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Old May 7, 2006   #1
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I'm a week away from making my final selection of plants to go into my containers.

Here are the categories for the "undecided" plants:

Pink PL beefsteaks
Brandywine, Sudduth's Strain
Julia Child
Lithuanian
Mrs. Benson
Stump of the World

All-purpose and canning types
Campbell 1327
Delmar
Picardy
Saint Pierre
Santa Clara Canner

Paste types
Andes
Rinaldo
Ernesto
Heidi
Hungarian Italian

Cherry types
Sungold Hybrid
Sweet Baby Girl Hybrid

Could you please help me choose?

Thanks in advance.

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Old May 7, 2006   #2
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Right off the top of my head, I can eliminate Julia Child and Mrs. Benson.....nothing wrong with them, but I like Stump and Sudduth a lot more and have heard Lithuanian is very good (haven't grown that one).
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Old May 7, 2006   #3
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GTG,

I need some clarification.

My assumption from the way you wrote is that you have other inground plants and these are for containers only.

If that's true, then

1.how can I chose without knowing what you have inground?

2.How can I chose not knowing how many containers you have?

3.How can I chose not knowing what YOUR main interest is?


Ja, maybe picky, but why would I chose a large pink PL if you already have plenty of those inground? Same for the others.
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Old May 7, 2006   #4
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Catntree,

Thanks for the feedback.

Carolyn,

My constraints:
1. I have no "in-ground" plants. All are in containers.
2. I'm limited to about 24 containers (7 to 15 gallons in capacity).
3. My main interest is to have about 3 good representative varieties in each stated category.
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Cherries aren't that important, I've already chosen a couple I like.
Hungarian Italian is a "must have" and I feel compelled to grow out Ernesto and Rinaldo since they aren't commercially available, so they are "must have" varieties also.

Thanks again,

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Here are the categories for the "undecided" plants:

OK, I'm starring the ones I'd chose and also indicating which ones I have and haven't grown and I've grown all the ones I'm starring.


Pink PL beefsteaks
*Brandywine, Sudduth's Strain
Julia Child, haven't grown
*Lithuanian
Mrs. Benson, have grown
*Stump of the World

All-purpose and canning types
Campbell 1327, have grown
Delmar , haven't grown
*Picardy
*Saint Pierre
*Santa Clara Canner, altho I really do not see this as that useful a canner and there are others that I think are more all purpose. yes, it was the variety that started the canning industry in CA, along with Diener, a selection of SCC, but that was long ago, even tho I like the variety otherwise.

Paste types
Andes, haven't grown
Rinaldo , didn't live to adulthood
Ernesto , got few fruits, bad year
*Heidi
Hungarian Italian, grew so long ago I can't remember

You said you already have chosen your cherry tomatoes, so nothing starred.

Cherry types
Sungold Hybrid
Sweet Baby Girl Hybrid

Could you please help me choose?

Thanks in advance.

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Carolyn,

Thanks for your help!

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Old May 8, 2006   #7
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Haven't grown any on your list.

However, please remember, Earl thinks VERY highly of Picardy...must be a reason!!!
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