What is planned for planting 2020?

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What is planned for planting 2020?

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Post: # 1217Unread post imp
Sun Dec 15, 2019 10:10 pm

I know I want to grow more tomat varieties than I have room for in the front, LOL, but my list is still up in the air for a large part of which varieties.

What'cha gonna grow this year?
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Sun Dec 15, 2019 10:37 pm

Regrouping after a rather short season. I planted late, had a good harvest starting mid-August, went out of town in mid-September, and when I returned the leaf-footed bugs (LFBs) had found my tomatoes! I stopped picking by mid-October (usually in this climate I might have let them go until early December), and when I pulled up my plants, found root-knot nematode symptoms on most plants, especially the ones I'd bought as seedlings locally.

So for now, the only definites are Green Bee (which has thick skin, resistant to LFBs) and perhaps some RKN resistant ones. But I'm also moving to a different plot in the community garden, so RKN may not be an issue.

Probably I will, as usual, start too many varieties anyway and see what does well.

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Post: # 1344Unread post Lonejack
Mon Dec 16, 2019 12:53 pm

Current plans are of course subject to change

Big Beef (4)
Brandywine Suddeths
Yellow Brandywine
Chyornyl Tarasenko
German Johnson
Girl Girl's Weird Thing
KBX (3)
Livingston's Yellow Oxheart
Neves Azorean Red
Paul Robeson
Pink Ping Pong
Pruden's Purple
Rebel Yell
Sungold
Wes
Dwarf Brandyfred
Dwarf Beauty King
Dwarf Mr. Snow
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Mon Dec 16, 2019 2:03 pm

I am still getting all of my seeds and stuff sorted out, than I will make my list.

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Mon Dec 16, 2019 2:26 pm

And then, there is more than tomatoes to be gotten ready, too. So much to sort and try to decide, so much temptation!
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Mon Dec 16, 2019 3:04 pm

Oh, I've got a full slate for this year, and half of next year's slots are filled already!

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Mon Dec 16, 2019 3:06 pm

Starting list -
Alma's Century Pink
Big Cheef
Carolina Dusk
Dusky Maiden
Goblin
Gunillas Ministar
Hilltop
Jezebel
Jubal
Klara
Maggie Mater
Prairie Tiger
Roman Warrior - hybrid
San Antonio Rose
Sweet Sister Ellie
Sweet Sister Patty
Sweet Sister Sunny
Texwine
Tiger Zebra

Recent add-ons -
Afternoon Delight
Albenga
Amish Gold Slicer
Blue Ridge Black
Dwarf Firebird Sweet
Earl's Faux
Jochalos
Louisiana Dixie
Mark Twain
Peachy Keen
Prime Rib
Raspberry Mochi
Rosa de Falula
Santiam Sunrise

And a handful of un-named crosses.

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Mon Dec 16, 2019 5:38 pm

patihum, I would like to be a mouse in your garden.
~ Patti ~

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Post: # 1512Unread post Dawn
Mon Dec 16, 2019 7:13 pm

I'm not going too crazy this year. So far, it looks something like this:

Old German
Girl Girl's Weird Thing
Margaret Curtain
Mortgage Lifter
Orange Jazz (maybe)
Juliet
Berkeley Tie Dye (green)
Captain Lucky
New Big Dwarf
Dwarf Mr Snow
Tennessee Suited
Jaunne Flamme
Japanese Black Trifele
Dragon's Eye (maybe)
KARMA Purple Multiflora
KARMA Peach
Any other KARMAs that get released and I can get my hands on :)
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Mon Dec 16, 2019 7:59 pm

So many varieties I already love.....so many I want to try....and so little room in my suburban back yard. I've got 13 planned so far, with room to add a few more.

Captain Lucky*
McKinley*
Dana's Dusky Rose*
Earl's Faux
Aunt Ginny's Purple
Yellow 1884
Black Cherry
KARMA Pink
KARMA Peach
Fred's Tie Dye
Matt's Wild Cherry
Arkansas Traveler*
Break O'Day

* denotes new to me varieties.

