Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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February 5, 2016 | #46 |
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Big Beef & Big Boy for me.
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February 7, 2016 | #47 | |
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There are lots of of really good Russian pinks - check them out here: http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/w...:Pink_Tomatoes |
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February 9, 2016 | #48 |
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I haven't grown most of them, and I don't know how well any of them tolerate wet conditions, but some hybrids that I think might be interesting to grow include these:
* Chef's Choice Pink F1 (AAS award; F, A, N, TMV, Crack and Scab—it is supposed to be anthracnose-tolerant, whether or not that's what the A stands for; anthracnose can cause fruit rot—there are only a few known tolerant tomatoes) * Gurney Girl's Best F1 (VFFTTyTsw. 75 days. Gurney's talks this tomato up a lot.) * Heatwave II F1 (VFASt; 68 days) * Tycoon (I don't really know if this is a hybrid, but it's disease-resistant enough to be one: VFNTSWV; 80 days) * Beefmaster F1 (Alternaria Alternata (Crown Wilt), Fusarium Wilt Race 1, Root-Knot Nematodes, Stemphylium (Gray Leaf Spot), Verticillium Wilt; 80 days) * Early Girl VFF F1 (I like and have tried Early Girl (not sure if it was the VFF version), but I'm not sure how it performs in Pennsylvania.) * Celebrity F1 * Fourth of July F1 * Juliet F1 * Pink Girl F1 * Celebration F1 * Big Beef F1 * Brandy Boy F1 * Big Boy F1 * Park's Whopper CR Improved F1 * Red Brandymaster F1 * Pink Brandymaster F1 Even though it's not a hybrid, Napa Giant looks like a great, productive tomato. You can get a lot of pounds of fruit off of it. It's a selection from Mortgage Lifter that is larger. For open-pollinated tomatoes that it sounds like withstood a hot, very wet year in Florida, see the first post in this thread. Last edited by shule1; February 9, 2016 at 11:06 PM. |
February 10, 2016 | #49 |
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I just made my Johnny's order: Taxi (op), Marbonne F1, and Chef's Choice Orange F1, which is on back-order until mid-March.
My expensive hybrid seed throw-down battle of the year will be Rebelski v Marbonne. |
February 10, 2016 | #50 |
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Ordered Momotaro yesterday, also some rootstock and clips for comparing grafted heirlooms. It's about to get real.
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February 12, 2016 | #51 |
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I have found that Momotaro just takes some time to get going, but they do produce good for me throughout the season.
I am trying Marbonne this year too, looks like another year of juggling new varieties, about 75 or so. I guess its human nature to wonder whats around the next corner, over the hill, or how good the taste of an unknown tomato is. lol |
February 12, 2016 | #52 |
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+1 for Momotaro. Only hybrid I've grown in the last 13 or 14 years and it has produced an abundance of very good tasting tomatoes in most every one of those years.
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February 12, 2016 | #53 |
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Everyone in household loved Odoriko. This year doing Momotaro and Odoriko, Rebelskin marbone. Sekai ichi too for reference, OP.
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March 22, 2016 | #54 | |
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March 22, 2016 | #55 | |
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March 22, 2016 | #56 |
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And, by hybrid, do you mean an F1 hybrid or a stabilized cross?
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March 22, 2016 | #57 | |
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https://www.google.com/search?q=tyco..._AUIBigA&dpr=1 And I do wish,now a general comment,that vendors would STOP saying that this or that variety is resistant,b/c that's not true at all and implies 100% resistant,the word to use is tolerant. And all of this came out many years ago when some commercial farmers bought lots of seed,thinking that it was resistant to this or that disease and it wasn't,so sued the company successfully and the tomato industry was supposed to be using the word tolerant in the future,but they didn't. I once had an excellent link to that lawsuit,but its been a dead link for many years. Carolyn
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March 23, 2016 | #58 |
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@Carolyn
Thanks. That's good to know that resistant and tolerant aren't legally considered synonymous. I emailed the company and another company that sells the seeds to see what they have to say on whether it's an F1 hybrid or open-pollinated. So, hopefully they'll reply with the answer. |
March 23, 2016 | #59 |
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@Carolyn @TexasTycoon
I got my responses from the company. Two people from the company (David Rodriguez and Larry Stein) confirmed that it is an F1 hybrid. So, TexasTycoon, it seems you're right. |
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