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Has anyone tried any of the tomato varieties from Russian and NE
Europe? There's a couple of 50 day tomatoes in one of my catalogs that look intriguing, but I wonder how they taste? "Siberia" and "Stupice". Has anyone ever tried them? Regards, Bob, in Minnesota |
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Stupice is great! It's a small tomato, a little over 1 inch, but puts
out like "gang busters". The flavor is a little more tart than cherry tomatoes but it's great for eating out of hand while puttering around in the patch. This year I'll be trying the "Black Krim" and "Druzba", I like tomatoes that are not as sweet as most of today's varieties. Bill (Oklahoma) zxcvbob wrote: Has anyone tried any of the tomato varieties from Russian and NE Europe? There's a couple of 50 day tomatoes in one of my catalogs that look intriguing, but I wonder how they taste? "Siberia" and "Stupice". Has anyone ever tried them? Regards, Bob, in Minnesota |
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Kind of strange but my "Mortgage Lifter" last year was a bust---bland
flavor and splitting. It's a lot like in real estate-----it's location, location, location. I used to grow a lot of tomatoes when I lived in California and my old standby varieties just don't taste quite the same here in Oklahoma. The adverts for "Black Krim" said that it had a slight "salty" taste, can't hardly wait to find out. Maybe my 8 inches of mulch will help the cracking problem. Bill Bill wrote: In article , says... Stupice is great! It's a small tomato, a little over 1 inch, but puts out like "gang busters". The flavor is a little more tart than cherry tomatoes but it's great for eating out of hand while puttering around in the patch. This year I'll be trying the "Black Krim" and "Druzba", I like tomatoes that are not as sweet as most of today's varieties. Bill (Oklahoma) Couldn't agree more about Stupice. A lot of mine never made it out of the garden does anyone else garden with a salt and pepper shaker set in their pockets? Another excellent less sweet/more tart tasting tomato for me was Mortgage Lifter. Black Krim tended to be fussy about watering, tends to crack if the soil is not kept evenly moist. I thought the flavor on the bland side, but the fruit was pretty and drew many comments from visitors. Bill -- We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet, and, amid all the forms of life that surround us, no one, excepting the dog, has made an alliance with us. - Maurice Maeterlinck |
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Bill Bolle wrote in message ...
Stupice is great! It's a small tomato, a little over 1 inch, but puts out like "gang busters". The flavor is a little more tart than cherry tomatoes but it's great for eating out of hand while puttering around in the patch. This year I'll be trying the "Black Krim" and "Druzba", I like tomatoes that are not as sweet as most of today's varieties. Bill (Oklahoma) I grew Black Krim in 2000 and 2001 and Druzba in 2002. The Black Krim were much larger than I expected, a decent beefsteak size. They were tasty but a bit unusual if you aren't used to black tomatoes. The plant was huge but had a tendency toward leaf curl. The Druzba produced nice medium large red tomatoes with a nice tangy taste. The Black Krim was much more productive. I was happy just to know the Russky varieties will grow in the Tennessee heat. zxcvbob wrote: Has anyone tried any of the tomato varieties from Russian and NE Europe? There's a couple of 50 day tomatoes in one of my catalogs that look intriguing, but I wonder how they taste? "Siberia" and "Stupice". Has anyone ever tried them? Regards, Bob, in Minnesota |
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Wouldn't that be "formerly Commie tomatoes"? ;-) |
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When last we left our heros, on Sat, 25 Jan 2003 15:42:53 -0600,
zxcvbob scribbled: I'm still looking for a good-tasting tomato with medium-to-large fruit that will produce well up here in Minnesota. The summers are usually hot and humid and very short. Occasionally a summer will be cool. Most tomatoes don't ripen up here until September. First frost is mighty early. Consider Russian Silvery Fur Tree, it's tasty and an interesting plant to boot. Pam -- "Maybe you'd like to ask the Wizard for a heart." "ElissaAnn" |
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Jo wrote:
Wouldn't that be "formerly Commie tomatoes"? ;-) Yes, but at least I got peoples' attention. Best regards, ;-) Bob |
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On Sat, 25 Jan 2003 15:42:53 -0600, zxcvbob
wrote: I'm still looking for a good-tasting tomato with medium-to-large fruit that will produce well up here in Minnesota. The summers are usually hot and humid and very short. Occasionally a summer will be cool. Most tomatoes don't ripen up here until September. First frost is mighty early. I'd like to know of such a tomato too. I'm in the Appalachians in northern PA at around 1600-1800 feet in altitude. Our summers are also very short, and can be hot. The nights however cool off. Our last killing frost can be mid-June - the first killing frost is the first week in October or last week in September. There have actually been frosts in July and August here but those are quite unusual. Our tomatoes ripened in September last summer, and the first frost was the first week in October - it really wasn't worth bothering with them at all last year, we got so few. I had planted them in WallsoWater too to give them a good start in the cool spring....didn't seem to help much. I'm thinking to try Early Girl this year. Anyone have any recommendations? Ideas? Pat -- Pat Meadows CLICK DAILY TO FEED THE HUNGRY United States: http://www.stopthehunger.com/ International: http://www.thehungersite.com/ |
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Thanks for the info on the "Krim" and "Druzba".
Bill Lee Hall wrote: Bill Bolle wrote in message ... Stupice is great! It's a small tomato, a little over 1 inch, but puts out like "gang busters". The flavor is a little more tart than cherry tomatoes but it's great for eating out of hand while puttering around in the patch. This year I'll be trying the "Black Krim" and "Druzba", I like tomatoes that are not as sweet as most of today's varieties. Bill (Oklahoma) I grew Black Krim in 2000 and 2001 and Druzba in 2002. The Black Krim were much larger than I expected, a decent beefsteak size. They were tasty but a bit unusual if you aren't used to black tomatoes. The plant was huge but had a tendency toward leaf curl. The Druzba produced nice medium large red tomatoes with a nice tangy taste. The Black Krim was much more productive. I was happy just to know the Russky varieties will grow in the Tennessee heat. zxcvbob wrote: Has anyone tried any of the tomato varieties from Russian and NE Europe? There's a couple of 50 day tomatoes in one of my catalogs that look intriguing, but I wonder how they taste? "Siberia" and "Stupice". Has anyone ever tried them? Regards, Bob, in Minnesota |
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On Sun, 26 Jan 2003 02:33:02 GMT, "Jo" wrote in
rec.gardens.edible: Wouldn't that be "formerly Commie tomatoes"? ;-) There are still a few pinkos around. :-) -- Gardening Zones Canada Zone 5a United States Zone 3a Near Ottawa, Ontario |
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Pat Meadows wrote: Our summers are also very short, and can be hot. The nights however cool off. Our last killing frost can be mid-June - the first killing frost is the first week in October or last week in September. There have actually been frosts in July and August here but those are quite unusual. Our tomatoes ripened in September last summer, and the first frost was the first week in October - it really wasn't worth bothering with them at all last year, we got so few. I had planted them in WallsoWater too to give them a good start in the cool spring....didn't seem to help much. I'm thinking to try Early Girl this year. Anyone have any recommendations? Ideas? Pat I usually get lots of green tomatoes right away, then they take forever to ripen. I was impressed with Principe Borghese last year. They are small, like a pullet egg, but they tasted good and most importantly they ripened quickly. You might want to try Quick Pick VFFNTA (not sure that's the right list of disease initials). I've grown them for years here and in Texas and they always did pretty well. They are a mid-sized round tomato. I've run out of seeds, and instead of buying more I wanna try some more interesting tomatoes. But I recommend you plant a couple of Quick Picks and see how you like 'em. Best regards, Bob |
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