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Whwoz · August 19, 2018

Below is my summary from last year taken from elsewhere. Main beds used last year were composed of local (native) soil or a grey coastal sand that was imported to build a bed up quickly at a time when we did not have any of our local soil available to use. The local soil was more sub that top soil with a higher clay content that has had organic matter in the form of compost, horse poo (about a 2 inch layer) and rice hulls worked into it, starting to get very nice now. The sand had pulled up carpet layed under it on top of our soil to kill off the Kukuyu and other cooch grasses which are about.
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from 2017/2018

The current season got off to a slow start for me, with to much on to sow seed at the right time. However I was able to pick up some plants from around the traps and thought that I would log a summary for the benefit of all, self included. Plants grown at Trafalgar, Gippsland, in raised beds of either native improved subsoil or imported grey sand.

If attached photo works properly, tomatos are in three rows from upper left. weights are typically weighed ballparks.

Black Cherry- vigorous and prolific when grown in native soil, previously when grown in sand here not so. Developed funny markings on about 50% of the fruit when ripe.

Runci's red Cherry - seed kept from a "Purple Cherry" by a fellow work mate who passed around about 20 plants, only 2 of which were purple, rest red about 20 grams. Vigorous, grew to about 2.5 m tall with 5 or so stems and loaded - 500 plus fruit on each of two plants in native soil.

Amish Paste - Great plant, was located in windiest position, so a suffered a bit, but still plenty of fruit up to 250g. native soil.

Wes - The star of the crop this year upto 50 fruit per plant, typically 350-400g, but upto 600g from fused blooms. native soil

Low Acid Yellow - believe this to be a commercial F1 hybrid, have purchased the last 4 or 5 years with small variations each year. Upto 100g per fruit with a good crop. Plants will last well until first frost - have had them go until June before. native soil this year.

Rouge de Marmande, plant was a mule to start - thru 4 fruit on tip of main leader before a branch took over - unweighed, probably upto 150g in native soil.

Beefsteak -nothing special here, fruit just typical beefsteaks of average size and numbers produced. Native soil

Black and Green - Eden Seeds antho plant, nice enough taste but nothing really special, fruit upto 100g moderate crop in sand

Siberian - typical red slicer, good crop in sand

Burnley Bounty, probably longer DTM than most grown this year, making it a bit later, which came in useful, good crop in native soil

Moneymaker - slightly smaller than BB but in other ways very similar performance in native soil

Yellow Grosse Lisse - plant did not like growing in sand, performed poorly with only a small crop

Mary Italian, did well in sand, producing a moderate crop of good fruit upto 150g

Yellow Pear - Good crop in sand of small cherry pears

Orange Grosse Lisse - Good producer in native soil, very similar to LAY and thought that it may have been same plant sold under different tag, but now convinced there are differences

Oxheart (Pink) good producer of fleshy fruit, perhaps a bit light on crop wise when compared to Wes but otherwise good in native soil.

Verna Orange - Grew well but fruit did not reach maximum size this year, topping out about 200g, good producer in native soil

Black Krim - 2 plants started, one killed by bush rats digging it out, other did very well producing probably 60 fruit upto 300g in sand. suffered from radial cracking

Yellow Striped Roman - Well loaded small plant in sand, small roma type dry paste, nice enough to eat fresh, SWMBO want this to return next year. Subject to BER in sand, purchased as Yellow Roma, which is a different plant prob 200+ fruit

Pink Thai Egg_ Very prolific small plant is sand. Second pick over 200 fruit alone, over 1000 total

Min Cherry Roma - Very prolific cherry roma style when grown in sand, started producing around Christmas and still producing well at end of March

Grosse Lisse - the old red standard, lighter production than some this year but may have been a bit crowded

Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - MS - the good Russian GWR that is a mouth full to type let alone say, produced well with fruit upto 480g, well liked by all, maybe a bit light for fruit numbers this year

Also grown was Green Zebra, which did poorly in sand and maybe one other.

