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If I travel to the area next year in March, would be happy to attend.
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[QUOTE=The Future;281705]If I travel to the area next year in March, would be happy to attend.[/QUOTE]
We would love to have you! |
Hey guys , a little more info on this thread:
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Hi, my new avatar is the logo for our Florida TAG. Check it out.
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I would Love to be in this group!!!
Thankyou for starting it!:) |
I am!!!
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I have a community garden group that would love to be involved in this.I'll also let all the other community gardens i know of near me know about this.
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Hi Gardenhappy,
We are just delighted to have you join us. It's our first year and we are learning the ropes with the expert advice of some of the other festival moderators, so I think it will be fun and pretty great. We'll work on perfect later!!! Welcome to you and your garden club. Please by all means spread the word. -Marsha |
Seeds For Grow list
Hi All ,
As promised, here is a list of my seeds available to grow plants for the trade in November. Please post a list of up to 15 varieties from this and i will grow those plants for you. All who want to participate, please post your grow list available, or bring a snack item if you don't have plants, and we'll have fun with the plant swap.;) Abe Lincoln Ace 55 Amish Orange Anna Russian Arctic Blum Arkansas Traveler Atol Aunt Ginny's Purple Aunt Lou's Underground Railroad Aunt Ruby's German Green Barlow Jap Barnes Mountain Yellow BeefSteak Berkely Tie Dye Better Boy VFN Bicolor Cherry Black Cherry Black Krim Black Master Black Mountain Pink Bloody Butcher Box Car Willie Brandywine Pink Campbell's Soup #19 Captain Lucky Cherokee Green Cherokee Purple Cowlick brandywn Coyote Cuostralee Depp's Pink Firefly Druzba Early Girl VFF Improved Emerald Evergreen First Mate Flame Flordade German Queen GoldenPineapple Grace Lahman Grandfather Ashlock Green Zebra Hartman's Yellow Gooseberry Jaune Flamme JD's Special C Tex Kazachka Cherry KBX Kellogg's Breakfast Kumato Lida Ukrainian Malinowy Olbrzym Marizol Bratka Matt's Wild Cherry Moravsky Div Mortgage lifter Opal's Homestead Orange Heart Orange Minsk Peach Peg's Round Orange Pineapple Pink Ping Pong Plum Lemon Porkchop Prue Purple Purple Dog Creek Purple Wonder Rose beauty Rutgers Spudakee Stone Sungold F1(very limited) Sweetie Cherry Uncle Mark Bagby Van Wert Ohio Vinson Watts Virginia Sweets Yellow Brandywine Yellow pear I will update and delete if a supply doesn't accommodate the demand. Can't wait to hear from everyone. Don't forget the tasting will be in March, and probably further north, maybe St. Pete. |
Are any of these saved or all new from sources?Reason for asking is that I would be more interested in plants "climatized"to our extreme Florida growing conditions.I know the Kumato would be from saved seed since they are not availiable at seed companys.
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Yellow pear, Brandywine, Green Zebra all saved from my garden. Yellow pear matured into something quite good, after about 2 months of mushy texture. Green Zebra is 3oz and I find it sweet with a complex flavor because it has a little acid in it. Rest of the country doesn't seem to like it, but everyone I have given plants to and grows it here says it is very good. I think it does well in our climate.Super prolific too, very strong vines, bushy growth habit indet.
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Here's my list that I have to grow out:
ROSE- Huge plants,have to steak,grows wonderful here in plant city area very large 1#pluse, WATERMELON BEEFSTEAK-nice sandwhich tomato BRIANNA SUNSET RED HORIZON GIANT DELICIOUS(1 TRADE)-doing very well here,9' right now GARDEN LEADER MONSTER ORANGE STRAWBERRY-spring crop did very well COASTAL YELLOW EGG-wonderful early spring crop here RED CURRENT-grows very sweet,small marble size red tomato and produces like crazy here! YELLOW STUFFER-love to grill these! BLACK SEAMAN-did o.k. this spring RED TARGET-from thialand green tomato with red spot when ripe CHAPMAN RED TAG-A-LOG (PHILIPPINES)-sets friut in heat PRUDENS PURPLE-doing very well,produces large crops here VAN WERT MYTH RUTGERS BEEF STEAK-did o.k. GILL'S ALL PURPOSE- OREGON SPRING ORANGE KING BIG RED-wonderful large red tomato's great on a bun! AMISH PASTE- black Cherry-did fantastic here,clusters of tomato's,holding well now in the rains,great taste,large plants This is my list I would like: spoon silver fir tree pears and cherries blue tomato |
Date change for plant swap
Due to a very large group that can't attend the plant swap on Nov. 3rd ,we are having a date change to Nov. [COLOR="Red"]10th[/COLOR] to accomodate them.
