we're now past the halfway point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox .... days are getting longer and the decision on which tomatoes to grow gets harder - so many wonderful tomato seed trades/shares this season ..... I currently have over 800 varieties although many are likely much too old to germinate since I've collected seed for well over 20 years!!
anyhoo, my thoughts this am, I even pulled one mystery pack from 2007 - I'm always tempted to see what the surprise is but every year it returns to my stash
on second thought, I need to rethink as I need room for an F2 grow out, let's try this:
Frank's Italian - this is very old seed, originally from my Nana's Italian neighbour way back in 1998!! a very large elongated paste type; tried germination last year with no results - one more go on seed from 2001 - highly unlikely but worth a try
Dwarf Firebird Sweet - one of my favourite dwarf varieties - rich and sweet - wish it were more productive; I just love the dwarfs, they are so easy to maintain in a simple tomato cage
Lillian's Yellow Heirloom x Dwarf Speckled Heart (Lilly Family) F2 - rather excited about this F2 grow out - last year's F1 brought some lovely almost bicoloured heart shapes of good size - plant was productive as well, but a bit on the late side; Lillian's is known for being late season - I'm hoping some of the early genes from DSH will show - with good flavour of course!!
15th and Vine - another Italian variety - big deep tomatoes, not quite hearts that make the most amazing pasta sauce - I really enjoyed my frozen roasted tomato sauce this winter and want more
Sunchocola F1 from Tokita makers of Sungold - they have a whole Sun series, always happy with this for earliness, flavour and production - great for salads
Raya Rey - a new one to me from Fred Hempel of Artisan Seeds; sweet rich flavour perfect for slicing into salads, etc. caught my attention
Taiga - tricolour heart shape from Karen Oliver's 'True North Tomato' project - so many positive comments on this one; a cross Captain Lucky (Millard Murdock cross which I love) and Ludmilla's Pink Heart
Sweet Baby Jade - a new one from Karen Oliver this year - a green when ripe sweet tangy cherry on a bush plant
Atomic Fusion - this one is from Brad Gates - I just loved his Atomic Grape the last two seasons - described as very similar in taste but in a saladete tomato - what is not to like ... time will tell - the most beautiful colours on Brad's tomatoes
Well, nine is a good number, that is where I'm at today ......... having blogged about it hopefully I'll stick somewhat to this decision - but there are still a few tomato seeds yet to arrive in the mail. 😁
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