August 19, 2018	#6
Whwoz Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 870	Below is my summary from last year taken from elsewhere. Main beds used last year were composed of local (native) soil or a grey coastal sand that was imported to build a bed up quickly at a time when we did not have any of our local soil available to use. The local soil was more sub that top soil with a higher clay content that has had organic matter in the form of compost, horse poo (about a 2 inch layer) and rice hulls worked into it, starting to get very nice now. The sand had pulled up carpet layed under it on top of our soil to kill off the Kukuyu and other cooch grasses which are about. ________________ from 2017/2018 The current season got off to a slow start for me, with to much on to sow seed at the right time. However I was able to pick up some plants from around the traps and thought that I would log a summary for the benefit of all, self included. Plants grown at Trafalgar, Gippsland, in raised beds of either native improved subsoil or imported grey sand. If attached photo works properly, tomatos are in three rows from upper left. weights are typically weighed ballparks. Black Cherry- vigorous and prolific when grown in native soil, previously when grown in sand here not so. Developed funny markings on about 50% of the fruit when ripe. Runci's red Cherry - seed kept from a "Purple Cherry" by a fellow work mate who passed around about 20 plants, only 2 of which were purple, rest red about 20 grams. Vigorous, grew to about 2.5 m tall with 5 or so stems and loaded - 500 plus fruit on each of two plants in native soil. Amish Paste - Great plant, was located in windiest position, so a suffered a bit, but still plenty of fruit up to 250g. native soil. Wes - The star of the crop this year upto 50 fruit per plant, typically 350-400g, but upto 600g from fused blooms. native soil Low Acid Yellow - believe this to be a commercial F1 hybrid, have purchased the last 4 or 5 years with small variations each year. Upto 100g per fruit with a good crop. Plants will last well until first frost - have had them go until June before. native soil this year. Rouge de Marmande, plant was a mule to start - thru 4 fruit on tip of main leader before a branch took over - unweighed, probably upto 150g in native soil. Beefsteak -nothing special here, fruit just typical beefsteaks of average size and numbers produced. Native soil Black and Green - Eden Seeds antho plant, nice enough taste but nothing really special, fruit upto 100g moderate crop in sand Siberian - typical red slicer, good crop in sand Burnley Bounty, probably longer DTM than most grown this year, making it a bit later, which came in useful, good crop in native soil Moneymaker - slightly smaller than BB but in other ways very similar performance in native soil Yellow Grosse Lisse - plant did not like growing in sand, performed poorly with only a small crop Mary Italian, did well in sand, producing a moderate crop of good fruit upto 150g Yellow Pear - Good crop in sand of small cherry pears Orange Grosse Lisse - Good producer in native soil, very similar to LAY and thought that it may have been same plant sold under different tag, but now convinced there are differences Oxheart (Pink) good producer of fleshy fruit, perhaps a bit light on crop wise when compared to Wes but otherwise good in native soil. Verna Orange - Grew well but fruit did not reach maximum size this year, topping out about 200g, good producer in native soil Black Krim - 2 plants started, one killed by bush rats digging it out, other did very well producing probably 60 fruit upto 300g in sand. suffered from radial cracking Yellow Striped Roman - Well loaded small plant in sand, small roma type dry paste, nice enough to eat fresh, SWMBO want this to return next year. Subject to BER in sand, purchased as Yellow Roma, which is a different plant prob 200+ fruit Pink Thai Egg_ Very prolific small plant is sand. Second pick over 200 fruit alone, over 1000 total Min Cherry Roma - Very prolific cherry roma style when grown in sand, started producing around Christmas and still producing well at end of March Grosse Lisse - the old red standard, lighter production than some this year but may have been a bit crowded Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - MS - the good Russian GWR that is a mouth full to type let alone say, produced well with fruit upto 480g, well liked by all, maybe a bit light for fruit numbers this year Also grown was Green Zebra, which did poorly in sand and maybe one other.