Potatoe leaf

pmcgrady · March 14, 2016

I tore down a red 100+ year old barn that was 80' x 20', of which I turned into red kitchen cabinets in my cabin...
I'm thinking of tilling the site up and planting only potato leafs...
Got Marianna's Peace, KBX, Red Oxheart,Red Rose (?)...
Most Brandywines don't do good around here, from my experience.
Any ideas for potato leaf varieties in Illinois?

Johnniemar · March 14, 2016

I am planting amazon chocolates this year, theones i have are potato leaf!

Worth1 · March 14, 2016

Earl's Faux beefsteak pink.
Galina's is a yellow cherry.
Stump of the World another pink beef steak.
I have grown them all with great results in Texas and I bet they will do good for you too.
That is my offer out of experience not hear say.
Break up that hard packed barn soil once and dont mess with it again.
You can even think about putting some dwarf fruit trees in about every 15 feet or so.
This is what we did with an old commercial chicken house years ago.

Worth

MissS · March 14, 2016

Aunt Ginny's Purple
Barlow Jap
BKX
Dana's Dusky Rose
Daniel Burson
Limbaugh's Legacy Potato Top
Lucky Cross
Prudens Purple
Winsall

And they are all very good imo.

TC_Manhattan · March 14, 2016

Black from Tula potato-leaf, AKA Spudatula

pmcgrady · March 14, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by Worth1

Earl's Faux beefsteak pink.
Galina's is a yellow cherry.
Stump of the World another pink beef steak.
I have grown them all with great results in Texas and I bet they will do good for you too.
That is my offer out of experience not hear say.
Break up that hard packed barn soil once and dont mess with it again.
You can even think about putting some dwarf fruit trees in about every 15 feet or so.
This is what we did with an old commercial chicken house years ago.

Worth

It's like 100 year old cow manure, last time cows where in there were 40 years ago...
Earls Faux's
Stump of the World
Fit the mold, don't want any cherries here. Galina's will fit in in another garden,

Thanks Worth!

KarenO · March 14, 2016

Captain lucky. Delicious

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Old barn site aught to grow beautiful tomatoes.
KarenO

pmcgrady · March 14, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by MissS

Aunt Ginny's Purple
Barlow Jap
BKX
Dana's Dusky Rose
Daniel Burson
Limbaugh's Legacy Potato Top
Lucky Cross
Prudens Purple
Winsall

And they are all very good imo.

I see at least four on your list,that I have heard of, interesting!
Thanks for your recommendations!
What's BKX? I'm growing KBX...

pmcgrady · March 14, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by TC_Manhattan

Black from Tula potato-leaf, AKA Spudatula

Like!

pmcgrady · March 14, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by KarenO

Captain lucky. Delicious

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Old barn site aught to grow beautiful tomatoes.
KarenO

Like!
Captain Lucky, sounds like a tomato I should grow! I grew Delicious a few years ago and got a few tomatoes that were over 2#s, forgot about them.

MissS · March 14, 2016

BKX is a Purple/Black tomato offered by Secret Seed Cartel. It is a PL plant that is supposed to be an improvement over Black Krim. It was very good for me last year, but not the best. I will say that the fruits did not crack and remained smooth just as described. Not a bad plant at all.

**carolyn137** · March 15, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by pmcgrady

I tore down a red 100+ year old barn that was 80' x 20', of which I turned into red kitchen cabinets in my cabin...
I'm thinking of tilling the site up and planting only potato leafs...
Got Marianna's Peace, KBX, Red Oxheart,Red Rose (?)...
Most Brandywines don't do good around here, from my experience.
Any ideas for potato leaf varieties in Illinois?

I have many many tomato friends who garden in IL, one in particular who has been one of my bestseed producers for many years and I first knew Neil back in 1990 and he still lists about 400 varieties in the annual SSE yearbook.

Same as well for Indiana and on the other side and they can grow any variety they want to, so I'm a bit at sea about this b'c almost all of them,like the rest of most of us,have grown Brandywines,different strains/versions and they do very well, yes in the more northen climes, but not often so great in the deeper south.

Here's a list of PL varieties from Tania's site and I could pick out MANY that would work well for you if you want to continue looking for just non Brandywine PL's

http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/C..._Leaf_Tomatoes

Carolyn

pmcgrady · March 15, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by carolyn137

I have many many tomato friends who garden in IL, one in particular who has been one of my bestseed producers for many years and I first knew Neil back in 1990 and he still lists about 400 varieties in the annual SSE yearbook.

Same as well for Indiana and on the other side and they can grow any variety they want to, so I'm a bit at sea about this b'c almost all of them,like the rest of most of us,have grown Brandywines,different strains/versions and they do very well, yes in the more northen climes, but not often so great in the deeper south.

Here's a list of PL varieties from Tania's site and I could pick out MANY that would work well for you if you want to continue looking for just non Brandywine PL's

http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/C..._Leaf_Tomatoes

Carolyn

Wow, never realized how many PLs there are thanks! Great link!

pauldavid · March 15, 2016

Not potato leaf but how about Red Barn. That is fitting considering the location.

Worth1 · March 15, 2016

I'm glad you saved the wood from the old barn.
Off subject but can you tell me what kind of wood it was?
Our house barns and everything in Missouri was made out of Oak.

Worth

March 14, 2016	#1
pmcgrady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 1,836	Potatoe leaf I tore down a red 100+ year old barn that was 80' x 20', of which I turned into red kitchen cabinets in my cabin... I'm thinking of tilling the site up and planting only potato leafs... Got Marianna's Peace, KBX, Red Oxheart,Red Rose (?)... Most Brandywines don't do good around here, from my experience. Any ideas for potato leaf varieties in Illinois?

March 14, 2016	#4
MissS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 3,146	Aunt Ginny's Purple Barlow Jap BKX Dana's Dusky Rose Daniel Burson Limbaugh's Legacy Potato Top Lucky Cross Prudens Purple Winsall And they are all very good imo. __________________ ~ Patti ~

March 14, 2016	#11
MissS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 3,146	BKX is a Purple/Black tomato offered by Secret Seed Cartel. It is a PL plant that is supposed to be an improvement over Black Krim. It was very good for me last year, but not the best. I will say that the fruits did not crack and remained smooth just as described. Not a bad plant at all. __________________ ~ Patti ~

March 14, 2016	#2
Johnniemar Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: North carolina Posts: 199	I am planting amazon chocolates this year, theones i have are potato leaf!

March 14, 2016	#3
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Earl's Faux beefsteak pink. Galina's is a yellow cherry. Stump of the World another pink beef steak. I have grown them all with great results in Texas and I bet they will do good for you too. That is my offer out of experience not hear say. Break up that hard packed barn soil once and dont mess with it again. You can even think about putting some dwarf fruit trees in about every 15 feet or so. This is what we did with an old commercial chicken house years ago. Worth

March 14, 2016	#5
TC_Manhattan Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Ohio Posts: 457	Black from Tula potato-leaf, AKA Spudatula

March 14, 2016	#7
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,928	Captain lucky. Delicious . Old barn site aught to grow beautiful tomatoes. KarenO

March 15, 2016	#14
pauldavid Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NE Louisiana, Zone 8A Posts: 1,179	Not potato leaf but how about Red Barn. That is fitting considering the location.