Monday, May 26, 2025
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 ........
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
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