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Post by Alan on Mar 18, 2007 12:11:27 GMT -5
Thanks to my good friend Bill Jeffers over at tomatoville I was sent a nice package of Mozark tomato seeds. Mozark has been out of production for years and can no longer be found and may possibly be extinct. Anyhow, Bill found some Mozark seed marked "1964" which Myself and another of the folks he sent seed to have now got to germinate. In other words "it's alive" and will be grown out for seed this year! Everyone here will be offered the seed first from Strange Fruit seed company this fall!
I am also growing out a number of acessions fom the USDA seed bank this summer too, none of which have ever been available to the home gardener before, these too will be offered here this fall by the Strange Fruit Seed Company!
Just a bit of news!
-Alan
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Post by johno on Mar 24, 2007 3:54:33 GMT -5
Sounds like you'll have a new customer here.
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Post by Alan on Mar 24, 2007 8:00:54 GMT -5
I'll make sure you get seed for these first thing. I'm thinking that paying for seed here may be the exception to the rule for Strange Fruit Seed Co. Or maybee like a pick 5 for $3.00 and a SASE sort of thing. Just enough to cover my production costs.
-Alan
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Post by lavandulagirl on Mar 24, 2007 10:39:23 GMT -5
Any info extant from when the Mozark was readily available, as to taste, color, etc? Even if I never grow it, I want to know what I'm missing! 
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Post by mbrown on Mar 24, 2007 11:17:35 GMT -5
Found this on North Carolina State University website:
"Mozark - Breeder and vendor: Missouri Agric. Expt. Sta., Columbia. Parentage: Earliana, Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium, Break-O-Day, Bison, Greater Baltimore. Characteristics: early, concentrated set, uniform ripening, heat tolerant, some resistance to cracking; determinate vine. Resistance: fusarium wilt race 1. Similar: Bison. Adaption: midwestern United States. Mo. A.E.S. Bul. 680. 1960"
Mike
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Post by jeannine on Apr 7, 2007 1:35:07 GMT -5
Sounds good Alan! It will be interesting to hear how it does for you and how you like it. Mark another customer on your list!
Jeannine
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Post by landarc on Apr 9, 2007 17:59:59 GMT -5
Alan,
FYI, at least a couple of growers have gotten the Mozark to germinate and grow. So, things are looking up. By the way, I don't think Bill is posting at TV anymore.
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Apr 9, 2007 19:02:28 GMT -5
Alan, could you add my name to the list as well Pleez.
I would love to have some Greater Baltimore seed, but something like that that has GB and Earliana in it's parentage will be fun too!!
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Post by Alan on Apr 9, 2007 22:41:25 GMT -5
Will add ya, I plan on producing enough seed for everyone. I've got 10 plants growing right now that will have their own isolation plot on my friends ajoining farm!!! I hope it turns out to be something really great! To me it is amazing that those of us messing with it got such old seeds to do anything!
-Alan
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Post by landarc on Apr 10, 2007 10:16:41 GMT -5
It does speak to the experience of the growers, but, also to the strength of that variety of tomato. I know Bill intends to do some crossing of Mozark to other varieties. Alan, do you have similar intentions?
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Post by Alan on Apr 10, 2007 12:03:53 GMT -5
After I evaluate the variety on it's own merits and how it grows here in Southern Indiana I may indeed do some breeding work with it to better adapt it to my needs.
I e-mailed Bill and I think I got his account figured out finally but have not heard back from him, if you talk to him soon you may want to ask him if he got my e-mail, I really do hope he will stop by here occasionally as he is such a great guy!
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Post by jaliranchr on Apr 10, 2007 12:52:22 GMT -5
Alan, Bill said he still hasn't gotten a confirmation letter from the board. He did get your e-mail, but no confirmation mail from the board. He's looking in but can't get in. You'se teasing him, aren't ya? Bwhahahahaha Just kidding guys!  |
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Post by PapaVic on Apr 16, 2007 19:04:17 GMT -5
Hey folks, I finally got in here. I still have to straighten my name out ... but for the time being, it is what it is.
I have a few Mozark plants in very good shape and waiting for the weather to cooperate. They are extremely healthy and makes me scratch my head as to how University of Missouri kept those seeds so long in such good shape. The envelope was marked "Mozark - 1964" so they surely must've kept them in a freezer. I got anywhere from 50 - 70% germination!
So ... I also am growing Glamour to cross with Mozark hopefully to get Avalanche F1, a formerly popular hybrid that no longer is available. In addition to Alan, I've sent Mozark seeds to a greenhouse operator in Missouri who is down to his last 1000 Avalanche seeds and has regular customers who count on the plants every year. Also, a fellow in Georgia asked for some and I presume he is gonna cross them too.
I'm growing Glamour from Victory Seeds and Stokes, and the seeds from Stokes produced the better plants, but the Victory plants are identical in leaf expression, etc., just not as vigorous as seedlings. Glamour originally was bred from Burgess Crackproof x Sioux, and should be somewhat heat tolerant and crack resistent. Mozark reportedly is heat tolerant as well. Avalanche hybrid reportedly is "indeterminate, good foliage cover; fruit red, large, uniform ripening; very prolific; tolerant to radial and concentric cracking."
By the way, Mozark x Sioux produces MoCross Surprise hybrid reportedly "early, prolific, uniform ripening, resistant to radial cracking; heavier foliage than Sioux."
So, 2007 hopefully will be interesting and fruitful in this garden ... if the weather ever cooperates.
For now,
Bill/Papa Vic
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Post by Alan on Apr 16, 2007 20:33:35 GMT -5
Bill, it's great to have you posting here! Thanks so much for the Mozark seed, I plan on sending it out like mad this fall through this site.
-Alan
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Post by cff on Apr 22, 2007 20:17:32 GMT -5
Plezzzzzzz add me to the mad send out list |
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