Tomato Seed Starting Day!
- GoDawgs
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Tomato Seed Starting Day!
Yesterday I cleaned all the tomato cups....

.... because today was Tomato Seed Starting Day!
Regular tall varieties include one each of:
Amish Orange
Bella Rosa
Bill Bean
Chef's Choice Bi-color (at my brother's suggestion)
Chef's Choice Pink (another brother suggestion)
Creole Original
Daniel Burson
Eva's Purple Ball
Fake Annie (was supposed to be a RL red Early Annie but grew out as a tasty PL yellow tomato!)
German Johnson
Homestead
Mat-su Express
Punta Banda
Purple Russian
Rio Grande
Rosedale
Stump of the World
Super Sweet 100
Dwarf varieties (2.5' - 5' tall) are:
Elise's Fancy
Loxton Lad
Mano Cherry
Premus
Velvet Night
Wild Fred
I also started some Greek oregano seed and also three six-packs of Celebrity tomatoes which my former boss buys from me every year.
Tomorrow I need to stick some sweet potatoes in a windowbox to start the slip growing process. And there are some sugar snap peas that need to go into the ground too if it's dry enough to work up.

.... because today was Tomato Seed Starting Day!

Regular tall varieties include one each of:
Amish Orange
Bella Rosa
Bill Bean
Chef's Choice Bi-color (at my brother's suggestion)
Chef's Choice Pink (another brother suggestion)
Creole Original
Daniel Burson
Eva's Purple Ball
Fake Annie (was supposed to be a RL red Early Annie but grew out as a tasty PL yellow tomato!)
German Johnson
Homestead
Mat-su Express
Punta Banda
Purple Russian
Rio Grande
Rosedale
Stump of the World
Super Sweet 100
Dwarf varieties (2.5' - 5' tall) are:
Elise's Fancy
Loxton Lad
Mano Cherry
Premus
Velvet Night
Wild Fred
I also started some Greek oregano seed and also three six-packs of Celebrity tomatoes which my former boss buys from me every year.
Tomorrow I need to stick some sweet potatoes in a windowbox to start the slip growing process. And there are some sugar snap peas that need to go into the ground too if it's dry enough to work up.
- PlainJane
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Re: Tomato Seed Starting Day!
We are both growing Eva’s Purple Ball and Daniel Burson. It will be fun to compare notes!
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Re: Tomato Seed Starting Day!
Luv tomato day !! Good lucks I started more as well
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This post made me happy, @GoDawgs ! Tomato Day is always fun. I have to wait a few more weeks, so I am living vicariously through posts like yours. You had some varieties on your list I'd never heard of so am going to enjoy looking them up.
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Got mine all started that is my final list unless something doesn’t work out I ditched the big ones they just ain’t gonna work out
Atlas 6
Bush early Girl 2
Totum 2
Patio 2
506 bush 2
Polar beauty 12
Taxi 2
Atlas 6
Bush early Girl 2
Totum 2
Patio 2
506 bush 2
Polar beauty 12
Taxi 2
- GoDawgs
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Re: Tomato Seed Starting Day!
The last one popped up overnight so they're all good to go.
Another big thank you to all who send in seeds to the MMMM!
Another big thank you to all who send in seeds to the MMMM!
- JayneR13
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Got mine started yesterday! Then I had to move 15" of snow, but I digress. Mine this year are one each of:
Firebird Sweet
Glovel
Gothic
Amish Paste
Black Strawberry
Ukraine Purple
Amethyst Jewel
jaune Flaume
Karma Purple
Miss Scarlet in the Kitchen with a Knife
I also started my squashes yesterday, 1 each of:
Delicata
Hopi pale grey
Scarchuck's Supreme
Long white Palermo
Latino
Mrs. Amerson's
Pattison's Golden Marbre
I started my peppers a few weeks ago since they grow so slowly.
Jupiter sweet-2
Beaver Dam
Prairie Spice-2
Jamaican bell
Everything else will be direct seeded and most of it came from the MMMM swap. So many cool varieties, so little garden space! But I'm going for it LOL.
Firebird Sweet
Glovel
Gothic
Amish Paste
Black Strawberry
Ukraine Purple
Amethyst Jewel
jaune Flaume
Karma Purple
Miss Scarlet in the Kitchen with a Knife
I also started my squashes yesterday, 1 each of:
Delicata
Hopi pale grey
Scarchuck's Supreme
Long white Palermo
Latino
Mrs. Amerson's
Pattison's Golden Marbre
I started my peppers a few weeks ago since they grow so slowly.
Jupiter sweet-2
Beaver Dam
Prairie Spice-2
Jamaican bell
Everything else will be direct seeded and most of it came from the MMMM swap. So many cool varieties, so little garden space! But I'm going for it LOL.
Come gather 'round people / Wherever you roam / And admit that the waters
Around you have grown / And accept it that soon / You'll be drenched to the bone
If your time to you is worth savin'/ And you better start swimmin' / Or you'll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin' / Bob Dylan
Around you have grown / And accept it that soon / You'll be drenched to the bone
If your time to you is worth savin'/ And you better start swimmin' / Or you'll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin' / Bob Dylan
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@JayneR13
Did the same thing you did removing snow built a nice fire started peppers awhile ago because there slow and will be starting squash and cucumbers and watermelon April 5 and corn that’s it then everything will be direct sown in ground,good luck
Did the same thing you did removing snow built a nice fire started peppers awhile ago because there slow and will be starting squash and cucumbers and watermelon April 5 and corn that’s it then everything will be direct sown in ground,good luck