Here is a few of my favorite heirloom maters. I have been growing many of these since I was 3 years old. Some grows here better then others. I also grow other heirloom vegs as well. VIVI
b]Black Krim
Brandywine,
Cherokee Purple
Green Zebra
White Wonder
Nebraska Wedding (orange)
Amish Paste
Aunt Ruby's German Green
Creole
Homestead
Manyel
Stupice
Super Sioux
Tropic [/b]
My son and daughter-in-law gave me some Brandywine seed that was supposed to be the same kind that Thomas Jefferson grew way back when. They were GREAT.
I still have some packets of seed, but this past year was the first time I saved some seed from a couple of the best looking tomatoes. I have some growing in the greenhouse now. We will see.
I still have some packets of seed, but this past year was the first time I saved some seed from a couple of the best looking tomatoes. I have some growing in the greenhouse now. We will see.
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- Green Thumb
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some of mine are heirloom almost all are open pollinated you have some taste ones on your list. There are 12 to 20 thousand different tomato varieties I have been saving seeds for a short time and have accumulated about 75 varieties and with that I have a hard time planting half that amount.lol I need more garden... I plan to plant 40 varieties this year with only maybe 2 hybrids.
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You must have a huge farm. I have access to about 2 and a half acres to grow on but I don't use much of it I do plant my tomatoes a lot closer but I cover mine and tag my blooms on my heirloom tomatoes to prevent wind or insect pollination. I do like to cross tomatoes and try to breed new types of tomatoes. I would like to be able to have that kind of space and water near by very cool.
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Dad's mater patch is about 10 acres on average. Mine is 5 acres, but I'm always experimenting with things. I like to graft and layer and develop things. I remember when I was 10 I had a tomato/potato plant as one plant.
But, I do like thinks that have not been tampered with to much. I think sometimes we have to many hybrids we sometime get lost in what gardening really is, which is to connect with mother nature as well to our roots.
But, I do like thinks that have not been tampered with to much. I think sometimes we have to many hybrids we sometime get lost in what gardening really is, which is to connect with mother nature as well to our roots.
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