sammyqc
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Urban, small raised beds, Zone 5 (Canada)
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Post by sammyqc on Feb 9, 2009 21:52:49 GMT -5
I'm trying to decide what to grow this year (hopefully), and I'm trying to limit myself a little more in the hopes of better success! Last year was so disappointingly crappy!
I am going to grow Guido, Bloody Butcher and Black Cherry for sure.
Any other suggestions for best taste/best production? I'm in the same zone as Telsing and Michel (Ottawa area) so short season, usually fairly warm, good soil but I like to try out different things. What is/are your favorite(s) tomato(es)?
I had some great seeds to try last year, and unfortunately it was such a weird summer that nothing could be said to grow well here except for zuccinni!
PS. To those I promised seeds to, they are coming! I promise!!
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Post by houseodessey on Feb 9, 2009 22:00:06 GMT -5
I really like green zebra. Very productive, tangy ripe when green toms when grown here. They do fine in pots, too, if you have decent support. We had a crappy year, too. This one is going to be fantastic, though. I'm determined.
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sammyqc
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Post by sammyqc on Feb 9, 2009 22:15:35 GMT -5
That was one I tried last year. I think I got 3 tomatoes in total, from 3 plants!! Maybe it deserves another chance.
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Post by pugs on Feb 9, 2009 22:50:06 GMT -5
My neigbhors grew Saucy for me last year. This year they want to plant their whole garden in it, they liked it so much.
I think I've still got a few spare seeds, if you'd like them.
Pugs
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Post by houseodessey on Feb 9, 2009 22:55:05 GMT -5
If you liked the taste, I'd say it's worth another try. I am really fond of the green toms. I have sowed tons of Alan's absinthe tomatoes this year. They died in the drought last year, as did most of my garden so I never got to try one. I think the GZ's did well because they were in the less amended part of my garden. I had at least 50 fruits on 5 plants. The clay must have held the moisture better. I love the black tomatoes, too. Anyway, I'll stop babbling now and let others chime in with their favorites.
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Post by canadamike on Feb 9, 2009 23:19:22 GMT -5
New Big Dwarf will be on my list forever I thing. Copia was a great producer (40 pounds + in that last shitty summer) too...so was black pineapple, more of as green mater with some pink in it, I am still trying to figure out the name.... Japaneese Black Trifele and wisconsin 55 were great prosucers too, all in the 40+ pounds category.
None of the plants was pruned mind you, and all were late last summer, but it was the same almost all over....
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Post by ceara on Feb 10, 2009 10:37:18 GMT -5
I'm glad to hear that it wasn't only us who had a shitty summer last year with tomatoes. We hardly had any sun and it was cloudy, cool and rainy most of last summer. It felt like we didn't have a summer at all! I think we had 24 tomato plants total and got about 5 grocery paper sacks full of tomatoes, but most of them were green and we had to ripen indoors. But they were still tasty! The cherry types did much better than the bigger ones for some reason.
This year will be much better!
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Kelly
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Post by Kelly on Feb 10, 2009 12:22:00 GMT -5
The thing I find with Green Zebra is that it needs a nice long growing season, so start indoors early if you plant on giving it another go!
I'm always a fan of Stupice for production, AND how early it is. Not to mention, I love the flavour. It seems to be one of those tomatoes you love or hate though, some people don't like the flavour at all.
You never know if you don't try, right?
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Post by ottawagardener on Feb 10, 2009 13:00:29 GMT -5
I second what others have said: It was not a good tomato year last year. I have grown black cherry and it's not bad though a teeny bit unproductive for me. Chiapas wild was a fantastic if small fruited cherry tomato even last year.
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sammyqc
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Post by sammyqc on Feb 10, 2009 17:10:56 GMT -5
Thanks for some ideas.
I like Stupice, good early production, grew it 2 years ago. Cherokee Purple and Box Car Willie gave me some tomatoes last summer, so did Canabec Rose. Black Pear was okay, but didn't really like the taste all that much.
