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Post by rintintin on Jan 23, 2011 21:17:06 GMT -5
Totally not worth it? Umm, err, how about those imposters they sell in supermarkets?
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Post by GunnarSK on Jan 27, 2011 5:41:17 GMT -5
I need to make sure nobody gets confused here. This list was posted to help Joseph with some indeterminates that he may want to try, in no way is this list part of the "Totally not worth it list". I must confess that I got confused at first, because I was specifically looking for something similar to Cherokee Purple, but after re-reading I got it about right, and I don't have enough experience to tell that some tomato varieties are "totally not worth it".
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Post by reubent on Jan 31, 2011 21:02:27 GMT -5
tis true that what's a bad mater for one can be a good one for another. Climate and soil fertility differences can make major differences in flavor and productivity. I agree the silvery fir tree was a pretty plant but very acid. I always liked the little pears, they were good flavored and produced abundantly. The one I recall doing terrible for me was that long skinny green when ripe one, don't recall the name at the moment. The Cherokee Purple we grew a few years ago did fine, had some nice smooth flavorful tomatoes from it, but it wasn't a heavy producer.
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Post by sunflowers on Feb 1, 2011 8:11:05 GMT -5
This thread is so funny.
One persons "never again" spitter is another's "best ever" "must grow".
Example - I see Darth doesn't care for Roughwood Golden Plum or Green Doctors. Personally I love both of them.
Carol
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Post by grunt on Feb 1, 2011 21:58:40 GMT -5
Blane: If you are looking for seeds for Legend, I have some that are a few years old, but should still be good.
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Post by hillbillypie on Feb 2, 2011 12:35:31 GMT -5
Perhaps we should all put the 'one man's junk' theory into a seed give away. Hey PVP, here's your chance to get rid of all those Nyagous seeds
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Post by oneoftheearls on Feb 3, 2011 6:52:14 GMT -5
2010: Uri67
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Post by izitmidnight on Feb 3, 2011 17:35:51 GMT -5
Blane, as luck would have it. I ordered a pack of these "delicious tomato" seeds just for fun. I'd be delighted toshare them with you.
kay
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Post by chilzany on Feb 6, 2011 17:08:57 GMT -5
I had 6 varieties growing last year, only one I didnt harvest was the brandywine-the only one i didnt start from seed either. It produced plenty, but the slugs zeroed in on every single fruit, yucked every single one up before it ever got ripe. Argh. slugs did not both any of the other plants at all. the brandywine was also the only plant that had foliar disease problems, none of the others did, I'm guessing the disease came with the plant which i bought from walmart. serves me right i guess. so now i have tomato doliar disease introduced in that part of that raised bed? will the disease spread? can i kill off the disease by not planting solanum family there for a couple years? longer? ever? any hope?
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Post by grunt on Feb 6, 2011 18:40:48 GMT -5
Most of the foliar diseases are air borne, not resident in the soil, so you may be okay. If they didn't spread to your other plants last year, they likely won't this yer, if they are even still there.
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Post by grunt on Feb 7, 2011 15:59:14 GMT -5
I stand corrected. I would also apply lots of mulch to keep the soil from splashing on the plants.
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Post by klorentz on Feb 11, 2011 16:24:54 GMT -5
Said it before will say it again if there ever was a spitter in my garden it was Earl Girl when we where still in Cali. Always cracking no matter what the weather and catfacing.Back then I was growing mostly hybrids and replaced it after 3 seasons with Early Pick.A far better hybrid than EG.But since then I have found some heirlooms that fill the same nook.EG is on the Never again list.
Kevin
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Post by nordfyr315 on May 24, 2011 22:13:57 GMT -5
Not worth it: Hillbilly Potato Leaf Large Red Cherry
Kinda Not Worth It: Brandywine (for poor productivity)
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Post by tucsontomato on May 25, 2011 18:19:45 GMT -5
Any tomato or tomato plant that does not live up to its descriptions or that highly disappoints in comparison to its desired outcome is worthless. It is just like weeds- a weed is a plant that in another place may serve some purpose. Like Burmuda Grass.
One example of this kind of tomato for me is Fireworks. The plants had a little heat resistance but had no disease resistance to speak of.
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Post by roper2008 on Jun 10, 2011 10:51:30 GMT -5
Didn't care for green grape and galina's. Grew both of them in a rainy season.
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