Secret Seed Cartel
 

I am happy to announce the opening of my seed site Secret Seed Cartel. I specialize more in rare and European heirlooms. Mainly tomatoes and peppers. I have 90% of my stock on line with the beans to follow soon. Please check out my site. :yes:Most of you have known me for many years as Tomato Addict. All feedback welcome.
[URL="http://secretseedcartel.com"]http://secretseeedcartel.com[/URL]

Congrats and good luck with your seed site! The link isn't working because of the capital "S". Going there now to browse, but wanted to let you know asap.

Kath

Thanks Kath :-)

Good for you - we'll check it out!

Looks great! I already saw one that might make me change my 2013 list... ;)

Congratulations on taking the plunge! Good luck with your venture.

Steve

You have a nice selection of seeds for sale.

Way to Go Terry!!!!!!

I noticed you have the WCMP Beans....lol. BTW the other name for them is Purple Stripe...found that out finally. And is considered extremely rare.

Zana

just put in an order very nice.

Thanks again! Got my seeds thi week...can't wait until Spring! The rare varieties is what will set your business apart from the rest. KUDOS!

Great site and I have some seeds I am interested in, but how do I know they will grow in my region? I am in hot and humid south coastal bend texas where fungal and bug problems exist year round.

Thank you for all the support!!:yes: I appreciate it.
Rockporter, If you send me a pm with exactly what you are interested in, I can give you more info.

Terry,

Enlighten me on this "Negrillo de Almoguera" variety I just ordered seeds on. Thoughts?

Baize

Hi Baize,
It's what is called a "Spanish Black" tomato. They are varieties that are from Spain that they call black but are not in the same catagory as what we call blacks. They are actually a brown/mahogany color but some (not all) have the green or different colored shoulders. Not as sweet as our blacks but worth trying for any serious collector or grower so you understand the difference. This particular one is from Almoguera and was so beautiful. Very firm texture and good taste. Hope that helps:yes:

[QUOTE=tomatoaddict;305043]Hi Baize,
It's what is called a "Spanish Black" tomato. They are varieties that are from Spain that they call black but are not in the same catagory as what we call blacks. They are actually a brown/mahogany color but some (not all) have the green or different colored shoulders. Not as sweet as our blacks but worth trying for any serious collector or grower so you understand the difference. This particular one is from Almoguera and was so beautiful. Very firm texture and good taste. Hope that helps:yes:[/QUOTE]

Nice. I'm excited about putting some out next year. I've set my mind on about 50 varieties I'll be planting and then there are an additional ten that will fluctuate between now and then.

Baize - I grew Negrillo de Almoguera 2 seasons ago and we loved them. They aren't as dark as some, more a deep plum color. You'll like them, I'm sure.

In Spain, many pink/purple tomatoes are called blacks. Real blacks, or very dark ones are fairly rare.

I am probably going to embarass Darjones by posting this complement about a tomato he saved - it's called spudatula and Terry from Secret Seed Cartel has it listed for sale. I can't wait to try this tomato because I have had good experiences with Black from Tula... anyway I recommend anyone who likes black tomatoes to check this tomato out at Secret Seed Cartel.

[QUOTE=jennifer28;313137]I am probably going to embarass Darjones by posting this complement about a tomato he saved - it's called spudatula and Terry from Secret Seed Cartel has it listed for sale. I can't wait to try this tomato because I have had good experiences with Black from Tula... anyway I recommend anyone who likes black tomatoes to check this tomato out at Secret Seed Cartel.[/QUOTE]

Jennifer, I'm a bit confused about Darrel being credited with "saving'' Spudatula.

It's a PL version of Black From Tula that originated with Bill Malin who called himself SpudLeaf Willie and if you look at the search below at the very last post you'll see him posting about it.

[URL]http://tomatoville.com/search.php?searchid=1162269&pp=30[/URL]

[B]it's long been known and predates all the posts in the above link b/c [/B]Bill shared seeds with lots of folks who have kept it going. it's really a pink/black since it has a clear epidermis. I grew it many years ago , but as with Spudakee i don't know of anyone who has directly compared it with Black From Tula as they have with the three PL variants of Cherokee Purple, to know if it's the same except for leaf form, or not.

Hope that helps.

Carolyn

LOL, Carolyn

That is because I typed the wrong variety name. I'm not feeling well again. I meant to type "Spudatula Black." I think that's where I created some confusion.

Anyway the service from secret seed cartel was excellent, and I can't wait to try spudatula black.

PS it's good to see you back online :)

[QUOTE=jennifer28;313165]LOL, Carolyn

That is because I typed the wrong variety name. I'm not feeling well again. I meant to type "Spudatula Black." I think that's where I created some confusion.

Anyway the service from secret seed cartel was excellent, and I can't wait to try spudatula black.

PS it's good to see you back online :)[/QUOTE]Yes, you did type the wrong name.:lol:

Here's what you meant to type:

[URL]http://t.tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Spudatula_Black[/URL]

And you can see that Bill Malin still got involved b/c when Darrel sent it to him he used his trademark Spud imprint for renaming it t rather than the name Darrel had used.I see a couple of other places are also selling seeds for it as well.

From all the years I've known Terry I wouldn't expect anything other than great seeds and wonderful service.:)

Carolyn

Terry,

Congratulations and best of luck to you! You have a nice selection of varieties.

Tatiana

I noticed Secret Seed Cartel offers my Bosque Blue in their well-chosen selection of varieties.
It is a fine tomato and it is nice to see it picked up by others. Thank you, Terry, and good luck with everything!
Lee

I ordered seeds this evening. I can't wait to get planting!

Order in! Oh goody ... more seed...just what I needed :)

If your not up to the task,You can just put them back in the mailbox and send them to me. ;p

Seed order came in! Thanks! Terry

Nice site, goose creek tomato, never had them.

Terry,

I had 0% germination on my Maiden's Gold and, since all my MG seeds are from one source, I've replaced them with Negrillo de Almoguera. I'll keep you updated on the progress this year.

Reed

Great site - will order some tomatoes. I got excited when I saw that [B]Price per Unit (KG):

[/B]But what I can do with a kilogram of seeds? :)