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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: Merry Tiller on January 23, 2007, 17:43:41

Title: Anyone grown these tomatoes?
Post by: Merry Tiller on January 23, 2007, 17:43:41
Schimmeig Stoo, if so what are they like and where did you get the seed?

They originate in the Isle of Mann apparently, came across them in an American book today.

Cheers, Andy
Title: Re: Anyone grown these tomatoes?
Post by: Merry Tiller on January 24, 2007, 18:20:55
I'll take that as a no then :'(
Title: Re: Anyone grown these tomatoes?
Post by: supersprout on January 24, 2007, 18:40:19
no ::)
Title: Re: Anyone grown these tomatoes?
Post by: Merry Tiller on January 24, 2007, 18:56:48
are you sure ???
Title: Re: Anyone grown these tomatoes?
Post by: supersprout on January 24, 2007, 19:18:03
yep - I checked ;)
loads of google references so I know it ain't a wind up :P
what's their appeal? ::)
Title: Re: Anyone grown these tomatoes?
Post by: saddad on January 24, 2007, 19:40:23
No but I'm sure they have been offered by HDRA recently the Schimmeig (?) name sounds familiar...
:(
Title: Re: Anyone grown these tomatoes?
Post by: Merry Tiller on January 24, 2007, 20:03:14
Quotewhat's their appeal?

Like anything, if I can't have it I want it
Title: Re: Anyone grown these tomatoes?
Post by: Deb P on January 25, 2007, 13:32:11
Quote from: saddad on January 24, 2007, 19:40:23
No but I'm sure they have been offered by HDRA recently the Schimmeig (?) name sounds familiar...
:(

Not in this years one, I've just checked (your copy !!! :-[)
Title: Re: Anyone grown these tomatoes?
Post by: teresa on January 25, 2007, 22:27:00
check this site out you may get a few seeds? good luck

http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/cornucop/exch022348359620.html
Title: Re: Anyone grown these tomatoes?
Post by: Merry Tiller on January 25, 2007, 23:13:07
QuoteNot in this years one, I've just checked

Me too
Title: Re: Anyone grown these tomatoes?
Post by: saddad on January 25, 2007, 23:15:30
No probably 03....
8)
Title: Re: Anyone grown these tomatoes?
Post by: Merry Tiller on January 25, 2007, 23:57:53
 ???
Title: Re: Anyone grown these tomatoes?
Post by: Baccy Man on January 26, 2007, 01:39:25
Schimmeig Stoo do not originate from the Isle of Mann they were bred by Tom Wagner of Tater-Mater Seeds who labelled them the Manx because his granfdather was from the Isle of Mann. If  you can track down the Tater-Mater seed company they may be able to tell you who they supply seed to I think the company was based in Washington but I'm not 100%.
The only seeds I have ever seen for sale have actually been Schimmeig Striped Hollow which have been mislabelled as Schimmeig Stoo, very similar but not the same.
Title: Re: Anyone grown these tomatoes?
Post by: Merry Tiller on January 26, 2007, 12:54:38
Thanks, if they aren't From the Isle of Mann I'm not really interested though :'(
Title: Re: Anyone grown these tomatoes?
Post by: Deb P on January 27, 2007, 17:53:33
Quote from: Merry Tiller on January 26, 2007, 12:54:38
Thanks, if they aren't From the Isle of Mann I'm not really interested though :'(

There are two articles in plant magazines with the same story in today, both mentioning a Dr Russell Sharp, who is a plant scientist trying to return the heritage tomato 'Manx Marvel' back to the IOM. It quotes a website if you are interested;

http://russell.g.sharp.googlepages.com/home