What is planned for planting 2020?

[SpookyShoe]

Have seedlings growing for Snow White, Isis Candy, Black from Tula, Cherokee Carbon, Eva Purple Ball, African Brown, and JD's Special C-Tex. Plus I live in a large urban area which has nurseries that carry heirlooms. I have room for only 8 or 9 plants.

[Paquebot]

500+ varieties backlog on hand and waiting in more from Denmark and Romania. Only room for about 35 so there will be a lot of careful selecting. Always want a variety of colors and sizes. Won't know for certain for another month.

Martin

[Nan6b]

I thought I had everything all well planned. Now due to several factors, many new tomato, pepper, salad greens, herb & flower seeds have fallen in my lap. My planning is shot to heck. A lovely dilemma.

[kath]

After several years of a VERY short list, this year's list of possibilities is growing.

Aunt Ruby's Green Cherry
Aunt Zabeth's Belgian Beefsteak
Berner Rose
Black Hole Sun
Blackberry
Cherokee Black Heart
Clear Lake Heirloom
Der Kleine Doctor
Fruit Punch
Ilse's Yellow Latvian
Indian Stripe
Summer Cider
Sungold F1
Tangerine

I loved Clear Lake Heirloom this year. Have you grown it before?

No, first time. Good to hear your positive report!

[kath]

After several years of a VERY short list, this year's list of possibilities is growing.

Aunt Ruby's Green Cherry
Aunt Zabeth's Belgian Beefsteak
Berner Rose
Black Hole Sun
Blackberry
Cherokee Black Heart
Clear Lake Heirloom
Der Kleine Doctor
Fruit Punch
Ilse's Yellow Latvian
Indian Stripe
Summer Cider
Sungold F1
Tangerine

Is Cherokee Black Heart a different tomato than Cherokee Purple Heart?

Hmmm, not sure. Got my seeds from:

https://www.mariannasheirloomseeds.com/ ... .htmlchero


Cherokee Purple Heart found here:

https://www.victoryseeds.com/tomato_che ... heart.html

[MsCowpea]

This is my 2020. Just recounted for a more accurate count. Growing 185 , sigh, swore not to grow more than 70 or 80.

Planted seeds Sept 27, 2019. But I had catastrophic seedling failure. Month later pitiful, stunted growth. Every one. Never happened before. Nothing to do with the seed source or weather. It rains a lot but I can protect them. But I reseeded and DH rescued stunted plants I didn’t think would grow but they did.

I started these must have hybrids: (Sept 27)
Mountain Magic
Juliet
Momotaro

And these: (from SSE exchange). (Sept 27)

Goose Creek
Kalman’s Hungarian Plum
Yablonka rosii. Small sweet fruit. (Corrected spelling)
Barlow’s Jap *
Boy Boy TM
Raspberry Le Yanna
Butler Skinner
West Virginia Sweet Meat
Toncino Pink
Maria Amazilitei’s Giant Red (corrected spelling)
Tetonde Venus
Sara Black *
Don’s Double Delight
Grandma’s Ariello’s Tomato
Hay’s Tomato, oxheart heart pink
Glick 18*
Brandy sweet plum
Zhar *
Ron’s Carbon Copy *
Montesano Cherry (Harris Seeds)
Big Cheef
Rebel’s Yell

I reseeded the 3 hybrids, all of which I can’t do without. (Momotaro is still my favorite tomato.). DH rescued some of the sickly heirloom transplants and put them into what we call our hospital bed. Others he stuck right into the ground. Some of the labels did not go with them. Tomatoes with asterisk —I have at least one, label intact. But others have no label.
I also pitched some plants thinking they wouldn’t grow but all DH saved recovered. My bad.

Went on the ‘hunt’ for tomatoes to buy as well.
Master Garden Sale (Marsha): Thank goodness Marsha grows tomatoes for them!!! Got multiples of some of them . Mainly Polish, KBX, and African Queen.

