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Post by deckman22 on Feb 23, 2019 1:05:57 GMT -5
I have baby plants in pots on the front porch. If we have a cold night I bring them into the house. The 3" peat pots fit into muffin pans which makes it easy to transport them. They will go in the ground in about a month.
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Post by Mumsey on Feb 28, 2019 6:42:26 GMT -5
Dad's Italian friend called me the other day. He has found a San Marzano type seed called Andiamo. It looks like San Marzano and is 5" long and is a hybrid. Totally Tomatoes has it. He is probably going to get them. He doesn't care about the shipping, he said "you know I'd like to find another good tomato, I won't be around here forever!" He's 91. Gotta love him.
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Post by binnylou on Feb 28, 2019 9:03:22 GMT -5
Mumsey , I ordered Andiamo with my TT seed order. I thought it looked interesting. How many is he wanting to grow? I’d share a few of my seeds with him.
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Post by Mumsey on Mar 1, 2019 4:01:07 GMT -5
binnylou, Not sure, I can call him and find out! Thanks for the offer!
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Post by Mumsey on Mar 1, 2019 18:41:29 GMT -5
binnylou, Just talked to Mr. S. He ordered the seed 2 days ago.
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Post by davidjp on Mar 4, 2019 19:47:54 GMT -5
The first of the big tomato plant sales have started around here.
Its colder for this time of year than usual so I wonder how that will impact the sales
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The last photo are my own plants that won't quite be ready to go out for another few weeks, with a few more advanced plants that I picked up at the sale
My own list this year
Cherries Sungold Snow white Japanese red cherry Sakura Valentine grape
Supersweet 100
Salad types Moneymaker Jaune flamme
Plum Granadero Pompeii
Large Crimson Carmelo Red oxheart Mavarinskite Marbonne Akamura
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Post by Mumsey on Mar 5, 2019 5:18:52 GMT -5
davidjp, I've never seen that many different varieties of tomatoes for sale! Lucky you!
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Post by desertwoman on Mar 5, 2019 9:42:06 GMT -5
What an amazing display of tomatoes for sale. And yours look great davidjp, Around here seed won't get planted until at least mid March. |
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Post by lisaann on Mar 6, 2019 18:48:14 GMT -5
davidjp, Seriously, how do people pick? I figure people have a budget. They start out looking, picking up something they like, then they see something else and set something down, and by the end of an hour or 2, people have picked up, and set down plants in the wrong spot and ya just don't know what ya get! hahahha 
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Post by davidjp on Mar 6, 2019 19:19:54 GMT -5
lisaann ,
There is quite a team behind this particular sale so theres 4 or 5 people circulating and answering questions along the lines of what types do you think I should pick. They also have a small outdoor auditorium with talks during at least that weekend day.
Plants are a little pricey at $5 a pot but its all labelled and generally pretty well put on and they tend not to carry at least some of the standard varieties that are sold everywhere, but there are some of those there too. Interestingly they always have a few new Japanese varieties that you would never find anywhere else so I think someone has some good connections with Japanese tomato breeders there |
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Post by lisaann on Mar 9, 2019 16:13:37 GMT -5
davidjp, You just made me look up Japanese climate  : What is Japan's climate? Japan’s climate is rainy and humid, and marked in most places by four distinct seasons. The country’s wide range of latitude causes pronounced differences in climate between the north and the south. Hokkaido and other parts of northern Japan have long, harsh winters and relatively cool summers. What is the coldest month in Japan? The hottest months are July through September, with daily high temperatures in the 80s Fahrenheit, according to Weather.com. It can be so humid, that the Japanese people will say you can walk and swim at the same time. The coldest months are January and February, with daily high temperatures in the upper 40s Fahrenheit. Seems like Japan and Maryland have a lot in common. I guess that is why those Japanese Cherry trees do so well here in Washington DC, which reminds me, when is the prime expected bloom time for them this year: cherryblossomwatch.com/April 3 till April 6th.
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Post by binnylou on Mar 16, 2019 9:17:18 GMT -5
Well, this almost never happens. All six of my Granaderos sprouted over night. Usually no matter what seed, a few sprout...then a few more. The Nyagous sitting next to them are still sleeping, even though they were planted the same day.
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Post by lisaann on Mar 16, 2019 9:51:50 GMT -5
binnylou, Those pink Oxheart have chapped my butt and after 8 days, I just stuck a seed in a paper towel to test. The big beef is up and the sunpeach. Now about that sunpeach.....it came up with a CROOKED stem, growing, but I just decided to try a new seed and see what that does. I have time and won't kill this crooked seedling YET. It was 10 seeds for 4.50 www.superseeds.com/products/sunpeach-tomato-f1-hybrid-60-days
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Post by binnylou on Mar 16, 2019 9:58:10 GMT -5
That Sunpeach is really small. I see it is half ounce. The Juliets that I grow every year are consistently one ounce. That's one bite if nobody is lookin'.
I assume you are wanting a salad tomato?
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Post by lisaann on Mar 16, 2019 15:19:55 GMT -5
I assume you are wanting a salad tomato?
I want a bite size tomato that I can carry with me to work in a container for a snack, like popcorn. I love Black cherry and did them last year. They are a mouthful and tasty.
Yep, one bite and you better keep your mouth shut or you shall squirt it EVERYWHERE. snicker Yes, I chew with my mouth shut, but sometimes with a Black Cherry, that isn't enough! hahahha
I thought I'd like to try this Sunpeach this year.
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