Hello from NH/MA border
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merKat
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Hello from NH/MA border
Hi folks,
I've lurked for years on TJ, finally joined so I can ask questions
I was an avid peruser of TV for what seems like a couple decades, though my requests for membership there were ignored. (Must add that I'm very sad to lose that repository of tomato wisdom.) I was active on GardenWeb, well before it was rolled into Houzz. As you may surmise from all this, I am no spring chicken, though I do have the perpetual curiosity of a child.
I've been growing tomatoes --occasionally a few other veggies, but mostly tomatoes-- in a small home garden setting for about 30 years, mostly heirloom and OP varieties, mostly chemical-free. I started out planting in-ground, switching over to sub-irrigated containers and raised beds for the last 15-20 years. Husband and I "retired" a couple years ago, moving from our northern MA suburb to southern NH foothills. The soil is better up here but the ground is very rocky, so I'll be continuing on with my containers and raised beds. Each year I grow as many tomato plants as I can fit comfortably in the garden, which works out to about 30-40 plants. I mostly grow new-to-me varieties, with a couple reliable favorites and/or hybrids for backup.
Never met a tomato I didn't like
and that includes Purple Calabash, Silvery Fir Tree, Indigo Rose and Juliet... okay I admit I'm NOT a huge fan of Yellow Pear... but I do like Banana Legs, so I guess there's no accounting for my taste.
I've lurked for years on TJ, finally joined so I can ask questions
I was an avid peruser of TV for what seems like a couple decades, though my requests for membership there were ignored. (Must add that I'm very sad to lose that repository of tomato wisdom.) I was active on GardenWeb, well before it was rolled into Houzz. As you may surmise from all this, I am no spring chicken, though I do have the perpetual curiosity of a child.
I've been growing tomatoes --occasionally a few other veggies, but mostly tomatoes-- in a small home garden setting for about 30 years, mostly heirloom and OP varieties, mostly chemical-free. I started out planting in-ground, switching over to sub-irrigated containers and raised beds for the last 15-20 years. Husband and I "retired" a couple years ago, moving from our northern MA suburb to southern NH foothills. The soil is better up here but the ground is very rocky, so I'll be continuing on with my containers and raised beds. Each year I grow as many tomato plants as I can fit comfortably in the garden, which works out to about 30-40 plants. I mostly grow new-to-me varieties, with a couple reliable favorites and/or hybrids for backup.
Never met a tomato I didn't like
and that includes Purple Calabash, Silvery Fir Tree, Indigo Rose and Juliet... okay I admit I'm NOT a huge fan of Yellow Pear... but I do like Banana Legs, so I guess there's no accounting for my taste.-
MissS
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Re: Hello from NH/MA border
Welcome to the Junction @merKat. I'm glad that you decided to join us.
I'm like you and grow mostly new to me varieties each year with only a couple of tried and true from the past. I am looking forward to hearing more about your gardens.
I'm like you and grow mostly new to me varieties each year with only a couple of tried and true from the past. I am looking forward to hearing more about your gardens.
~ Patti ~
AKA ~ Hooper
AKA ~ Hooper
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Whwoz
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Re: Hello from NH/MA border
Welcome to the Junction from Down Under @merKat. There is no accounting for taste, Yellow Pear does not seems to be overly popular so you are not alone there.
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Yak54
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Tormato
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Re: Hello from NH/MA border
Welcome to the forum, merKat.
(and let it be noted that Yellow Pear is the only variety banned from the MMMM swap)
(and let it be noted that Yellow Pear is the only variety banned from the MMMM swap)
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karstopography
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Re: Hello from NH/MA border
Howdy from Texas.
Yes, TV had some great threads, I especially liked the reviews and insights on heirloom tomatoes on TV.
Good luck in 2025.
Yes, TV had some great threads, I especially liked the reviews and insights on heirloom tomatoes on TV.
Good luck in 2025.
"No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden."
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
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Cornelius_Gotchberg
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Re: Hello from NH/MA border
Welcome from America's Dairyland.
The Gotch
The Gotch
Madison WESconsin/Growing Zone 5-A/Raised beds above the Midvale Heights spade-caking clay in the 77 Square Miles surrounded by A Sea Of Reality
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rxkeith
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Re: Hello from NH/MA border
welcome from da U.P.
only two tomatoes i grew that i didn't care for.
barrys crazy cherry tomato, and a small bullet shaped tomato
i got from a church member that she really liked. it must have
crossed with something, because it was a spitter. both were heavy
producers. i fed them to the chickens.
keith
only two tomatoes i grew that i didn't care for.
barrys crazy cherry tomato, and a small bullet shaped tomato
i got from a church member that she really liked. it must have
crossed with something, because it was a spitter. both were heavy
producers. i fed them to the chickens.
keith
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eyegrotom
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Re: Hello from NH/MA border
Welcome to the Junction
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