I'm hoping for KARMA Miracle and Apricot, if they become available to try out this season. 🤞

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Mon Dec 16, 2019 8:17 pm

I don't have a list yet, but a few I have grown and will grow again are:
Turkish Ayla
Japanese Black Trifle
Juliet (my husband's favorite)
some dwarfs (not sure which ones at this point).
That's all I have so far. :-)
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Post: # 1579Unread post Nan6b
Mon Dec 16, 2019 10:22 pm

Patihum, I've hardly heard of any of those. An end-of season report would be delightful.

Dawn, I grew Berkeley Tie-Dye Green, and found it was really strong good flavor. We found out later that we had grown it in about 8" of soil, and it still thrived.

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Post: # 1593Unread post Shule
Tue Dec 17, 2019 12:57 am

[mention]Nan6b[/mention] [mention]patihum[/mention]
Patihum, I've hardly heard of any of those.
From that list, I've only heard of these (but, I haven't grown any of them):
Big Cheef
Texwine
Afternoon Delight
Earl's Faux
Santiam Sunrise

Here are the ones I definitely want to grow from my growlist (but I plan to grow plenty of others):
Brandy Boy cross F3 (from fruit B)
Cosmic Eclipse
Marion
Marzano Fire
Moneymaker
Ovita
Pantano Romanesco
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Post: # 1604Unread post patihum
Tue Dec 17, 2019 4:00 am

Nan6b wrote: Mon Dec 16, 2019 10:22 pm Patihum, I've hardly heard of any of those. An end-of season report would be delightful.

Dawn, I grew Berkeley Tie-Dye Green, and found it was really strong good flavor. We found out later that we had grown it in about 8" of soil, and it still thrived.

Nan
Several on the list are recently named stable crosses which will be available at Heritage Seed Market sometime in 2020. There's a number of members at Doc's planning on growing them this coming season.

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Post: # 1619Unread post imp
Tue Dec 17, 2019 6:16 am

Besides tomatoes, what will everyone also be growing?

I want to start an herb bed in back by the back door, peas, beans, my beloved Mirai corn, squashes both summer and winter ( I have some seed for Gill's Brothers Golden Pippin, a smaller acorn that is very good), some teeny pumpkins, cucumbers, lettuces, eggplant and more than I can think of right this second!
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Post: # 1622Unread post Shule
Tue Dec 17, 2019 6:28 am

imp wrote: Tue Dec 17, 2019 6:16 amBesides tomatoes, what will everyone also be growing?
Watermelon, wonderberries, muskmelons, West India burr gherkins, summer savory, peppers, epazote, corrales azafrán safflower, sunroots, horseradish, chicory, probably basil, probably okra, hopefully Job's tears, etc.
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Tue Dec 17, 2019 7:01 am

Ah, how could I forget melons!!! And okras! Thanks for reminding me!
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Post: # 1641Unread post Lonejack
Tue Dec 17, 2019 8:40 am

Beside tomatoes:

About a dozen varieties of peppers...mostly sweet but a few mildly hot as well
Casper eggplant
Cheddar and Amazing cauliflower
Yukon Gold, Kennebec, and Red Norland potatoes and maybe a fingerling as well
Golden beets
German While, Chesnok Red, Spanish Roja, and Music garlic
Candy, Red Candy, Superstar, and bunching onions
Vertina pickling cucumbers and a slicer TBD
Costata Romanesco and yellow straightneck summer squash
8 Salanova lettuce varieties
Dragoon and Breen mini romaine lettuce
Spinach
3 varieties of asparagus
Radishes
a couple carrot varieties in the fall
Maxibel fillet beans (fall)
Provider bush beans (spring)
Emerite fillet pole beans
Horse radish
Various herbs
Maybe some melons and pumpkins in a friend's garden
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Post: # 1660Unread post Nan6b
Tue Dec 17, 2019 9:23 am

Lonejack, I'd really like a report on how the Romanesco does for you.

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Post: # 1664Unread post Lonejack
Tue Dec 17, 2019 9:30 am

Nan6b wrote: Tue Dec 17, 2019 9:23 am Lonejack, I'd really like a report on how the Romanesco does for you.
I grew it last year and it did great until the SVBs found it and I didn't catch it in time. I harvested at least a dozen before it succumbed. The taste and texture is much better than any regular zucchini I've ever grown.

ETA: Baker Creek offers it with free shipping so hard to go wrong! I loved the scalloped shape of it when it is sliced.
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