The Final Tomato Seed

[Ridgerunner]

When I plant tomatoes I normally use post hole diggers if they are of any size and bury them deep. Those two suckers may be all that is sticking out of the ground. That's what grows as my tomato plant.

 

[greengenes]

The PHDs are the only way to go.
I also root my suckers so that I have flowering mature plants earlier.
I have never had too many tomatoes. Ever. I have never canned enough tomatoes to last the year out either.

 

[Collector]

I am trying all new varieties this year except 1, these are what i started today.

Tigerella
Mule team
Coyote
Sweet 100s, which I have been growing the last 3 years.

I also Ordered some Benawah seeds from Sand hill I hope I get them in the next month or so, I would like to start them for this years garden. Hopefully some of these tomatoes produce for us this year.

 

[thistlebloom]

I am trying all new varieties this year except 1, these are what i started today.

Tigerella
Mule team
Coyote
Sweet 100s, which I have been growing the last 3 years.

I also Ordered some Benawah seeds from Sand hill I hope I get them in the next month or so, I would like to start them for this years garden. Hopefully some of these tomatoes produce for us this year.

What kind of tomato is Coyote Collector?
I grew Mule Team as a first last year, I'm afraid I didn't pay such close attention to my tomatoes as I had planned so I can't comment on flavor or production. But I know I got fruit from them.

 

[Collector]

Coyote tomatoes are a pale yellow cherry, noted to be super sweet.
I am anxious to see how they produce!

 

[TheSeedObsesser]

Japanese Black Trifele
Various cherry tomatoes
and a mysterious un-named orange oxheart variety from a close neighbor.

That's all I can remember right off of the top of my head, I know that I have other new oxheart varieties and some new beefsteak types...

 

[AMKuska]

I generally haven't had good luck with the heirloom tomatoes, so with trepidation, I am trying a few new ones (for me) this year: Black Prince, Missouri Love Apple, Kellogg's breakfast, San Marzano, Stupice. I will probably put in a few trusty hybrids, too, like Big Beef or Better Boy, just to make sure I have something to eat in case the heirlooms bomb. I do plan to put them in a different place in the garden, hoping that will help.

I did black prince last year (available at home depot) and I didn't get a single fruit. I'd love it if you kept tabs of your progress with it so I can see how its done as I rather liked the idea of this plant.

 

[digitS']

I have had to shy away from black tomatoes. They are generally stronger flavored fruits. At least, that is my impression of those few that I have eaten.

DW likes mild tomatoes. Several that I grow are not her favorites.

It isn't a terrible thing because I like tomatoes, just about all of 'em! It might not have even occurred to me to try some of the larger yellows and pinks if I hadn't been trying to make her happy. Not all of the yellows are sweet and mild. Most that I've had, are. The pinks just seem milder than the reds.

Some are real, real nice tomatoes. Pruden's Purple is not a purple. It is a dark pink. Gary O Sena is very dark. DW doesn't care about it. I certainly appreciate that it is an "earlier" beefsteak.

It really seems that the smaller the plant and smaller the fruit - the earlier the ripening. It isn't 100% true but mostly so. It gives me lots of choices in the "snacking size" tomatoes, like Collector's Tigerella .

Earliness isn't entirely in the plant. I suppose I should keep track of the flower-to-ripe for a few varieties. Dagma's Perfection seems to take forever to set fruit. Once the fruit is of mature size, it ripens quickly. Not surprisingly, that fruit won't keep well after picking but, you know, looking at green fruit hanging on the vine week after week - that isn't much fun.

Steve

 

[HotPepperQueen]

I prefer the flavor of a yellow tomato to a black tomato. I grow them for the novelty mostly. Old German have awesome flavor and texture. Most of the time I put salt on red tomatoes if I am going to eat them just sliced but yellow tomatoes I eat totally plain. They remind me of peaches in a weird way. Super juicy and flavorful.

 

[Collector]

Since I last posted The Benewah seeds showed up from Sand Hill along with some named Poll Robson Angolan which is a black tomato. they are still in 6 packs for another week or so to get a little bigger. All the others have moved up to solo cups including 2 not on my earlier list Mr. Stripey, and Cherokee purple.Not sure where we are going to plant all of these different tomatos, Maybe we will not put in any corn this year and use that space for tomato town. Besides we have so many earwigs around here the corn silks get eaten as soon as they appear anyway.

PS Sand Hill is a great resource for obscure and rare seeds gonna order alot more from them in the future. We only ordered the Benewah seeds and they sent the Poll Robsons as a bonus, How nice is that. We Will order much earlier from now on though, they do everything the oldschool way which is fine with us.