Santa Maria Tomato? - Page 4

hornstrider · January 13, 2020

My wife's maiden name is Santa Maria, and I purchased seeds just for the heck if it a couple of years ago, and never planted them. I looked up Santa Maria on the internet, and found this thread. I also found Heidi in the same search. I plan to plant both this year. The internet is an amazing tool.

kath · January 13, 2020

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Originally Posted by MrBig46

How comes Santa Maria, compared with Heidi?
Vladimír

Santa Maria is a much larger plant with much larger fruits. Both taste very good fresh but I think Santa Maria is juicier and more flavorful. Heidi makes up for size in the amazing number of tomatoes per plant.

BigVanVader · March 23, 2020

I just wanted to add that now that my seeds are growing, I believe the reason I never planted it was because they are very ugly, droopy, sickly, looking seedlings. I probably didn't realize back then that a lot of paste look that way as seedlings & to ignore it since it has no bearing on the end result.

kath · March 23, 2020

I think you'll be surprised at how much of a robust plant it becomes- definitely doesn't stay wimpy like some I've grown. It's very full and really fills up an 18" diameter cage and is self-supporting with lots of heavy fruits on it.

hornstrider · March 24, 2020

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I just wanted to add that now that my seeds are growing, I believe the reason I never planted it was because they are very ugly, droopy, sickly, looking seedlings

I have the same issue. The seeds took forever to germinate, and when they did germinate they were really weak looking plants. So weak that I have not tried to plant them. I now have over 50 plants in the ground, and I have a space for a few more plants. The Santa Maria plants are starting to look more like a normal tomato plant, and I believe I will now plant them.

biscuitridge · March 24, 2020

Would anyone be willing to send me a few Santa Maria seeds if I sent you a SASE , I’d really like to try them, I’ve always grown tha opalka Thanks so much!

hornstrider · March 24, 2020

I have extra seeds....start them early. They take a month to germinate. I started all of my plants at the same time......cherokee purple, heidi, Stump, San Marzano, Kosovo, and Opalaka.......all other seeds germnated in a week......

NewWestGardener · March 24, 2020

It could be older seeds that are slower to germinate. Mine took 5 -6 days to germinate, thanks to Gary, Tomato, who generously sent Them to me.
It is obvious to me that my own saved seeds from last year germinated a lot faster than the ones I saved 3 years ago, of same varieties.
Thanks for everyone for sharing information about this variety I would otherwise never have discovered. If successful, I will save lots of seeds to share this year.

ddsack · March 25, 2020

Oh you people! Now I had to go looking, and found I have Santa Maria seeds from 2014. I so don't need to add another tomato when I should be paring down my list! But it's time to use those seeds.

BigVanVader · March 25, 2020

Mine germinated quickly and were several years old. I did use a heat may though.

WoodSprite · March 28, 2020

Santa Maria sounds amazing.

I'm growing San Remo (a.k.a. Pompeii) this year because I loved it when my husband grew it years ago. I was hoping to try Rocky next year because it's supposed to produce very large paste tomatoes but I don't know about the flavor. Now you all have me wanting to try Santa Maria next year because it's large and tasty.

biscuitridge · March 29, 2020

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Originally Posted by hornstrider

I have extra seeds....start them early. They take a month to germinate. I started all of my plants at the same time......cherokee purple, heidi, Stump, San Marzano, Kosovo, and Opalaka.......all other seeds germnated in a week......

Hornstrider- could you PM me your address so I can send you a SASE for a few of your seeds. Thanks so much!

hornstrider · April 10, 2020

In for later

biscuitridge · April 10, 2020

Did you get my address,maybe you have already sent the seeds, if so thanks much!

Father'sDaughter · April 11, 2020

It looks like Remy, owner of the Sample Seed Shop and the person who introduced Santa Maria, has them still in stock. I got seeds from her a few years ago and they bumped Romeo out of my garden - http://www.sampleseeds.com/?page_id=4260

March 25, 2020	#54
ddsack Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern Minnesota - zone 3 Posts: 3,219	Oh you people! Now I had to go looking, and found I have Santa Maria seeds from 2014. I so don't need to add another tomato when I should be paring down my list! But it's time to use those seeds. __________________ Dee **************

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January 13, 2020	#46
hornstrider Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hutto, Texas Posts: 230	My wife's maiden name is Santa Maria, and I purchased seeds just for the heck if it a couple of years ago, and never planted them. I looked up Santa Maria on the internet, and found this thread. I also found Heidi in the same search. I plan to plant both this year. The internet is an amazing tool.

March 23, 2020	#48
BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	I just wanted to add that now that my seeds are growing, I believe the reason I never planted it was because they are very ugly, droopy, sickly, looking seedlings. I probably didn't realize back then that a lot of paste look that way as seedlings & to ignore it since it has no bearing on the end result.

March 23, 2020	#49
kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	I think you'll be surprised at how much of a robust plant it becomes- definitely doesn't stay wimpy like some I've grown. It's very full and really fills up an 18" diameter cage and is self-supporting with lots of heavy fruits on it.

March 24, 2020	#51
biscuitridge Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: washington Posts: 487	Would anyone be willing to send me a few Santa Maria seeds if I sent you a SASE , I’d really like to try them, I’ve always grown tha opalka Thanks so much!

March 24, 2020	#53
NewWestGardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 564	It could be older seeds that are slower to germinate. Mine took 5 -6 days to germinate, thanks to Gary, Tomato, who generously sent Them to me. It is obvious to me that my own saved seeds from last year germinated a lot faster than the ones I saved 3 years ago, of same varieties. Thanks for everyone for sharing information about this variety I would otherwise never have discovered. If successful, I will save lots of seeds to share this year.

March 28, 2020	#56
WoodSprite Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 23	Santa Maria sounds amazing. I'm growing San Remo (a.k.a. Pompeii) this year because I loved it when my husband grew it years ago. I was hoping to try Rocky next year because it's supposed to produce very large paste tomatoes but I don't know about the flavor. Now you all have me wanting to try Santa Maria next year because it's large and tasty.

April 10, 2020	#58
hornstrider Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hutto, Texas Posts: 230	In for later

April 11, 2020	#60
Father'sDaughter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: MA/NH Border Posts: 4,917	It looks like Remy, owner of the Sample Seed Shop and the person who introduced Santa Maria, has them still in stock. I got seeds from her a few years ago and they bumped Romeo out of my garden - http://www.sampleseeds.com/?page_id=4260