On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 04:24:52 GMT, "juan" wrote:

Every spring I plant differen varieties of tomato plants from different
nurseries. None seems to taste as good as the ones I used to plant 20 years
ago. I realize that taste buds get old at the same rate as the rest of our
organs. But, could it be that besides my taste buds going south they are no
longer selling good tomato plants? Is this a consequence of the fact that
today's tomatos have been selected to resist nematode, fusarium, verticilum
and other dumping-off causing diseases and in the process good traits having
to do with flavor had to be compromised?
Does anybody know where to buy seeds of the old and tasty varieties?
Thank you in advance.



Where are you located? Here in the US there are many places online
that sell seeds from what are called "heirloom" varieties, tomatoes
once popular and common, but not easy to come by in most local
nurseries.

http://www.heirloomseeds.com/
http://www.localharvest.org/store/se...t.jsp?q=tomato
http://home.iprimus.com.au/ironbarkbob/seed/

A bit of googling with get you more. Scan the sites and see which ones
appeal most to you. You may also want to look around for some yahoo
seed exchange groups and check with your local extension service to
see if they have seed recommendations for your area.

Boron