Ohio Heirloom Seeds- 2014 Catalog - 12 New Tomato Varieties
 

Hello Fellow Tomatovillians,

We are happy to be offering some new tomato varieties again this year thanks to our gardening friends in Germany, Poland, Ukraine, and Russia.

We grew 22 new varieties this season and had pretty good success with most, considering our strange weather. Our summer here in central Ohio was hot and wet early, then grew cooler as the season progressed.

The 12 new varieties that we have chosen to sell all have excellent taste and good productivity.

Here’s a list of the new varieties that made the cut:

Tatjana
Tsunami
Cyril’s Choice
Korol Sibiri
Super Snow White
Black Brandywine
Watermelon
Indigo Rose
Copper River
Frembgens Rheinlands Ruhm
Sweet Cranberry
Diaz

We carry another 39 tomato varieties, along with lettuces, herbs, carrots, squash etc.

You can view pictures and read the full descriptions here:
[url]http://www.ohioheirloomseeds.com/Tomato_Seeds.html[/url]

We should also mention that all of our tomato plants were organically-grown this year.

Thanks for taking a look at our products and don’t hesitate to email should you have any questions.

Mike and Lyuda
[email]michael@ohioheirloomseeds.com[/email]
[url]http://www.ohioheirloomseeds.com/[/url]

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Mike, I love your photos and your descriptions! clara

Thank you, Clara. Not professional quality photos, but it's amazing what you can do with a $200 digital camera.

-Mike

You might check the description for Rutgers tomato. [QUOTE][COLOR=#000000][FONT=verdana][B][FONT=verdana] “Marglobe” and “JTP” [/FONT][/B][/FONT][/COLOR][/QUOTE]
The best I recall, it is JTD.

[QUOTE=Fusion_power;379161]You might check the description for Rutgers tomato.
The best I recall, it is JTD.[/QUOTE]

You recall correctly.

[URL]http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/J.T.D[/URL].

Carolyn

Thank you Carolyn and Fusion! It has been corrected.

-Mike

Mike,

Is the Tsunami tomato a pink tomato? From the picture, it looks like it might be. Is it pretty productive?

Thanks!

[QUOTE=weinerm;379312]Mike,

Is the Tsunami tomato a pink tomato? From the picture, it looks like it might be. Is it pretty productive?

Thanks![/QUOTE]

Sorry for not responding sooner!

Yes, it is a pink variety and, yes, I found it to be tremendously productive.

Thanks,
Mike

[QUOTE=MikeInOhio;379681]Sorry for not responding sooner!

Yes, it is a pink variety and, yes, I found it to be tremendously productive.

Thanks,
Mike[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the info - sounds like an excellent variety!

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-Mike

I like it! Good job!

Greg

Definately plan on putting my order in after Christmas. I just need to try and maintain focus when at your site or as usual I might end up with more varieties than I require.

Pappi

[QUOTE=gssgarden;383998]I like it! Good job!

Greg[/QUOTE]

Thank you, Greg!

Thanks, Pappi. Let me know if you have any questions.

-Mike

I have planted out a few of the varieties I got from you. I planted out on the 30th and so far Roma VFN and Purple Russian are already popping up! Excited to get this year started!

[QUOTE=newatthiskat;385685]I have planted out a few of the varieties I got from you. I planted out on the 30th and so far Roma VFN and Purple Russian are already popping up! Excited to get this year started![/QUOTE]

Glad to hear it is going well. Thanks for the info.

-Mike

Just to add I do not have heating pads or anything like that. The seeds are started and put ont eh dryer so only heat is when it goes. Then the cold metal more than makes up for the warmth later. It has been colder than normal here. So the fact that they have already started sprouted is amazing.

[QUOTE=newatthiskat;385772]Just to add I do not have heating pads or anything like that. The seeds are started and put ont eh dryer so only heat is when it goes. Then the cold metal more than makes up for the warmth later. It has been colder than normal here. So the fact that they have already started sprouted is amazing.[/QUOTE]

Glad to hear the seeds are germinating well for you. Yes, I used to use the dryer many years ago too. But you can't beat a heat mat!

Mike,
The seeds arrived quickly and in perfect condition. I'm really looking forward to trying them. Thanks,
Paula

[QUOTE=seeker;388625]Mike,
The seeds arrived quickly and in perfect condition. I'm really looking forward to trying them. Thanks,
Paula[/QUOTE]

Great, Paul. Let me know how you make out.

-Mike

Mike,
The seeds arrived quick and safely. Can't wait to try them!

