Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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March 15, 2018 | #16 |
Tomatovillian™
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Wait... there's a BKX? I knew there was a KBX.. but never knew about a BKX. Potato leaf sport of Black Krim?
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March 15, 2018 | #17 |
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Yes, I'm trying it for the first time this year.
I attempted last year but didn't make it - russet mite wiped out everything in ground. |
March 15, 2018 | #18 |
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BKX is a potato leafed version of Blqck Krim. Seeds available from Secret Seed Cartel, for one, maybe others. I am trying it myself this year. SSC has some interesting varieties.
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March 28, 2018 | #19 |
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Keeping the thread açtive, with a question. GERMAN JOHNSON How do you compare it to other varieties in its class? The reason I am asking is that i picked one GJ at Lowes. Heard the name a lot but don,t remember any details. So now i have 2 varietied with GERMAN in the name , German Queen German Johnson.
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March 28, 2018 | #20 |
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You compare them any way you wish. German Johnson vs. German Queen would be a good versus pair as they are both pink beefsteaks 1-2 lbs. Why not compare them for taste, productivity, disease resistance, etc.
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March 28, 2018 | #21 |
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I'm not growing any of these, and don't currently have room to grow them, nor do I expect to at any time this year, but I would love to see a side-by-side comparison of:
Big Boy vs Better Boy vs Best Boy vs Super Boy vs Brandy Boy (vs any other boys I can't think of)... ..if for no other reason than they all end in boy and I think it would be fun. I think a similar thing could be done with all the various "girl tomatoes" too.
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March 28, 2018 | #22 |
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March 28, 2018 | #23 | |
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I crossed a PL Early Girl with one and have been stabilizing the cross. They are good, nice shaped large red beefsteaks that are fairly early. |
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March 29, 2018 | #24 |
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Location: Wyoming
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There is Joyce's Brandywine -- slightly earlier (perhaps a week) -- reportedly Chuck Wyatt selection from Sudduth.
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April 6, 2018 | #25 | |
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Location: Alliance Nebraska
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I grew Big Boy and Better Boy and Whopper two years ago and I ranked the Whopper as better than either of the boys. Whopper was very good but Big Beef still took it down in taste tests. I do agree though that a King of the Boys mater match would be cool. I still think if anyone of them could match BgBf's mildly acidic rich tomatoey taste they'd be talked about as much as BgBf is. Something about the after taste of Big Beef reminds me that I just had a wonderful fruit. Something none of the boys can do. . I think Burpee messed up with Steak Sandwich. That's a dang good one that I personally believe should have been given a better name with "boy" in it! When I grew it the fruit was a bright pink with beautiful red insides. That was a good tomato that rivaled Big Beef. I never compared it to bgbf that year because I grew it as a hamburger topping and i only realized how good it was when I ate the last few sliced with salt. I need to grow that one again. Alas I am done with commercial hybrids. Too many heirlooms to try and my neighbor grows Whopper exclusively and she gives me tons of them if she catches me out in my yard. I like the idea of sorta kinda developing my own landracers and generous peeps here have sent me some really good stabilized hybrids and open pollinated seeds. So at my place it's gonna be Joseph's Landracers vs destiny! |
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April 10, 2018 | #26 |
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I've got a couple this year:
Brandywine Sudduth's vs Brandywine Cowlick's Black Krim vs Noire de Crimee (tried last year but my NDC was off type last year) |
April 10, 2018 | #27 | |
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Yes - I tried it some years ago, impressed to try all members of the 'Black Krim' clan. Not impressive, it was late and also stingy .. Compared to the RP BK or the Noire de Crimee, it was nothing special. |
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April 10, 2018 | #28 | |
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April 10, 2018 | #30 | |
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