2015 Grow lists - Is it Time?? - Page 2

Father'sDaughter · January 17, 2015

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Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

Father'sDaughter, I see that Antique Roman is a repeat *. It is one we are thinking of growing. I'm wondering how well they grow, taste, etc.? We are also thinking of growing Banana Legs, Chico III, and Opalka. Spelling may be wrong?

They grow like a lot of the other elongated pastes -- whispy foliage on a vining plant that can grow quite tall very quickly! Production was the same as most other varieties in my garden last year -- good, but not great. Tomatoes were very dense and meaty with good flavor for a paste, not like some pastes with little to no flavor until you cook them. Someone sent me the seeds as part of an SASE offer I did a few years back and last year was the first time I got around to growing them.

Father'sDaughter · January 17, 2015

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Originally Posted by Salsacharley

Here's my list

Wow!!!

**carolyn137** · January 17, 2015

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Originally Posted by Salsacharley

Here's my list

God grief, I think you need some counseling.

I didn't have time to go through it and take a good look but will do so when I have time.

I don't have a clue as to what I'll have here at home right now and someone else grows the plants for me and Freda takes care of them for me, but they will all be new ones from my seed offer if I ever get that posted. I reserved a place for my 2015 seed offer in the trade subforum, and I'm a week later than normal but some other personal medical issues have come up so right now I have no idea when I'll get it done.

Carolyn

January 17, 2015

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Originally Posted by Salsacharley

Here's my list

200 varieties is a nice size list.

Have you grown Pink Furry Boar before?

AlittleSalt · January 17, 2015

My grow list that I have narrowed down many times. I tried to chose varieties that should do well in Texas, zone 8A. I am open to suggestions, comments, etc. The ones in red are ones that have already been started.

Tomatoes by Color
36
Bi-Color
Bumblebee, Bosque Blue – 3 plants
Starfire Isis
Blush

Black
Black Cherry – 3 plants
Black Plum
Japanese Black Trifele

Blue
Dancing With Smurfs

Gold
Sun Gold - F1 – 3 plants
Golden Jubilee

Green
Malakhitovaya Shkatulka
Green Zebra

Orange
Amish Gold

Pink
Bali - ribbed
Pink Ping Pong
Porter – 3 plants
Bradley
Zapotec - ribbed
Work Release – Heart

Red
Ambrosia Red
Antique Roman Paste
Litchi - 3 plants
Matt's Wild Cherry – 3 plants
Peacevine
Riesentraube – Multiflora – 3 plants
Sioux
Mayo's Delight - Heart
Super Sweet 100 – 3 plants

Striped
Indian Stripe
Spike

White
Coyote
Snow White

Yellow
Chang Li
Banana Legs
Ildi
Hssiao His Hung Shih
Yellow Riesentraube – Multiflora– 3 plants

aclum · January 17, 2015

Hi,

Here's my list so far. I just finished planting 2 seeds each of the following 30 varieties:

Blacks

Bear Creek
Margaret Curtain
Dana's Dusky Rose
Carbon
BKX
Gary'O Sena
JD's Special-C Tex

Hearts

Donskoi
Lee's Sweet
Wolford Wonder
Work Release Paste
German Red Strawberry
Wes
Russian 117

Misc. Colors
KBX - Orange
Captain Lucky - Tri-Color
Lucky Cross - Bi-Color
Virginia Sweets - Bi-Color

Reds
Dona F1
Red Barn

Pinks

Bradley
Cowlick's Brandywine
German Johnson
Crnkovic Yugoslavian
Goose Creek
Wins All
Purple Dog Creek
Daniels
African Queen

Cherry
Sweet Linda

I'm planning on grafting all of my plants this year and I only have enough rootstock started for 1 each of the 30 varieties listed above. Once I can get some more rootstock started (seeds on backorder), I'll be adding a dozen or so new varieties to the list. That's the plan anyway...

Anne

crazyoldgooseman · January 18, 2015

This year I am going to try to grow only these.

Slicers (my wife and I work together and people think we are nuts because we eat only tomato and mayo sandwiches for months, LOL)

Suddiths Brandywine
Cowlicks Brandywines
KBX
Cherokee Purple

For Sauce (we freeze about 20 gal bags each year)

San Marzano Redorta
San Marzano
Roma (taste is blah, but they have a lotta meat, low moisture)
Bronkenbar's Costuluto Genovese

and Sweet 100 cherrys by the back door for ease of snacking

But then I will be at the local farm store and in a weak moment I will give in to my addiction and have to buy some more plants even though I grow all my own plants and give many more plants away than I grow?

