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Heirloom Tomatoes - A Tribute to Carolyn J. Male
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Members Preferred Vendors for Tomato Seeds

Last post by Simmran1 « Fri Feb 26, 2021 12:32 am
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by MissS » Sun Jan 05, 2020 5:53 pm
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Adaptive Seeds -
Artisan Seeds -
Baker Creek -
Burpee -
Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes -
Croatianseeds -
Delectation of Tomatoes -
Fedco -
Galactc Magic Seeds -
Harris...
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Fri Feb 26, 2021 12:32 am
Canadian Vendor's for Tomato Seeds.

Last post by MissTee « Sun Jan 24, 2021 6:47 pm
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by MissS » Thu Feb 06, 2020 9:49 am

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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Last post by MissTee
Sun Jan 24, 2021 6:47 pm
Australian Seed Sources

Last post by Whwoz « Mon May 04, 2020 7:46 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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Mon May 04, 2020 7:46 am
So Texans, Where do you Stand on Tomatoes?

Last post by SpookyShoe « Mon Mar 01, 2021 10:04 am
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by karstopography » Fri Feb 19, 2021 9:17 am
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I planted my stash of 23 tomato sets out the garden well prior to the big freeze. They mostly were actually looking pretty good and growing, but you can imagine how they look...
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Mon Mar 01, 2021 10:04 am
Proper time to first fruit question

Last post by brownrexx « Mon Mar 01, 2021 8:28 am
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by Barmaley » Thu Feb 25, 2021 9:06 pm

Hello everyone!

I am a bit befuddled by time to maturity labels on commercial seeds. They count days since the seedling was transplanted. As I understand the same seedling...

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Last post by brownrexx
Mon Mar 01, 2021 8:28 am
Tomato physiology

Last post by Bower « Mon Mar 01, 2021 7:27 am
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by Barmaley » Sun Feb 28, 2021 2:17 pm

Just wondering: what is percentage of matter is taken by tomatoes from the ground by their root system and what part is coming from the air? Last year I was concern that if a...

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Mon Mar 01, 2021 7:27 am
Grow List - please share your experience :)

Last post by rxkeith « Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:18 pm
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by JenniferBella » Sat Feb 27, 2021 9:59 pm
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Hello fellow tomato lovers,

I need assistance in narrowing my grow list. Please let me know what you loved or hated from the following. There is no room for 100 different...
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Last post by rxkeith
Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:18 pm
Squirrels and racoon protection

Last post by stone « Sun Feb 28, 2021 3:51 pm
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by Barmaley » Tue Feb 23, 2021 9:04 pm
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Several years ago I tried to grow tomatoes in Eastern Pennsylvania and every single tomato was eaten by somebody before I was able to pick it! So I gave up on becoming a...
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Last post by stone
Sun Feb 28, 2021 3:51 pm
The most productive tomato?

Last post by Sue_CT « Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:44 am
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by Barmaley » Thu Feb 25, 2021 11:25 pm
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Just wondering - how many pounds of tomatoes one plant can produce? What are the most productive tomatoes? Can it also taste good?
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Last post by Sue_CT
Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:44 am
better boy comparable heirlooms?

Last post by Barmaley « Sat Feb 27, 2021 11:35 pm
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by xwindowuser » Thu Feb 18, 2021 11:34 pm

I like better boy hybrids.
But I'd rather grow something comparable that I can save seeds form each year.

I'm not too knowledgeable yet, on the F1-F2 hybrid breeding and...

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Sat Feb 27, 2021 11:35 pm
Summer 1994 Goldenseal article on Estler's Mortgage Lifter tomato *full article*

Last post by edweather « Sat Feb 27, 2021 8:42 pm
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by edweather » Tue Jun 30, 2020 12:39 pm
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I recently became interested in this tomato, and saw somewhere that there was an article written about it back in 1994, Goldenseal: West Virginia Traditional Life (Volume 20,...
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Sat Feb 27, 2021 8:42 pm
Hybrid Replication

Last post by Shule « Sat Feb 27, 2021 6:10 pm
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by Barmaley » Tue Feb 23, 2021 1:31 pm

How do seeding company make hybrids? I heard about project to dehybritisize tomatoes. Why instead not to try to discover which varieties crossed together produce F1 and then...

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Sat Feb 27, 2021 6:10 pm
Black Krim Vs Black from Tula

Last post by Shule « Sat Feb 27, 2021 5:41 pm
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by Barmaley » Fri Feb 26, 2021 2:42 pm

Unfortunately, I have limited space and I need to choose what to grow and too many options. I read quite opposite opinions on BK and BfT. Can we get a consensus here at...

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Last post by Shule
Sat Feb 27, 2021 5:41 pm
Sungold F1vs. Sungold select vs. Sungold II

Last post by Tormato « Fri Feb 26, 2021 2:36 pm
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by Barmaley » Mon Feb 22, 2021 12:09 pm

Hello,
Since you guys advised against esterina, I guess I need to stick to Sungold. Then I need to decide on the selection its flavor F1/Big Select/II. What would you...