We hope this does not cause any inconvenience, and we are looking forward to some fun, and good tomato talk.;) |
[QUOTE=ginger2778;286018]Hi All ,
As promised, here is a list of my seeds available to grow plants for the trade in November. Please post a list of up to 15 varieties from this and i will grow those plants for you. All who want to participate, please post your grow list available, or bring a snack item if you don't have plants, and we'll have fun with the plant swap.;) Abe Lincoln Ace 55 Amish Orange-orange color cherry Anna Russian Arctic Blum Arkansas Traveler Atol-red very small fruited Aunt Ginny's Purple Aunt Lou's Underground Railroad Aunt Ruby's German Green Barlow Jap Barnes Mountain Yellow BeefSteak Berkely Tie Dye Better Boy VFN Bicolor Cherry-yellow and pink cherry Black Cherry- 1oz dark purple cherry Black Krim Black Master Black Mountain Pink Bloody Butcher-1to 3oz fruit with excellent flavor red color Box Car Willie Brandywine Pink Campbell's Soup #19 Captain Lucky Cherokee Green Cherokee Purple Cowlick brandywn Coyote-white/yellow cherry very sweet Cuostralee Depp's Pink Firefly Druzba Early Girl VFF Improved Emerald Evergreen First Mate Flame Flordade German Queen GoldenPineapple Grace Lahman Grandfather Ashlock Green Zebra Hartman's Yellow Gooseberry-yellow cherry sweet to mild flavor Jaune Flamme JD's Special C Tex Kazachka Cherry- black/purple cherry Russian commercial variety KBX Kellogg's Breakfast Kumato Lida Ukrainian Malinowy Olbrzym Marizol Bratka Matt's Wild Cherry- very tiny very intensely flavored red fruit, vigorous growth Moravsky Div- very small red fruit, one of Tania's favorite early varieties Mortgage lifter Opal's Homestead Orange Heart Orange Minsk Peach- 1-3 oz yellow Peg's Round Orange Pineapple Pink Ping Pong- 1 to 3 oz exceptional flavor Plum Lemon-2-3 oz yellow good acidic flavor Russian heirloom Porkchop Prue Purple Purple Dog Creek Purple Wonder Rose beauty Rutgers Spudakee Stone Sungold F1(very limited)-deep orange cherry very sweet fruity flavor fruity odor to foliage Sweetie Cherry- red excellent flavor on long grape like trusses Uncle Mark Bagby Van Wert Ohio Vinson Watts Virginia Sweets Yellow Brandywine Yellow pear- pear sheped translucent yellow cherry, mushy texture that became a good texture after the first month, good flavor I will update and delete if a supply doesn't accommodate the demand. Can't wait to hear from everyone. Don't forget the tasting will be in March, and probably further north, maybe St. Pete.[/QUOTE] I decided to give a little more info above on the cherrys and small fruited varieties I have available to grow.Hope this helps:) |
St Pete will be great in March if that works out only one and a half hours away!!!
Been seeding tons of tomato's and telling everyone we know about this event. I noticed in our last storm(DEBBY) all my beefsteaks were huge and getting ripe but then rotted from the inside out just as they were getting ripe. all my current varieties and cherries stayed firm,got ripe,and had wonderful flavor. Rose-was beautiful 1# and a little more tomato's,turned pinkish and then just as getting fully ripe ,every one of them after all that rain rotten in the inside,outsides very firm but as soon as you cut into them,rotten!!!BUMMER! To be fair to my tomato's we got 17.4 inches of rain in 5 days from that storm here. But for sure,in the heat,cherries ,plums and current types do the best here in plant city area for us. This fall/winter season I will once again try my beefsteak and giant varities. |
[QUOTE=gardenhappy;293785]St Pete will be great in March if that works out only one and a half hours away!!!
