Oldies and Hopefully Goodies 2017
 

I think with the exception of Tangerine Mama everything I am growing is an heirloom. I started out with 500 seedlings, but due to 85mph tornado winds, downed trees and flooding, all but 80 were lost for this spring season. We'll see how fall crop does if possible. Depends on temps and weather.

Everybody is new to me this year. They say it harder than heck to try and grow heirlooms down in the South in our high heat and humidity. Other than some BER from to much rain and then scorching days and back to rain, everybody doing really well so far. Keeping my fingers crossed, but the get ready for 100F+ days and humidity is on.

It's exciting to be growing all new stuff. Hopefully I will like the taste of them all. First year ever I am growing some bigger tomatoes. Trying to learn how to do it.

First up is Porter Charles Herring. Love this plant. Thanks to the person who shared them with me. :D This plant made the first tomatoes and is huge and loaded.

:shock::?::panic::shock::?::panic: good night that would be discouraging! so sad, but glad you have some. I would probably have given up. what you have looks great. well done.

Grub's Green Mystery
 

Don't know who Grubb's is and what the mystery part means. This my first real Green tomato. Have no idea when it will be time to pick it. I know it a big tomato now and I so want to pick and make some green fried tomatoes, but have to wait til I have lots on the vine. Hopefully when the time comes, I'll be brave enough to taste test a green one. If not will just be more seed to save. :lol:

Japanese Black Trifele
 

Hope I spelled that right. What an interesting shaped tomato. Not sure how black it supposed to get. I am keeping my eye on the blacks as they say blacks down here get Late Blight bad. We shall see.

[QUOTE=clkeiper;649266]:shock::?::panic::shock::?::panic: good night that would be discouraging! so sad, but glad you have some. I would probably have given up. what you have looks great. well done.[/QUOTE]


Thanks! Not really my doing. I planted the seeds and doing the maintenance, but I wouldn't have anything growing if not for all the TV helping hands. I give all the credit to them. I reading and asking questions and following their advice. I so grateful for all the Tv teachers here who have the patience to answer even my crazy questions and I ask lots. :lol:;)

I don't feel so bad for losing my seedlings, but I hurt for those plants that I trialing for two different folks. Only have about half of what I had started for them. Thankfully was able to save most of their's. That more important to me.

The tomatoes and plants look great :)

[QUOTE=AlittleSalt;649275]The tomatoes and plants look great :)[/QUOTE]

Thanks Salt! If I can do it you can too. Container Gardening threads full of awesome advice.

Got lots more to post, but with dial up gonna take me awhile. Hoping that some of what I post may give other folks an idea to try these cultivars too. More to life than all the new hybrids. Think alot of these I growing this year description says beefsteak types.

Happy Jack
 

Mainly I grew this one for the name. Made me smile. Wonder what made Jack so happy? Hope it was from tasting a good tomato. :lol: Another one with shape I have never seen before. Funny how the bottoms curves to a point.

Mule Team
 

What a name. Reminds me of covered wagons and olden days. One day when I get time, I want to research into the history of these plants.

Pierce's Pride
 

Nice! Nice! Nice! Lots of branching and tomatoes. Super tall too. I think I have enough string typing the branches up to make a quilt.

Fakel
 

Wonder what Fakel means? So far they like oversized cherries. Making lots of clusters.

Yukon Quest
 

Instead of mush little doggies, it's blush, come on and blush. I was a bit worried about growing this one as with the name Yukon Quest I figured it was a northern grown tomato and might not survive my unreal conditions. I have been pleasantly surprised.

I enjoy looking at all the foliage of my plants as much as watching the tomatoes grow. This one I fell in love with the foliage. I don't know if it is a dwarf or not, but it's not very tall and I have never seen such thick foliage and so compact on a tomato plant before.

The foliage is so thick that today I discovered two tomatoes hidden in the mass of leaves.