I don't make sense

crazyoldgooseman · January 18, 2015

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Originally Posted by Father'sDaughter

I haven't seen a thread yet, so maybe it's too early. But if I don't make a declaration, I'll just keep changing my mind! So here we go.

Eating, in ground:

Franchi cherry*
Barlow Jap
Dester*
Giant Belgium*
Russian 117
Russian 117 NOT*
Tarasanko 6*

Pastes in Ground:

Antique Roman*
Buddy Runyon
Casino*
Chico Grande
Costoluto Genovese*
Federle*
George Ditska's Italian Red
Hog Heart Paste*
Nudi Family Heirloom*
Santa Maria*
Shedra Sliva Tarasenka
Super Italian Paste
Venetian Marketplace

Five Gallon Grow Bags:

Morovsky Div
Early Wonder Pink*
San Marzano Nano
Whichever Dwarf Project Varieties I'm assigned

* Repeats

I've had rotten luck with every San Marzano variety I've tried, but I'm going to give the Nano's a try in a grow bag.

Have you tried San Marzano Redorta? I like them the best (pictured in my Avatar)

Edit: I just saw that you did try SMR, sorry.

roper2008 · January 18, 2015

This is what I plan to grow. Hopefully I get them all in my garden.

Fish Lake Oxheart
Mediterranean
Livingston Giant Oxheart
Bull's Heart from TGS
Paul Robeson
Costoluto Florentino
Mortgage Lifter (estlers strain)
Gezahnte
Dester

Black Cherry
Sungold
Snow White
Grape cherry
Ambrosia gold or red (undecided which color)
Blue cherry (undecided which one)

I'm probably forgetting something.

Vespertino · January 18, 2015

Thank you for starting this thread. I love reading everyone's grow lists. If I could I'd probably grow them all, but that's not realistic, so it's nice to see who is growing what so if I am particularly curious about a variety I know who to ask.

Here's my list. I'm going cherry and dwarf heavy this year, but I'll still have some beefsteaks for BLTs

To get all these in my yard will ride upon my success adding an RGGS PVC pipe system with root pouches. Asterisk signifies that I've grown it before.

Dwarfs:
Summertime green dwarf*
Rosella purple dwarf*
Dwarf arctic rose*
Sweet scarlet dwarf
Dwarf kelly green

Medium sized:
Green Zebra

Cherry:
Sungold*
Rose Quartz Multiflora*
Black Cherry
Green Zebra Cherry
Pink Bumble Bee
Green Doctors
Tschalma
Evans Purple Pear*

Beefsteak:
Caspian Pink*
KBX*
JD's Special C-Tex*
Vorlon*
Kentucky Beefsteak

Peppers:
Aji Dulce
Anaheim
Lemon Drop
Some kind of paprika pepper I don't remember the name

Veggies & other:
sugar ann snap peas*
delikatesse cucumber*
striata di italiana zucchini*
Italian fennel
craupadine beets
chives
garlic
shallots
lemongrass*
thai basil*
lemon basil*

shelleybean · January 18, 2015

My tomatoes had to be cut back a bit to allow room for more peppers this time. Most will be eaten fresh but I'll can and freeze some of the beefsteaks and dry a lot of the cherries for later.

Stump of the World
African Queen
Lillian's Yellow (new to me this season)
Elfie
Green Giant
Rose Quartz Multiflora (I've grown the regular but not the multiflora)
Galina's
Green Doctors Frosted (I've grown the regular but not the frosted version)

I'm also starting some New Big Dwarf seedlings for friends who grow in containers. I might pop one into the half whiskey barrel I have back by the shed, just to try it.

