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**carolyn137** · December 13, 2007

Both bcday and I have found some errors and I called Linda today to let her know about them. She laughed a lot when I told her that the price of Todd County Amish seeds were $30.

So in reading thru if you find any errors please post them here and if they've already been noted I'll say so and for any new ones I'll pass on the info to Linda who will pass on the info to her Webmaster.

She said that folks should soon be getting their catalogs b'c they're sent third class so it does take a while. And she said any errors of course can't be fixed re the print catalog until next year.

Thanks.

shelleybean · December 13, 2007

I noticed they listed New Big Dwarf as a determinate variety. I was under the impression it produced all season.

**carolyn137** · December 13, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by shelleybean

I noticed they listed New Big Dwarf as a determinate variety. I was under the impression it produced all season.

It is a determinate.

There's not a perfect correlation between a variety being determinate and having a concentrated set of fruits vs those determinates that produce most of the season.

shelleybean · December 13, 2007

Hmm. Well then I'm glad I didn't put NBD on my list for 2008 then because I though it behaved as an indeterminate in a dwarf body.

Something here made me think that but I guess that's not really the case.

TomatoDon · December 13, 2007

Is anyone but me having trouble using the "search" feature in the new TGS on line catalog? I've tried several ways and it can't locate varieties that I know are there. It doesn't seem to show up results on any search I do. Or maybe it is just me.

Don

bcday · December 13, 2007

Above the box where you type in what you want to search for, does it say catalog #? If you are trying to look for a name, click on the little blue square and select name or all fields from the drop-down menu. Not sure what you mean by tried several ways, but this turned out to be why the search feature didn't work for me.

**carolyn137** · December 14, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by don06

Is anyone but me having trouble using the "search" feature in the new TGS on line catalog? I've tried several ways and it can't locate varieties that I know are there. It doesn't seem to show up results on any search I do. Or maybe it is just me.

Don

Linda also said that not everything is done at the website and gave large quantity seed amounts as one example.

So maybe the search feature is another example.

As I've said many times here and elsewhere, give me a catalog to curl up with b'c sitting and looking at a screen just doesn't do it for me.

If the search feature doesn't shape up in the next week and if others are also having problems with it I'd be glad to tell Linda about that as well.

bcday · December 14, 2007

Carolyn, the search feature works. It's just that it defaults to search by catalog #, and people don't notice that. Once you change the menu selection to search by name, you can type in Kosovo and it will find it.

I think TGS should change the default search to 'name' or 'all fields', or get rid of the menu altogether to make the search feature easier for people to use. Who searches by catalog # anyway? We don't post comments saying this or that catalog # is a great tomato, LOL.

TomatoDon · December 13, 2007

That worked! Thanks!

Don

**Lee** · December 14, 2007

Just noticed they spell Cuostralee as Coustralee......

feldon30 · December 20, 2007

Just got my TGS catalog, a few days after receiving my order. The TGS catalog is a thing of beauty. Eye-popping accurate color. Straightforward, clean, easy-to-read design. Wow!

Worth1 · December 20, 2007

I have no idea if I have anything at the post office.
I haven't checked in two weeks.
My second garden is on the way to the post office and I was going to check today but I cant find my Po box key.

The wife has been given instructions to check today after work.

I hope my seeds get here soon I want to plant seeds.
Not that I don't already have enough seeds to get started.

Ill be glad when Christmas is over so they can put out the gardening stuff.

Worth

Ruth_10 · December 21, 2007

I got my TGS catalog two days ago. I had to sit right down and read through it.

Good ole USPS mangled it, though. The front cover was half ripped off

(the ripped half was attached with one piece of tape) and half of the first page was also ripped off and was not attached.

Baker Creek came today. It looks nice but I hate being preached at.

troad · December 22, 2007

Received my TGS catalog yesterday. Was great to get pictures of the tomatoes I ordered the day before yesterday

. Timing is everything. Hope to get some.

Alpinejs · December 19, 2012

Worth.....several years late, but I totally agree with you. Most garden sections take the
hit for Christmas decorations, gift wrap, etc. Even common things like tomato cages are
not available.

BTW, Worth, I am one of many that misses your posts and wish you would recant on your
decision over a relatively minor issue that was 90% misunderstanding. You added a flair that
made the board more fun, so........Worth.....come home!! Many others thought it, so I said
it for them!

