Seeds are sown...

Hunt-Grow-Cook · February 23, 2015

Finally after much anticipation and fighting the urge to start them two weeks ago, I was able to finalize a list and get some seeds started. Scaled back slighty from last year, and many new to me varieties...does the obsession ever go away?!

Rebel Yell
Vorlon
JD's Special C-Tex
Grub's Mystery Green
Malachite Box
Pink Berkley Tie Dye
Berkley Tie Dye Heart
Anna Russian
Red Barn
Sweet Ozark Orange
Sweet Caneros Pink
Wes
Martinos Roma
Principe Borghese

Amborisa Gold
Amborisa Red
Verde Claro
Medovya Kaplya
Muddy Waters
Dark Galaxy

And dwarfs that will be grown in 5gal Smart Pots:
Summertime Green
Summertime Gold
Rosella Crimson
Rosella Purple
Uluru Ochre
Chocolate Lightning
Sweet Scarlet
Blazing Beauty
Yukon Quest

Looking forward to the 2015 season.

Hunt-Grow-Cook · February 23, 2015

Peppers were started 4 weeks ago and I have the following that I just transplanted into solo cups:

Datil
Maules Red hot
Punjab Lai
Ethiopian Brown
Fish Pepper
Lemon Drop
Hinklehatz
Fatali

Criolla De Cocina
San Pedro
Bishops Hat
Arroz Con Pollo
Corno Di Rosso

Things are coming along nicely.

Sun City Linda · February 23, 2015

Looks like lots and lots of great varieties. "Does the obsession ever go away?"

Geezer · February 24, 2015

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Originally Posted by Sun City Linda

Looks like lots and lots of great varieties. "Does the obsession ever go away?"

There's always room for "just one more.....".

Gardeneer · February 26, 2015

Here are my 2015 choices:

=== Ananas Noir
=== Arbuznyi
=== Azoychka
=== Black from Tula
=== Brandy Boy (seedling)
=== Mr. Stripy
=== Black Cherry
=== Cherokee Purple
=== Druzba
DWARVES:
=== Pink Passion (seedling)
=== Polish DWF (seedling)
=== Purple Heart (seedling)
=== Fourth of July (sown)
=== Hahms Gelbe Topftomate (seedling)
=== Rosella Crimson (seedling)
MORE
=== Japanese Black Trifele
=== Kellogs Breakfast
=== Rio Grande
=== Rutgers
=== Siletz
=== Willamette
=== Legend
PLUS:
Three vars of cherries from store bought heirloom/OP
=== Large Red Cherry
=== Large golden Graape
=== Large Orange Cherry
=== Mini Roma like Grape

(seedling) = they are growing now

Hunt-Grow-Cook · February 26, 2015

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Originally Posted by Geezer

There's always room for "just one more.....".

The "scaled back slightly from last year" really just means Im saving room for the last minute additions that randomly find their way into my garden.

First wave of seedlings popped yesterday, I predict I will come home to quite a few more. Dealing with way more helmet heads than I have ever dealt with and it has me a little frustrated. Hopefully they wil right themselves. Peppers are doing great and will be getting their first feeding tonight. I will try to post pictures sometime in the next few days.

Hunt-Grow-Cook · February 26, 2015

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Originally Posted by Gardeneer

Here are my 2015 choices:

=== Ananas Noir
=== Arbuznyi
=== Azoychka
=== Black from Tula
=== Brandy Boy (seedling)
=== Mr. Stripy
=== Black Cherry
=== Cherokee Purple
=== Druzba
DWARVES:
=== Pink Passion (seedling)
=== Polish DWF (seedling)
=== Purple Heart (seedling)
=== Fourth of July (sown)
=== Hahms Gelbe Topftomate (seedling)
=== Rosella Crimson (seedling)
MORE
=== Japanese Black Trifele
=== Kellogs Breakfast
=== Rio Grande
=== Rutgers
=== Siletz
=== Willamette
=== Legend
PLUS:
Three vars of cherries from store bought heirloom/OP
=== Large Red Cherry
=== Large golden Graape
=== Large Orange Cherry
=== Mini Roma like Grape

(seedling) = they are growing now

Good stuff, Ive grown a few of those myself. I'll be interested in your thoughts on the 2 new dwarf project releases. The pink passion and purple heart almost made the cut, but I had a few others I was wanting to try more. Perhaps we can trade seed at the end of the grow season? Good luck to you, thanks for sharing.

Sun City Linda · February 26, 2015

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Originally Posted by Hunt-Grow-Cook

The "scaled back slightly from last year" really just means Im saving room for the last minute additions that randomly find their way into my garden.