I got these:
Polish
KBX
Choc. Stripe (just one ,wish I had more)
African queen
Curtis Cheek
Gigant novikon
Candy Sweet Icicle (several)
Lyuda’s Mom
Garnet
German Strawberry

Another sale in Miami:
Sungold
Black cherry
Super Sweet 100

All in all, of my 185, Probably 60 or more have no label. What a mess when you want to know what tomatoes you are growing.

( *** also Marsha kind enough to give me 2 True Colors and Lloyd E. Frey on a recent visit. Thank you!)

[TheDante]

Woweeeeee! Elaine! I am impressed! Still trying to pick myself up from the floor... well done babe! (hope it is ok for me to use that... it is meant to be in an endearing/babe power thingy...lol)

[MsCowpea]

Don’t be impressed - I don’t know half of what is down in the ‘salt mines’. And many were tossed.
If I find something wonderful and don’t know it’s name at least I have the list and can narrow it down and regrow them next year.

It happened to me once already, spectacular tomato but no name (heirloom not a hybrid, saved a few seeds,
didn’t grow well , and those didn’t taste good) . Tried to regrow all the darks on that years grow list. Nothing matched my beloved unknown tomato. So I got a memory but no seeds.

[SPinNC]

Arkansas Traveler
Yoder's Yellow German
Blush*
BrandyFred
Dwarf Mr. Snow
Bradley*
Loxton Lass
Sun sugar
Sugar Baby
Sprite
Green Grape
Green Bee*

The plants will be grown from seed and in fabric grow bags or raised bed. Last year I moved my growing area from my north west facing backyard and deck to southeast facing front yard. I located the grow bags on green plastic on the driveway. Cooked me some maters! Could not keep up with water needs, then early blight and some kind of wilt took the rest of them. My producers were in the raised bed (only room for four). This year I will try them in the yard. To heck with grass!
* indicates new to me.

[Gardadore]

I grow Romanesco every year and love it. They can get big really quickly. We prefer them small so have to watch carefully. Similar problem to Lonejack’s. Great flavor!

[kath]

Imp, just saw that you asked what else, besides tomatoes, we're growing. Aside from perennials, like asparagus, apples, blueberries, strawberries:

Beans: Provider vs. Inspiration; Cherokee Trail of Tears for drying
Beet: Eagle
Broccoli: Green Magic and Tendergreen
Cabbage: Kalibos (fall), Point One, Red Acre, Ruby Perfection, Surprise
Cauliflower: Fremont
Carrot: Bolero (fall), Naval vs. Yaya
Celery: Ventura
Cilantro: Calypso
Collards: Flash vs. Tiger vs. Top Bunch
Corn: Ambrosia
Cucumber: Burpfree vs. Corinto
Flowers: African Queen, Blue Boy, Cherry Queen and Cleome mix, Irish Eyes rudbeckia, Oklahoma and Scabiosa zinnias, Sirius Blue Sage, Unwin's Mix Dahlia
Kale: Black Magic vs. Dazzling Blue vs. Judy's Siberian vs. Smooth German + Red Russian for microgreens
Lettuce: Aerostar, Better Devil, Cimmaron, Freckles, Goose, Green Towers, Jericho, Kalura, Marshall, Mayan Jaguar, Parris Island Plato II, Pomegranate Crunch, Red Romana, Ridgeline, Rocky Top Mix, Romaine, Ruben's Red Romaine, Silva Red Romaine, Super Jericho, Winter Density
Onion: Parade, Red Sunset
Peas: Cascadia, Premium
Peppers: Aji Rico, Aleppo, Carmen, Cornito Rosso, Fenenc Tender, Flaming Flare, Giant Sweet Devil's Horn, Hungarian Hot Wax, Jaluv an Attitude, Lipstick, Oranos, Palanacko Cudo, Stocky Red Roaster, Toreador, Trontarolo, Waialua (Hawaiian Sweet?)
Potatoes: Kennebec, Adirondack Blue
Radicchio: Indigo
Spinach: Seaside (spring), Oceanside (fall)
Squash: Butterbaby, Dark Star vs. Green Machine vs. Midnight Lightning vs. Raven, Lemon, Raphael's Gold Zucchini, JWS 6823 (maybe), Metro (maybe)
Watermelon: Cal Sweet Bush vs. Mini Love vs. Sugar Baby Bush

[Nan6b]

I grow Romanesco every year and love it. They can get big really quickly. We prefer them small so have to watch carefully. Similar problem to Lonejack’s. Great flavor!

