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Re: Was Traffic, now Tomato.

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Not familiar with the determinate versions of Black Prince and Green Zebra.
I'd be wary, because they obviously came from a cross or contamination of
the original seed stock.  But, happily, good mutations do happen.  The
problem with most crossings are that they are not controlled, but random and
not stabilized.  Keep us posted on your experiences with the determinate
versions.

Garden Peach will take cooler weather, but it requires about 85 days to
fruit.  When it does start setting, it's prolific.  Have you tried putting
large wire cages around your tomato transplants and wrapping the cages with
spun polyester row covering?  You can even tie off the top of the cage with
a rubber band to make it completely encased.  The covering gives you about
5-9 degrees warmth, eliminates wind stress and blocks wind-delivered fungal
spores that cause blights.  That may be one way to get a jump on tomato
season in your cold climate.  It has worked for me.
Doreen Howard
Central Illinois--Zone 5b
-----Original Message-----
From: Dorothy Pohorelow <wykvlvr@worldnet.att.net>
To: Square Foot Gardening List <sqft@listbot.com>
Date: Friday, November 26, 1999 4:25 PM
Subject: Re: Was Traffic, now Tomato.


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>I am also a beginner but did have fun here last year.  I tried Green Zebra,
>German Johnson, Husky Gold "cherry" ,Red Robin and Black Krim.
>This year was a very bad year in our area for tomatoes since the nights and
>even days remained cold quite late.  My tomatoes had an even harder time
>since i d did not use any of the aids "required" to grow tomatoes here. I
>got ripe tomatoes off the Red Robin, Green Zebra, and surprise one off the
>German Johnson.   The red robin was okay, the German Jhonson was good but
>the Green Zebra has a permanet placein my tomatoe culture.  The flavor even
>in the green ones i ate was supurb!  I have however noticed that there
>appear to be two strains out ther one is indeterminate (the one i grew) the
>one i have seeds for next year is a determinate version.  I hope the taste
>is still there.
>I was glad to hear you mention the Black Prince as a flavor winner but here
>again i have noticed there are at least two versions out there :(   I am
>interested in the garden peach but not sure it would thrive here.  How long
>do yours take to ripen?
>Any one have suggestions for cool short growing seasons I woudl be very
>happy to hear them.
>Kvlvr
>Wyoming
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Doreen Howard" <doreen@fgi.net>
>To: "Square Foot Gardening List" <sqft@listbot.com>
>Sent: Friday, November 26, 1999 2:32 PM
>Subject: Re: Was Traffic, now Tomato.
>
>
>> Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
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>>  Francoise De Smet wrote:
>> >What are those favorites of yours? I like the book because I am starting
>> and do
>> >not know enough varieties to have favorites yet. The book gives me a
good
>> >starting place.
>>
>> Southern Night, Black Prince, Mortgage Lifter (Carolyn did cover this
>one),
>> Striped German, Green Zebra and Garden Peach for flavor.  For sheer
>beauty,
>> I love Schimmeig Stoo and Purple Calabash (it tastes awful).  For
canning,
>> making salsa and paste, I like San Marzano and good old hybrid Roma!  I
>> tested a new tomato for 2000 this season in my garden--Vita Gold from
>> Seminis Seeds.  It will be available everywhere.  It has up to 20 times
>the
>> beta carotene of a regular tomato.  What I like about it was that is had
>the
>> same shape and texture of Roma and was as prolific.  The fruit is orange
>so
>> it makes an interesting salsa!  One drawback--the flavor is bland.  But,
>of
>> all the tomatoes we picked green and brought indoors to ripen, Vita Gold
>> held its shape and texture the best.  We didn't have one rotten one.
>> Doreen Howard
>> Central Illinois--zone 5b
>>
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