1880's Boston area variety - do you know any?

cleo88 · October 15, 2010

Hi,
I read the post below about the "Boston Market" tomato, but I'm wondering what might be the names of some other tomatoes that wouldn't be grown for market, per se.

I'm doing a piece of creative writing partly set on a Boston area farm in 1889, and I'd love to know the names of some likely varieties that would have been used. This farm, which really existed, was producing for the school associated with it, so produce would not have to be transported or packed - would probably have been eaten very soon after it was picked.

Of course, being a tomatophile, I have to make the groundskeeper there a tomatophile too.

I could make up names of the varieties, but I'm trying to "keep it real", historical fiction style.

October 15, 2010	#1
cleo88 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sharon, MA Zone 6 Posts: 225	1880's Boston area variety - do you know any? Hi, I read the post below about the "Boston Market" tomato, but I'm wondering what might be the names of some other tomatoes that wouldn't be grown for market, per se. I'm doing a piece of creative writing partly set on a Boston area farm in 1889, and I'd love to know the names of some likely varieties that would have been used. This farm, which really existed, was producing for the school associated with it, so produce would not have to be transported or packed - would probably have been eaten very soon after it was picked. Of course, being a tomatophile, I have to make the groundskeeper there a tomatophile too. I could make up names of the varieties, but I'm trying to "keep it real", historical fiction style. Last edited by cleo88; October 15, 2010 at 05:08 PM. Reason: bad spelling!