Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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Lithuanian set first fruits pretty high up on the plant, which usually
indicates a mid-late to late variety that needs higher day/night temperatures to set than early to early-mid varieties. Fruit are still small, so I have not tasted one yet.
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I found that absolutely bizarre since I grew Visitation Valley back in the 90's, didn't think that much of it, maybe offered it in a seed offer when I was still at AOL or possibly at GW, and maybe listed it in the SSE YEarbook, but the variety didn't originate with me at all. I do know about the Sol gene program and it is headquartered via Cornell, actually my alma mater, but while I did send quite a few varieties to David Francis at Ohio State for his use I don't remember sending VV b'c I never regrew VV and so would not have had fresh seeds. Ah well, what is, is.
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Two larger fruited varieties that have been doing the best for me in the UK this year are Pervaya Lyubov and Tsar Kolokol.
Pervaya Lyubov has been particularly early, it seems able to set fruit in relatively cool conditions, and once the fruit is set they grow and ripen more quickly than many varieties. (Seemingly at the expense of vegatitive growth - it went from one of the tallest plants to one of the shortest in the time between fruit set and fruit ripening.) Good looking pink tomatoes with very good sweet flavour, they certainly attract comments from family who have tried them. Pervaya 2.jpg Pervaya 3.jpg Pervaya 4.jpg |
August 7, 2011 | #51 |
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Cool climate larger tomatoes
I have to agree with maf about the productivity, ripening and also excellent flavour of Pervaya Lyubov. My plant, however, also seems to have suffered( from apparent lack of nutrient.) The foliage seems to be too pale and it stopped setting fruit after a while. It was getting the same nutrient as my other plants. Now that I have been giving it extra feed it has improved and started setting fruit again.
This plant is outside. Other very productive, larger fruited early varieties outside are Chernomor and Berkeley Tie Dye Pink. In the greenhouse the outstanding varieties for productivity, earliness and flavour are Maya and Sion's Airdrie Classic, Sarah Black, Purple Brandy, Kumato and Rose de Berne. The greenhouses have heating as a nightime supplement but on the more than average number of cold Spring nights the temperature often dropped below the preferred 10 deg C. Gill |
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gill, you might want to change that name Purple Brandywine to Marizol Bratka, as Joe did many years ago at my insistence, so folks don't start thinking it's really a pure Brandywine. He agreed but had already sent out seeds as Purple Brandywine and some places still list it as such.
Marizol Bratka was the result of a cross that Joe Bratka made and was a selection from that cross. Actually it's pretty good. Almost forgot to say that the initial cross was between Brandywine and Marizol Purple.
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Joe has bred Sarah thises and thatses in almost any color you want and attached a fictitious history to them as originating in Germany which implies the are all heirloom varieties, which they aren't.
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August 13, 2011 | #55 |
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I like Lime Green Salad tomato for a cool weather " winter " tomato. It's one that seems to do pretty well in lower light, cooler conditions and I love the taste. Plus, because it's a dwarf, I can grow it in a pot and bring it indoors if it threatens to freeze. I'll probably plant this and Bloody Butcher this fall as my overwintering tomatoes, here in AZ. Maybe two plants each. BB in ground, in a sheltered spot and LG in pots.
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