[Black Krim]

(Updating as info warrents)


Im looking for varieties to extend my growing season---Early and later.

The variety needs to fit under a 4 ft hoop house and will get the benefit of a wall of water. I can start inside but will need to move outside where the sunlight will be better than any growlights. ( Tried to grow inside last winter, in a south window (Low E type) with new growlight; but plants grew tooooo large, and tomatos slow to show up--5 months)

Looking at early varieties offered by Tomatogrowers.com, I see lots of early ripening dates, under 70 days BUT not all are listed as cold hardy......

And the size of the plants are all over the place.

What is the best one or two to trial? Polar Baby seems like a good choice....

If anyone has experience with any of these, I need HELP !!!!

POLAR BABY
Polar Baby #2536 (30 seeds) Very small plants bear large harvests of 2-inch red salad tomatoes. These tomatoes are sweet and very well flavored, especially for a variety that produces so early. This is a cold weather tomato that was developed in Alaska. Determinate. 60 days.

60 days. Solanum lycopersicum. Open Pollinated. Early maturing plant produces high yields of deep red tomatoes. It has the rich tomato flavor. Perfect for salads, slicing, and sandwiches. A variety developed in Alaska for cold weather regions. Cold tolerant. Excellent choice for home gardens. Determinate. ht 48-60 (reimer seed)


MATINA
Matina #5606 (30 seeds) This very early variety bears loads of 2 to 4 oz. red fruit with terrific flavor normally found only in a huge beefsteak. The fact that its fruit is ripe up to a full month earlier than many beefsteak varieties makes Matina really special. Potato-leaved plants put on large clusters of abundant tomatoes, and even though they start early, continue to bear throughout a long season. Heirloom from Germany. Indeterminate. 58 days.


58 days. Solanum lycopersicum. Open Pollinated. Early maturing plant produces good yields of 2 to 4 oz red tomatoes. The taste is so good and it normally wouldn't be found in huge beefsteak varieties. Perfect for canning, salads, salsa, slicing, sandwiches, and sauce. The fact is that it ripens up to a full month earlier than many beefsteak varieties. It is a very early producing variety that bears continuously throughout the season. It does well in cool summer nights regions like the Pacific Northwest. Plant has good foliage protecting tomatoes from sun scald. Grows in clusters. A potato leaf variety. Suitable for hydroponics gardening. Excellent choice for home gardens. A heirloom variety from Germany. Indeterminate.48-72 in (reimer seed)



MANITOBA
Manitoba #2011 (30 seeds) 6-1/2 oz. brick-red tomatoes are smooth and slightly flattened in shape. Extremely productive and very early variety developed in Manitoba, Canada. Determinate. 60 days.

58 days. Solanum lycopersicum. Open Pollinated. Early maturing plant produces high yields of 6 oz bright red tomatoes. They are meaty with a tangy flavor. Perfect for sandwiches, salads, slicing, and canning. Great for those with short growing seasons! Suitable for Southern Canadian regions and Northern US regions of of Montana, Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and New England states. Suitable for container gardening or small gardens where space is very limited! Excellent choice for home gardens. A variety developed by the Experimental Farm in Morden, Manatoba, Canada. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 279815. Disease Resistant: V, F. Determinate. 48-60 (reimer seeds)



SILETZ
Siletz #2831 (30 seeds) Deep red, full-flavored slicing tomatoes are 10 to 12 ozs. and very nice for an early variety. Developed by Dr. James Baggett of Oregon State University, these plants yield well even in cool weather. Good acid taste and excellent interior fruit quality in an early tomato. Best suited to cool or temperate climates, Siletz may have problems with abnormal fruit shape and catfacing in warmer southern areas. Determinate. 52 days.

52 days. Solanum lycopersicum. Open Pollinated. Early maturing plant produces high yields of 10 to 12 oz deep red tomatoes. They are sweet and flavorful. Perfect for salads, sandwiches, and canning. Plants will yield well even in cool weather. Cold tolerant. It is parthenocarpic, meaning it can set tomatoes without pollination. Excellent choice for home gardens. A variety developed in 1994 by Dr. James Baggett of Oregon State University, Oregon, USA. Disease Resistant: V, F. Determinate. Certified Organic. 36-48 in (reimer seeds)

65d, up to 10 oz, parthenocarpic (adaptive seed)



STUPICE
Stupice #4782 (30 seeds) From Czechoslovakia, this is an extremely early cold-tolerant tomato that bears an abundance of 2 ounce flavorful and sweet tomatoes. This variety has become a garden favorite for its earliness, productivity, and truly wonderful taste. Indeterminate. 52 days.

