"Mark" wrote in message
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Here in the Pacific Northwest we had a terrible year for tomatoes. This
next year we'll be trying again but will be a little more seletive in what
we grow.
Does anybody know of a good variety for canning that grows 'somewhat
easily' in the Pacific Northwest? This year I will be growing them
covered
longer - I'm thinking our wet Spring had a lot to do with the dismal
results of 2005.


I can't speak specifically to canning. But in general, if you want decent
tomatoes in the PNW, you have to plant varieties that will fruit early:
Early Girl, Wilamette Spring, First Lady, Oregon Spring are a few that come
to mind. Every time I've done something different, I've been disappointed.
One of the problems is that the big national home and garden retailers (Home
Despot comes to mind) don't seem to stock these as starts. Either that, or
they're always sold out by the time I get there. I got my Early Girl starts
last year at a farmer's market in Centralia.

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