August 12, 2017 | #61 |
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Still a bit early here to make a final call but the stars so far have been Indian Stripe, Akers West Virginia, and Wes. ( thank you Marsha and thank you Marsha for the last two.)
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August 12, 2017 | #62 |
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August 12, 2017 | #63 | |
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This boat has already sailed under the name chosen by the only person who has the right to name the tomato he discovered. The large Canadian swaps will receive a large donation of fresh 2017 seed from me under the correct name as well, I will offer it out for SASE on my own garden page. Presumably others are saving seed as well. KarenO Last edited by KarenO; August 12, 2017 at 11:06 PM. |
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August 12, 2017 | #64 |
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I will grow Dotson's Lebanese Heart this upcoming season and offer fresh seeds of it in January.
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August 12, 2017 | #65 |
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Join Date: Jun 2014
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Ah great Marsha! One thing I have learned about this one- it grows a large plant at first with minimal flowering. Then all of a sudden, hundreds of flowers. Then after another wait, it's as if a switch is flipped- and baby fruit start swelling everywhere. I have 5 friends locally who grew it this summer and all have noticed the same thing- slow to start. Best of luck!
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August 12, 2017 | #66 |
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Location: Santa Monica, CA
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New for me this year that I loved are:
Aunt Ruby's German Green. Great flavor. So juicy. Big beefsteak with average production. I will definitely grow this again. Sweet Treats - pink cherry tomato. Wonderful sweet flavor. Everyone who tries it loves it. Super productive. Well definitely grow again. Green Doctors Frosted - green when ripe cherry. So flavorful. Fun to have a green when ripe to add to the color mix. I found the production to be less than average. Will still grow again. Carbon - I love black tomatoes. This has a wonderful flavor and is a real beauty to look at too. Below average production but will still grow it again. |
August 12, 2017 | #67 |
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My first year trying Big Daddy and I have had similar results to yours. It's been so good, I decided to comb the local box stores to see if seed racks were still out.. and maybe if lucky.. on sale. I found a few racks with Burpee seeds, but none had Big Daddy. It has all of a sudden become a bit of an enigma. I went to ebay, nothing. FInally, I went to Burpee website... Are you sitting down? For 35 seeds, it's almost 7 bucks. I didn't stick around to find out if there was shipping on top. I'd only paid about 2 bucks for my box store pack last winter. People must be running on them ! !
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August 13, 2017 | #68 | |
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August 13, 2017 | #70 |
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August 13, 2017 | #71 |
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1. Green Tiger - best cherry I've ever tried
2. Malachite Box - very good flavour, but not too productive |
August 13, 2017 | #72 |
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Karen and Marsha,and a couple of others I could name, I already assumed you would do so, for whatever rationale you ascribe to.But also know that others, not going to name names, are doing the opposite with the other name and spreading it around as well.
How I absolutely hate to see a situation like this happening,I really do. Quite frankly it doesn't reflect well on either Team A or Team B IMO. Carolyn
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August 13, 2017 | #73 | |
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August 13, 2017 | #74 |
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I second that! I picked up a plant a few years ago in the Home Depot garden section. Sturdy, beautiful PL plant that seemed very resistant to disease. The flavor was very good- not quite at my Brandywine (pink) level- but really good.
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August 13, 2017 | #75 | |
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