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Post by fulenn on Mar 29, 2009 19:47:29 GMT -5
My first tomatoes went into the ground on 2-27. I have planted a few at a time over the past couple of weeks. Now the peppers and eggplant are going in. We had a frost scare last night, but got everything covered up. Ended up only getting down to 34F. I put some melon seed out last weekend and have Tip Top Melon and Tennessee Muskmelon coming up. I have Tigger in another garden and it is up. Unfortunately, the Noir des Carmes has not shown it's face yet. I'll give it another week and then try again. Spent yesterday putting down black weed barrier to increase the heat a bit.
Fulenn
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Post by moonlilyhead on Mar 29, 2009 21:03:53 GMT -5
Nope, that wasn't it. Maybe it wasn't an "L." I'll look on the site and recognize it...
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Post by moonlilyhead on Mar 29, 2009 21:14:44 GMT -5
Ok, it was the Touchon. Something started with an L, I just know it!  |
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Post by flowerpower on Mar 30, 2009 4:56:32 GMT -5
I put in the Pink Accordian, forever etched in my mind as a reminder of Auburn, NY's Tomatofest. What tomatoes? the only tomatoes there were Flowerpower and I and the one's we brought to swap. I planted a few Blondkopfchen as well. I don't know what we were thinking. Maybe that a tomatofest would have more than 3 varieties of tomatoes- all red. A beefsteak, a roma, a cherry. Blue & I had at least 20 varieties in our cars. lol But I highly recommend the Farmer's Museum in auburn. You'd be surprised at how many of those farm implements still work, like the bean sheller.  |
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Post by grunt on Mar 31, 2009 4:51:47 GMT -5
They are finally hitting the potting mix! Almost half are stabilization grow outs, or re-searching of the f2's for better variants, or to compare the latest and earliest versions we have, with a couple of outsiders crosses thrown in for fun. A small handful are for seed replenishment for varieties we like to keep on hand as standby standards. The rest are just cuz I wanna grow 'em. Double listings of a variety are just to indicate to Val that I want twice as many than we usually keep.
The lists for beans, corn, melons, squash, and tobacco will follow shortly. This is going to be a very fun year in the garden, as everything is getting interplanted in the rows, with odds and sods tucked in along side of the tomatoes where ever they will fit. I'm going to try and prove that, if you plant in beds, you can have almost everything, even if you think there isn't enough room for what you would like. Pole beans on almost every post between the tomato sections, squash and melons planted in the middle of the tomato rows, and peppers, collards and what ever else isn't too large being stuck in alongside the tomatoes.
This is either going to be the most fun I have ever had in a gardening year, or have me stumbling around talking to myself. And I'm betting on the fun.
STABILIZATIONS
BW X NAR 2
BW X NAR6
BW X NAR 9
BW X NAR 10
BW X NAR 10
COASTAL VALLEY 1 (from 2006 seed) re-search
COASTAL VALLEY 1 (from 2006 seed) re-search
COASTAL VALLEY PL (from 2006 seed) re-search
COASTAL VALLEY PL (from 2006 seed) re-search
MIDGET ITALIAN TOMATO TREE
NOT JBT (RED SPORT)
NSF05-14 re-search
NSF05-14 re-search
NSF05- 15 re-search
NSF05- 15 re-search
PNN 8
PNN 8
PNN 10 multiflora
PNN 12 multiflora
PNN 14 multiflora
PNN 17 multiflora
SRID 4
SRID 6
SRIDN 6
SRIDN 8
SRIDN 9
SRIDN 12
SRIDN 16
SX1B 1
SX1B 8
SX1B 11
SX1B 12
SX1B 15
SX1B 18
SXF2 6
SXF2 14
SXF2 15
SXF2 20
SYID 3
SYID 6
TAOS TRAIL2 re-select
TAOS TRAIL 4 re-select
CHERRIES
GREEN GRAPE
GUERNSEY PINK BLUSH 1
GUERNSEY PINK BLUSH 2
RUSSIAN BABY CHERRY
RED PEAR CHERRY VOLUNTEER
YELLOW CHERRY VOLUNTEER
YELLOW SUBMARINE 333_08 018
YELLOW ZINGER VOLUNTEER
OTHER CROSSES
BIG CHIEF (BW SUDDUTH RL CROSS)
BW X VOLOVSKOSRCE F1
DRW X B10-2-2
GARY O'SENA 057 (BW X CP)
LIZ BIRT 057 (BW X CP)
PORTUGUESE LIST
DA COSTA'S PORTUGUESE oldest seed=comparison
GROSSE PLATE DE PORTUGAL
JOE'S PORTUGUESE oldest seed=comparison
JOE'S PORTUGUESE newest seed=comparison
PORTUGUESE MONSTER
PORTUGUESE MONSTER 1
PORTUGUESE NEIGHBOR
JUST CUZ I WANNA'S
AMHERST ISLE OXHEART
ANAIT (ANAHIT)
BAKER FAMILY HEIRLOOM
BARNE'S MOUNTAIN YELLOW
BIVOLSKO CERTSE (probably)
BIVOLSKO CERTSE (BULL'S HEART)
BLACK QUEEN
BLACKFOOT
BRANDYWINE COWLICK'S
CHEETHAM'S POTATO LEAF
COASTAL PRIDE ORANGE
CREAM CITY
CRNKOVICS JUGOSLAVIAN PINK
DWARF = UNKNOWN VARIETY
ERDIE FAMILY HEIRLOOM
FEDERLE
GERMAN CASCADE
GUIDO newest seed=comparison
GUIDO oldest seed=comparison
GUILDO PIETROBONI HERITAGE
GUKER'S SPECIAL
HANKEY RED (SANDHILLS)
HILL BILLY POTATO LEAF
INDIAN STRIPE
JACK JOHNSON
JAP BARLOW
JAPANESE BLACK TRIFELE
KANG BING 1
KAPIS
KONORA
MAGYAR PIROS BOKER DET
MAGYAR PIROSKA IND
MICROBEICUM OCCEMUS MINIATURE BEEFSTEAK
MOUNTAINEER MYSTERY
ORANGE BURGOIN
PI 633506 POTATO LEAF TYPE RL
PRUDENCE PURPLE
PRUDENS PURPLE
RAYMOND'S CANADA
RED CHERRY
RED TARGET
RHOADES HEIRLOOM
SAN FRANCISCO FOG PL
SANTORINI
SANTORINI SALAD
SERRE WONDER
SPEARS TENNESSEE GREEN
SPUDAKEE
THE ORANGE
TOMATO ROCKY
TOP RED
VORLON
WALTHAM MOLDPROOF FORCING
WOKOLADNYJ
ZAPOTEC
ZIGAN
I'll try and post documentation photos periodically (if Grungy isn't chasing we with a straight-jacket by then).