PaulF · January 18, 2015

Here's my list from a couple of weeks ago...it has not changed...yet

TOMATOES 2015

1884
AMANA PINK
AMBROSIA RED
AUNT GERTIES GOLD
BEAR CLAW
BEAR CREEK
BELIEVE IT OR NOT
BLACK CHERRY
BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN
BUTTER AND BULL’S HEART
CHEROKEE PURPLE
DELICIOUS
DEBBIE
DEPP’S PINK FIREFLY
GERMAN GIANT
GIANT BELGIUM
GOLIATH
GRANDFATHER ASHLOCK
GRANDPA WILLIE
ITALIAN SWEET
KELLOGG’S BREAKFAST/KBX
KOLB
KOPOL LONDON
LENNIE AND GRACIE’S KENTUCKYHEIRLOOM YELLOW
LESCANA ROMANIAN HEART
LILLIAN’S YELLOW HEIRLOOM
LUDMILLA’S PINK HEART
MARIANN’S PEACE
PINK CADDILAC
RED BARN
STUMP OF THE WORLD
THESSALONIKI
THUNDER CREEK
ZADE WILSON
ZEKE DISHMAN

PEPPERS 2015

BURAN
CHINESE GIANT
FRANK’S SWEET
GIANT ARCONCAGUA
GIANT MARCONI
GOLDEN TREASURE
ORANGE BELL
TA-TONG

SharonRossy · January 18, 2015

Ok now I have to pull out my seeds and makes me serious decisions. Thanks for starting this thread!

shelleybean · January 18, 2015

I just posted my list an hour ago and since then, I've added Dester, so who knows what will end up in here!

ChristinaJo · January 18, 2015

Fathers Daughter,

What is your dad(or you) doing different in your gardens? I would compare notes!
I'm just curious

January 17, 2015	#20
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	My grow list that I have narrowed down many times. I tried to chose varieties that should do well in Texas, zone 8A. I am open to suggestions, comments, etc. The ones in red are ones that have already been started. Tomatoes by Color 36 Bi-Color Bumblebee, Bosque Blue – 3 plants Starfire Isis Blush Black Black Cherry – 3 plants Black Plum Japanese Black Trifele Blue Dancing With Smurfs Gold Sun Gold - F1 – 3 plants Golden Jubilee Green Malakhitovaya Shkatulka Green Zebra Orange Amish Gold Pink Bali - ribbed Pink Ping Pong Porter – 3 plants Bradley Zapotec - ribbed Work Release – Heart Red Ambrosia Red Antique Roman Paste Litchi - 3 plants Matt's Wild Cherry – 3 plants Peacevine Riesentraube – Multiflora – 3 plants Sioux Mayo's Delight - Heart Super Sweet 100 – 3 plants Striped Indian Stripe Spike White Coyote Snow White Yellow Chang Li Banana Legs Ildi Hssiao His Hung Shih Yellow Riesentraube – Multiflora– 3 plants Last edited by AlittleSalt; January 17, 2015 at 10:12 PM.

January 18, 2015	#22
crazyoldgooseman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Southern Maryland 7a Posts: 200	This year I am going to try to grow only these. Slicers (my wife and I work together and people think we are nuts because we eat only tomato and mayo sandwiches for months, LOL) Suddiths Brandywine Cowlicks Brandywines KBX Cherokee Purple For Sauce (we freeze about 20 gal bags each year) San Marzano Redorta San Marzano Roma (taste is blah, but they have a lotta meat, low moisture) Bronkenbar's Costuluto Genovese and Sweet 100 cherrys by the back door for ease of snacking But then I will be at the local farm store and in a weak moment I will give in to my addiction and have to buy some more plants even though I grow all my own plants and give many more plants away than I grow? I don't make sense __________________ Anybody see where I sat my beer? -crazyoldgooseman

January 18, 2015	#25
Vespertino Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Southlake, TX Posts: 743	Thank you for starting this thread. I love reading everyone's grow lists. If I could I'd probably grow them all, but that's not realistic, so it's nice to see who is growing what so if I am particularly curious about a variety I know who to ask. Here's my list. I'm going cherry and dwarf heavy this year, but I'll still have some beefsteaks for BLTs To get all these in my yard will ride upon my success adding an RGGS PVC pipe system with root pouches. Asterisk signifies that I've grown it before. Dwarfs: Summertime green dwarf* Rosella purple dwarf* Dwarf arctic rose* Sweet scarlet dwarf Dwarf kelly green Medium sized: Green Zebra Cherry: Sungold* Rose Quartz Multiflora* Black Cherry Green Zebra Cherry Pink Bumble Bee Green Doctors Tschalma Evans Purple Pear* Beefsteak: Caspian Pink* KBX* JD's Special C-Tex* Vorlon* Kentucky Beefsteak Peppers: Aji Dulce Anaheim Lemon Drop Some kind of paprika pepper I don't remember the name Veggies & other: sugar ann snap peas* delikatesse cucumber* striata di italiana zucchini* Italian fennel craupadine beets chives garlic shallots lemongrass* thai basil* lemon basil* Last edited by Vespertino; January 18, 2015 at 09:12 AM.

