Details Open-Pollinated Heirloom Type: Dwarf determinate Shape: round cherry Color: bright red Maturity: 45 days Size: 3/4″ diameter Yield: “very high yields” Taste: “delicious tomato flavor” Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: ? Notes: Recommended by NCG because it tends to be bushy and doesn’t require staking at only 10″ to 18″ tall Sources: Results from […]
Details Open-Pollinated: ? Type: indeterminate Shape: round Color: red with yellow-orange stripes Maturity: 55-65 days Size: 4-6 oz 2″ “medium-small fruits” Yield: “Highly productive” Taste: “Pleasant tangy flavor” Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: “Disease resistant” Notes: 2009 was the first year for these in my garden, and although I’m growing them again in 2010, they were […]
This is the companion book to one of my favorite gardening books, The Kitchen Garden. Sylvia Thompson has pulled together great recipes to bring out the flavor and true qualities of fresh-grown vegetables. It’s very rewarding to bring in vegetables from the garden and whip out this book to create a homemade, home grown feast. […]
Details Open-Pollinated: ? Type: indeterminate Shape: grape cherry tomato Color: ruby red Maturity: 73 days Size: 1.5″ long Yield: “feverishly productive” Taste: ? Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: crack-resistant throughout season (good for hot weather) ToMV Notes: fruit form in thick clusters from branched stems Sources: Territorial Seed Company Results from My Garden: SEASON SOURCE DATES […]
Details F1 Hybrid Type: ? Shape: cherry tomato Color: red Maturity: 70 Size: small cherry Yield: “100 or more” Taste: “very sweet” Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: “F1 disease resistance” Notes: recommended cherry tomato (didn’t note who recommended it) long clusters Sources: Burpees Results from My Garden: SEASON SOURCE DATES PLANTS SPACING MATURITY YIELD PER […]
Details Open-Pollinated: ? Type: ? Shape: ? Color: ? Maturity: ? Size: ? Yield: ? Taste: ? Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: heat tolerant – these do best at 90-96°F Notes: good tomato for hot summer areas Sources: Results from My Garden: SEASON SOURCE DATES PLANTS SPACING MATURITY YIELD PER PLANT AVG SIZE DISEASE […]
Details Open-Pollinated: ? Type: determinate Shape: plum Color: red Maturity: ? Size: ? Yield: ? Taste: “meaty tomato with few seeds” Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: ? Notes: tends to be bushy and doesn’t require staking (NCG) Sources: Results from My Garden: SEASON SOURCE DATES PLANTS SPACING MATURITY YIELD PER PLANT AVG SIZE DISEASE […]
Details Open-Pollinated: ? Type: indeterminate Shape: Squashed beefsteak with pleats or ribs Color: skin is pink-purple-bronze (?) juice is green, but the flesh is deep purple and red Maturity: ? Size: medium-sized Yield: ? Taste: “ugliest but best tasting tomato” sharp taste Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: ? Notes: looks a lot like tomatoes drawn […]
Author: Sally Jean Cunningham Copyright: 2000 Publisher: Rodale Books Buy from Amazon: <br />
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