First wave of seedlings popped yesterday, I predict I will come home to quite a few more. Dealing with way more helmet heads than I have ever dealt with and it has me a little frustrated. Hopefully they wil right themselves. Peppers are doing great and will be getting their first feeding tonight. I will try to post pictures sometime in the next few days.

I had a lot of them this year too. Not sure if its because a lot of my seed is getting a little older or what. I had to spray water and really work on some to get them free.

Hunt-Grow-Cook · February 26, 2015

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Originally Posted by Sun City Linda

I had a lot of them this year too. Not sure if its because a lot of my seed is getting a little older or what. I had to spray water and really work on some to get them free.

Between the spray bottle and a little saliva between the fingers I can usually save most. What suprised me was the number of them within a few varities. I planted Rebel Yell and had 12 of 12 come up with helmets. A couple other varieties had at least half with helmets. Im used to one or two within a variety. I dont even think i had 12 helmets total last year of over 100 seeds sown. Just odd to me...I almost wondered if I hadn't sown them deep enough or something. We will see how they fair. Ive still got some time, and I will be sowing a small flat of back-ups this week.

Dutch · February 26, 2015

Gardeneer, You might want to move Fourth of July out of your dwarves category. I believe it is an indeterminate and quite an aggressive growing plant. It grows well under a wide range of temperature conditions, so it’s a keeper, just give it some room.
Dutch

Sun City Linda · February 26, 2015

Dutch I saw that too, and although Fourth of July is not a Dwarf as such, it does top out, at least for me at a few feet. Although I have always grown it in a 7 gallon container. I don't grow it so much as an early as I do a tomato that will take the heat!

Gardeneer · February 28, 2015

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Originally Posted by Hunt-Grow-Cook

Good stuff, Ive grown a few of those myself. I'll be interested in your thoughts on the 2 new dwarf project releases. The pink passion and purple heart almost made the cut, but I had a few others I was wanting to try more. Perhaps we can trade seed at the end of the grow season? Good luck to you, thanks for sharing.

Thanks HGC,

I am growing those for the first time.
Gladly will report back on them when the time comes. There has been nice write up on them at Sample Seeds Shop, where I got the seeds from.
I wanted post a picture from my PC but couldn't do it.

Hunt-Grow-Cook · March 9, 2015

Pics added

February 23, 2015	#1
Hunt-Grow-Cook Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 360	Seeds are sown... Finally after much anticipation and fighting the urge to start them two weeks ago, I was able to finalize a list and get some seeds started. Scaled back slighty from last year, and many new to me varieties...does the obsession ever go away?! Rebel Yell Vorlon JD's Special C-Tex Grub's Mystery Green Malachite Box Pink Berkley Tie Dye Berkley Tie Dye Heart Anna Russian Red Barn Sweet Ozark Orange Sweet Caneros Pink Wes Martinos Roma Principe Borghese Amborisa Gold Amborisa Red Verde Claro Medovya Kaplya Muddy Waters Dark Galaxy And dwarfs that will be grown in 5gal Smart Pots: Summertime Green Summertime Gold Rosella Crimson Rosella Purple Uluru Ochre Chocolate Lightning Sweet Scarlet Blazing Beauty Yukon Quest Looking forward to the 2015 season. Last edited by Hunt-Grow-Cook; February 23, 2015 at 12:57 PM.

February 26, 2015	#10
Dutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: S.E. Wisconsin Zone 5b Posts: 1,831	Gardeneer, You might want to move Fourth of July out of your dwarves category. I believe it is an indeterminate and quite an aggressive growing plant. It grows well under a wide range of temperature conditions, so it’s a keeper, just give it some room. Dutch __________________ "Discretion is the better part of valor" Charles Churchill The intuitive mind is a gift, and the rational mind is a faithful servant. But we have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift. (paraphrased) Albert Einstein I come from a long line of sod busters, spanning back several centuries.

February 23, 2015	#3
Sun City Linda Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SoCal Inland Posts: 2,705	Looks like lots and lots of great varieties. "Does the obsession ever go away?"

February 26, 2015	#5
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,909	Here are my 2015 choices: === Ananas Noir === Arbuznyi === Azoychka === Black from Tula === Brandy Boy (seedling) === Mr. Stripy === Black Cherry === Cherokee Purple === Druzba DWARVES: === Pink Passion (seedling) === Polish DWF (seedling) === Purple Heart (seedling) === Fourth of July (sown) === Hahms Gelbe Topftomate (seedling) === Rosella Crimson (seedling) MORE === Japanese Black Trifele === Kellogs Breakfast === Rio Grande === Rutgers === Siletz === Willamette === Legend PLUS: Three vars of cherries from store bought heirloom/OP === Large Red Cherry === Large golden Graape === Large Orange Cherry === Mini Roma like Grape (seedling) = they are growing now