On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 18:29:54 -0600, Charlie wrote:

Penelope Periwinkle wrote:

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tomato list

Last year I planted, among many others, the White Currant from
Rareseeds (Baker Creek Heirloom) and highly recommend it. Absolutely
the best tomato flavor of *any* tomato that we have ever grown.
(Another thing I like about rareseeds is that they are quite generous
on packet size)

I haven't tried the white current tomato, but current tomatoes are
among my favorites. The problem I have with them is that they never
make it into the house! I walk around the yard in the evening, popping
them in my mouth like little candies.


We grew two of the White Currents in a large container and our
grandson made sure none went to waste! :-) Nice manageble size,
unlike some other cherries I plant. Will plant at least a half dozen
this year.

I put a few in hanging baskets every year. They need to be watered
everyday in the hottest part of the summer, but otherwise they do
fine. I actually picked yellow current tomatoes on Thanksgiving Day
this year, long after my other tomatoes had succumbed to the blight.
Sadly, they didn't make it to the Thanksgiving table for everyone to
enjoy, but, hey, I sure enjoyed them!



Have you planted Stupice before? I am thinking of trying them and am
curious about others opinions about flavor and "earliness".

Stupice is my favorite early tomato. I've tried several others, but it
has been the most dependable and productive, plus it keeps going once
the heat hits. You do get some tomatoes with green shoulders, and some
people don't like that, but I think the flavor and productivity is
outstanding in such an early tomato.

The Stupice I started this spring already have their second leaves and
look like little tomato plants instead of sprouting seeds. Now if this
stretch of cold weather would just break, I'll get them repotted and
into the cold frame.



Penelope
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