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Members Preferred Vendors for Tomato Seeds

Last post by MissS « Sun Mar 23, 2025 9:45 am
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Adaptive Seeds -
Artisan Seeds -
Baker Creek -
Bienes Seeds -
**Bounty Hunter Seeds - caution as of 2024 this one is getting some poor reviews
Burpee -
Casey's Heirloom...
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information resources for breeding tomatoes

Last post by leftylogan « Wed Feb 19, 2025 11:50 am
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by bower » Sat Jun 26, 2021 4:54 am

I came upon this recent article, which gives a nice overview of the basic genes governing fruit color, shape, size etc. and it reminded me to start a thread for our favorite...

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Wed Feb 19, 2025 11:50 am
Canadian Vendor's for Tomato Seeds.

Last post by BlackKrim « Thu Oct 03, 2024 12:08 am
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by MissS » Thu Feb 06, 2020 9:49 am
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These Canadian seed businesses offer heirloom/open-pollinated, regionally adapted varieties. Excellent customer service, too.

Annapolis Seeds
Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes -...
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List of Disease Resistant Tomatoes

Last post by MissS « Wed Jul 10, 2024 8:57 am
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by MissS » Fri Mar 01, 2024 11:43 pm

Here is an extensive list of disease resistant tomatoes.

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Tomato Disease Publication, U of FL

Last post by Yak54 « Sun Jul 07, 2024 2:30 pm
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by GoDawgs » Sun Jul 07, 2024 8:00 am

I used to have a bookmark with a wonderful guide from the U of Florida to tomato diseases. Lots of photos. When my last computer died I lost that bookmark and haven't been...

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Bagging tomato flowers

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by lee53011 » Mon Dec 14, 2020 10:27 pm
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What are your tips for making sure your open pollinated tomatoes are not cross pollinated? I have some fairly large organza bags that I was planning on using, since I use...
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Disease Mgt. Publications

Last post by Seven Bends « Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:36 am
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by MsCowpea » Mon Jan 06, 2020 9:12 am

Disease Mgt. Publications / Professional Diagnostic Links

Feel Free to Add more--there are many, many great references.

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Favored Pepper Seed Vendors

Last post by rdback « Fri Oct 20, 2023 9:31 am
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by MissS » Sat Jan 04, 2020 9:20 pm
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Let's make a list of your favorite pepper seed vendors so that people can find reliable seed sources.
Thanks in advance for your input.

Baker Creek -
Bunny Hop Seeds...
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Australian Seed Sources

Last post by Whwoz « Sat May 13, 2023 6:38 am
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by Whwoz » Tue Jan 21, 2020 6:35 am

I am going to put a list of Vegetables seed suppliers here that are from Australia to start with, for my own benefit as much as anyone else's. Folks from elsewhere might want...

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Sat May 13, 2023 6:38 am
List of Micro Dwarf varieties

Last post by AKgardener « Tue Mar 28, 2023 1:15 pm
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by jamiethemime » Fri Feb 03, 2023 2:08 pm
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Hello all!

I had a free morning and put together a list of all the micro dwarf varieties I could find and put them into a spreadsheet! It's probably not complete as there's...
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Bonsai's & Topiaries

Last post by worth1 « Wed Feb 03, 2021 6:21 am
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by MissS » Sat Jan 30, 2021 8:12 pm

Post about your bonsai's here!

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Terrariums

Last post by Rockoe10 « Sun Jan 31, 2021 1:58 pm
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by MissS » Sat Jan 30, 2021 8:10 pm

Let's hear about your terrariums, ecosphere's and aquariums used as terrariums here. Are they flourishing? Diseased? What do you feed them and how do you maintain them?...

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Keeping Carolyn J. Male's memory alive...

Last post by Amateurinawe « Tue Oct 20, 2020 2:55 pm
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by pondgardener » Thu Oct 15, 2020 8:55 pm

This is a new subforum to keep alive in memory, a lady who had a major influence in getting many people interested in growing heirloom tomatoes and preserving many unknown...

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Tue Oct 20, 2020 2:55 pm
Favorite Vendors for Flowers and Grasses

Last post by MissS « Fri May 15, 2020 7:21 pm
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by MissS » Sat Jan 04, 2020 10:58 am

Let's compose a list of reliable vendors that you have used for flowers and grasses.

Almost Eden -
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Bluestone Perennials -
Colonial Creek Farms -...