Thanks!

Mike

[QUOTE=weinerm;390557]Mike,
The seeds arrived quick and safely. Can't wait to try them!

Thanks!

Mike[/QUOTE]

Let me know how you do.

Thanks,
Mike

Bought some tomato & pepper seeds which arrived very quickly. Tomato seeds germinated in 3-5 days and after 3 weeks running ~98% germination rate. Peppers have been typical so far; had a couple germinate in 3 days, bunch more after 5 days. After two weeks, about 90% have germinated. Gonna give the stragglers a little more time.

Definitely recommend and very happy so far!

Thanks Mike for the great and fast service! Germination was 85% and up on all the tomato seeds. Thanks and hope you have a great growing season! Louie

Quite a few of you folks requested a "heads up" when my new Rozovyi Myod seeds became available. I just finished germination-testing my third batch and now have them available for sale. Germ is 95%+.

We've had a tremendous season her in central Ohio due to the cooler-than-normal temperatures. An improved harvest means that I've increased the seed count to 40 per package and kept the price the same- $2.29.

I also have 2015 (Orange) Kentucky Beefsteak and Indigo Rose seeds available.

[url]http://www.ohioheirloomseeds.com/[/url]

Thanks,
Mike at Ohio Heirloom Seeds

Mike,

I don't think Black Cherry is from Russia.

[url]http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Black_Cherry[/url]

[QUOTE=Fred Hempel;427838]Mike,

I don't think Black Cherry is from Russia.

[url]http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Black_Cherry[/url][/QUOTE]

Thanks, Fred. I did quite a bit of research on Black Cherry when I first started growing them. It indicated a Russian heritage, but I would certainly defer to Tania.

Thanks for the info.

Mike

[QUOTE=MikeInOhio;427941]Thanks, Fred. I did quite a bit of research on Black Cherry when I first started growing them. It indicated a Russian heritage, but I would certainly defer to Tania.

Thanks for the info.

Mike[/QUOTE]

Mike, I can confirm what Tania wrote since Linda Sapp has been a good friend since 1990 and it was her husband Vince, now deceased, who bred it.

Vince was a lawyer and of course dealt with any legal issus for TGS but had his own private practice as well.I interacted with him several times b'c he used to look at message sites and also the SSE YEarbooks and if he saw something interesting he would contact me to see if I had seeds. He died of a sudden heart attack/

I kept trying to get out of her what the parents were, but she'd just laugh and never tell me.

At the time there was a black cherry listed in the SSE Yearbooks called Black Sweet, Tania doesn't list it, I just checked, and I had grown it and asked about that one and Linda told me no, that wasn't part of the parentage.

And good thing that b'c I didn't like it.

I also remember quite clearly that Linda and Vince produced the first Black Cherry seeds that they listed, and many of us were having terrible problems with germination, but once you got it going and saved seeds all was fine.

Linda told me that she thought that there were too many immature seeds they sent out. It was the first and last time that they ever produced their own seeds.:)

Carolyn

Mike, I bought Costoluto Genovese from you last year and didn't have anywhere to get them started in time for the season. I made it a priority this year and they are just beautiful plants.

[QUOTE=carolyn137;427943]Mike, I can confirm what Tania wrote since Linda Sapp has been a good friend since 1990 and it was her husband Vince, now deceased, who bred it.

Vince was a lawyer and of course dealt with any legal issus for TGS but had his own private practice as well.I interacted with him several times b'c he used to look at message sites and also the SSE YEarbooks and if he saw something interesting he would contact me to see if I had seeds. He died of a sudden heart attack/

I kept trying to get out of her what the parents were, but she'd just laugh and never tell me.

At the time there was a black cherry listed in the SSE Yearbooks called Black Sweet, Tania doesn't list it, I just checked, and I had grown it and asked about that one and Linda told me no, that wasn't part of the parentage.

And good thing that b'c I didn't like it.

I also remember quite clearly that Linda and Vince produced the first Black Cherry seeds that they listed, and many of us were having terrible problems with germination, but once you got it going and saved seeds all was fine.

Linda told me that she thought that there were too many immature seeds they sent out. It was the first and last time that they ever produced their own seeds.:)

Carolyn[/QUOTE]

Thank you for the information, Carolyn. That is quite interesting. I will note that on my website.

I've grown Chocolate Cherry for a number of years and find it to be quite good too. Are you aware of any other black/dark cherry varieties? I have some friends in Russia digging around to see if they can locate any.

Regards,
Mike