2018 MMMM spoiler alert

[AlittleSalt]

Nan, I'm not sure if the UPS has a dump truck to deliver all those seeds.

[Nan_PA_6b]

But I don't have anywhere near the variety of Salt!

[Nan_PA_6b]

Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

Nan, I'm not sure if the UPS has a dump truck to deliver all those seeds.

I'm splitting it into 2 mailers; the dump trucks should be fine.

[clara]

[QUOTE=AlittleSalt;715787]

Originally Posted by clara

Clara, what you described is a 5 months spring and summer drought in Texas. I know we are a long way apart geographically, but our best tomato gardening years happened in those same situations that you wrote about.

What I have learned in my gardening experience is that it's easier to water the right amount during a drought. The opposite being when it rains too much, it's very difficult drying out the soil.

Salt, normally we have winter, spring, summer, autumn and again winter - like many other people in other regions of the world. But this year was totally different: A LONG winter, followed by 5 months of extremely hot summer and now some regions have already had the first frosty nights. No spring - and now perhaps no autumn? Frosty nights in September, I don't remember when we had them the last time. November would be normal.

I grow everything in containers, mostly rather big ones. And I live on top of a hill, so much water has never been a problem. Watering everything is a problem for me, my bad back does not like it...

[jtjmartin]

Go Nan!

I should have a few days off this coming week - looking forward to bagging some seeds up for MMMM and the nifty 50

[Raiquee]

Jeez Salt! Better put in my wishlist, you probably have everything on it!! 😂😂😂

[greenthumbomaha]

Originally Posted by NarnianGarden

That's good. I am having a surplus of various seeds I never get to try

I have a few cucumber seeds waiting for packaging. I don't know the variety names. I grew 6 different varieties and this is by far the most productive that I have ever grown. It was't even in full sun. It is a pickling variety with black spines. The vine grew to the top of my serviceberry tree and is still trying to produce in this crazy weather..



- Lisa

[HudsonValley]

Nan, you've got me beat! My final tally is 590 packets; going out this week.



It doesn't seem that many people are using the Google doc wishlist yet. Of the varieties listed there and the ones I noticed in earlier posts in this thread, I'm sending: ISPL, Livingston's Honor Bright (a.k.a. Lutescent), Jaune Flamme, Maglia Rosa, and Silvery Fir Tree. Glacier, too, although I'm not sure if it's still wanted...



I wish I could have done the Nifty Fifty, but since I bag/tag blossoms (bees!) I seldom get more than 30 or so packets per variety.

[AlittleSalt]

Originally Posted by Raiquee

Jeez Salt! Better put in my wishlist, you probably have everything on it!! ������

One of the varieties I have ready to be mailed are from 2003 and is Alston's Everlasting. They germinated fine for me in 2015. There are also some seeds from Livingston's - 3 different varieties. (The seeds are not from the mid-1800s, but that's how long those varieties have been around.)

[habitat_gardener]

Planning to send these varieties from 2016-2018, plus whatever older ones I can pack by the deadline as bonuses...
Dragon's Eye
Pink Marmande
Tasmanian Chocolate
George Detsikas
Pink Vernissage
Green Gables
Jersey Devil
Matsu Express
Aztek
Rebel Yell
Girl Girl's Weird Thing
Iva's Red Berry
Cole
Daniel Burson

[Tormato]

Originally Posted by HudsonValley

Nan, you've got me beat! My final tally is 590 packets; going out this week.



It doesn't seem that many people are using the Google doc wishlist yet. Of the varieties listed there and the ones I noticed in earlier posts in this thread, I'm sending: ISPL, Livingston's Honor Bright (a.k.a. Lutescent), Jaune Flamme, Maglia Rosa, and Silvery Fir Tree. Glacier, too, although I'm not sure if it's still wanted...



I wish I could have done the Nifty Fifty, but since I bag/tag blossoms (bees!) I seldom get more than 30 or so packets per variety.

If you have two (rare) varieties, with ~25 packs each, I'll likely combine them into somewhat entering the NF.

[Tormato]

One more, and last of the year, variety harvested...


Pokoritel Serdets

[HudsonValley]

Originally Posted by Tormato

If you have two (rare) varieties, with ~25 packs each, I'll likely combine them into somewhat entering the NF.

Cool! See what you think; my package is going out next week... In addition to Green Mustang (30 packets), which I mentioned above, I'm sending in two early 20th-century pink varieties that aren't well-known anymore, but both are really good. There are 38 packets of one, and 20 packets of the other.



Thanks, Gary, for feeding our addictions!

[jtjmartin]

Ok, Nan got me motivated and I'm up to 280 seed packs including:

Aunt Lou's Underground Railroad
Austin's Black Cherry
Blue Chocolate Cherry
Isis Candy
Kapidag Red
Maglia Rosa
Mr. Snow
Northern Lights
Olive Hill
Orange Cream Dwarf
Pink Princess
Rebel Alliance
Rebel Yell
Red Barn
Ron's Carbon Copy
Wild Spudleaf

More to come . . . will go read the wanted list!

Jeff

[AlittleSalt]

I just mailed a 8.5 x 11" Bubble mailer stuffed with 9.70 Oz. tomato seed bags for $4.45. Some ask about mailing cost, so I'm sharing. Tormato, the receipt says you'll be getting the mailer on Tuesday the 9th.

I just thought about it - some participants avoid this thread, so I'll post the above on the other MMMM thread.