Arkansas Traveller

[Mantis]

Yeah, but I am trying to cut down. JEEZ, this is harder than giving up smoking.

[Grub]

But why? Why cut down, Manto? If you have the space fill it. If you're flooded with tomatoes try some moderate top-shelf croppers, like a bicolour or better yellow or Aunt Ruby's Green.

[coronabarb]

"I make lots of salsa and tomato based pickles and relishes..."

melody, when you have time, can you post some of your recipes?

[Mantis]

Grew two Aunt Rubys this year and got nothing from one and one small bright yellow beefstake shaped thing from the other
Saved seeds from the yellow thing. Might grow one sometime.
I need the space to grow out F2's of my crosses and will be using a quarter of the space in the greenhouse for peppers.
I have sold the boat though, and that leaves a big area of driveway, hmmmm, more pots needed me thinks

[Grub]

What about Hughs, Cherokee Green, Golden Monarch? I can help you with 1 & 3, and Green Giant soonish, and how was Kelloggs Breakfast?

But I will be joining you in a pepper frenzy next season

[Mantis]

Had one Cherokee Green in a pot in the new bit of the greenhouse this year. It produced lots of fruit, and probably more flowers than I have seen on a plant. Most of them were small, but, this was a common problem in the new bit of the greenhouse with the potted plants. The west facing wall is raw cement sheet, and I am guessing that the reflected light threw the plants into some sort of confusion. It will get a couple of coats of dark green paint before next crop.
Your GMG is in the same part of the GH and is showing the same signs. It has 12 fruit set, but the plant is spindly, non thrifty, like all the others that were grown in there. I will save seeds from them and I know they will do better in a better spot. Hey, Earls Faux, my Nepal X TT cross, Golden Ponderosa, and Brandywine Suddeth all more or less failed in there, and I know two of them produce their heads off in prime positions.

[Mantis]

You can tell that the beers are starting to flow now eh

[Mantis]

Oh , yeah, Kellogs Breakfast. Grown it the past two years but outside in the main bed. It has struggled on to produce some fruit each year. It has earned a spot in the greenhouse next year, where I reckon it will really punch them out. Love this baby

[Mantis]

Has anyone posted 4 posts in a row before?? Oh well.

[Grub]

You make a really good point there, Manto.

It's taken me two years to figure out exactly what goes where in my patch. There are prime spot, okay spot, good spots, not-so-good spots, spots that are marginal and so on.

And then when the patch stands 6-8ft tall some good spots become poor spots and so on. You get the idea. I also have one spot, no two side-by-side actually, that for two years now have produced fruit with uneven ripening. I reckon it's because of tree roots.

But there are so many variables. And the expert gardener is one who knows exactly what fits where. Now that's the skill

[gardenmama]

Arkansas Traveler has been a mainstay in one garden or another around here. It flourishes in the heat and humidity while the other plants around it cower and stop producing.

I heartily second Fusion's support of Burgundy Traveler. To me it has a more intense flavor than AT and is more productive. It's always the last plant standing when frost hits. The fruits hold fairly well off the vine as well and ripen nicely in newspapers when picked green before frost.

Both are great sliced and in sauces. True workhorses.

[melody]

Home for lunch and noticed the request for recipes...will post a few later on...got some 'heirloom' ones of those too....

[Ruth_10]

Still another fan of AT. And yes, "table tomato" is a good decription. Flavor good +, productivity high, takes the heat.

Where would I find Burgundy Traveler? Sounds like I just maybe (twist my arm) might have to try it.

--Ruth

[cottonpicker]

Ruth... Plants of BURGUNDY TRAVELER can be obtained at: www.selectedplants.com

[creister]

I believe I saw seeds for Burgundy Travellor in Sandhill's cataloge. I started seed for AT, and was going to give them all away, but may have to make room and rig a support just to try it this summer.