my final 2011 list

[littleminnie]

I replaced 2 tomatoes today and that brings planting to an end. I have 3 plants left that i saved for my sis that I am throwing away. I gave away like 60 after sales at market cooled off.

4 are in pots

Here is my 2011 list:
Mc Clintock’s Big Pink 4
Cuostralee 3
Big Rainbow 3
Persimmon 3
Mortgage Lifter Estler’s 3
Sudduth’s Brandywine 5
Red Brandywine 2
Granny Cantrell 2
Kozula #125 1
Omar’s Lebanese 2
Cowlick’s Brandywine 2
Aunt Lou’s Underground Railroad 1
Kozula #137 1
JD Special C Tex 3
Caspian Pink 2
Barnes Mountain 2
Orange Banana 3
Purple Russian 1
Kellogg’s Breakfast 3
Black Krim 2
Gold Medal 3
Hege German Pink 2
Orange Russian 117 1
Chinese Purple 1
Aunt Ginny’s Purple 2
Amish Paste 2
Speckled Roman 3
Jersey Giant 2
OSU Blue 1
Polish Linguisa 2
Goldman’s Italian American 3
Marmande 2
Stupice 4
Casady’s Folly 2
Japanese Black Truffle 2
Green Zebra 3
San Marzano 2
Rose 3
Manitoba 1
Sicilian Saucer 4
Flamme Orange 2
Sungold 3
Sungold OP 1
Matt’s Wild 2
Juliet 2
Green Doctors 1
Isis Candy 2
Orange Fleshed Purple Smudge 1
Thai pink Egg 1


Yeah some aren't so tasty but I have a lot of free seed.

[oprahsmom]

Holy Moly that's a lot of maters. Do you mind if I ask how many are in your family?

[littleminnie]

My husband and I, but I have 10 CSA families to feed.

[lmehaffey]

I don't mean to intrude on the thread, but: what is "CSA"?

[littleminnie]

Community Supported Agriculture. People pay ahead and get a share of produce each week.
www.localharvest.org

[lmehaffey]

Thanks for both the explanation and the link (I checked out several of the sites on their links list). Very creative way of connecting local produce to the consumer market .... kind of like businesses whose employees own stock in the company.

[peppereater]

minnie...nice list! I'd love to see what you think about the results, especially taste. In particular I'd like to hear how you and perhaps your customers liked Granny Cantrell, I have seed I purchased because I couldn't resist all the hype about how great it was. My garden plans fell through this year so it'll be next season before I get to try it. Also, I've wanted to grow marmande, and I've not really heard if it's a great tomato, average, or whatever. As with so many tomatoes, the typical review gives the non-commital "good flavor" as a description, which doesn't mean anything, really. It would be nice to hear about as many varieties as you would like to review. Thanks!

[littleminnie]

I won't be able to give much of a taste review. I grow for other people to eat and then I eat the ugly ones but I don't make sure to taste one of each variety. And this is kid of sad, but I have become much more concerned with performance of a variety than taste and color. I will always grow my fav persimmon but I am going to cull out some for next year that did badly growth wise.

I am not quite sure right now how the Grannys have been doing. i will get back on that one.

[littleminnie]

I have my preliminary 2012 list done. I am just growing what did well for me in 2011.
Stupice
OSU Blue
Chinese Purple
Flamme
Marmande
Kozula 125
Casady's Folly
Japanese Black Trifele
Polish Linguisa
San marzano
Principe Borghese for drying
Red Brandywine
Persimmon
McClintock's
JD Secial C Tex
Caspian Pink
Kellogg's Breakfast
Sungold
Matt's Wild
Something unknown I saved that grew huge- some Isis Candy cross

possibilities
Orange Banana
Jersey Giant
another hybrid cherry such as pink from Totally Tomatoes
maybe something highly recommended

I am thinking somewhere around 80 plants only this season.

[nolika]

I highly recommend Orange Banana, as it is a great looking blemish free superb tasting and madly productive. I'm sure these would sell well too.

[littleminnie]

I liked it this season but it did split alot. Very pretty, productive, early and tasty though.

[littleminnie]

BTW if there would be a good concensus on another variety that is early and productive and not too much trouble I will try it. I didn't account for my pots so I could grow a few more in the garden. hint hint any suggestions?