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Old May 1, 2012   #1
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Default Tomatopalooza....numbah TEN!

Saturday July 28.

Working out the details - location will be the wonderful home/farm location in Efland, NC - Jimmy and Fred hosted two Tomatopaloozas some years ago (including the ones attended by Rena/Suze/Feldon/Mischka and other Tvillians the first time there, and Patrina and other Tvillians the following year).

Stay tuned for more details as they develop!
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Old May 2, 2012   #2
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Wonderful! Reaaaaaly want to make it this year - w/J.Michael's if you want!
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Woo Hoo! I'll be there!!

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Darn it! That's the first day of my vacation.

My family and I are headed in the opposite direction from Efland that day.

Oh well, maybe next year.

Hey Craig! If I have some dwarf tomatoes ready at that time, would you possibly want me to get them to you before the event? Obviously, I don't expect a firm answer at this time, and I don't know how my schedule will be that week.

But if you want to try them, or take them for others to try, I could tentatively plan on doing that. I'm hoping to have Waratah, Tasmanian Red, and Zig Zag Wattle.
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Yay, been waiting to hear when this would be!
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Yeah! I've got it on the calendar! Hoping to have lots of dwarfs and Chocolate Truffles to taste.

Praying the weather will be a bit cooler than last year.
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Web page updated now with event details and registration instructions.

Look forward to seeing y'all there... Gotta fix that typo subject line...

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P.S. Stormy, J. Michael's sounds great... I was bummed you gave my
cheesesteak to Craig last time!

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On the calendar! Looking forward to contributing more than just bread this year.
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Finally some news - or will be! We are having a planning meeting on Sunday evening at the hosts' house/farm - with a long agenda.....following that, we will be able to be clear on exactly how Tomatopalooza will go on this year. It will be a nice, relaxed atmosphere - we've had two great events at this location in the past - and since it is number 10, we may be adding a few aspects in, as well as relaxing some of the perhaps perceived to be more structured aspects of the last few years.....(no worries about limiting numbers, parking issues, etc) - I am pondering adding more food - Salsa contest, maybe? - anyway - stay tuned!
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Craig if we still lived in my DH home (KY) we would make a weekend trip to this.

hope your's and other contributors' tomatoes are perfect for the tasting.
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My daughter has a new Tomatopalooza website in development - well, it's launched, actually - but we are making changes to it often!

http://tomatopalooza.weebly.com/index.html
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Hey NC’s ‘My daughter’ - Great site.
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Just a bit more than one week from Tomatopalooza X! For those who plan on attending...please do go to the website - link here again - http://tomatopalooza.weebly.com/ - and register (simple process - just if you are coming/numbers, if you are bringing tomatoes, and if you want to enter the Salsa competition).

I am hoping my tomato supply holds out - if it were this weekend, I could probably bring over 100 varieties! By next weekend...who knows!
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Old July 26, 2012   #15
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This is somewhat tentative - some of these may not make it to Saturday in edible condition (watching for leakers and fruit flies!) - but if all goes well, I will be bringing the majority of the list below for tasting:

Indeterminates:

Blush
Green Zebra Cherry
Sungold
Sungold Select II
Maglia Rose
Mexico Midget
Casey's Pure yellow cross red cherry
Lucky Cross
Aunt Ruby's German Green
Nelson's Golden Giant
Maiden's Gold
Giant Syrian
Burgundy Traveler
Farmers Market Bicolor
Cherokee Chocolate
Selwin Yellow
Cherokee Green
Dana's Dusky Rose
Kellogg's Breakfast
JD Special C-Tex
Abraham Lincoln
Anna Russian
Hege's German Pink
German Johnson Potato leaf
Piennolo
Dester Amish
Bridge Mikes
Nepal
Cherokee Purple
Lillian's Yellow Heirloom
Hillbilly red cross
Caitin's Lucky Stripe
Cour du Bui
Arkansas Traveler
Teddy Smooth
Sorrento
Reinhard Chocolate Heart
Speckled Roman
Casey's Pure Yellow cross large yellow striped
Green Giant cross large pink
Trader Joe Yellow Cherry
Green Doctor
Green Grape
Cherokee Chocolate cross small red
Torre Canne
Yellow Bell
Green Giant
Amana Orange
Taps regular leaf
Druzba
Polish
Strawberry Margarita
Big Willy
German Johnson regular leaf

Dwarf Tomatoes

Dainty F1
Dwarf Caitydid
Dwarf Russian Swirl 3467
Striped Tidy
Dwarf Blazing Beauty 3434
Dwarf Blazing Beauty 3435
Green Beauty 3366
Uluru Ochre 3481
Grizzly red
Boronia 3463
Loxton Lad 3432
TastyWine 11-154
Summertime Gold 2512
Uluru Ochre 3460
Dwarf Sweet Scarlet 3412
Dwarf Arctic Rose
Dwarf Leesha
Summertime Gold 08-145
Dopey F2 selection 1
Dopey F2 selection 2
Dopey F2 selection 3
Dopey F2 selection 4
Ivalde F2 selection 2
Ivalde F2 selection 4
Dwarf Rosella Giant purple 3443
Summetime Gold 11-181
Wherokowhai 3505
Harmony F1
Uluru Ochre 11-147
Bendigo Blush
Rosella Crimson 3445
Rosella Crimson 3444
Loxton Lad
Loxton Lass
Dwarf Sweet Scarlet 3457
Wherokowhai 3437
Dwarf Blazing Beauty 3410
Wherokowhai 3437
TastyWine 3411
Uluru Ochre 3460
Dwarf Jade Beauty
Dwarf Beryl Beauty
Dwarf Golden Heart
Beauty King yellow striped
Dwarf Kelly Green
Boronia 11-160
Dwarf Sweet Sue
Fred's Tie Dye
Dwarf Lemon Ice 3513
Dwarf Lemon Ice 3156
Dwarf Pink Passion 3180
Beauty Yellow green striped
Pesty striped
Summer Sunrise
Blazing Beauty 11-40
Cheerful F1
Yukon Quest
Barossa Moon 3431
Sarandipity 3466
Summertime Gold 2512
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