On Sat, 28 Jun 2003 19:43:23 GMT, "Lorenzo L. Love"
wrote:

Pat Meadows wrote:

I used to grow both Tumblers and Red Robins. I quit growing Tumblers
because they were so subject to wilt diseases. The Tumblers were a
little sweeter then the Red Robins and for a lot of people that is the
determining factor. The comment about Sweet 100's makes me think that is
the case for the Red Robin disliker above. For me, the more tomatoey
favor of Red Robins is superior for most uses.

We like the Red Robin taste very well indeed, it tastes like
an 'old-fashioned' tomato.

I'm starting Yellow Canary seeds next week, also MicroTina -
I got the MicroTina seeds (free) from the group at Utah
State University that is studying super dwarf vegetables and
grains.

http://www.usu.edu/cpl/outreach_seed_request.htm

I told them - in the request - that I was a private
individual with an interest in growing miniature vegetables,
and they sent me the seeds.


The Tumbler fruit is a bit smaller then Red Robins.

Thanks, Lorenzo. We seem to share an interest in miniature
vegetables: or is it just tomatoes that interest you?

I'll also be growing a miniature pepper this autumn/winter,
and spicy globe bush basil. Plus a couple of the
mini-tomatoes, and some Tom Thumb lettuce.

I'm fortunate enough to have a very large bay window that
gets sun from three directions - the whole affair sticks out
from the house. It's almost like a mini-greenhouse. The
window ledge is 2' x 8' - so I have 16 sf of growing space
all winter.

Pat