On Sat, 03 May 2003 19:25:28 GMT, "Lorenzo L. Love"
wrote:



Looking around, it seems the standard is 300 tomato seeds per gram which
comes to about 260 for 1/32 oz. But Red Robin seed is smaller then most
tomato seed so there should be more. Much better deal! HPS,
Horticultural Products and Services, is Shumway's commercial growers
division and has great prices for larger sizes seed packets. You might
check them for flats and pots too.

Thanks. I'll order the Red Robin seeds from Shumway, and
check out HPS too for other stuff.


I just checked my seed package and I have lots left. I haven't run out
of pots yet, so I guess I should start some more. Can't have too many
tomatoes!

I have grown Yellow Canary before. Except for yellow fruit, identical to
Red Robin. Haven't seen any in catalogs for the last couple years.
Wonder why?

I don't know - the two were fun to grow. It was nice to
have both the red and yellow tomatoes. Maybe big
corporations taking over formerly independent seed houses,
and not wanting to bother with something a little different?
I'm just guessing, I don't actually know.

My favorite way to eat Red Robins is in tomato salad with with Purple
Ruffles basil and feta cheese. Serve over warm garlic toast.

Check out Jingle Bell peppers. They will grow in the same size pots as
Red Robins and produce walnut sized red bell peppers.


Great! Thanks. I can - at a minimum - grow them in winter
in our big bay window. Tomatoes, peppers, herbs, salad
greens - quite nice! And maybe I can sell some plants.

Thanks for all the good info, I really appreciate it.

Pat