If the list includes hybrids then what about the hundreds if not thousands from other countries, varieties current & discontinued? This list is endless & will never be final.

peebee wrote: ↑Thu Oct 03, 2024 8:54 pm If the list includes hybrids then what about the hundreds if not thousands from other countries, varieties current & discontinued? This list is endless & will never be final.

Compared to OPs, hybrids are a very small portion of all tomatoes.

The real problem is that the few people compiling lists cannot keep up with the likely hundreds (thousands?) of new varieties introduced every year. And, many of the new introductions are not widely published, if published at all.

I sort of did that with Bacon Lettuce and This (BLT). I partially gave it that name just to see what people would find when they first heard about it, in doing an internet search for it. Early on, almost all searches brought people to posts about a sandwich.

@Tormato
You just want people to eat BLTs, don't you?

I tried searching for the tomato, and I got nothing but BLTs on all the search engines until I tried an exact phrase match on a certain one in particular (then the top result was a TV post about Bacon Lettuce and This). Another strangely gave me no results at all when I tried ane exact phrase match. The other search engines just ignored the exact phrase match and gave me BLT results, such as recipes.

Tormato wrote: ↑Thu Oct 03, 2024 10:39 pmI sort of did that with Bacon Lettuce and This (BLT). I partially gave it that name just to see what people would find when they first heard about it, in doing an internet search for it. Early on, almost all searches brought people to posts about a sandwich.

That The Gotch will confirm; he plunged into the abyss in order to secure the BLT's background only to have his dutifully well-intended efforts mercilessly mocked by its developer.

The emotional scars persist...

The Gotch

Cornelius_Gotchberg wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2024 8:15 am

Tormato wrote: ↑Thu Oct 03, 2024 10:39 pmI sort of did that with Bacon Lettuce and This (BLT). I partially gave it that name just to see what people would find when they first heard about it, in doing an internet search for it. Early on, almost all searches brought people to posts about a sandwich.

That The Gotch will confirm; he plunged into the abyss in order to secure the BLT's background only to have his dutifully well-intended efforts mercilessly mocked by its developer.

The emotional scars persist...

The Gotch

Don't go searching for Bacon Lettuce and That, or Bacon Lettuce and the Other Thing, as they do not yet exist.

Cornelius_Gotchberg wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2024 8:15 am

Tormato wrote: ↑Thu Oct 03, 2024 10:39 pmI sort of did that with Bacon Lettuce and This (BLT). I partially gave it that name just to see what people would find when they first heard about it, in doing an internet search for it. Early on, almost all searches brought people to posts about a sandwich.

That The Gotch will confirm; he plunged into the abyss in order to secure the BLT's background only to have his dutifully well-intended efforts mercilessly mocked by its developer.

The emotional scars persist...

The Gotch

Consider yourself lucky. I have no selections in the pipeline that are consistently cat-faced. If I did, you might be searching for Gotchberg's Scar. But then again, upon hearing that name, you likely would know who to go to for background info.

Ming the Merciless

Tormato wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2024 12:05 pm

Cornelius_Gotchberg wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2024 8:15 am

Tormato wrote: ↑Thu Oct 03, 2024 10:39 pmI sort of did that with Bacon Lettuce and This (BLT). I partially gave it that name just to see what people would find when they first heard about it, in doing an internet search for it. Early on, almost all searches brought people to posts about a sandwich.

That The Gotch will confirm; he plunged into the abyss in order to secure the BLT's background only to have his dutifully well-intended efforts mercilessly mocked by its developer.

The emotional scars persist...

The Gotch

Consider yourself lucky. I have no selections in the pipeline that are consistently cat-faced. If I did, you might be searching for Gotchberg's Scar. But then again, upon hearing that name, you likely would know who to go to for background info.

Ming the Merciless

Let me introduce to you the abused and misunderstood, Gotch's Scar, Not a single one is unscathed.

Miss[u wrote:S post_id=136460 time=1728062663 user_id=170]Let me introduce to you the abused and misunderstood, Gotch's Scar, Not a single one is unscathed.

To paraphrase Noah Cross (John Huston in Chinatown):

"You got a nasty reputation, Gotch's Scar; I like that!"

The Gotch

Tormato wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2024 9:13 amDon't go searching for Bacon Lettuce and That, or Bacon Lettuce and the Other Thing, as they do not yet exist.

Surely you's recall our exchange regarding my Wild Goose Chase seeking out the ever-elusive the BLT. Been There/Done That...seriously...and don't call me Shirley...
https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/a68b00db-8 ... fd6eb183eb

The Gotch

Cornelius_Gotchberg wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2024 12:39 pm

Tormato wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2024 9:13 amDon't go searching for Bacon Lettuce and That, or Bacon Lettuce and the Other Thing, as they do not yet exist.

Surely you's recall our exchange regarding my Wild Goose Chase seeking out the ever-elusive the BLT. Been There/Done That...seriously...and don't call me Shirley...
https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/a68b00db-8 ... fd6eb183eb

The Gotch

Sure I recall, you came to the source, after searching for it.

And I may tease a bit, but I'm not cruel. I would never name a tomato Alonzo's Homer....(I think).

Tormato wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2024 9:32 amAnd I may tease a bit, but I'm not cruel. I would never name a tomato Alonzo's Homer....(I think).

Seems Bill Buckner's Boo Boo is available......

The Gotch

Cornelius_Gotchberg wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2024 11:15 am

Tormato wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2024 9:32 amAnd I may tease a bit, but I'm not cruel. I would never name a tomato Alonzo's Homer....(I think).

Seems Bill Buckner's Boo Boo is available......

The Gotch

I was at that game. If the Sox had won, with Massachusetts licence plates, we might not have made it out of the stadium parking lot.

Speaking of the Sox, I still don't see a Green Monster tomato variety. I rarely trial greens, so there is likely little chance of my getting a natural cross to name.

How many are represented here...? The Gotch