Starting seeds for 2020 spring crop

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Tue Dec 10, 2019 12:20 pm

I haven't started seeds for many many years, but decided in order to try some varieties this year that I have never tried, I have to start from seed. I ordered some seeds from Tomato Growers Supply and some from Heritage Seed Market.

My list is: Eva Puple Ball, Cherokee Cabon hybrid, Black from Tula, Isis Candy Cherry, Snow White Cherry, JD's Special C-Tex, and African Brown. The African Brown seeds were sent to me as a bonus for ordering seeds from Heritage Seed Market. I can find very little information about African Brown. If anybody wants to try the seeds I will be happy to send you some.

I start my seeds on January 1st.

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Tue Dec 10, 2019 3:08 pm

Donna, I've been hearing many positive things about Cherokee Carbon.
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Tue Dec 10, 2019 3:40 pm

My list for 2020, subject to change without notice, right up to start date at the end of March:
Bloody Butcher
Cosmic Eclipse
Don Camillo
Feng Shui
Husky Red F1
Isis candy cherry
Limbaugh's Legacy Potato Top
New Hampshire Pickling
Post Office Spoonful
Purple Russian
RAE-F5, a tomato I'm creating
Rose Quartz Multiflora
Stump of the World
Sungold
Targinnie Red, supposed to be a good stuffer
Tatjana

My 2021 list is well underway with the ones I wanted to grow this coming year, but didn't have room. :)

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Tue Dec 10, 2019 4:16 pm

I swear I saw African Brown at Secret Seed Cartel a few years back. Has Terry registered here yet? Fingers crossed I am not wrong and she might be able to shed some light on it.
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Tue Dec 10, 2019 4:21 pm

Sorry, still getting used to this board format, etc. I now realize this is a seed offer post. Sorry!
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Tue Dec 10, 2019 4:38 pm

JosephineRose wrote: Tue Dec 10, 2019 4:21 pm Sorry, still getting used to this board format, etc. I now realize this is a seed offer post. Sorry!
No problem. I was just posting my grow list for 2020. I think Nan was doing the same. I just have some extra seed for African Brown if anyone wants to try it. I'd love to find out more about AB if anyone knows. :)

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Tue Dec 10, 2019 6:32 pm

I have not heard of African Brown before. I am subscribed to a Facebook group that seems to have a lot of Tomato farmers from Africa on it (it's called "Small Scale Tomato Farmers (Tomato Farming As A Lucrative Business)") and I could try asking there if anyone is familiar if you like. However, I doubt they would know it by that name :lol:
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Tue Dec 10, 2019 7:25 pm

I (((WAS))) going to start a few New Big seeds last weekend but held off to maybe this weekend.
Just about done with the Texas heat and regular tomatoes.
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Wed Dec 11, 2019 4:31 am

Nan6b wrote: Tue Dec 10, 2019 3:40 pm My list for 2020, subject to change without notice, right up to start date at the end of March:
Bloody Butcher
Cosmic Eclipse
Don Camillo
Feng Shui
Husky Red F1
... (snip)
Hi Nan-
Have you grown Husky Red F1 before? If so, how has it done for you? I've grown it several times over the years, and it has done well except for BER at the start of the season (in an EarthBox, so no fluctuations in moisture). Otherwise a good dwarf. Always wondered why this one never was used in the Dwarf Project breeding. (?)
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Wed Dec 11, 2019 9:39 am

Never grown Husky Red F1. I bet the reason it wasn't used in the Dwarf Breeding Project is that it is a hybrid. That brings all sorts of problems sorting out the genetics- you can't predict very well what you're going to get. That said, it really wouldn't be all that hard to use it. Maybe they made a decision to only use open-pollinated sources?

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Wed Dec 11, 2019 10:43 am

I started too early this year, will wait for march next year. I'm making a new seedling box too, with more light.
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Wed Dec 11, 2019 2:40 pm

Greatgardens wrote: Wed Dec 11, 2019 4:31 am
Nan6b wrote: Tue Dec 10, 2019 3:40 pm My list for 2020, subject to change without notice, right up to start date at the end of March:
Bloody Butcher
Cosmic Eclipse
Don Camillo
Feng Shui
Husky Red F1
... (snip)
Hi Nan-
Have you grown Husky Red F1 before? If so, how has it done for you? I've grown it several times over the years, and it has done well except for BER at the start of the season (in an EarthBox, so no fluctuations in moisture). Otherwise a good dwarf. Always wondered why this one never was used in the Dwarf Project breeding. (?)
-GG
GG- was this the first year for the mix in the Earthbox? They often give BER the first year because the calcium hasn't had the several months to dissolve yet. Usually goes away later, as you described, and not usually present at all the next season using the same soil.
Marsha
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Wed Dec 11, 2019 4:06 pm

Hi Marsha-
It has been several years, so I really don't remember if the mix was new. I have noticed the calcium/BER issue with new mixes that you mentioned. The one thing that I remember for sure is that I had a Better Bush growing under the same conditions, and it had little if any BER. But I don't remember if it was in the same box. I am curious if anyone else has noticed a BER issue with Husky Red.
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Wed Dec 11, 2019 6:47 pm

Starting my seeds in egg cartons.

I was planning to do this on New Year's Day, but decided what the heck.... I started the seeds today. No laughing at my meager set up. :lol:
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Thu Dec 12, 2019 7:40 pm

It's cute.
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Thu Dec 12, 2019 11:18 pm

[mention]SpookyShoe[/mention]

I've grown African Brown Beefsteak before. I'm not sure if it's the same as African Brown. It got medium-sized brown beefsteaks. Not much to say as I had it in poor conditions and it didn't like them. I saved seeds, though.

[mention]Greatgardens[/mention]
Was yours rugose? How tall was your plant? I grew Husky Red F1 this year and mine wasn't rugose (it was regular leaf), but it was still stiff like a rugose dwarf. Mine was maybe 5' tall, but it didn't branch out much. The fruits were medium-large (about the size and shape of Marion's, but firmer with vastly different flavor/texture). Mine didn't get any BER (a number of other round/oblate varieties did, though!) I'm thinking if yours was rugose, maybe my seeds were self-pollinated (and maybe I have the matriarchal parent of the cross; and maybe it's true-to-type). That's plenty of maybes, but I'm excited anyway.
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Fri Dec 13, 2019 1:38 am

I suspect I am sort of in the same boat as Nan, "subject to change", LOL, as I go through and sort seeds, things could get ugly in the seed drawers. Yes, yes, no, not you, okay maybe, alright you get a spot, no, no, back in the drawer.....

Pandora's box situation.

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Fri Dec 13, 2019 7:03 am

@Shule-
Husky Red has always been Rugose for me. Perhaps you saved seeds from an F1 plant? And the height has typically been about 4ft. Might get taller if they lived longer ;)
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Fri Dec 13, 2019 8:25 am

Ginger2778 wrote: Thu Dec 12, 2019 7:40 pmIt's cute.

Thank you. :)
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Mon Dec 16, 2019 5:43 am

I'm using egg cartons too.
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