Topic: Possible tomato swap.

[Blue Bird]

Just got in from work and checked the post box and yes my envelope is there
thanks for the impressive collection

 ;D

[CityChick]

Jeannine, thank you Thank you for the magic beans; I look forward to growing the beanstalk.  For the life of me I can't remember sending you a cow but I had probably had too many glasses of wine.   ;D ;D ;D

Phew, no wonder Jeannine had to add on extra postage for some.  I wonder who got your spare cow then? LOL ;D

Wasn't me - I got magic beans with my tom seeds today.  Thanks all round - really looking forward to trying out some new varieties :)

[Dadnlad]

Cheers Jeannine, our package was on the mat when we got in tonight too  ;D

Loads more varieties we've never tried - some of them we'd earmarked to buy next year, so we've already found space in the propagator for those  ;D

Ta for Supersprouts beans btw, have heard great things about them  ;)

Good on yer for organising all this - its very much appreciated  :-*

[littlebabybird]

WOOOOO HOOOO
guess what i just found.

thank you so much every one.

Jeannine what can i say, I'm so happy i just hope i can get them to grow now,
I'll get started on the sowing in the morning,

[ferg]

My package arrived safe and sound as well.  :)

Thanks very much for putting in the time to do this Jeannine. Much appreciated. Several varieties there that I'm going to try and grow this year.

[luckydog]

I had to change some of the envelopes as they were a bit thin and  iffy with all the packets in and definately  not thick enough to take beans , you might  also find your postage has been changed, most  you remembered to put a large stamp on  your envelopes but a few forgot, such is human nature so some of them wouldn't have gone through if you put a small stamp on wether 1st or second class as they are too thick even without the beans so I have had to add stamps, one or two ended up with 2nd class as it was all I had left and wanted to pop them in the mailbox just by me rather than John driving to the post office.

Oh no!!! I'm one of the guilty ones here!  ::)  First time I've done one of these swaps, and didn't realise I had to include a jiffy bag.  If I can send you something else Jeannine, or refund the postage, please let me know. 

Luckydog   :)

[Jeannine]

I don't want anyone to worry about the postage etc, it was only a few pennies and the jiffies I used were recycled ones, so not probs..glad they are all arriving OK XX Jeannine

[Sinbad7]

So sorry Jeannine, I am a guilty one too.

Came home late today to find my seeds, I am so excitied, can't believe I had so many in return and all varieties I had not heard of, well had heard of Early Girl but they didn't germinate.

Thank you Jeannine for organising this and thank you to everyone who took part and made it the great swap it is:)

And, how could I not mention the beans!! ;D  Can't wait to sow them and see what I can do with them.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Sinbad

[Robert_Brenchley]

Got mine today, thanks. I'm looking forward to trying the Giganteus beans.

[markfield rover]

I hadn't eaten these beans until yesterday, got some from a posh deli,very,very yummy.

[gunnerbee]

Thank-you jeannine, i got my parcel, cant wait to try some of the different types!!

[ruud]

package arrived safe at the other side of the pond,thanks jeannine for orginasing this swap and also for those big beans,looking forward to sow them.

[littlebabybird]

I am now growing 14 different tomatoes   gulp, i have never grown anything before lol

will any of these grow outside

pantano romanesco
cherokee chocolate
tigrella
gardeners delight
cuore Di bue
Alicante
scatolone
oregon spring
yellow pear
olivade
black brandy wine
san marzano redorta
san marzano 2
amish paste

other things i need to know
will they all need something to grow up?
will they all need side shoots pinching out?
what else do i need to know?
 HELP

also i know the last 3 are for sauce but the others do they have a specific job?


lbb

[Jeannine]

Oh eck, what a list.

Determinate or bush ones don't need pruning, all the others do

The  only determinate one you have is:

Oregon Spring, which is also a very early cold tolerant tomato

Among the others, those used for sauces, canning etc are

Pantano Romanesco, Scatalon.Olivade,both of the San Marzanos and Amish Paste. Some are plums and some are not, most can be used for fresh eating too.  Olivade is a hybrid.

Yellow Pear is a real toughie tomato, very prolific, big sprawling vine, very old variety,

Gardeners Delight, cherry, OK outside or in.

Alicante happy outside or in

Olivade happy outside or in

Cherokee Choclate and Black brandywine,big beautiful  very dark red , beefsteak type, super flavour

Tigerell,a small, streaky bicolour AKA Mr Stripey,,great flavour

Coure di Bue, Oxheart tom

I think that covers them all very basically.

XX Jeannine

[littlebabybird]

thank you Jeannine

This is all so exciting.

If i manage to get them to grow can i save seeds or are they all going to cross with each other?

[Robert_Brenchley]

Don't bother pruning any tom you grow outdoors. The reason is, they have a shorter season, and you want all the toms you can get off them. If you don't prune the indeterminate ones, you get more but smaller fruit.