Tomato Seed Swaps 2023

I am a new boy to this forum.

I like to grow a wide variety of tomatoes from salad sizes to the monstrous provided they have outstanding taste.

I have seen elsewhere on the site mention seed swaps and am interested in participating. It’s the first time I have done this, so I only have a few seeds to swap but they might be of interest to someone. If this experiment is successful, I’ll save many more seeds of more varieties in the future.

I have a few of these available and would swap in units of 5 seeds.

Azoychia
Carbon
Coir de Bure
Datterino
Flame
Golden Sunrise
Indigo Blue Beauty
Indigo Cherry Drops
Marmande
Omars Lebonese
Piccolo
Purple Cherokee
Purple Dog Creek
Raspberry Oxheart
Zlatlava

All are 2022 or 2023 seeds.

I am interested in trying any of these varieties if anyone wants to swap some of their seeds.

Better Boy
Lemon Boy Plus
Lemon Brandywine
Pink Berkeley Tie Die
Sart Roloise
Stupice
Ozark Sunrise
Lucid Gem
Alices Dream

If anyone would like to try any of these varieties please PM me (conversations) and we’ll work something out.

Finally, I’m open to offers of any other unusual or rare varieties you might have. Suggest away.

Thanks to all contributors GC.

Fred Clarke

 

Thanks for your response, John.

I used to grow GD before the introduction of Sungold which was in the early 90's, I'd guess. Sungold is a great taster but I can't be doing with the splits. That's a roundabout way to say that, I would love to grow the GD and would be glad of just a few seeds to get my own supply of the 2005 strain.

So, what do you fancy? I know you're the resident expert at GC but for me, the best taste was Cherokee Purple closely followed by Ozoyka. Why not try both and more if you fancy? I have learned that the way to do this is to send an SAE for the return of seeds but before giving my address, are we on the personal message section and secure?

 

@Balc, will you be sharing seed from your self-sown, sweeter Gardeners Delight? I'd be up for those if available. K

 

I thought I'd repost my available seeds list here. Mostly, I'm giving away (for postage cost) rather than swapping, as I have literally hundreds of varieties, but here looks like a useful place to keep updating what's available. K

Santiam Sunrise
Gerald's Mystery
Haley's Sweet Mystery
Zauberstab
Black "Russian" Cherry
Dwarf Wild Fred
Dwarf Mary's Cherry
Mango Lassi
Cherry Roma
Reinhart Kraft's Purple Sugar
Haley's Purple Comet
Gobstopper
Lost Marbles
Ron's Carbon Copy

 

That's fine John. There hasn’t been a rush so you have time to think carefully. Reading other posts makes me realise just how lucky I've been in around 50 years of growing toms. I can only think of one year when I was affected, which must have been 20+ years ago. Long may that continue.

Fred Clarke

 

In the hunt for that old GD flavour I will be trying Gardeners Ecstasy from Real Seeds, if they are as good as the sales blurb, I will save some seeds for the following year.

 

To tell the truth I hadn't thought of saving any seeds - from any of the tomatoes! I've never saved seed from tomatoes as I've sown them afresh every year & often buy new varieties. Nevertheless, as you are interested & there is still fruit on the plant I can certainly save some seed for you!

When I have some to send you I'll PM (Message) you to ask for your address.

 

Yes, please!

 

Hi Fred,
I will have quite a few tomato seed to exchange if your intrested I cannot eat the red tomatoes as they are too acidee ( for health reasons) so I grow whatever different colours I can get
I don't have many seed of each variety though and I'd be happy to swap. I will list my seed here .pm you later.

 

Hi @Purple Streaks .
I only grow one variety of tomato, an old French cordon variety, called Yellow Pear. The plant is inclined to grow quite tall. I grow it against the patio wall, as a climber, zig-zagging it to let it do its thing whilst still being able to pick the fruit! It is a baby tomato, growing no more than 2cm long. They can split it you let them totally dry out, but generally are trouble-free. (Mine have to deal with total neglect for a month in the summer, when we are away…!)
If you contact me via “conversation” to give me your address, I will happily pop some seeds in the post for you

 

Thankyou Sian that is very kind of you ,
can I send you any other seed in return ?