PNW Tomatoes: 2025

Monday, May 26, 2025

March 17-20 A Short and Very Windy Trip to Victoria and Butchart Gardens

March 14 Seawall Stroll into Stanley Park

March 12 Vanier and False Creek Seawall

rain and clouds, classic Vancouver March weather

March 10 A brief visit to False Creek

bird spotting today

March 8 Time to Sow Tomatoes

some interesting new ones and some old friends

Kozula 136 Zebra Zolta Plaska: developed by Anna Kozula, Poland ..... Indeterminate plants with 180 to 300 g flattened fruit with plump shoulder; orange-yellow with green zebra stripes; mid-season, good yields

Maritime Bells: recent variety developed by Jason Hayes ...., my seed from Croatia ... Compact dwarf, firm and juicy pear-shaped fruits, between 50-80 g, rich flavour, mid-season

Cuban Salami: seed from Croatia ..... one I really wanted to try after the glowing reviews form down under ... Indeterminate, pepper-shaped fruits, burgundy green colour between 80-300 g, good production

Sofia's Sweet Caramel: seed from Croatia ... another new variety, this one bred by Sofia Saakova .. Indeterminate plants, elongated heart-shaped, yellow-orange with red stripes and antho shoulders, 150-300 g, excellent production

Chupa Chups: had to bring this one back, a favourite from last year, rich, deep, savoury sweet with a lovely texture ..... Indeterminate, mid season, multi-coloured fruits with ancho black shoulders averaging 280g

Lucky Bee F1: one of the last Fred Hemple releases ...... long-shelf-life green cherry tomato, with an orange-rust brown colour when ripe, exceptional flavour, vigorous indeterminate plants, fruit resist cracking

Tasty F3: was really happy to get my old seed to germinate ..... thought I go back and have another look at this ..... BrandyFred is also from this cross ... seed from F2 Dwarf Wild Fred x Brandywine, Potato leaf 13 oz purple

Lilibet F6: one I've been growing out for a few years now.... this was not my healthiest plant last year, but it had a lovely favour, and was productive, bi-colour yellow with clear skin (I suppose this would be considered a white as it has clear skin?) ..... one more year to decide if this one is in or out

Noire de Crimee: I have grown this a number of times over the years ..... seed was a gift from Spain this year ..... Indeterminate, 150-300 g fruit with a dark hue and smoky sweetness, mid-season

Dwarf Golden Gypsy (Tipsy): one of the best from the Dwarf Tomato Project ... a lovely yellow .. original cross made between Golden Dwarf Champion and Elbe, vigorous, rugose, potato leaf dwarf plants with fruit from 8 - 18 oz.

Victoria's Salute (Salyut Viktorii) again a new variety bred from Sofia Saakova; Indeterminate plant with heart-shaped burgundy-maroon colour with green metallic stripes and antho shoulders, fruit weighs 250-250 g

Reinhards Purple Sugar: developed by Reinhard Kraft; Indeterminate dark purple/red cherry, intense and tasty with large bunches of 10-15 fruits, similar to Black Cherry, very productive

and we're off ........