December 13, 2007	#1
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	Both bcday and I have found some errors and I called Linda today to let her know about them. She laughed a lot when I told her that the price of Todd County Amish seeds were $30. So in reading thru if you find any errors please post them here and if they've already been noted I'll say so and for any new ones I'll pass on the info to Linda who will pass on the info to her Webmaster. She said that folks should soon be getting their catalogs b'c they're sent third class so it does take a while. And she said any errors of course can't be fixed re the print catalog until next year. Thanks. __________________ Carolyn

December 13, 2007	#2
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	I noticed they listed New Big Dwarf as a determinate variety. I was under the impression it produced all season. __________________ Michele

December 13, 2007	#4
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	Hmm. Well then I'm glad I didn't put NBD on my list for 2008 then because I though it behaved as an indeterminate in a dwarf body. Something here made me think that but I guess that's not really the case. __________________ Michele

December 13, 2007	#5
TomatoDon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MS Posts: 1,523	Is anyone but me having trouble using the "search" feature in the new TGS on line catalog? I've tried several ways and it can't locate varieties that I know are there. It doesn't seem to show up results on any search I do. Or maybe it is just me. Don __________________ Zone 7B, N. MS

December 13, 2007	#9
TomatoDon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MS Posts: 1,523	That worked! Thanks! Don __________________ Zone 7B, N. MS

December 13, 2007	#6
bcday Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NY z5 Posts: 1,205	Above the box where you type in what you want to search for, does it say catalog #? If you are trying to look for a name, click on the little blue square and select name or all fields from the drop-down menu. Not sure what you mean by tried several ways, but this turned out to be why the search feature didn't work for me.

December 14, 2007	#8
bcday Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NY z5 Posts: 1,205	Carolyn, the search feature works. It's just that it defaults to search by catalog #, and people don't notice that. Once you change the menu selection to search by name, you can type in Kosovo and it will find it. I think TGS should change the default search to 'name' or 'all fields', or get rid of the menu altogether to make the search feature easier for people to use. Who searches by catalog # anyway? We don't post comments saying this or that catalog # is a great tomato, LOL.

December 14, 2007	#10
Lee Tomatopalooza™ Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NC-Zone 7 Posts: 2,188	Just noticed they spell Cuostralee as Coustralee...... __________________ Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put one in a fruit salad. Cuostralee - The best thing on sliced bread.

December 20, 2007	#11
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	Just got my TGS catalog, a few days after receiving my order. The TGS catalog is a thing of beauty. Eye-popping accurate color. Straightforward, clean, easy-to-read design. Wow! __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

December 20, 2007	#12
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I have no idea if I have anything at the post office. I haven't checked in two weeks. My second garden is on the way to the post office and I was going to check today but I cant find my Po box key. The wife has been given instructions to check today after work. I hope my seeds get here soon I want to plant seeds. Not that I don't already have enough seeds to get started. Ill be glad when Christmas is over so they can put out the gardening stuff. Worth

December 21, 2007	#13
Ruth_10 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MO z6a near St. Louis Posts: 1,349	I got my TGS catalog two days ago. I had to sit right down and read through it. Good ole USPS mangled it, though. The front cover was half ripped off (the ripped half was attached with one piece of tape) and half of the first page was also ripped off and was not attached. Baker Creek came today. It looks nice but I hate being preached at. __________________ --Ruth Some say the glass half-full. Others say the glass is half-empty. To an engineer, it’s twice as big as it needs to be.

December 22, 2007	#14
troad Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Des Moines, WA. Posts: 358	TGS catalog Received my TGS catalog yesterday. Was great to get pictures of the tomatoes I ordered the day before yesterday . Timing is everything. Hope to get some. __________________ There's a fine line between gardening and madness.

December 19, 2012	#15
Alpinejs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Alpine, Calif. in winter. Sandpoint Lake, Ont. Canada summers Posts: 850	Worth.....several years late, but I totally agree with you. Most garden sections take the hit for Christmas decorations, gift wrap, etc. Even common things like tomato cages are not available. BTW, Worth, I am one of many that misses your posts and wish you would recant on your decision over a relatively minor issue that was 90% misunderstanding. You added a flair that made the board more fun, so........Worth.....come home!! Many others thought it, so I said it for them!