Helpful Gardener Rare Breed Tomato Seed Giveaway!

[webmaster]

These are not the usual tomatoes. They are specially bred for specific qualities by tomato guru Brad Gates. They are among the best tomatoes I've ever tasted and have been praised by top chefs around the United States.

I am a huge fan of Wild Boar Farms Tomatoes, of which staff at Chez Panisse says, "Wild Boar Farm's Tomatoes are Beautiful and Flavorful. They're Tomatoes You'll Never Forget."

I am a fan of Helpful Gardener Forum members. You are the nicest people on the planet. So I want to bring the both of you together. Starting today I am giving away tomato seeds from my favorite tomato growers to the members of this forum. If you are not currently a member then register today.

Very important, you must have a minimum of 10 non-fluff posts to receive seeds. Posts like "Great post!" don't count.

Here is how to get your free tomato seeds
Send me a PM (Private Message) listing your three top choices and the name and address to send them to. I will do my best to get a packet of one type out to you as long as supplies last.

Here are the seeds we're giving away with Wild Boar Farms' Description
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BERKELEY TIE-DYE
This tomato blows me and alot of my customers away. A favorite to many of my chefs. Mid-late to late, 75-90 days. indet. regular leaf plants. 8-16 oz. Fair to good production. Green fruit with yellow and red stripes. Interior is a true tri-color. Creamy green flesh infused with various shades of red and yellow. Each of these colors has a different flavor resulting in a spicey, sweet, tart tomato with good acid all in one fruit. Originated from one plant 500 ,F-2 Beauty King.



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PINK BERKELEY TIE-DYE
Beautiful, early, and very sweet rich flavor. 10 out of 10 people liked it better then Cherokee Purple in a farmers market taste off. Early to mid-early, 65-75 days.Compact indet. regular leaf. 8-12 oz. average. Port wine colored beefsteak with metallic green stripes. Excellent sweet, rich dark tomato flavor. Fabulous. Marginal tomato climate recommended.



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BLACK & BROWN BOAR
One of my first varieties. Discovered in Green Zebra patch years about ten years ago. This looks like a Black Zebra, slightly larger with some lobes. Mid-early to early. 65-75 days. Indet. regular leaf. Pumps out 3-4" fruit like crazy. Aggressive grower and producer. Great flavor, dark earthy tones of rich tomato. Origin-Green Zebra=



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AAA SWEET SOLANO
Mutant discovered in Yellow Boar (Yellow Stripe). Very attractive yellow with green stripes turning deep orange color with gold stripes. Some hang time ability. Stays firm, very sweet with a hint of tropical fruit. Produced huge harvest for 2009. 2 – 4 OZ.




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SWEET CARNEROS PINK
BRAND NEW VARIETY FOR 2010. F-5 2-4 OZ. Rose pink with gold colored stripes. After 4 years this has proven to be very near 100% pure and of excellent quality. Huge producer for 2009. Great looking with a nice sweet tomato flavor.

[tomato_girl]

Amazing! I love striped tomatoes. Especially the tasty ones.

[gixxerific]

"Great post"

Really though it just keeps getting better here, thanks for the offer.

Dono

[kimbledawn]

Those tomatoes are beautiful. Great offer! I love this forum.

[Ozark Lady]

Wow, thanks Roger,

Hey I went to the link for the tomatoes, the tomato in the photo there doesn't look real, looks painted! And they are breeding for flavor as well as looks. My kind of tomato breeders!

[webmaster]

Those tie-dye tomatoes are pretty cool looking and taste great, too. When the farm is at the local farmers market I always scoop up more than I can eat, lol. They're super delicious.

I still have more seeds available so if you want some then please PM me your top three choices plus the name and address you want me to send them to.

[tn_veggie_gardner]

Thanks a bunch for the offer! Very kind of you. That Sweet Solano looks awesome! =)

- Steve

[Ozark Lady]

Pm sent!

How does one get more tomatoes than they can eat?

I am simply not a big eater at all, but too many tomatoes? How is that possible?

Are they juicy for fresh eating, how would they do in juicing, or making sauces? Salsa! Wow. Gorgeous.

[webmaster]

...how would they do in juicing, or making sauces? Salsa!

To be honest, I never did any of those because these tomatoes were so good I only wanted to experience them sliced up or eaten like apples and that's how we ate them.

[Ozark Lady]

My favorite way to eat tomatoes, watermelons etc.

Take the salt shaker to the garden, grab my edible, hose off the dirt, and sit on the edge of a bed, and eat it still sunwarmed, while I am enjoying my garden. I am thinking of moving my lawn swing to the garden this year! And that in a nutshell is why I don't use pesticides!

[Duh_Vinci]

Wonderful offer and wonderful looking tomatoes! Nothing like anything I've ever seen before! Kudos for introducing the forum to these varieties!

Regards,
D

[wolfie]

WOW those look amazing, I am in awe!

[webmaster]

Well, counting out the seeds and stuffing them into individual envelopes is more time consuming than I anticipated. However, I did send out a bunch of seeds today. Just got back from the post office. I'll send the rest out tomorrow.

The offer is still open, so if you have at least ten posts under your belt then send me Private Message and I'll put your name on the list. Pick your top three varieties that you want and I'll send out what I can.

[lj in ny]

Sending a PM! I just joined this site last week, I'm not much of a poster unless I have something to say. I'm glad it worked out in my favor! What a great offer.

[Zaxsta]

Hurray! Seeds are on the way. Can't wait to test these varieties out in Miami around August/September. Then again, if I'm reading the weather averages right, you can grow tomatoes year-round oustide in Miami. Except for the hurricanes. Those are bad.