Plum Tigris
 

Looking good! Makes lots of clusters of 6 to 8 large size plum shaped tomatoes.

Ernie's Plump
 

I do enjoy looking at this tomato. It's like they clusters of an extra large plum shape on steroids. I keep waiting for them to explode they getting so fat.

Leadbetter's Lunker
 

The name makes me laugh and so does the tomato. I've never grown one before that so wide. I know mine won't get to super big weight. Might if in the ground or bigger container, but it a big one for me. Look out BLT as soon as it ready to eat. :lol:

Eli
 

Don't remember who sang it, but everytime I water Eli I start singing that old song " Eli's coming hide your heart girl..." I don't know about the heart part, but Eli is super productive. Nice, good size tomatoes.

Dixie Green Giant
 

Another green one I will have to learn when to pick. It was a bit slow to come on at first, but more than made up for it once the plant hit about 5'. Now it making all kinds of huge tomatoes. Huge to me anyways.

Mega Marv
 

A biggy and getting bigger. Had to remove cheese shade cloth off half of greenhouse. The plants are so tall.

Punta Banda
 

Want a workhorse of a tomato plant. This is one. Came on like gang buster and hasn't stopped. Clusters of nice large cherry type. Nothing seems to phase it. It's a sprawler though

Marmande
 

Many, many years ago I got this package of Marmande seeds from Park's. Never grew them til now.

Wow, what a great thread. I LOVE IT! Awesome pictures, great looking plants and a fun description all in one.

Thanks so much for posting it!

Sutton
 

Not too sure about this one. Giving me a little fits. I haven't figured out whether it wants more sun or a bit of shade yet. Could be it just not liking all this rain.

Tangerine Mama
 

My hybrid that I was so anxious to see. Tomato size sure doesn't look like what was on package. Definitely not a large size tomato. Actually this hybrid has given me more problems that the heirlooms.

Had lots of blossom drop for awhile. Also was very slow to make tomatoes. It's gotten with the program now, but a fussy starter. Sure hope it at least sweet tasting like package said.

Linda's Faux
 

An interesting plant. Nice looking fruits. Wish I knew what the faux part meant.

Kentucky Yellow Beefsteak
 

Now KY isn't that far from AL., but I think it might be homesick. ;) Compared to alot of the other plants it slower in making tomatoes. Could just be the nature of the plant.

Oaxacon Jewel
 

Wondering if the word Oaxacon is Spanish or not and what it means or if that the name of the town it was created in.

That it for a bit. Have to wait on other plants fruit to get bigger before taking pic.

[QUOTE=MissS;649331]Wow, what a great thread. I LOVE IT! Awesome pictures, great looking plants and a fun description all in one.

Thanks so much for posting it![/QUOTE]

Thanks Miss S! They looking good now, but we will see what happens here in the next couple of months. That will be the real test of seeing who can stand up to the heat and humidity. Wish they made suntan lotion for tomatoes. Got a feeling they gonna need it. :lol:

Got bug patrol in a few minutes. Got these tiny like brown striped, real skinny worms that have showed up in mass. grrrrrrrrr. and ewwwwwwwww! They worse than hornworms.

Hope you have a good year too! :D

[QUOTE=Starlight;649340]An interesting plant. Nice looking fruits. Wish I knew what the faux part meant.[/QUOTE]

Linda'a Faux is a NOT Acker's West Virginia. It is a PL plant with larger fruit and better production. See this link for the history. [url]http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Linda's_Faux[/url]

[QUOTE=Starlight;649267]Don't know who Grubb's is and what the mystery part means. This my first real Green tomato. Have no idea when it will be time to pick it. I know it a big tomato now and I so want to pick and make some green fried tomatoes, but have to wait til I have lots on the vine. Hopefully when the time comes, I'll be brave enough to taste test a green one. If not will just be more seed to save. :lol:[/QUOTE]

Grub is a great character! It is his username on many garden forums. I do believe that iDig is one of them.