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Did you see my tomatoes?
Why in the world would anyone volunteer to dedicate a portion
of his or her garden to growing "mystery" tomatoes started from seeds
that were identified only with a number. No name. No indication of size, color,
days to maturity, type. Just seeds and report forms to document the plants'
progress from sowing seed to the final pulling of vines at the end of the season.
When all was said and done (including the burning desire to
find/invent/improvise a label that would absolutely, positively, never-ever come
separated from the plant it was meant to stay "tied to"), growers
completed the Spring 99 trials rated the trials, as well as the tomatoes each of
them had grown.
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greatest service which can be rendered any country is to add a useful
plant to its culture.
- T. Jefferson |
The Perfect Accompaniment
to a freshly-made BLT?
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Cherokee
Purple, Creole, Great White, Matt's Wild Cherry, Montfavet,
Dinnerplate, Better Bush Improved, Brandywine OTV, Dona,
Marmade, St. Pierre, Golden Konigen, Bessmer, Kellogg's Breakfast,
Berkshire Oxheart, |
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I
feel so privileged because the best two of the varieties 'Lateh' and
'Purple Smudge' I have never heard of or seen for sale or for swap
anywhere and they deserve to be known more widely.
- ITG
member in England |
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Summer Colors
 | Red/Orange |
 | Pink/Purple |
 | Green |
 | Yellow |
 | White |
 | Black/Brown |
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Number
XXX is ABSOLUTELY STUNNING . . . . By far the best tasting of all the
'odd colored' varieties we have trialed over the years. The best overall
tomato in our 1999 GSHSS trials of 110 varieties . . .Thanks ITT for a
great one." - ITG member in New Jersey |
SLUGS AFTER
YOUR TOMATOES?
Another deterrent for slugs in the spring is
to plant radishes as a trap crop. They just love radish plants. -- Joe
Cavanaugh |
Internet Tomato
Trials
Copyright © 1999 Bodacious Basil.
Revised: November 22, 1999
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