Been seeding tons of tomato's and telling everyone we know about this event. I noticed in our last storm(DEBBY) all my beefsteaks were huge and getting ripe but then rotted from the inside out just as they were getting ripe. all my current varieties and cherries stayed firm,got ripe,and had wonderful flavor. Rose-was beautiful 1# and a little more tomato's,turned pinkish and then just as getting fully ripe ,every one of them after all that rain rotten in the inside,outsides very firm but as soon as you cut into them,rotten!!!BUMMER! To be fair to my tomato's we got 17.4 inches of rain in 5 days from that storm here. But for sure,in the heat,cherries ,plums and current types do the best here in plant city area for us. This fall/winter season I will once again try my beefsteak and giant varities.[/QUOTE] Hi Gardenhappy, I had a hard time with rotting Brandywines too, and like you, my small fruited varieties did much better. Do you have a special interest in any of the cherries I listed to grow? I am trying to encourage people to tell me if they want some specific varieties. Very excited that your group is coming.:yes::lol::D Some varieties of yours that I would like to try: Sunset Red Horizon, Orange Strawberry, Red Target, Pruden's Purple, Gill's all Purpose, Amish Paste, Tag-a-log Myth intrigues me for it's name, which I think it lives up to because I can't find any info on it when googled!!! Can't find any on Tag-a-log either. Please all people coming, let me know what you would like.8-) |
gardenhappy so when are you starting your winter sowing?
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Ginger,
the tag-a-log came from a trade i did with a man from the Philippines,he said they are a market standard there.Meduim size slicer,very sweet,firm,great to eat fresh and on hamburgs. Myth came from a trade and i have no information at all on this one. I also have seeded PLUMMY-a plum variety from Jamacia I bought from a feed mill there(Jamacian police gave us excort from the cruise area just to get some seeds!) i would love to try from you: barnes mountain yellow black master black mountain pink cherokee green hartmans yellow gooseberry purple dog creek sweetie cherry yellow pear pink ping pong any other cherry variety you want to throw in! I just started my tomato's for the fall/winter season last week but for some last minute seeds I grew out right after Debby left to try to get a jump start on replacing all the tomato plants that storm smashed with the rain and high winds.Those are about 1 1/2 foot at this point. I may bring some plants in 1 gallon containers to the trade. I'm still wanting blue tomato seeds for our childrens gardens at the community garden if anyone has some. My beefsteakes were full of beautiful huge tomato's and my Rose was loaded with several very large 1# plus tomato's.After the storm it got so hot and muggy that did most of the rest in. I cut back anything left with green and fertilized with our homemade fish emulsion.They all seem to be comming back really well that still were green. |
Would love to attend but Homestead is a little to far for me. Keep me posted on what is happening and any growing tips for our strange and unpredictable weather.
I am new but have a great desire to grow the best tomatoes possible. I would like to win the war against pest organically. HELP!! |
BarbE,the swap is at ginger2778's home in Plantation Fl.If you click on the arrow next to her name you can get a personel message(PM) to her and get particulars.I know some people from up north are coming down this way also,so maybe there could be a hook up link there.Plantation is a lot closer to you than Homestead.I myself do biological controls.ladybugs,minute pirate bugs ,predator mites etc.If you go to the forums index there is a section for diseases pests etc.Or just go to search block and enter a search for a subject and you will get a gazillion threads and posts.Do what I did when I first got on and click on everything you can,you will be amazed at all the info here and tools that are here for you.Have fun.
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[QUOTE=BarbE;294532]Would love to attend but Homestead is a little to far for me. Keep me posted on what is happening and any growing tips for our strange and unpredictable weather.