55 days. Solanum lycopersicum. Open Pollinated. Early maturing plant produces high yields of 2 to 4 oz red tomatoes. One of the best tasting early tomatoes. Perfect for salads and slicing. Suitable for Northern regions. Cold tolerant. A potato leaf variety. Excellent choice for home gardens. A heirloom variety from Czech Republic. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 250436. Indeterminate. 48-60 in ( reimer seeds)


Sub arctic plenty
-(another seed source)Days To Maturity: 50 Determinate. Very tolerant to colder climates, red and round fruits. Perfect to grow in containers, known as one of the earliest tomatoes to fruit!


FIREWORKS
60 days. Solanum lycopersicum. Open Pollinated. Early maturing plant produces high yields of 8 to 10 oz bright red tomatoes. They are very sweet, meaty, and flavorful. It is one of the largest and earliest red slicing tomatoes available on the market. Perfect for sandwiches, salads, and slicing. Excellent choice for home gardens. Indeterminate.(reimer seed)

FIREWORKS 55-60 days. Det.
One of the largest extra early tomatoes. Big, red, juicy 3-6 oz globes on short manageable bushes. Good as an early production tomato due to its high percentage of perfect marketable fruit. Similar to Starfire (listed in ‘Main Season Red Tomato’) but earlier and a little smaller. Bred by Tim Peters of Peters Seed and Research in Riddle, Oregon. (adaptive seed)



FIREWORKS
Fireworks #6002 (30 seeds) What makes this variety really special is that it is one of the largest, earliest red slicing tomatoes available, and it has excellent flavor. This combination of size, earliness, and good taste is truly uncommon, but Fireworks is an exceptional variety. Its bright red fruit are 6 to 8 ozs., round with a pointed tip, and borne quite heavily on vigorous plants. Indeterminate. 60 days.




GRUSHOVKA

Grushovka #4717 (30 seeds) Siberian variety of delicious, pink, egg-shaped fruit. Tomatoes are about 3 inches long with thin skin and are excellent for canning. Plants are small, only about 2-1/2 feet tall, but produce abundantly. Determinate. 65 days.

65 days. Solanum lycopersicum. Open Pollinated. Plant produces high yields of 3" long pink egg shaped tomatoes. They are very delicious. Perfect for canning and gourmet dishes. Suitable for container gardening. Excellent choice for home gardens. A variety from Siberia, Russia. United States Department of Agriculture, G 33017. Determinate. 24-36 in (reima seeds)


GLACIER

Glacier #4518 (30 seeds) While this variety may not be able to withstand a glacier, it does set fruit well even in cold weather. In fact, it becomes loaded early in the season with very flavorful, 2 to 3 oz. red tomatoes. The taste is sweet yet rich, a combination found more commonly in larger and later-maturing tomatoes. Potato-leaved foliage helps support the large harvest of these very tasty tomatoes. Determinate. 58 days.

55 days. Solanum lycopersicum. Open Pollinated. Early maturing plant produces heavy yields of 2 to 3 oz red tomatoes. They are very sweet, juicy, and flavorful. Perfect for salads and snacks. Great tomato for short growing season, cool nights or cooler areas as it will set tomatoes at cooler temperatures It continues to bear the entire season. Cold tolerant. A potato leaf variety. Suitable for container gardening. Excellent choice for home gardens. A variety from Sweden. Determinate. 36-48 in (reimer seeds)

BLACK PLUM (double helix)
Super productive elongated dark brown plums with deep green shoulders. The taste is outstanding and the production on these 1 to 2 ounce dark tomatoes is just amazing. They will start early in the midseason and keep going until frost. They are super delicious in salads and are out of this world when dried. Black Plum is a great tomato.

Black/Purple Tomatoes, Plum/Paste Tomatoes, Mid-Season Tomatoes, Regular Leaf, Indeterminate


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