Your Favorite Pink Tomato? - Page 7

ginger2778 · February 16, 2017

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Originally Posted by mousey

Hello from Vancouver, BC! I'm new to Tomatoville. Where does one get Rebel Yell seeds? I get my tomato seeds from either Tomato Growers and / or Tomatofest. Haven't come across this variety before. Thanks!!

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They are available for free in my seed offer, look in the available for trade forum , click here.
http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...ght=Marsha%27s

You can also get up to 14 more free .I have the postage covered for other countries folks for the return.

Spartanburg123 · February 16, 2017

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Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

I had never heard of German Queen until this thread. After reading about them, I'll have to give them a try in the garden.

Hey Salt-

Home Depot usually carries German Queen plants that are pretty far along- pricey at 3.99, but beautiful potato-leafed plants. I grew them 2 years ago and they did well.

D.

AlittleSalt · February 16, 2017

Thank you for the info

chiefbeaz · February 16, 2017

Hi Salt, This isn't a general offer ,but I do have enough German Queen seed to send your some if you need them. Just send me a message with your address and i will get them to you

Gardeneer · February 16, 2017

How about German Pink ?
I added it to my list at the 11th hour. .

mousey · February 16, 2017

Thank you so much!!

February 16, 2017

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Originally Posted by Gardeneer

How about German Pink ?
I added it to my list at the 11th hour. .

I'll give you my description of German Pink. However, it should be noted that tomatoes seem to taste different in my soil than a lot of people's.

It's extremely meaty in an interesting way. Slicing it is kind of like slicing a good ham. The stem isn't indented far into the fruit (so you can get a normal number of slices). Taste was quite good. It's potato leaf. The plants were among my largest in 2015. It was probably my latest tomato that got mature fruit in 2015. The fruits were quite large (beefsteak-shaped), but light for their size. Very pink. I didn't have any problems with catfacing, splitting, cracking, blossom scars or such. Firm, but not crunchy (they're firm more like a ham is firm). Some of the fruits got some kind of rot disease (similar to, if not, anthracnose) at the end of the season when it got cold and rainy (but so did Green Giant and maybe others). Anthracnose is somewhat of a problem in our area, probably due to all the apple trees and spider mites (fallen fruits rot, and I imagine anthracnose can spread from them, especially if the spider mites feed on the fallen apples and migrate to other crops).

Gardeneer · February 17, 2017

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The fruits were quite large (beefsteak-shaped), but light for their size. Very pink. I didn't have any problems with catfacing, splitting, cracking, blossom scars or such. Firm, but not crunchy

Thanks, Shule . That sounds good to me.
...large , firm .. sounds like good on sandwiches and cooking too.

AlittleSalt · March 15, 2017

I had to do a search on myself to find this thread

This is basically a bump. I'm doing tomato inventory today and what to plant where ...etc.

Ow my head - the list is so long.

Gardeneer · March 15, 2017

I am lucky!
I just have an area of about 600 sq-ft of grass converted into garden. So It is easy for me to plant and plant "What" "where". ~ 70% dedicated to tomatoes and 30% peppers & eggplants.
My cole crops have already invaded parts of it.

But I still have enough room left for my tomatoes , peppers and eggplants.
All I need now is a nice weather to get back to work.
Two more cold nights. ARGGGG !

Nan_PA_6b · March 15, 2017

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Originally Posted by Gardeneer

I am lucky!
I just have an area of about 600 sq-ft of grass converted into garden. So It is easy for me to plant and plant "What" "where".

Oooh, just give it a few years, Gardeneer- That 600 s.f. is gonna feel tighter and tighter...

Nan

AlittleSalt · March 15, 2017

our 48' x 48' 2,304 sq ft garden is too small, so we built 6 raised beds for somewhere around another 500 sq ft. and now we're planting out in the woods behind our house.

It all started with my wife saying, "Honey, I would like a compost bin and a small garden."

Nan_PA_6b · March 15, 2017

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Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

...It all started with my wife saying, "Honey, I would like a compost bin and a small garden."

She's a good mate for you.
Nan

MissS · March 15, 2017

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Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

It all started with my wife saying, "Honey, I would like a compost bin and a small garden."

Yes, and she also most likely meant a flower garden with two pots of herbs.

AlittleSalt · March 15, 2017

Thank you both

I think she and I feed off of each other's ideas. She is all, "Build a garden", and I am, hmm we have fencing, cut stone, wood to decorate with, and we can grow stuff in the woods, and..

Oh, that's what you two just wrote.

February 16, 2017	#95
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,914	How about German Pink ? I added it to my list at the 11th hour. . __________________ Gardeneer Happy Gardening ! Last edited by Gardeneer; February 16, 2017 at 08:58 PM.

March 15, 2017	#100
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,914	I am lucky! I just have an area of about 600 sq-ft of grass converted into garden. So It is easy for me to plant and plant "What" "where". ~ 70% dedicated to tomatoes and 30% peppers & eggplants. My cole crops have already invaded parts of it. But I still have enough room left for my tomatoes , peppers and eggplants. All I need now is a nice weather to get back to work. Two more cold nights. ARGGGG ! __________________ Gardeneer Happy Gardening !

February 16, 2017	#93
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	Thank you for the info

February 16, 2017	#94
chiefbeaz Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Middle, TN Posts: 271	Hi Salt, This isn't a general offer ,but I do have enough German Queen seed to send your some if you need them. Just send me a message with your address and i will get them to you

February 16, 2017	#96
mousey Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: British Columbia Posts: 6	Thank you so much!!

March 15, 2017	#102
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	our 48' x 48' 2,304 sq ft garden is too small, so we built 6 raised beds for somewhere around another 500 sq ft. and now we're planting out in the woods behind our house. It all started with my wife saying, "Honey, I would like a compost bin and a small garden."

March 15, 2017	#105
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	Thank you both I think she and I feed off of each other's ideas. She is all, "Build a garden", and I am, hmm we have fencing, cut stone, wood to decorate with, and we can grow stuff in the woods, and.. Oh, that's what you two just wrote.