Yellow Pear. Expect them in their millions!
White Wonder. Almost white beefsteak with a really mild flavor. Even kids who don't like tomatoes will like these.
Striped German. Seems a lot like a Brandywine variant, but I liked the color and they are supposed to taste awesome.
Mr. Stripey. Another wierd looking tomato. They produce like crazy according to the description.
German Johnson. Questionable name aside, these are supposed to be prolific, and good for sauce.
Cherrokee Purple. Old Tennessee heirloom from, you guessed it, Tennessee Cherrokee indians.
Brasndywine Yellow. Amish heirloom that can grow up to 3 pounds. Dream big says I.
Brandywine (Sudduth's strain). This is considered one of the oldest strains of a true american heirloom. It is what tomatoes should taste like.
Black Prince. Russian's seem to introduce a lot of black tomatoes, and this is one of the oldest. Red wine is mentioned in the flavor description. I can't freakin' wait!
Black Krim. Another russian black, more prolific, and make a great sauce.
Aunt Ruby's German Green. Just wanted to try a green tomato. They are supposed to be very mild, should go great in salsa with tomatillos.I admit it! I am a tomato addict! Here are a few of the varieties we are trying this year. I go to a nursery for something totally NOT related to tomatoes, and come home with a new one. Hopefully they turn out as well as the pictures that I stole from various seed websites. I highly recommend Victory Seed Savers, and chiliplants.com for those who are likewise obsessed. Here's to a successful garden season!
Those all look amazing.....and they look so much fun, too! I can't wait to have a yard to be able to plant a real garden (sigh). Can't wait to see pics of how your rainbow of tomatoes work out. :)
ReplyDeleteVery interesting! I never realized there were so many tomatoes!
ReplyDeleteYup...my husband is obsessed! (love him)
ReplyDeleteThree letters my dear: B, L, T!
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Holy crap that is a lot of tomatoes. Are you going to be canning all of these. There are some really cool ones. I really liked the way the black prince looked. Let me know if is good.
ReplyDeleteSpring, you have no idea. I think there are 30 tomato plants out there. Somewhere around 50 peppers. Right now, a 35' X 20' area is full of peas, and we have find a way to interplant the summer veggies and then harvest the peas.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, there will be some canning! Contingent on us not losing our enthusiasm, and the deer not beating us to the fruits of our labors.
What my wife fails to mention is that many of the thirty are tiny home-started sprouts that will not amount to very much (most likely). But yes, guilty as charged.
ReplyDelete(Jason)
We are seeming a bit like Devi & Ted here. ; )
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