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This is a yearly group seed swap event hosted by Tormato.
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Share Tastings, Events, Workshops, Lectures & Classes
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MMMM Swap has its own forum!

Last post by pondgardener « Thu Sep 17, 2020 9:18 pm

by pondgardener » Thu Sep 17, 2020 9:18 pm

Due to increased activity of the MMMM Swap topic(s), members looking for information about the upcoming swap can now find that in one dedicated area. If there is a question...

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2024 Monster Mater Madness

Last post by MissS « Fri Sep 27, 2024 12:48 pm
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by MissS » Sun Feb 04, 2024 12:32 pm
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The 2024 Giant Tomato Contest is open.

Come join in on the challenge of growing the biggest Monster Mater on the Junction.

There is a seed offer up for some varieties known...
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Last post by MissS
Fri Sep 27, 2024 12:48 pm
How's your weather?

Last post by GoDawgs « Fri Oct 04, 2024 7:13 am
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Mine is lousy here in the KC area. It started snowing about 7:00 am and after an hour there's about 1/2 already. We're supposed to get 5 -7 total by Monday morning when the...
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Fri Oct 04, 2024 7:13 am
2024 Leap Year Of The BLT!

Last post by Cornelius_Gotchberg « Tue Oct 01, 2024 11:45 am
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Let's face it: We got rooked out of a FULL YEAR to honor the eminently honorable BLT in 2023, so let's do it up right this year.

The Gotch guaran DANG tees many M any MANY...
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Last post by Cornelius_Gotchberg
Tue Oct 01, 2024 11:45 am
Jardín del Gotch

Last post by Cornelius_Gotchberg « Fri Sep 27, 2024 7:16 am
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Committed To The Deep 05/19/2022:

CUKES
*Sweet Success-4
*Diva-2

PEPPERS
*Gypsy-5
*Roulette-3

SQUARSH
*Waltham Butternut Squarsh-10

TOMATOES
*Amish Paste-3...
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Last post by Cornelius_Gotchberg
Fri Sep 27, 2024 7:16 am
garden recap 2024: winners, surprises, learning experiences,

Last post by CrazyAboutOrchids « Wed Sep 25, 2024 6:34 am
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by habitat-gardener » Sat Sep 14, 2024 7:16 pm

I just finished shelling some California #5 black-eyed peas, a definite winner. So far I have a pint jar of beans, from an area maybe 3x5, and more are coming. These plants...

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Last post by CrazyAboutOrchids
Wed Sep 25, 2024 6:34 am
Fall abundance!

Last post by Seven Bends « Mon Sep 23, 2024 7:04 pm
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by Seven Bends » Sun Sep 22, 2024 7:59 pm

Well, everything came back to life after temperatures moderated. Rainfall's still in short supply, but we seem to have gotten enough moisture to keep things alive, and now...

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Mon Sep 23, 2024 7:04 pm
It just ain't right

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by Tormato » Sun Sep 15, 2024 6:47 pm
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I went to the state fair today, and they had vegan corn dogs.

I shall attend again, and try this blasphemous concoction.

To those Wisconsinites who've sensed a shift in...
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Mon Sep 23, 2024 11:49 am
21 Tomato Salsa

Last post by Tormato « Fri Sep 13, 2024 9:06 pm
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by Cornelius_Gotchberg » Thu Sep 12, 2024 6:04 pm

This HAS to be some sorta record, am I right?

BLT ( B acon L ettuce and T his, H/T Tormato ), Big Bubba, Big Lou, Cherokee Carbon, Cornes des Andes**, Dester, Elgin Pink,...

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Fri Sep 13, 2024 9:06 pm
Is this an heirloom? Orange Russian 117

Last post by Sue_CT « Sat Sep 07, 2024 5:39 pm
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by BlackKrim » Sat Aug 31, 2024 6:59 pm
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I am interested in growing an unusual ox heart tom. called Orange Russian 117 , unusual because most oxhearts are not bi coloured. Some people refer to it as an heirloom ....
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Sat Sep 07, 2024 5:39 pm
Earlier Tomatoes From Early Seed Saving?

Last post by GoDawgs « Mon Sep 02, 2024 3:48 pm
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by GoDawgs » Sun Aug 18, 2024 7:36 am

The latest post from Jackie Clay's Backwoods Home blog was in my e-mail this morning. She and her husband have a small garden seed business called Seed Treasures in northern...

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Mon Sep 02, 2024 3:48 pm
The World Tomato Society

Last post by Paulf « Sun Sep 01, 2024 10:58 am
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by MissS » Thu Aug 29, 2024 11:01 pm

For those that are members or those that use The World Tomato Society, they will be closing down as of August 31, 2024.

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Last post by Paulf
Sun Sep 01, 2024 10:58 am
MMMM and EBTKS update

Last post by Tormato « Sun Sep 01, 2024 8:49 am

by Tormato » Sun Sep 01, 2024 8:49 am

I may CHOOSE to be offline for a couple of days. I need to get a package off to Canada, which necessitates my finishing a complete inventory of the current tomato collection....

