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NewHendoLib

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15. I am at 98 varieties, but have a few more to plant!

Sun Jun 20, 2021, 10:55 PM

Jun 2021

I've got some fun ones. I created some new hybrids last year, crossing great tasting heirlooms just to answer the question - does a great tomato crossed with a great tomato make a great hybrid? The one I am most looking forward to is Lillian's Yellow Heirloom X Cherokee Purple.

I've got a bunch of my favorites - Nepal, Yellow Oxheart, Cherokee Purple, Cherokee Chocolate, Cherokee Green, Green Giant, Anna Russian, Hugh's, Yellow Brandywine, Blue's Bling, Brandywine, Dester, Polish, Large Lucky Red, Magnus, Yellow Bell, Sungold, Tiger Tom, Mexico Midget all growing in straw bales.

Mostly it is a busy summer - the tomato course that Joe Lamp'l and I launched has 600 students!

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My Tomato List 2021 [View all] Botany Jun 2021 OP

Nothing beats those tomatoes 🍅 soothsayer Jun 2021 #1

My list, Big Boys, Better Boys. Have to put the fence up soon, the dog likes tomatoes. dem4decades Jun 2021 #2

you have a better variety than I do NJCher Jun 2021 #3

Sounds awesome, Botany! Diamond_Dog Jun 2021 #4

I have awesome "plant skills" Botany Jun 2021 #5

We do almost everything the same Diamond_Dog Jun 2021 #6

Overall herilooms don't produce as much as some of the "modern" varieties but i think the quality .. Botany Jun 2021 #8

I was getting 30 lbs of tomatoes per plant with my heirlooms last year NewHendoLib Jun 2021 #16

The best producer I have found for central OH is better boy Botany Jun 2021 #17

We've seriously scaled back our vege gardening a few years ago Bayard Jun 2021 #7

EarlyGirl, "Mystery Heirlooms", yellow pear, Sweet 100's, Beefsteak. I grow them in containers Trueblue1968 Jun 2021 #9

I ate my first 4 Sun Gold cherry tomatoes this morning in the garden... nt AnotherDreamWeaver Jun 2021 #10

I have 21 plants in tree-size containers of SharonClark Jun 2021 #11

Not much sand .... about 10 lbs per 100 to 150 lbs planting mix. Sand gives the mix structure ... Botany Jun 2021 #12

We always end up with too many tomatoes! femmocrat Jun 2021 #13

Nice colorful list! UserNotFound Jun 2021 #14

I am at 98 varieties, but have a few more to plant! NewHendoLib Jun 2021 #15