted by carolyn137

There are some varieties that I can't spell unless I type each letter very slowly and have the name right in front of me.

That's why I say Malachite Box, instead of the S_______ correct name.

Carolyn

Well now I feel a bit less guilty about using English translations for some of these tomatoes.

For me it's not so much the spelling but the pronunciations that are the biggest difficulty.

kath

gryffin · April 12, 2013

Oops.

I fixed the spelling- I got it right on the plant tag, but when I typed it up on my iPad, I misspelled it.

Thanks for pointing it out.

April 10, 2013	#231
efisakov Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NJ, zone 7 Posts: 3,162	Thank you, Kath, I wish the same to you. After all it is fun. __________________ Ella God comes along and says, "I think I'm going to create THE tomato!”

April 10, 2013	#235
Ms. Jitomate Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: San Gabriel Valley, CA Posts: 99	I am new to growing heirloom tomatoes. Usually I buy them from a nursery, but this year I decided to select my tomatoes and start from seed. I am amazed by the list that others have shared. I am limited to my small backyard so this year is the most I have ever planted. Here is my little list: PINK BERKELEY TIE-DYE: from Wild Boar Farms RED BOAR: from Wild Boar Farms PINK BOAR: from Wild Boar Farms SWEET CARNEROS PINK: from Wild Boar Farms Zapotec Pink Ribbed: from Tomato Growers Supply Company Mexico: from Tomato Growers Supply Company German Giant: from Tomato Growers Supply Company Indigo Rose: from Nichols Garden Nursery San Marzano: from Peace Valley Farm Supply Marizol Bratka: Heritage Tomato Seed Russian Queen: Heritage Tomato Seed Eva Purple Ball: Heritage Tomato Seed Egyptian: Heritage Tomato Seed Cherokee Purple: Peace Valley Farm Supply Sungold Cherry: Two Dog Nursery Druzba Bugaria: Heritage Tomato Seed Sibirskiy Velikan Rozovyi: Heritage Tomato Seed All were from seed except the Sungold Cherry. Last edited by Ms. Jitomate; April 10, 2013 at 05:17 PM. Reason: typo, added to the list

April 11, 2013	#236
Yak54 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2009 Location: Madison, OH, zone 6 Posts: 461	I am growing 6 varieties this year. In fact I just started the seeds last night. Trying to keep them warm. Momotaro Nicky Crain Riesentraube Indian Stripe Stump of the World Sekai Ichi Only one on my "grow every year" list has been Momotaro for the last 10 yrs. or so. Hope to find more varieties to go on that list though. Last edited by Yak54; April 11, 2013 at 06:35 PM.

April 12, 2013	#237
gryffin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 229	I started most of my seeds tonight- I had been planning to grow Milka's Red Bulgarian, but since the seeds haven't yet arrived, I sowed Prue instead for another good sized red. I'm still waiting for seeds for the 2 starred varieties, since my starting tray is full, I need to wait for a couple of varieties to germinate before starting the last 2 anyway. Reds Neves Azorean Red Cuostralee Prue Maya & Sion's Airdrie Fish Lake Oxheart Danko Red Brandywine Zleovo Hawaiian Pinks Pruden's Purple Aunt Ginny's Purple Cowlick's Brandywine Liz Birt Terhune Dutka's Pink x2 Tsar Kolokol Kosovo Pervaya Lyubov Yukon Quest Blacks Indian Stripe Paul Robeson JD's Special C-Tex Bear Creek Spudatula Rosella Purple Tasmanian Chocolate Dwarf Wild Fred Green When Ripes* Malachite Box Orange/Yellow/White Dwarf Mr. Snow KBX Orange Minsk Jaune Flamme Blush Last edited by gryffin; April 12, 2013 at 09:10 AM.*

April 12, 2013	#238
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	Zleveo $$$$$$ I think you meant to spell that one Zleovo, from Macedonia. There are some varieties that I can't spell unless I type each letter very slowly and have the name right in front of me. That's why I say Malachite Box, instead of the S_______ correct name. Good looking list. Carolyn __________________ Carolyn

April 9, 2013	#227
kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	Hi, Ella! Since I found T'ville in 2010 and have tried hundreds of varieties, the ones I'm still growing again this year include Hays' Tomato, Sandul Moldovan, Amazon Chocolate, Work Release Paste, Terhune, Hawaiian Pineapple, Sungold F1, Chocolate Beefsteak, Daniels, Copper River, Barlow Jap, Fish Lake Oxheart, Giannini, Indian Stripe x possibly Daniels, JD's Special C-Tex and PPP x PP "C". Some I've only grown once before and I'm trying lots of others to see which ones come out on top this year. If I find some of each color/category that I still love my list for next year will be lots shorter. kath

April 9, 2013	#228
Boutique Tomatoes Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Northeast Wisconsin, Zone 5a Posts: 1,109	I grew out 200+ varieties last year to find some that did well in my area and had every intention to scale way back this year. But a few offers of space to grow and outlets for tomatoes and I ended up growing just as many this year, although this list is fairly heavy towards cherry and salad types for my prospective partners/customers. I'm also interested in doing more breeding and have quite a few in the list mostly for breeding purposes.

April 10, 2013	#232
charley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: copperas cove TEXAS Posts: 637	some one should start a new topic (EVERY YEAR GROW LIST) this is only my second year growing tomatoes so looking at these long list of tomatoes it would take years to find the best tastin varieties.but if i had a every year grow list it would help narrow it down a bit

April 12, 2013	#240
gryffin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 229	Oops. I fixed the spelling- I got it right on the plant tag, but when I typed it up on my iPad, I misspelled it. Thanks for pointing it out.