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Sun Sep 01, 2024 8:49 am
TJ Lets 2024 La Tomatina Slip Past

Last post by Cornelius_Gotchberg « Fri Aug 30, 2024 8:47 am

by Cornelius_Gotchberg » Fri Aug 30, 2024 8:47 am

Two (2) days ago...anyone ever attend?

The Gotch

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Fri Aug 30, 2024 8:47 am
Ukraine Varieties for Themed Garden

Last post by Tormato « Tue Aug 27, 2024 7:30 pm
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by greenthumbomaha » Sat Feb 26, 2022 8:57 am
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I'm looking for suggestions to compile a broad list of varieties of plants (flowers, peppers, melons, etc) originating from the Ukraine, for a themed garden.

I'm planning...
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Tue Aug 27, 2024 7:30 pm
Dancing Green Fingers tomato

Last post by Ginger2778 « Mon Aug 26, 2024 5:11 pm
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by Ginger2778 » Thu Jan 28, 2021 9:49 pm

Anyone know Where to get seeds? A Russian friend of mine is dying to grow this, and I am at a loss for what to tell her. Screenshot_20210128-224649.png

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Mon Aug 26, 2024 5:11 pm
Getting Discouraged With Oblates

Last post by rxkeith « Sun Aug 25, 2024 8:58 pm
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by GoDawgs » Sun Aug 25, 2024 4:25 pm

Radial cracking. Or deeply lobed fruit. I'm tired of having to cut at least a third of the top of oblate tomatoes off and only having the rest to use. The cracking is...

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Last post by rxkeith
Sun Aug 25, 2024 8:58 pm
Beni Kodama watermelon

Last post by GoDawgs « Sun Aug 25, 2024 9:22 am
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by Tormato » Sat Aug 24, 2024 9:41 am

This variety is very early(60?-70 DTM), very small (about 2 pounds), very tasty and VERY seedy. So seedy that it is nearly impossible to eat, as it is. I will try to squeeze...

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Last post by GoDawgs
Sun Aug 25, 2024 9:22 am
Figuring First Frost Date?

Last post by JayneR13 « Wed Aug 21, 2024 12:23 pm
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by GoDawgs » Tue Aug 20, 2024 10:16 am

Someone this morning told me something an old guy told her about when to expect the first frost. You watch for the first foggy morning after Labor Day. Then you count 45 days...

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Last post by JayneR13
Wed Aug 21, 2024 12:23 pm
Short Report on MMMM Pole Bean Progress

Last post by rxkeith « Tue Aug 20, 2024 8:11 pm
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by GoDawgs » Sat Jun 15, 2024 2:18 pm

A short report on progress of five pole beans I got in the MMMM this year and some impressions:

I've noticed something about the Grandma Roberts Purple beans. They were the...

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Last post by rxkeith
Tue Aug 20, 2024 8:11 pm
Mad Poet's Garden 2024 (kenny_j at T'ville)

Last post by Ken4230 « Sun Aug 18, 2024 1:07 am
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by TheMad_Poet » Sat Aug 17, 2024 6:08 am

Tomatoes I grew this year, some new to me, some standard faves. My opinions, premised by the fact that one never knows if their seeds are true. Happens way too often me...

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Sun Aug 18, 2024 1:07 am
Mad Poet's Garden 2024 (kenny_j at T'ville)

Last post by Gardadore « Sat Aug 17, 2024 9:49 am
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by TheMad_Poet » Sat Aug 17, 2024 6:08 am

Tomatoes I grew this year, some new to me, some standard faves. My opinions, premised by the fact that one never knows if their seeds are true. Happens way too often me...

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Last post by Gardadore
Sat Aug 17, 2024 9:49 am
MMMM questions, answers, PMs

Last post by Tormato « Sat Aug 17, 2024 9:46 am

by Tormato » Sat Aug 17, 2024 9:46 am

I'll likely be too busy, in the garden, compiling swap rules forJen's upcoming video, and several other things, to answer swap questions until about Tuesday.

edit - I have...

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Last post by Tormato
Sat Aug 17, 2024 9:46 am
Creative Gardening 101

Last post by JayneR13 « Sat Aug 17, 2024 9:20 am
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by GoDawgs » Fri Aug 16, 2024 12:52 pm

Creative Gardening 101, otherwise known as the Ya make it up as ya go along school of thought. A subset of Do what ya gotta do . Beans here will not germinate in soil with a...

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Sat Aug 17, 2024 9:20 am
Mad Poet's Garden 2024 (kenny_j at T'ville)

Last post by TheMad_Poet « Sat Aug 17, 2024 6:09 am

by TheMad_Poet » Sat Aug 17, 2024 6:09 am

Tomatoes I grew this year, some new to me, some standard faves. My opinions, premised by the fact that one never knows if their seeds are true. Happens way too often me...

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Last post by TheMad_Poet
Sat Aug 17, 2024 6:09 am
The Tomato Rules!

Last post by karstopography « Fri Aug 16, 2024 12:53 pm
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by MissS » Fri Aug 16, 2024 10:09 am

CDC Confirms the Healthiest Fruit.

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Fri Aug 16, 2024 12:53 pm

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