Bill R wrote in
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enigma wrote:
Bill R wrote in
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Thank you Jackie. I try to plant at least a few new
things every year.
I also like to plant LOTS of tomatoes. This year I plan
to have at
least 15 varieties (likely over 6 dozen plants, mainly the
"salad" type smaller varieties).
what varieties are you planting & how many of each?
i planted 47 varieties/4 of each last year. i'll be
planting
repeats of a few of those & several new (to me) varieties
this year. fortunately (or unfortunately, if you look at
it from my SOs view) i have *2* veggie gardens this year,
the main garden in NH & a nice big garden in NY...
lee
Lee,
I am still "planning" and haven't purchased (or started)
all my seeds yet. A few that I know, for sure, that I'll
have this year are Red Pear, Yellow Pear, Gold Nugget,
Jelly Bean Red, Jelly Bean Yellow, Juliet, Black Cherry and
Green Grape. Those 8 (small) varieties are "neighbor
requested" (all my "extra" tomatoes go to the neighbors).
The "standard" varieties that I know I'll have this year
are Early Girl, Supersonic, Lemon Boy, and Yellow Ping Pong
(new for me this year). There are still a few new varieties
that I am considering trying.
i didn't like the Black Cherry, but i always grow the red &
yellow pears, and the jelly beans. i really like the current
tomatoes. they come in red, yellow & white. the seed for the
white are hard to find though.
i like Garden Peach, but it's not a great producer here. i
need to try out more sauce types, as we are cutting way back
on prepared sauces & there's no commercial catsup without
HFCS.
I start some of my plants in 6 packs, and others in 8
packs. I generally keep four of each plant and give the
extra plants to my neighbors who have kids so that the kids
can grow their own "little tomatoes". I don't start them
too early but generally have them all started by the end of
March.
I get my seeds from Totally Tomatoes
(http://www.totallytomato.com) and Tomato Growers Supply
Company (http://www.tomatogrowers.com) and all the
varieties I mentioned (and LOTS of others) can be found at
their sites.
yes, i get tomatoes from there also, plus Amishland Seeds.
lee
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