Gardadore, how do you get them to head up? Mine grew all season but never formed a head.

[SusieQ]

@ kath

I see you're growing Ambrosia corn. I just ordered some to trial. How do you like it?

I also ordered (to trial) Sweet Chorus. My growing season is so short, I have to go for the 'earlies'.

[kath]

@ kath

I see you're growing Ambrosia corn. I just ordered some to trial. How do you like it?

I also ordered (to trial) Sweet Chorus. My growing season is so short, I have to go for the 'earlies'.

I've been growing it and trialing it against other varieties since 2005 and it's won or tied for the favorite every year! Last year I finally stopped growing any other corn, which simplifies things since I don't have to worry about cross pollination between varieties ruining the flavor. We love its flavor and dependability, it's plenty sweet for us, and it resists smut, rust and Stewart's Wilt better than anything else I've tried. It matures right about 75 days in my 6b zone here in southeastern PA. Since it sprouts pretty well in cool soil, I begin sowing when the weather breaks, usually April 7-14, and sow a little bit in succession every 10 days or so until mid-July. That way we have sweet corn all summer and into the fall.

[Nan6b]

I can't resist growing this. The seeds are mesmerizing.
https://uprisingorganics.com/vegetables ... oyali.html

[OneoftheEarls]

Tomato List https://www.evernote.com/shard/s321/sh/ ... e6dfd0c6fb

[SusieQ]

I can't resist growing this. The seeds are mesmerizing.
https://uprisingorganics.com/vegetables ... oyali.html

Works of art, to be sure!

[SusieQ]

I've been growing it and trialing it against other varieties since 2005 and it's won or tied for the favorite every year! Last year I finally stopped growing any other corn, which simplifies things since I don't have to worry about cross pollination between varieties ruining the flavor. We love its flavor and dependability, it's plenty sweet for us, and it resists smut, rust and Stewart's Wilt better than anything else I've tried. It matures right about 75 days in my 6b zone here in southeastern PA. Since it sprouts pretty well in cool soil, I begin sowing when the weather breaks, usually April 7-14, and sow a little bit in succession every 10 days or so until mid-July. That way we have sweet corn all summer and into the fall.

Great info, kath - thanks! I always worry about losing a season on an experiment. I can sleep a bit easier tonight.

My weather doesn't start to 'break' till about mid-May, and even then things can get a bit dicey. I was going to try starting some indoors and then transplanting, just to try to get a bit ahead. Those YouTube videos put wild ideas in my head... LOL

[imp]

Imp, just saw that you asked what else, besides tomatoes, we're growing. Aside from perennials, like asparagus, apples, blueberries, strawberries:

No, just asked what all everyone is planning on, tomatoes and perennials are fine too. Being nosy, LOL and I am always wonderfully amazed at the variety and methods we all use. I'm at the point of itching to get into the dirt right now and yet have to wait a week or more yet.

Never have grown Ambrosia corn, but grow Mirai corn , it is quick-ish at 74 days and so very good. Also it produces tillers and I often get 2 o 3 ears per plant. 2 On the main stalk and the tillers often produce an ear or 2.

[SusieQ]

Never have grown Ambrosia corn, but grow Mirai corn , it is quick-ish at 74 days and so very good. Also it produces tillers and I often get 2 o 3 ears per plant. 2 On the main stalk and the tillers often produce an ear or 2.

You're so fortunate to be able to grow a SH2 (super sweet) variety. I don't think my soil would heat to proper germination temperature for those until August. LOL