Heirlooms and Hot Prairie Summers

I'm looking at purchasing some of the tomato seeds listed below (the highlighted ones for sure now;).......if you've grown any of them please let me know which ones worked out well (or not) for you.

"Sweet Sugar Baby" order 2007
Box Car Willie
Dr. Carolyn
Juane Flammee
Marianna's Peace order 2007
Oaxacam Jewel
Pruden's Purple
Black Cherry
Cherokee Purple
Kellogg's Breakfast
Sungold
Green Zebra
Aunt Ruby's German Green
Gregori's Alta
Dr. Lyle
German Strawberry order 2007
Isis Candy
Limmony
Arkansas Traveler,
Eva Purple Ball,
Porter's Pride
ildi
Black from Tula order 2007
Blond Kopchen

If I'm missing a winner please let me know. :) TIA


This message was edited Apr 7, 2006 10:07 PM

Hybrid winners would also be appreciated. :)

I've grown Pruden's Purple and Green Zebra, both did well and I really liked the tangy taste of Green Zebra. Also thought Black Russian was pretty good. I'm kicking myself for not keeping better records, but at the time it wasn't that important. Not flowers ya know. Had some good Brandywine. Most any tomato tastes good when you wait as long as we do for a fresh one.

LOL

Thanks echoes.......we've grown Green Zebra one year (without success) but now I've had a few people, in other growing conditions, tell me how good they are so I think I'll start a seed or two and give them a second chance (maybe this time we'll be lucky :).

Hoping our new member from Drumheller drops in as well. She's the only one that I know grows in temps higher (and drier) than what we can get. I'd like to cover whatever condition we will be getting this summer.

Pruden's Purple is now a must have. :)

In case we have high humidity, again :(, I'm going to be growing one or two from these as well: Arkansas Traveler, Eva Purple Ball, Porter's Pride.

This message was edited Feb 12, 2006 7:59 PM

Pam
Lynn and I grow Sungold and they are delicious. No particular problems and they produced like crazy. Very sweet and firm.
Ann

Lilypon

You want high and dry temps, just check out my neck of the woods, Oliver...Osoyoos, BC.

Don

Thank you Ann (and Lynn) .......I'll make sure Sungold is included. Just checked the PlantFiles and it is a must!

Ooooops guess I don't know your neck of woods too well Don.

Found this:

http://www.britishcolumbia.com/regions/towns/?townID=4056

So what tomatoes grow well for you? :)


This message was edited Feb 12, 2006 11:59 PM

Oh, Pam I remembered another. Black from Tula, very tasty.
And I had Blond Kopchen, a little yellow grape type. Nice and sweet. Also Lucky Cross, but I grew it in big pails, not a very good test. (neglect)

This message was edited Feb 12, 2006 10:23 PM

echoes I'm going to have to break down and try a Black (from Tula) too. I've never tasted one of those before. :) Thank you so much for all the suggestions!

I also was informed ildi is another tasty small fruited yellow. :)

This message was edited Feb 12, 2006 11:16 PM

This year I'm trying (from Solana Seeds):

Stupice
Nepal
Cherry Brandywine
Red Grape

I don't have a real veg. garden at the cottage any more (sigh) so they'll be in containers.

This photo shows my garden before it was closed down. The soil is still there and it was GREAT after 12 years of careful attention... maybe some day I'll start it up again.

Previously Carolyn listed some shorter season varieties for me and said the Stupice is very nice (gotta look at that thread again). The Cherry Brandywine caught my eye too. Have you grown any of the above listed ones before Andy? I'm really curious about the Cherry Brandywine and the Nepal.......how prolific and tasty are they?

Now that garden's view is such a treat.........I'm amazed you gave it up.

I have had excellent results growing, Tangello, Green Zebra, Applause, Brandywine and Bellstar tomatoes in the past. This year I also want to try Tomato Longkeeper, a hybrid tomato "Cupid" (grape style) and another hybrid, "Sweet Baby Girl.

Don

Thanks, Lilypon. I was travelling a lot at the time and couldn't keep the garden looking good (it's right below the cottage deck, and it was unsightly without my attention). Ah well...

The varieties I listed are all new to me, so I'll report back this fall!

BTW, notice the frame at the back of the garden: that's where I grew Blue Lake pole beans. Eight feet high, absolutely loaded with beans from August till October.

Okay after reading andy's looooooooooooooooooooooooooooong growing season :'( ......how long's yours in zone 6b Don??? Thank you so much for your list! :) Am now curious if my season's long enough for your plants. ;)

Andy I think I'm gonna have to hunt down some more manure. ;) It's not from lack of trying here.....I collect and compost leaves from the nieghbors (enough that it looks like a big orange school bus is parked on my front grass) and add manure, but it still isn't right. :(

This message was edited Feb 13, 2006 6:49 PM

Here's my favourite trick for beans and peas: dig a 6" trench and half-fill it with torn newspaper. Sprinkle with superphosphate, fill with more newspaper and wet it all down. Backfill with soil and plant the seed. Stand back!

Ü Thank You!!! Ü

I'm hoping to plant some tomatoes in galvenized garbage cans. Tomatoes are supposed to luv warm feet.

Andy, thanks for the tip for the beans. I have some neat beans to plant this year.

:) Donna

jagonjune and annabelle my tastebuds think they just died and went to heaven!!! :) Ü :)

Sungold will *always* be grown in my garden now........and I'm so happy that I planted 10 of them!

Pam
I can't believe you have 10! you will have them coming out of everywhere!!. enjoy.
Ann

LOL I wondered too but now I'm soooooooooooooo happy I listened to you and Lynn. Ü (so will my parents when they sample them). I only saw them for sale in one greenhouse in Regina and no one had purchased them (outgrew their pots and were yellow) ..... what a waste! :(