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Last post by Tormato
Fri Feb 26, 2021 2:36 pm
Another Micro Update

Last post by AKgardener « Thu Feb 25, 2021 2:06 pm
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by GoDawgs » Tue Feb 23, 2021 8:57 am

The micro tomatoes are coming along and we’ve been getting ripe cherries from three of the eight varieties (Lille Lise, Joshalos, Red Robin). The chartreuse Groovey Tunes has...

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Last post by AKgardener
Thu Feb 25, 2021 2:06 pm
Blackened Tomatoes better than Black Krim ???

Last post by Nanooknorth « Wed Feb 24, 2021 5:48 pm
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by TomHillbilly » Sat Dec 26, 2020 7:27 pm
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I had never lost a valued tomato variety, until this past year. I had read articles where it could happen to outside plants. My rows are over 5 feet apart, I never collect...
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Last post by Nanooknorth
Wed Feb 24, 2021 5:48 pm
Favorite dwarf tomato varieties?

Last post by Toomanymatoes « Mon Feb 22, 2021 12:42 pm
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by habitat-gardener » Sat Jan 30, 2021 2:21 am
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I've grown one or two dwarf varieties a year for several years without really appreciating the smaller size of the plants, because they were grown among indeterminates. But...
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Last post by Toomanymatoes
Mon Feb 22, 2021 12:42 pm
How Safe are Amazon and Ebay seeds?

Last post by Paquebot « Sun Feb 21, 2021 8:13 am
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by Barmaley » Wed Feb 03, 2021 10:37 am

Hello everybody

It is the time to buy seeds. How do I know that if I buy SunGold F1 or Esterina F1 or even heirloom variety from Amazon I will get real SunGold and not seeds...

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Last post by Paquebot
Sun Feb 21, 2021 8:13 am
Sweetest Tomatoes

Last post by Barmaley « Sun Feb 21, 2021 12:30 am
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by JenniferBella » Wed Jan 13, 2021 7:53 pm
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So far, the sweetest tomato I have grown is Virginia Sweets though it was also one of the last to fully mature for me in 2020.

Kindly share with me your favourite sweet...
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Last post by Barmaley
Sun Feb 21, 2021 12:30 am
Czechoslovak tomato Start F1

Last post by jmsieglaff « Sat Feb 20, 2021 7:35 am
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by MrBig46 » Sat Jan 02, 2021 2:59 am
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I would like to introduce you to my favorite variety tomato Start F1. I grow several plants every year because it is my tastiest variety. My friend RJGlew from Calgatra (1045...
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Last post by jmsieglaff
Sat Feb 20, 2021 7:35 am
Overwintered tomatoes now blooming, do I keep or pull?

Last post by stone « Sat Feb 20, 2021 7:30 am
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by xwindowuser » Thu Feb 18, 2021 11:29 pm

So I am in San Diego and can sometimes get a winter crop of tomatoes.
I planted some Boxcar willy, never had them before. and it put out one or two.
I was getting ready to...

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Last post by stone
Sat Feb 20, 2021 7:30 am
Aunt Eula's Rockhouse Yellow Interesting Story and History of the Variety

Last post by Nan6b « Fri Feb 19, 2021 8:53 pm
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by Pokemato » Wed Dec 30, 2020 12:29 pm

I hope I'm putting this in the right place, but my apologies if I should have placed this post somewhere else.

I wanted to share this because I know others who value...

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Last post by Nan6b
Fri Feb 19, 2021 8:53 pm
Not Ambrosia Gold

Last post by OhioGardener « Wed Feb 17, 2021 2:13 pm
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by jmsieglaff » Mon Feb 15, 2021 6:16 pm

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In 2020, I was growing what came to me in a MMMM swap a few years back as Ambrosia Gold cherry tomato. I knew something was up as soon as the...

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Last post by OhioGardener
Wed Feb 17, 2021 2:13 pm
Climbing tomatoes

Last post by Kurt « Tue Feb 16, 2021 8:14 am
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by Shule » Sat Feb 13, 2021 10:18 pm

So, some years ago, I heard that the Pasture tomato could possibly climb.

Well, I never got to try Pasture to find out, but I found a climbing tomato! It climbs without...

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Last post by Kurt
Tue Feb 16, 2021 8:14 am
Tomato Grow Lists

Last post by patihum « Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:26 pm
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by AlittleSalt » Mon Mar 23, 2020 6:36 pm
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Which tomatoes are you growing when the weather is right in your neck of the woods?

My tomato list:

1 Celebrity F1
1 Early Girl F1
2 Sweet 100 Cherry F1

Peppers:

2...
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Last post by patihum
Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:26 pm

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