Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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September 18, 2017 | #31 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2010
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Innovative tomato breeder Kanti Rawal stopped by the farm today. Here is an excerpt from the book "Ripe" which is where I first learned about him.
He is a gem of a man. I am trialing a bunch of his lines, and two of them are no less than spectacular. I mention this here, because we had a discussion about short (or no) stake tomatoes. Good times. |
September 19, 2017 | #32 |
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Location: Ontario
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The Golden Honeybunch F1 variety mentioned looks as if it's difficult to procure seeds...... Was that one of the "spectacular" ones? Looks as if it's really early!
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September 19, 2017 | #34 |
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Thanks. I checked that site. It's Canadian even! However, they are out of stock
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September 28, 2017 | #35 |
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Location: California Central Valley
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Occasionally I grow a tomato plant from the nursery, which is how I discovered Ace. The plant is fairly compact and produces unblemished fruit with a good flavor ( if you like sweet tomatoes). It's a surprise every time I grow it, because I don't expect much and it exceeds expectations. It doesn't have the complex flavor of top heirlooms, but every time I grow it, somehow it turns out to taste better than half the other varieties each year.
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September 29, 2017 | #36 |
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Someone suggested I checkout Sandhill Preservation,which I did, and will get back to you on that when I can.
What happened is that there was a huge update for my browser, towhatIknew asAOL to AOL to AOL GOLD, big problem,my local computer expert and long time friend did that for me b'c I took a quick look at downloading and installing and no way could I do that. All was not well and Wayne had to come up here and figure it out. At the same time I got back some standard blood test reports that indicated I might have a serious medical problem,yes, I would call stroke or heart attack as serious problems. jackie was here this AM taking even more blood for followup. So that's my story as to why I couldn't get back to you as soon as I hoped to, actually today is the first time that I have been here by myself,not with Wayne standing by,and yes,I'm sticking to that story mainly b/c it is true. Carolyn
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September 29, 2017 | #37 |
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So sorry to know of your health issues. Best wishes for a speedy and optimum outcome.
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September 29, 2017 | #38 |
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Carolyn In my humble opinion, computer problems are the leading cause of stroke and heart attacks! Be well.
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September 29, 2017 | #39 |
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Location: Northeast Wisconsin, Zone 5a
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If you're thinking of breeding for this, I've been growing out some of my striped antho lines crossed with Mountain Merit but I've only kept ones with the phenotype I was interested in. I really like the fact that I really don't have to do much with them, a lot less work than the indeterminate lines. You can see the size difference in this picture, they maxed out at about 3 1/2 ft here, while the indeterminates outgrew the stakes.
Fruit quality from the lines have been pretty good. They tend to spread a bit as the fruit gets heavy though. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...4&l=41da5e6c3d |
September 29, 2017 | #40 | |
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But yes, Linda,unintended computer problems sure can bad ,I even revert to using words no one thought I ever knew and I can do it in English or French or Latin. Carolyn
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September 29, 2017 | #41 |
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Thinking of you, Carolyn... don't let the stress get to you, and I hope your next blood test clears you of anything stroke or heart related. Eat a chocolate if not a tomato, and let everything else just melt away. Take a dang moment and just enjoy.... you deserve it.
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September 29, 2017 | #42 | |
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January 10, 2018 | #43 |
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Just seeing this thread. The variety most similar to Maglia Rosa I've grown is Siccagno di Valledolmo. It is grown sprawling and I grew it that way. It did well and produced heavily. It performed best in my GH, probably b/c it comes from a dry region. When I grew it outdoors it didn't do as well sprawling.
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January 12, 2018 | #44 |
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Location: Minnesota
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Fred, my best luck has been from segregating progeny derived from crosses between my elite breeding lines and commercial F1 hybrids. I was mostly fishing for disease resistance and improved fruit quality, but also found some very interesting short statured lines.
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