Thread for posting assessment of the new Dwarf Project varieties

[diesel]

I am planting a rosella purple and a earl of edgecomb. On Tatianas database they show the edgecomb as a dwarf type. Anyone no anything about this One?

[ddsack]

When I grew Earl of Edgecombe a few years ago, I did not consider it a dwarf, just a stocky mid-sized productive RL plant. None of the current SSE yearbook listings says it has rugose leaves, so I'm thinking it's just a shorter growing indeterminate. My source for seeds was Tomato Growers Supply, but they don't have it listed in the current catalog. Would be interested to hear how it grew for others.

[janezee]

I planted 6 Sleeping Lady and 6 Wild Fred last month. The SL all came roaring out of the ground, ready to fly. WF, only 3 came up, and one with a helmet head that really stayed around for several days before I could get it off. They're still behind the SL, but coming along. I can give dates later, if you like.
It's really cool seeing the differences from the other tomatoes: shorter and thicker. And I love the leaves!

j

[chalstonsc]

earl of edgecombe is definitely not a dwarf, and for me a pretty regular sized, regular leaf indeterminate...that produces some very tasty, good size tomatoes

[tuk50]

Any chance someone might update the new releases on the sticky along with the descriptions..... thanks.

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=19549

[dice]

[Earl of Edgecombe]
Not one of the new dwarfs, but Earl of Edgecombe was definitely
a rugose leaved, dwarf plant for me. The only thing that set it apart
from Russian Red was the size and color of the fruit.

http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/w...l_of_Edgecombe

There have been some previous threads on the variations available
with this cultivar name:
http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=9525
(Would likely be best to continue any EoE discussion in that thread
rather than pulling this one farther from the original topic.)

[Garf]

I started 6 seeds for Yukon Quest. 3 came up plus one unidentified stray. Lets see how well they do in the Miami summer. Does anyone recognize the stray?

[livinonfaith]

Maybe an eggplant?

If I guess correctly, do I get a prize?

[Garf]

Nope. I figure it was a weed, so I trashed it.

[Garf]

Yukon Quest. 2 of 3 from 6 seeds planted.

[mlynn]

All,

This year I have also added some of the new dwarf varietys to my selection of tomato plants. I have the New Big Dwarf that seeds came from Tomatogrowers and I did 3 each of the Tas Choc and Mr. Snow. These seeds I received from Victory. I have planted some in 18" containers as well as some in the garden. Currently, all plants look fantastic and are about 2 feet tall. I do have a question though; is it recommended to pinch the suckers on any of the dwarfs?

[nctomatoman]

Hi mlynn, - no - one of the nice things about the dwarfs is that there is no need to prune - in fact, it would likely impact yield. One thing that may be helpful (I may try it out on a few) is that the plants are very dense with foliage - in hot humid conditions, it may be helpful to prune away some of the foliage only....not sure yet, though.

[mlynn]

Thanks Craig,

Yes.... they are extremely thick, ridgid and are a very nice dark green. I'm looking forward to seeing ( and tasting ) the fruit they generate. Pics to follow.

[meadowyck]

I have read the journey everyone has been taking with the dwarf maters. I'm so happy that these are being developed, as I now have a very small growing area. My screened in lanai area.

I'm going through the places that offer these seeds and will start them later this year for a winter (if you can say our area has winter, lol) garden.

Jan

[nctomatoman]

Hey Jan and welcome! We've carved out quite a niche here at Tomatoville for our little project (thanks, Mischka and all participants!)....look forward to wrangling you into the project as one of our research growers!