Garden for 2007

The Old Homestead Feb 25, 2007
And Yes I'm A Pennsylvania Tomato grower

Tomato Garden for 2009

Persimmon: Beautiful, golden-orange tomatoes have one of the best flavors of all orange tomatoes. Average 5 in. diameter and between 1 and 2 lbs., quite meaty with few seeds. Vigorous plants bear well. Indeterminate. 80 days.

Dixie Golden Giant: Fabulous, sweet fruity taste in a huge, clear lemon-yellow beefsteak tomato make this variety outstanding. Some of the 1 to 2 lb. fruit have a pink blush on their blossom ends. This is an heirloom variety that grows on large plants and yields a good harvest. Excellent flavor and not so late as some others of its type. Indeterminate. 85 days.

Yellow Brandywine: Large yellow fruit of exceptional quality, creamy texture, and delicious flavor. Fruit size is from 12 to 24 ozs., and tall vines have healthy, potato-leaved foliage. An extremely rich-tasting tomato, this one is also beautiful due to its smooth, not rough, shape. Indeterminate. 90 days.

Yellow Brandywine, Platfoot Strain: This special strain of Yellow Brandywine comes from seed saved by Gary Platfoot of Ohio, who felt that it had special attributes that were only adding to an already wonderful variety. The main improvements of this strain are increased productivity and a smoother shape than regular Yellow Brandywine. Otherwise, Platfoot strain offers the same incredibly rich and delicious flavor in deep golden-yellow tomatoes that weigh from 1 to 2 lbs. Tall vines have potato-leaved foliage. Indeterminate. 85 days

Yellow Giant Belgium: This golden-colored heirloom tomato has been grown and seed passed down by families for 150 years. It is believed to be a yellow version of Giant Belgium, and has huge tomatoes of a comparable size, fruit weigh from 1 to 2 lbs. The flavor is wonderful. Vine growth is vigorous and large. Indeterminate. 85-95 days.

Brandywine: This variety is legendary for its very exceptional rich, succulent flavor. Large pink-red fruit can become 1-1/2 lbs. with creamy flesh. Vines grow quite tall and have potato-leaved foliage. An Amish heirloom since 1885. Indeterminate. 80 days.

Pink Brandywine, Sudduth's Strain: This is widely known as the original Pink Brandywine strain, obtained by Ben Quisenberry from Dorris Sudduth Hill, whose family had grown it for more than 80 years. Many gardeners consider this strain the best Brandywine with fruit that is superior in taste and smoothness. Its tomatoes are indeed special, 1 to 2 pound pink beefsteaks with the delectably complex, rich, sweet flavor that has made Brandywine justifiably famous. Indeterminate. 85 days.

Large Pink Bulgarian: This heirloom variety sets an abundance of dark pink beefsteak tomatoes that weigh from 8 ozs. to 1 lb. What sets this type apart is that the fruit has typical sweet flavor found in pink varieties, but it is also high acid, making for excellent taste--mild yet intense. Productivity is very good and fruit is solid meat with few seeds. Wonderful flavor not to be missed. Indeterminate.

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The Mexican: Very large plants have an excellent set of huge, dark pink fruits with outstanding taste. It is unusual to find a variety that bears such large fruit in generous numbers and maintains such superb taste. And to add to that, you can expect steady, continuous production of tomatoes that weigh more than 1 3/4 lb to 2 3/4lb. throughout the growing season. This family heirloom was brought into the U.S. by a Mexican family living in Santa Barbara. Indeterminate. 80 days.

Super Heavyweight Yellow Bell Pepper: Gardeners who enjoy growing vegetables to brag about will love this pepper that weighs an impressive one-half pound. This is a heavy pepper, and not only is it absolutely huge, it is also deliciously sweet, especially when it fully ripens to golden yellow. Thick walls and a high vitamin C content lend it well to using fresh in salads or for cooking or stuffing. 77 days.

Peto Wonder Red Bell Pepper: Very large, thick-walled European type bell pepper. Elongated shape is 6-1/2 inches long and 4-1/2 inches wide at the shoulder. Dark green peppers are sweet and turn deep red at full maturity. When red, this pepper has more vitamin C than an orange. Vigorous plants are tobacco mosaic virus resistant. 75 days.

Above is what’s going in the ground this year. I’ll have seed to trade come fall, so if you have yellow, golden or orange tomato seed let me know!

also in the ground are Italian Egg Plants, Collards & Mustard Greens, Squash, Melons and a ton of Strawberries. Check out the Herbs I have this year!

Have Sunny Days and Rainy Nights J

If you would like seed, contact me at Tim heirloom_seeds@verizon.net

Herbs going in the ground