Maybe I should write my list of seeds on a dart board and just choose that way!!
I have a hard time narrowing down the selection, and I just don't want so many different ones, if I can pick 10 or so, with really good production. Black Cherry is purely indulgence for taste, as is Bloody Butcher!
Here's the list of what I have, any suggestions of what to grow are welcome! I'm thinking of spending V day starting seeds (good astrology day for it ...LOL) And I picked up some more shop lights this past weekend, so I'm itching to get going.
Ananas Noir
Omar's Lebanese
Green Zebra
Carbon
Orange Russian
Mortgage Lifter
Gold Medal
Black Krim
Pineapple
Black From Tula
Neves Azorean Red
Siberian
Kelloggs Breakfast
Hillbilly
Principe Borghese
Mr Bruno
Long Shelf Life
Jaune Flamme
Cherokee Purple
Black Plum
Black Pear
Black Cherry
Pruden's Purple
Zigan
Box Car Willie
Cannabec Rose
Vah-tan
Vova Yellow
Stupice
Palmira's Italian Heirloom
Rhoades Heirloom
Rutgers
Purpe Price
Reisentraube
Orange Jubilee
Russian Persimon
Clear Pink Early
Rouge D'Irak
Russe
Unikalny
Dar
Dubrava
Khirh
Jagodka
Van Hert Ohio
Russian Size
Giant Italian Paste
Silvery Fir Tree
Moscow Suburb
Memory of Vavilov
Kremlin Chiming Clock
Talalichinski
Blue
Jack White
Mers de Nom
Hoskins-Barger
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Post by sandbar on Feb 12, 2009 23:13:36 GMT -5
OK, Sammy, if I were to pick ONLY 10 from your list, I'd grow these: Green Zebra - tangy taste, productive ... made great green ketchup! Mortgage Lifter Black Krim - yum, yum Hillbilly - Beautiful, large, beefsteak fruit Principe Borghese - Mike says these are best for sun drying Cherokee Purple - Of course you have to grow this one ... Black Cherry - very tasty, larger cherry Pruden's Purple Silvery Fir Tree - Awesome foliage, good producer Long Shelf Life - You need a "keeper" in your mix That was very painful to have to do ... limit to 10 tomato varieties ... I'm not able to do that ... I currently have 50 on my list and I haven't received seeds from Dan/Val, yet!!  I am, however, committed to NOT putting out over 85 varieties like last year ... that was insane for me ... this year is going to be much more manageable ... like maybe only 60 ... ;D And, I wholeheartedly agree with Mike ... you need to grow New Big Dwarf. And, Guido ... you said you were going to grow that this year, but I didn't see it on your list. Haven't grown Copia, but may have to procure some seed and give it a trial this year. If you need some New Big Dwarf seed, let me know and I'll check my stock. I know I have some, but I can't remember how many. I am growing it this year, too. |
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Post by grunt on Feb 13, 2009 2:02:34 GMT -5
I can only narrow it down to here:
Black From Tula
Black Krim
Cherokee Purple
Dar
Dubrava
Green Zebra
Guido
Hillbilly
Jagodka
Neves Azorean Red
Rhoades Heirloom
Russian Persimon
Stupice
Van Hert Ohio
Zigan
if your criteria is taste. In fairness, there are some on your list that I haven't grown, but what I list here is what gives me the drools, grown in our unique climate, which can have a great effect on how things taste.
Cheers
and Sandbar, good luck in cutting down your list. You'll know what I mean when the seeds arrive.
Cheers again
Dan
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Post by iva on Feb 13, 2009 3:49:13 GMT -5
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Post by karamazovv on Feb 13, 2009 7:50:06 GMT -5
Copia have a very good taste too..  |
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Post by karamazovv on Feb 13, 2009 7:52:08 GMT -5
Ananas Noir Orange Russian Pineapple Black Cherry Box Car Willie Stupice There is my choice..  |
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