Cheers
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Post by fulenn on Apr 2, 2009 16:05:17 GMT -5
My Noir des Carmes is up! Whoo Hoo! That's all. Fulenn |
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Post by canadamike on Apr 2, 2009 18:29:29 GMT -5
Well well well.... So our smiling friend in the warm and cozy Texas spring is rubbing it on us, poor northerners still seeing some snow heh!!! ;D Well my dear, here's the thing: this summer in July, the skin surrounding this sunny smile of yours will look like a fried zucchini unless you hide from the sun, while Ottawagardener and I will look like fresh peaches ready to be eaten.... hehehe!! So my dear, don't rub it in too much, or revenge is coming |
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Post by fulenn on Apr 2, 2009 18:48:49 GMT -5
Be sure to let me know WHEN you all are coming so I can pick the tomatoes and slice the melons for you! ;D
Seriously, I really miss skiing. sigh. I used to really be into cross country. Oh! But I don't have to deal with slush or bad drivers from the south. That's nice!
Fulenn
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Post by grunt on Apr 3, 2009 1:13:45 GMT -5
These tobacco seeds went into the starting trays today, to add to the above list:
PI 543922 - NSSL - Nicotiana tabacum Va. 116
PI 578865 - NSSL - Nicotiana tabacum PY KY. 171
PI 260369 - TOB - Nicotiana tabacum VIRGINIA
PI 494151 - TOB - Nicotiana tabacum CELIKHAN
PI 511808 - TOB - Nicotiana tabacum CU-2
PI 551307 - TOB - Nicotiana tabacum NC 12
PI 551308 - TOB - Nicotiana tabacum NC 13
PI 551337 - TOB - Nicotiana tabacum MARYLAND MAMMOTH
PI 552452 - TOB - Nicotiana tabacum MARYLAND 609
PI 552475 - TOB - Nicotiana tabacum COKER 213
We'll see which do best here, and which we like the most, and then likely just grow those. Hopefully the two lists will coincide to some degree.
By the way, could anyone who got Guido seed from me this year give me feedback on the germination rate (or lack there of) for it? We decided to see if there has been any drift in the plant or fruit since we started saving seed for it, and found that the 2008 seed can be very iffy (or perhaps just really slow) for germination, while the five year old seed gave us 100% in 5 days. We also had a feedback from someone we sent seed to, and I replaced them with older seed. We have managed to get germination from both sets of seed, so we can do the comparison, and there will definitely be lots of seed saved from each. I am hoping that it is only the Guido seed that has the problem, but won't know unless you tell me about any difficulties. It is input that I want to receive, so I can figure out what went wrong and how to cure it.
So please let us know if you are having any germination problems with any of our seeds. We have pulled 6 year old seed that hasn't been stored particularly well, and got 80% germination, so if we are getting less than that from any of the newer ones, we need to know, so we can find out what the possible problems are.
Cheers
Dan
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Post by iva on Apr 3, 2009 2:22:11 GMT -5
Dan, the only problem I had with any of your varieties was with the African Vining, all the other seeds came up nicely in less than 5 days. The Vining didn't germinate for me, although I did sow only three seeds due to my lack of space, so that should be taken into consideration...
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Post by grunt on Apr 3, 2009 3:34:53 GMT -5
Iva: Thank you for the information. We'll do a test of them here, and see if you just picked the 3 worst seeds, or if we have a problem. This is the first year (to my knowledge) that we have had any problems with any of them germinating. Usually we get reports of 90 to 100%. Gotta figure out what's going on.
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Post by pugs on Apr 3, 2009 10:01:07 GMT -5
Grunt,
With Guido 5 came up out of 6 seeds planted. I don't remember if I got the seed from you this year or last year, but I think it was last year.
Top Sirloin on the other hand had zero % germination (out of 6 seeds planted) so I planted 6 more seeds and still nothing. I got Top Sirloin from you this year.
Some of the others I got from you had only 2/6 come up. I'm potting up this weekend, so I'll keep track of how all of yours did and report back to you.
Pugs
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Post by ceara on Apr 3, 2009 10:12:45 GMT -5
I haven't started our Guido yet, but will let you know how it goes.
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Post by fulenn on Apr 3, 2009 16:19:06 GMT -5
Don't tell Michel, but I've got tomatoes! 3 little tiny ones, the size of marbles. I'm really not trying to brag. I've managed to kill almost everything during my time in Texas and this is the first really successful start to tomatoes and peppers that I have ever had in this state. So I am very excited! Hope it works out....
Fulenn
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Apr 3, 2009 17:08:48 GMT -5
Noir des Carmes and Tomatoes!! Congratuls Fulenn!!
Sounds like TX is the place to be
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