I am new but have a great desire to grow the best tomatoes possible. I would like to win the war against pest organically. HELP!![/QUOTE] Hi Barb The plant swap is in plantation, which is about 1.5 hours further north than Homestead. We will be having several people from Plant City coming, if you would like to attend, maybe you can arrange some sort of carpool, transportation cost deal with them. Hope this helps, Marsha |
Some of my group do not have tomato plants to trade so I'm growing out these for them to trade:
GERMAN LUNCHBOX JOIE DE LA TABLE RHOADES HEIRLOOM BIG RED JELLY BEAN RED AND YELLOW PEACEVINE CHERRY ORANGE KING ATOL-POLAND SUPER SIOUX MOSKOVICH FARGO MARIANNA'S PEACE CERISE ORANGE CARBON LERICA ORANGE RAYON DE SOLIEL-ORANGE DRUZBA Just give me a p.m. and I'll bring the plants.These i will plant the last part of august. |
BarbE,
We grow everything organic here in plant city.We spray with a homemade spray: 2 cut up cloves of garlic in an enamel pot(or none metal),1 hot pepper,in 1 gallon of water.bring to a boil and then shut of and cool down.Strain and add 1 tablespoon cooking oil,1 tablespoon dish liquid.mix well,pour into a spray bottle and it kills just about anything bad!Also if growing in the ground for your new fall garden season spray your ground with raw unpatureized milk.5 to 1 mix with water,the natural sugar in this milk cannot be digested by grass hoppers etc... and they die.In our area they are hatching everywhere right now.Then in 1 week spray your ground with molasses water,1 cup to 5 gallons of water.This gets all the soil organiziums growing and active.Now rake out and plant! Companion planting is a must i think,tomato's companions are garlic,onions,basil,marigolds(signet),parsley,and chives.We inter plant these in our in the ground and containers at times. For container plants outside use the spray ,inside use safers soap. Hand picking is another option and i do it also but I'm from farm country and am not squimish. Homemade fish emulsion is really easy to make and seaweed emulsion.I taught my community garden classes how to do it and we hand it out by the bottle for free to class members and the community.It works so well we get request for it! your library should have or can order in books on organic gardening in our climate.I order in books from all over that way.Good luck! |
Is anyone interested in Everglades? It seems they come in red and orange.
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[QUOTE=gardenhappy;296002]BarbE,
We grow everything organic here in plant city.We spray with a homemade spray: 2 cut up cloves of garlic in an enamel pot(or none metal),1 hot pepper,in 1 gallon of water.bring to a boil and then shut of and cool down.Strain and add 1 tablespoon cooking oil,1 tablespoon dish liquid.mix well,pour into a spray bottle and it kills just about anything bad!Also if growing in the ground for your new fall garden season spray your ground with raw unpatureized milk.5 to 1 mix with water,the natural sugar in this milk cannot be digested by grass hoppers etc... and they die.In our area they are hatching everywhere right now.Then in 1 week spray your ground with molasses water,1 cup to 5 gallons of water.This gets all the soil organiziums growing and active.Now rake out and plant! Companion planting is a must i think,tomato's companions are garlic,onions,basil,marigolds(signet),parsley,and chives.We inter plant these in our in the ground and containers at times. For container plants outside use the spray ,inside use safers soap. Hand picking is another option and i do it also but I'm from farm country and am not squimish. Homemade fish emulsion is really easy to make and seaweed emulsion.I taught my community garden classes how to do it and we hand it out by the bottle for free to class members and the community.It works so well we get request for it! your library should have or can order in books on organic gardening in our climate.I order in books from all over that way.Good luck![/QUOTE] Cheryl, From this description, I have a feeling you will be a remarkable person to talk to and I can't wait to meet you. You have such a wealth of knowledge.:yes: -Marsha |
Garf ,about a week ago there was a lot of discussion about the EV cherrys/currant.Do a search and you can find it.I myself have seen and grown the red only.Are you getting ready for the Fla Tag swap?
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Our group is getting ready and we are getting a few more sign up's at our class tonight. We will have a transplanting party Monday for the ones we will bring in 1 gallon containers.the other seeds we will be planting last week of this month.
We're exited about this new Florida Tag Event and telling everyone!For many in our group this will be the first ever plant trade and later tomato tasting and everyone is really exited to be on board and learn!!! A local school is starting a school gardening program and asked for my help and they may be sending a few teachers with us!!! The more the better. I'll post the total numbers by this week end after talking with everyone. I think we're around 15 or a few more coming. |
Gaff,
If you have seed for everglades we would love to check them out. Look at my seeds to trade list for what you want in return. Then P.M. me for adress exchanges. |
I am starting my seeds on Sept 9th because I will be on vacation from August 25th to Sept 8th. Mine will be small seedlings though, about 5 weeks old, and will be in Jiffy peat seed starters, expandable type. I have 6 boxes of the 72 starter kits, so I will have several of most all my varieties.Plenty to go around.
Great link for seed starter mapping here:[url]http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=3474[/url] See post #7 by Feldon I like it better than the little stick in labels which can get lost. -Marsha |
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