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2013 Tomato Growing

Discussion in 'Edible Gardening' started by JWK, Dec 8, 2012.

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  1. Sheal

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    That's a good assortment you've got there John. Let's hope next year brings better growing weather. :)
     
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          I’ll be sowing some Red Robin and Minibel mini bush tomatoes in the next few days and they will kept be under growlights for cropping early in 2013.

          In 2013 I shall be growing:
          Black Krim
          Black Prince
          Brasero
          Dr Carolyn
          Ferline F1
          German Red Strawberry
          Giant Belgium
          Gold Medal
          Koralik
          EDIT: Lidi
          Marianna's Peace
          Maskotka
          Minibel
          Monster
          Mortgage Lifter
          Omar's Lebanese
          Orange Banana
          Phil's Fantastic
          Pink Brandywine
          Purple Calabash
          Red Alert
          Red Robin
          Sungella
          Sungold F1
          Sweet Million
          Vilma

          I haven't listed Sweet Million as an F1 because it's a 'pseudo hybrid' and will come true from saved seeds.

          I shall also be growing these varieties for fund raising sales:

          Ailsa Craig
          Balconi F1 (both Red & Yellow)
          Gardeners Delight
          Moneymaker
          Red Robin
          Sungold F1
          Sweet Million
          Tumbler F1

          P.S. This is an excellent site to check up on tomato varieties: http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/wiki/Category:Tomato_Variety_List
           
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            :love30: That's one hell of a list Scrungee*.
            Take my hat off to ya,
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            Jenny
            ps. me? just Maskotka, Sungold* and Red Robin* thanks to Scrungee.
             
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              Still trying to decide:rolleyespink::thumbsup:
               
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                Ooops sorry Nick I missed those. Funny because I had it in my mind that I read someone was growing Stupice, I tried that variety 3 years ago on the basis of it being really early, but I had a variety called New Girl ripen a couple of days before. Also I wasn't impressed by the taste so I haven't bothered with it again. Mind you I treated it as a cordon, I didn't realise it was a bush type so maybe it was paying me back for training up canes :)

                So I've updated the list at Post #1 also including Jenny and Scrungee's varieties.
                 
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                  Thanks John :blue thumb:
                   
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                  No worries - I have no idea what Stupice will be like, I will update as / when / if I get to find out !

                  Big old list already - should be an interesting year.
                   
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                  2 more for the list!

                  I've been sorting through my seeds this morning and found those packets of T&M Lidi and Red Brandywine I got really cheap from Dobbies back in July:


                  P.S. FAO JWK - in the list you have 'Brandywine Black' & 'Pink Brandywine' so not adjacent.
                   
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                  Scrungee, I've added Lidi and Red Brandywine to the list at post #1. Also used the colour of each Brandywine variety as a suffix, so they are adjacent in the sorted list
                   
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                  There are 59 different varieties we are growing between us so far, more than Heinz :)
                   
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                    I'll have to post my list, when I've sorted what I've actually got!
                     
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                      I've been checking out the free seeds I've been sent on the internet and have just edited to put the correct spelling/names on my lower list here, Suttons had got them wrong on the packet.

                      I couldn't find 'Tanaki' anywhere, so it's either mis-spelt or is something completely different. Has anyone heard of it please?
                       
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                      That's quite a few plants you'll be raising there Sheal :blue thumb:

                      No I've never heard of Tanaki before (nor has Google!), I'll wait a while for other's input before updating the list at post #1.
                       
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