tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post6319923646322504149..comments2023-11-17T12:32:11.301-05:00Comments on Daphne's Dandelions: Tomato VarietiesDaphne Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-74479597650283911372010-05-04T12:25:54.996-04:002010-05-04T12:25:54.996-04:00Thank for the reply Daphne! I dried about 8-10 qu...Thank for the reply Daphne! I dried about 8-10 quarts of tomatoes last year and, boy, am I glad I did. They can go in so many dishes. I bought an Excalibur dehydrator last year and it's already paid for itself!Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17591311147406307304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-80345080174328027632010-05-04T12:21:50.683-04:002010-05-04T12:21:50.683-04:00Jody, we will have to compare notes.
Jackie, I...Jody, we will have to compare notes.<br /><br />Jackie, I've never grown either of them before. I'll do a taste testing at the end of the summer and give everyone my thoughts on them. They are supposed to be good for drying and paste. Pricipe Borghese is usually only grown for dried tomatoes. I've never dried tomatoes before and don't know if I will this time or not, but I figure if they are good for drying they are probably good for canning and roasting.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-5618079292208390012010-05-04T12:14:39.327-04:002010-05-04T12:14:39.327-04:00I'm growing Amish Paste and Pricipe Borghese, ...I'm growing Amish Paste and Pricipe Borghese, too. Have you grown them before? What did you think? This is my first try with them, but I'm hoping they are good for drying/paste.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17591311147406307304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-51665037392371434762010-05-03T12:35:05.693-04:002010-05-03T12:35:05.693-04:00Ooh, I'm growing Principe Borghese and San Mar...Ooh, I'm growing Principe Borghese and San Marzano for the first time this year, too.Jody Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319247865999565138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-6243864566651006752010-05-03T07:25:53.998-04:002010-05-03T07:25:53.998-04:00Curbstone Vally Farm, I can't wait either. The...Curbstone Vally Farm, I can't wait either. The season is just too short.<br /><br />EG, I hope it rocks up here too. We get cooler summers than you do. Some tomatoes just don't preform here like they do in hotter areas. We need a tomato that can do well in the cool weather though that being said if all keeps going as it has we will be in for a scorcher this year. I can't believe how hot it has been on average this spring.<br /><br />Granny, who knows but Fedco seemed to think it had shorter vines than most ind. I'll let you know at the end of the season.<br /><br />Robin, This year I'll have to have a sauce tasting. What makes a good eating tomato is not necessarily what makes a good paste tomato and most of the ones above are the canning type. I hope to can a lot of salsa too.<br /><br />Rachel, I hope they both do well for us.<br /><br />Dan, lol you really like variety don't you? Most of mine are reds, but I do have one gold and two blacks. Since I'm trying so many canners I'd really rather have red. I didn't like all the weird colored sauce last year.<br /><br /><br />kitsapFG, I'm really hoping to find a couple of good canners for this year. <br /><br />vrtlarica, Most modern varieties of tomatoes are structured so they can't cross pollinate (or at least very rarely cross). The anthers form a cone around the style. The anthers are fused together along the margins. The pollen is shed on the inside of those anthers. The style is totally withing this structure so outside pollen can't get in easily. The flowers need bees to pollinate, because the pollen isn't shed unless the blossom is vibrated. So bees play an important roll in pollination, but not by carrying pollen from plant to plant. Now the one caveat to all this is that some tomato flowers have some of the older genetics in them. In ancient times tomatoes were not self pollinating like this. The style was longer and stuck out from the cone. If you have a lot more of this wild tomato in your genetics, they can cross pollinate. To tell about your tomatoes, you have to look very closely at the flower. When the flower first blooms, does the style stick up past the anther cone? As the flower gets pollinated and ages it might do this anyway, so look at the younger flowers to see. Ashworth says there are three kinds of modernly grown plants that always have these protruding styles: current tomatoes, potato leafed tomatoes, and beefsteak tomatoes on flowers that form double blossoms (commonly seen in the earlier blossoms).Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-50609231514302698002010-05-02T13:34:49.295-04:002010-05-02T13:34:49.295-04:00I’m wondering how you keep tomatoes from cross pol...I’m wondering how you keep tomatoes from cross pollinating? I would like to grow more varieties, but I’m afraid that I would loose original seed variety.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-82189289820784772152010-05-01T21:09:19.063-04:002010-05-01T21:09:19.063-04:00What a great selection! I am growing the Market ...What a great selection! I am growing the Market Miracle (seeds form you!) and the Cherokee Purple but from there our lists diverge from one another. Looking forward to hearing how these grow/taste for you.kitsapFGhttp://www.modernvictorygarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-6186867016777826772010-04-30T22:33:57.698-04:002010-04-30T22:33:57.698-04:00I'm growing 18 tomatoes this year and 18 diffe...I'm growing 18 tomatoes this year and 18 different vareties. It will be like a tomato rainbow :-) I'll look forward to your trials of all the paste tomatoes.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743102355360873845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-71733913338289244482010-04-30T19:24:30.432-04:002010-04-30T19:24:30.432-04:00Gotta love the tomato varieties! We're doing 1...Gotta love the tomato varieties! We're doing 12 varieties this year. The only two we share in common though are the Amish Paste and Principe Borghese.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05607208465219962573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-24030312807235687152010-04-30T17:59:02.049-04:002010-04-30T17:59:02.049-04:00Nice variety...sounds good...I get hungry just rea...Nice variety...sounds good...I get hungry just reading about tomatoes. <br /><br />There are so many different types of tomatoes and they all taste so different. Last year we had a family tomato tasting. <br /><br />It's fun to try something new every year!<br /><br />I have a great recipe for salsa that I made with the Amish Paste tomatoes. I will post later in the season.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-26024643849107883402010-04-30T17:30:50.559-04:002010-04-30T17:30:50.559-04:00Hmmm, Cherokee Purple is a shorter indeterminate? ...Hmmm, Cherokee Purple is a <i>shorter</i> indeterminate? Great, I planted it in my tomato fortress ;-)<br /><br />I'm going to strive to keep better notes on my 23 varieties this year. Last year I got them all mixed up, so my taste testing wasn't exactly perfect. I had to plant some of them again this year, because I "think" I liked them.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-65911240087753756432010-04-30T16:49:27.516-04:002010-04-30T16:49:27.516-04:00Cool, those are some pretty strange varieties - fo...Cool, those are some pretty strange varieties - for sure. I think Cherokee Purple should be the king of all tomatoes. It rocks!Jeff Vandiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200011426236637927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-2286586828144172282010-04-30T16:33:09.828-04:002010-04-30T16:33:09.828-04:00This what I love about tomatoes, so many varieties...This what I love about tomatoes, so many varieties, and until you plant them, you really don't know how they'll turn out in your yard. We are growing Cherokee Purple again, but that's the only one in your list we're growing. For us this year, we're trying out some new (to us) beefsteak and oxheart varieties. I can't wait for the first fresh tomatoes of the season!Curbstone Valley Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714297348566721344noreply@blogger.com