Tomato BRYC

[Liz and Steve]

Has anyone got a few seeds of Tomato 'Broad Ripple Yellow Currant' they would be happy to part with.

We grew this variety for years - amazingly productive, blight resistant, long season, great flavour - but we haven't had a garden to speak of for a while so the seeds I have left are at least 5 years old and saved from our own plants.

We're just setting up a veg bed in our new garden, and I'd like to grow these again.

Regards

Liz, Steve, Bryony and Emer

[Hazel at the Hill]

Hi Liz, Steve and family, and welcome to the Vine! I've not heard of that variety myself, although I'm sure that there are others on here who can help - you could test to see if your seed is still viable on a piece of damp kitchen paper on a saucer covered in cling film, you never know, it might be ok still.

Sounds like a really good tomato, by the way - lost most of mine to blight this year...

[Flummery]

Welcome to the vine!
It's sold as a heritage tom - I know I've seen it in catalogue browsing sessions but can't remember where, no doubt google would remind me. However, your own saved seeds might still be viable - I'd definitely give them a go.

PS - took my own advice - google! Chileseeds.co.uk have them.

[seasprout]

Apparently its available to buy from this company.... Organic heirloom tomato seeds

And here... SEEDS-BY-SIZE INDEX 2007/2008

Of for £20 you could join the HLS adopt a Veg scheme and choose to adopt your Tomato 'Broad Ripple Yellow Currant' as its listed as an 'adoptee'


Adopt a Veg

[Hazel at the Hill]

PS - took my own advice - google! Chileseeds.co.uk have them.

I did that too, Flum - what a fab site! Thought I'd better not post the link tho' coz Seahorse will see it and want EVERYTHING! I have managed to resist SO FAR as I have enough tomato seeds.

Boo.

Perhaps just a tiny packet of something a bit more interesting....

[smallblueplanet]

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Perhaps just a tiny packet of something a bit more interesting....

What do you fancy trying Hazel, I wonder if I have them, I've far to many varieties, so I could send you a few?!

[Hazel at the Hill]

How kind, Manda!

Lets see...(see Haze rummage in the seed box)...unopenned in the seed box I have a couple of 'usual varieties' - Alicante and Gardeners delight which I want to try.

This year I tried a couple of plants each of sub arctic, supersteak, ildi, totato 365A (no I don't know what that means either!) but they all succumbed to blight - although I did rescue some to make green tom chutney, and I've some seeds left, so all is not lost!

I'd certainly like to try my hand at any sort of plum tomatoes - if you've 3 or 4 seeds going spare?

Is there anything that you're short of at your end?

[smallblueplanet]

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Is there anything that you're short of at your end?

Willpower!

I've lots of varieties, but no plum type (oh thanks for pointing that out to me!)....

Edit - Too late all gone!

[Hazel at the Hill]

Coo! There's nothing there that can be accused of being 'run of the mill'!

Let me have a google, Manda, and let you know.

Willpower in short supply here too!

[smallblueplanet]

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Willpower in short supply here too!

Awww, no, more seeds

[veg4681]

Willpower!

I've lots of varieties, but no plum type (oh thanks for pointing that out to me!)....

Garden Pearl (aka Garten Perle)
Nyagous Black
Black Krim
Paul Robeson
Red Calabash
Rief Red Heart
a 'Russian' black variety
a red stripey sausage type
St Pierre
Stupice
Bloody Butcher (from someone on here - forgotten who sorry)

so, got some black types, stupice if you want to try early, ananas noire for unusual.....

Sorry for hijacking this thread but wow, what a fantastic collection you have SBP. I was struck by Paul Robeson renowned to be quite tasty (named after a famous Russian man, a ballet dancer??) and Czech's Stupice is supposed to be ideal for countries with shorter warm weather. What are your opinions on these two tomatoes? I've already acquired 10 tomato variety!

[smallblueplanet]

I can't say re Paul R, except your description is spot on. Grew them 1st time last summer, lost to appalling weather!

Stupice is quite early, good outdoors & tasty.

[Hazel at the Hill]

.... I was struck by Paul Robeson renowned to be quite tasty (named after a famous Russian man, a ballet dancer??)...

An American singer - v big black man with a lovely bass voice (does a lovely 'Ol' Man River' - he's got links to south Wales, I believe, but a ballet dancer he ain't!

[smallblueplanet]

An American singer - v big black man with a lovely bass voice (does a lovely 'Ol' Man River' - he's got links to south Wales, I believe, but a ballet dancer he ain't!

Ah b*gger sorry, it was PR the US singer but tomato named by the Ruskies after him. Missed the ballet bit

[Liz and Steve]

thanks everyone for the advice, we've ordered some from the Chilli Seed company, and a few other things as well!

Regards
Liz, Steve, Bryony and Emer