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Was:Tomates - no fruit, no blloms; Now Hort Article

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Margaret Lauterbach wrote:
I enjoyed your article in Horticulture (July/August 2000), Doreen. I am
constantly amazed at how differently tomatoes grow and produce in different
parts of the U.S. Dr. Carolyn Male's "100 Heirloom Varieties for the
American Garden" includes many that have been a fizzle for me in
southwestern Idaho. Anna's Russian, Cuostralee, Aunt Ruby's German Green,
and Eva Purple Ball, for instance, have produced just a handful of so-so
tomatoes. OTOH, Pruden's Purple, Burbank, Amish Paste, Early Large Red and
others have produced wonderfully.

I recall that you moved to zone 4 quite some time ago. What's the lead time
for Horticulture magazine articles? Thanks, Margaret L

Yes, tomatoes really perform regionally.  The black Russians that colored so
well for me in Texas were nothing more than a putrid reddish-purple when
grown in Illinois (zone 5b) last summer.  The ones that did the best and
tasted the best in that temperate ideal tomato climate were Black Krim (if
you excused their color), Green Zebra, Schimmeig Stoo, Becky's Biggie (an
old IL regional heirloom that ran 2-3 lbs. each) and Striped German.  Fruit
set was tremendous, and the crops were overwhelming--such a change from
Texas.  This year in zone 4b (Janesville, WI)--and yes I've moved a lot in
the last 3 years--Brandywine, Tom's Sausage,  Caspian Pink and Pineapple are
doing the best--all have heavy fruit set already.

The Horticulture article was conceived (Roger Swain called and asked for an
heirloom veggie article) in May 1998, while I was still in Texas--hence the
subject matter.  Hort. does not run many veggie articles--they are mostly
perennial and landscape oriented in topics.  So, it took time for a slot to
open.  Roger and I edited and fought back and forth about deletions and
additions in March of this year as I was moving to Wisconsin.  In fact, the
last edit was done on my cell phone as the movers loaded the moving van!
I'll be following up with more heirloom tomato articles for Hort--but don't
expect them to be soon.  Hort moves as slow as molasses!

BTW, has anyone grown the new Seed Savers Exchange japonica corn?  I got a
4-pak of plants from their retail store in Madison, and plants are now about
4 feet tall.  The leaves are pretty--pink, green and yellow stripes.  The
corn tassels are supposed to be purple and the kernels burgundy.  I can
hardly wait!!
Doreen Howard


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