Why?!!

[PaulF]

Originally Posted by MissS

My question is this, you have been a member here since 2006 yet you only have about 200 varieties in your stash, how on earth have you had so much restraint?

I only began saving in 1999 and the varieties that are quite popular and easy to find I purchase so the seeds are fresh. Those that have given me wrong results get dumped and I try replace them from the commercial market or trade. I trade seldom since I do not bag blossoms and wouldn't want to send bad seeds.

At one time there were over 500 in the stockpile so I tried to reduce the varieties I know I didn't like much. As I age the good ones I regrow and I gather fewer untried tomatoes. However some of the best have come along in the past three years...go figure. So up goes the inventory numbers.