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Jayne's Urban Paradise

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by JayneR13 » Fri Nov 08, 2024 8:54 am
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I thought I might enjoy sharing my garden with all of you in a more formal fashion. I've learned a few things here and I'd like to give back by sharing my experiences. And...
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Fri Mar 28, 2025 11:23 am
old seed challenge 2025

Last post by rdback « Fri Mar 28, 2025 10:59 am
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by rxkeith » Tue Mar 25, 2025 9:28 pm

just seeded this evening
from 2009
aunt ginnys purple
black from tula
crnkovic yugoslavian
heatherington pink
poll robeson angolan

2010
soldacki

these are all from sandhill...

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Last post by rdback
Fri Mar 28, 2025 10:59 am
Elbonian varieties

Last post by Tormahto « Fri Mar 28, 2025 10:49 am
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by Whwoz » Thu Nov 03, 2022 2:02 am
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Have noticed that there are various varieties from Tormato which he has named after the Dilbert cartoon characters from Elbonia.

I know that there are
Elbonian Mudball,...
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Fri Mar 28, 2025 10:49 am
Identifying a flavor...

Last post by rdback « Fri Mar 28, 2025 10:06 am
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by Lancer525 » Wed Mar 26, 2025 2:56 pm

Sounds odd, I know.

Many years ago, I worked for a place that maintained an heirloom vegetable garden. My predecessor in the position knew even less than I did, and had a...

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Last post by rdback
Fri Mar 28, 2025 10:06 am
Meaty Tomatoes

Last post by Acer Rubrum « Fri Mar 28, 2025 7:18 am
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by BarbamWy » Thu Mar 27, 2025 7:01 pm

Hi all
Last year my canned tomatoes had so much juice. I need to add some meatier tomatoes this year. I have seeds for: Jersey Devil, Opalka, Wes, Vilms, Mama Leone, Napoli,...

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Last post by Acer Rubrum
Fri Mar 28, 2025 7:18 am
My spider plant

Last post by Shule « Fri Mar 28, 2025 5:45 am
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by Shule » Fri Jan 20, 2023 2:09 am

Here's my largest spider plant. It's in a 13-inch pot. My sister got it for me on 15 Nov 2021. It's grown a lot! :) It was originally in probably a 3-inch pot (but a tall...

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Last post by Shule
Fri Mar 28, 2025 5:45 am
My tomatoes 2025

Last post by MrBig46 « Fri Mar 28, 2025 4:44 am
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by MrBig46 » Tue Feb 04, 2025 8:03 am
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I haven't been in the garden since mid-October. I'm going to go there tomorrow. So far I have a small garden outside the window:
Shrubs (determinant varieties) - Jagodka,...
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Last post by MrBig46
Fri Mar 28, 2025 4:44 am
Northern Hemisphere Garlic Ranchers/2025 Crop

Last post by rxkeith « Thu Mar 27, 2025 7:29 pm
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by Cornelius_Gotchberg » Fri Nov 15, 2024 2:18 pm
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Just finished gradin'-n-shuckin' ~ 350 cloves, which will be planted in the next day or two (2), ~ three (3) weeks later than last year.

The skins and stems are in the...
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Last post by rxkeith
Thu Mar 27, 2025 7:29 pm
Got My Tomatoes Started

Last post by Paulf « Thu Mar 27, 2025 7:29 pm
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by GoDawgs » Thu Mar 27, 2025 7:34 am

Yesterday I got 15 tomatoes seeded, all different varieties. Nine are from previous MMMM swaps, either first time or collected from tomatoes grown from those. Another thank...

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Thu Mar 27, 2025 7:29 pm
Crossing with Solanum habrochaites (another POV)

Last post by Wildcat82 « Thu Mar 27, 2025 6:28 pm
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So I was inspired by Frosti , bower as well as some reading I did on another forum (that won't let me join...) and by a paper by Brazilian scientists on Septoria Leaf Spot...
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Thu Mar 27, 2025 6:28 pm
Winter 2024-2025

Last post by MissS « Thu Mar 27, 2025 6:23 pm
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by Mark_Thompson » Fri Sep 20, 2024 5:36 pm
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Planning to grow a solid plot of brassicas, including a bunch of broccolini type broccoli, some tomatoes under my eaves in small pots, some peppers for the wife, and then...
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