Tomato Seed Circle 2016

[Cadalot]

Thanks Scarlet I will let you know when they arrive.

[Cadalot]

My Tomatoes & Beans came this morning, thanks Scarlet

[sparrow100]

Hurray! All my seeds were waiting for me after a day spent on the train. Much needed seed playing-with and now I just need to see how many of them I can squeeze into a growing plan. (who'm I kidding, plan!!)

[Cadalot]

Sparrow100 - in the process of cataloging and finding all the varieties on the web and adding hyperlinks, and will upload to my diary once completed so you can look at when you decide which ones to squeeze in this year, some smashing looking toms in the envelope.

[Scarlet]

Brilliant! I think we are nearly done.
Nellie, sorry the post office had a long queue when I posted off cads and sparrows...will get there soon.
Trip, any sign of yours?

[vixylix]

Seeds arrived safe and sound, thank you all so much! No idea how I'm going to pick which ones to grow!

[Cadalot]

Seeds arrived safe and sound, thank you all so much! No idea how I'm going to pick which ones to grow!

This may help the list has been hyperlinked to pages about the tomatoes Alans Allotment: Happy Seedmas

Will update when I get a moment

[veggiechicken]

Thanks Cad. That's really helpful

[Thelma Sanders]

Alan, the Rio Grande description says they are determinate, but that's not strictly true, although they don't grow as tall as a cordon, admittedly. You usually get more than one truss on each stem. I grow them up a cane, and allow 1 or 2 sideshoots to grow from near the bottom giving each one its own cane. Effectively a double or triple cordon. Seems to work well for me.

The trusses can be very heavy and may need supporting. Good luck with them!


ps the Speckled Roman link goes to a STRIPED Roman page, are they the same?

[Cadalot]

Alan, the Rio Grande description says they are determinate, but that's not strictly true, although they don't grow as tall as a cordon, admittedly. You usually get more than one truss on each stem. I grow them up a cane, and allow 1 or 2 sideshoots to grow from near the bottom giving each one its own cane. Effectively a double or triple cordon. Seems to work well for me.

The trusses can be very heavy and may need supporting. Good luck with them!


ps the Speckled Roman link goes to a STRIPED Roman page, are they the same?

Thanks for the heads up have changed to Speckled Roman Organic Tomato - Seed Savers Exchange

If you find a better link for the Rio Grande let me know, basically I was looking for a good photo and blurb about each one as there aren't any photos of what they look like.

List now updated including the Rio Grande.

Now all that's left for me to do is my OCD thing and make seed labels with a photo on for the packs I'm going to decant them into so they are all the same size and go in my two tomato seed storage boxes in alphabetical order. I know but I can't help it - it's gotta be done

[Chris11]

If you find a better link for the Rio Grande let me know, basically I was looking for a good photo and blurb about each one as there aren't any photos of what they look like.

Great work Cad

You might also consider this link for the Rosella, as it was Gourmet Genetics that originally developed this variety:
Gourmet Genetics - cherry tomato 'Rosella'

For the Aranyalma seeds, I don't know whether they were grown from seeds I contributed to the VSP at the end of 2015, or whether from another source. But I have previously posted here about this variety, together with a picture for you:
http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1398233

[Scarlet]

The Aranyalma seeds that I supplied for this years seed swap were originally from seed given to me by Nellie M - she loves yellow toms!
This pic was taken past their best..15th September 16, they carried on till the frosts.

[Cadalot]

Great work Cad

You might also consider this link for the Rosella, as it was Gourmet Genetics that originally developed this variety:
Gourmet Genetics - cherry tomato 'Rosella'

For the Aranyalma seeds, I don't know whether they were grown from seeds I contributed to the VSP at the end of 2015, or whether from another source. But I have previously posted here about this variety, together with a picture for you:
http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1398233

Thanks I've updated the hyperlinks on the list and thanks for the image Scarlet

[Scarlet]

I think you missed a tomato off the list Cads. Marco has two Tom packets in one - j Hawkins in there as well at the O.papa

[Cadalot]

I think you missed a tomato off the list Cads. Marco has two Tom packets in one - j Hawkins in there as well at the O.papa

Doh! OK I will have another look tomorrow when I get back from the allotment meeting a newbie on the plot so show him which one is his in the morning.