Re: Re: Tomatoes

Well, I'd rather have a "pitifully small" yet wonderful tomato, than
none at all! How small are they? Like the size of a lime or smaller?
I've been buying mine from a vegetable stand that I pass on the way home
from work. They drive down to the farmer's market in Dallas to get their
tomatoes. And they are good, but I have NO IDEA if pesticides were used
on them (like Seven Dust) which really limits my buying.

  

james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:
  I haven't had a brandywine in a long time, Jesse. Can't grow them here, 
either [at least, I can't--and I tried last year and the year before]. 
So I forget what they taste like. But the wild ones will amaze you. I 
only wish someone would find a sport that produced fruits three or four 
times their size, which tends to be pitifully small.

On Jul 16, 2007, at 11:56 AM, Jesse Bell wrote:

> Does it taste as good as a Brandywine? That is my favorite tomato of 
> all
> time, but I haven't been able to grow them since I left Kansas City. I
> would love some seeds. The crazy weather that Oklahoma has had for the
> last 2-3 years has made it tough to grow veggies where I live.
>
>
>
> james singer wrote:
> If you run out, Noreen, I can pick up the slack. We've got a god crop
> this year--not as good as years past for some reason, but good enough.
> It's truly an amazing plant--and the flavor is the absolute best tomato
> ever.
>
> On Jul 16, 2007, at 11:35 AM, Jesse Bell wrote:
>
>> Noreen, I would LOVE to try some of those seeds. We are not having
>> much luck with ours either.
>>
>> Jesse
>>
>> Bonnie Holmes wrote:
>> If you send me some seeds, I'll definitely try them here where we
>> normally
>> have very humid weather.
>> Bonnie Holmes
>> 1025 Stagecoach
>> Friendsville, TN 37737
>>
>>
>>> [Original Message]
>>> From:
>>> To:
>>> Date: 7/16/2007 7:10:50 AM
>>> Subject: [CHAT] Re: Tomatoes
>>>
>>> As most of you know I'm so not a vegy person, but DH faithfully 
>>> plants
>> his
>>> tiny patch every year. In the past couple years the subject of the
>> "wild"
>>> tomato (aka Texas Wild, Mexican Wild, etc.) has come up quite often
>>> here
>> on
>>> this list. I think Jim grows it and sent out seeds at one point. Out
>> of all
>>> the tomatoes this is my favorite. I had reported that it had thrived
>> and
>>> continued to produce through the hottest summer and drought one
>> year....all the
>>> way till Christmas day when we had 6 inches of snow. That didn't even
>> kill the
>>> shrub, a month or so later it had put on blossoms again.
>>>
>>> Well, an update....we have had unusually cold nights this past 
>>> winter,
>> even
>>> getting down to 23 one night for a short period. We have also had
>> unsually
>>> heavy rains this year. No flooding to speak of, but record amounts.
>> Although
>>> the vegy garden is in a raised bed which is usually well drained, it
>>> definitely hasn't been able to dry out much. All the other tomato
>> varieties that DH
>>> planted are either totally dead, or just barely hanging on. The Wild
>> tomato
>>> is once again thriving and producing like crazy.
>>>
>>> I truly am a huge fan of this plant, now more than ever, it has made
>>> it
>> throu
>>> gh every weather condition that we have to offer, and the worst
>>> neglect.....but it continues to thrive. Was wondering how the seeds
>>> did
>> for those of you
>>> that tried them??? Was wondering if it does as well in other climate
>> zones??
>>>
>>> Noreen
>>> zone 9
>>> Texas Gulf Coast
>>>
>>> In a message dated 7/14/2007 11:02:17 PM Central Daylight Time,
>>> gardenchat-owner@hort.net writes:
>>>
>>> I always thought it had something to do with too much water but I
>>> found
>> this
>>>
>>> online.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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