January 18, 2015	#26
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	My tomatoes had to be cut back a bit to allow room for more peppers this time. Most will be eaten fresh but I'll can and freeze some of the beefsteaks and dry a lot of the cherries for later. Stump of the World African Queen Lillian's Yellow (new to me this season) Elfie Green Giant Rose Quartz Multiflora (I've grown the regular but not the multiflora) Galina's Green Doctors Frosted (I've grown the regular but not the frosted version) I'm also starting some New Big Dwarf seedlings for friends who grow in containers. I might pop one into the half whiskey barrel I have back by the shed, just to try it. __________________ Michele

January 18, 2015	#27
PaulF Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brownville, Ne Posts: 3,282	Here's my list from a couple of weeks ago...it has not changed...yet TOMATOES 2015 1884 AMANA PINK AMBROSIA RED AUNT GERTIES GOLD BEAR CLAW BEAR CREEK BELIEVE IT OR NOT BLACK CHERRY BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN BUTTER AND BULL’S HEART CHEROKEE PURPLE DELICIOUS DEBBIE DEPP’S PINK FIREFLY GERMAN GIANT GIANT BELGIUM GOLIATH GRANDFATHER ASHLOCK GRANDPA WILLIE ITALIAN SWEET KELLOGG’S BREAKFAST/KBX KOLB KOPOL LONDON LENNIE AND GRACIE’S KENTUCKYHEIRLOOM YELLOW LESCANA ROMANIAN HEART LILLIAN’S YELLOW HEIRLOOM LUDMILLA’S PINK HEART MARIANN’S PEACE PINK CADDILAC RED BARN STUMP OF THE WORLD THESSALONIKI THUNDER CREEK ZADE WILSON ZEKE DISHMAN PEPPERS 2015 BURAN CHINESE GIANT FRANK’S SWEET GIANT ARCONCAGUA GIANT MARCONI GOLDEN TREASURE ORANGE BELL TA-TONG __________________ there's two things money can't buy; true love and home grown tomatoes.

January 17, 2015	#21
aclum Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Merced, CA Posts: 832	Hi, Here's my list so far. I just finished planting 2 seeds each of the following 30 varieties: Blacks Bear Creek Margaret Curtain Dana's Dusky Rose Carbon BKX Gary'O Sena JD's Special-C Tex Hearts Donskoi Lee's Sweet Wolford Wonder Work Release Paste German Red Strawberry Wes Russian 117 Misc. Colors KBX - Orange Captain Lucky - Tri-Color Lucky Cross - Bi-Color Virginia Sweets - Bi-Color Reds Dona F1 Red Barn Pinks Bradley Cowlick's Brandywine German Johnson Crnkovic Yugoslavian Goose Creek Wins All Purple Dog Creek Daniels African Queen Cherry Sweet Linda I'm planning on grafting all of my plants this year and I only have enough rootstock started for 1 each of the 30 varieties listed above. Once I can get some more rootstock started (seeds on backorder), I'll be adding a dozen or so new varieties to the list. That's the plan anyway... Anne

January 18, 2015	#24
roper2008 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Virginia Bch, VA (7b) Posts: 1,337	This is what I plan to grow. Hopefully I get them all in my garden. Fish Lake Oxheart Mediterranean Livingston Giant Oxheart Bull's Heart from TGS Paul Robeson Costoluto Florentino Mortgage Lifter (estlers strain) Gezahnte Dester Black Cherry Sungold Snow White Grape cherry Ambrosia gold or red (undecided which color) Blue cherry (undecided which one) I'm probably forgetting something.

January 18, 2015	#28
SharonRossy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,140	Ok now I have to pull out my seeds and makes me serious decisions. Thanks for starting this thread!

January 18, 2015	#30
ChristinaJo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: NE Texas Posts: 425	Fathers Daughter, What is your dad(or you) doing different in your gardens? I would compare notes! I'm just curious