My Tomato list for 2014

[Botany]

Last edited Sun May 25, 2014, 08:10 AM - Edit history (1)

Black Krim
Rutgers
Cherokee Purple
Lemon Boy
Mr. Stripey
Jet Star
Green Zebra
Hillbilly
Brandywine
Sun Sugar (I couldn't find Sun Gold)
Mortgage Lifter

plus red skins and gold potatoes, Serrano Pepper, California Wonder Bell, Red Chilies (to dry)
Italian Basal, Cinnamon Basal, Cilantro, Parsley, and Yellow Bell Peppers

You can all go on w/your life now.

BTW 2 days ago I planted the good stuff .... cardinal flower, perennial blue lobelia, Joe pye weed,
fox sedge, blue flag iris and black willow in a wetland / rain garden. I have mad plant skills.

[Major Nikon]

1. How many of each have you planted

I think even with one of each you'll have tomatoes coming out your ears.

[Botany]

2. One of each type.

BTW I make and can salsa too.

[NRaleighLiberal]

3. I think I have an even 100 tomato plants....

I've been listing the varieties in my blog posts

the Indeterminates - http://nctomatoman.weebly.com/nctomato-and-garden-blog/lets-start-talking-tomato-varieties-for-2014

the Dwarfs - http://nctomatoman.weebly.com/nctomato-and-garden-blog/lets-get-back-to-the-listsdwarf-tomato-varieties-in-my-garden-this-year

Such fun! Nice to see Cherokee Purple on your list (my rather shocking claim to fame, in a way!)

[wiggs]

4. Nice! We have

similar tomato tastes. I have my own garden but also manage a small community garden and then also take care of a large private garden where the owner's are never there and I get to play and experiment

Growing Black Krim (always), Green Zebra (always), and Sungold (always). Also this year lots of Black Cherry, Druzba, Early Girl, Cherokee Purple, Sweet 100.

My own garden receives the most neglect and abuse...but between the three there are lots of interesting things to try including some ones not that common in socal: chayote, epazote, Lychee, Italian Dandelion, Horseradish, Olallieberry, Tromboncino squash, Mango, Opuntia/nopales, lemongrass, yerba buena, white sage, passionfruit, cardoons, sorrel, salad burnett...in addition to the normal stuff.

Great time of year when stuff is taking off and there aren't any catastrophes yet! This week we harvested first cucumbers (Diva), chilis (Jalapeno and Anaheims) and squash (Mexican, Zucchini, Cocozella di Napoli, crookneck). Still harvesting radishes, strawberries, blueberries, beets, olallieberries, fava beans, scallions, rhubarb, kale, chard. Shouldn't be time to harvest garlic yet, but it seems to be getting ready.

[Aerows]

5. Yummy!

Somebody is going to have a feast of tomato choices