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Posted by homegardenpa Zone: 6 (My Page) on Mon, Feb 8, 10 at 13:59
| It's getting to be that time of year again for me: garden planning, seed starting, etc. While I was planning which varieties of tomatoes I wanted to grow - my father, who's grown tomatoes for most of his life (and just turned 74 this January), was asking why I grow so many different kinds.
He has his two or three kinds that he grows and he doesn't feel the need to bother with any other new or strange varieties - I wish I had that problem, hehe. I'm on the search for the perfect tomato(es) which will grow well / taste great given my location, weather, soil, cultivation, etc. I have 3 "garden regulars" that I plant every year, but then I try anywhere from 5-10 new kinds - depending on space.
I still consider myself fairly new to growing a big garden, but at the end of this season I will have tried out about 35 different varieties. Based on some of the people who I've seen post here, I'm betting there's a good few in the hundred or more category.
I'm thinking eventually I'll probably narrow down to about 8 varieties total and just grow more plants of the same kind every year, but at the rate I'm going that may take a while.
How many varieites have you tried in your searching? And do you plan to stop at some point or keep searching as long as there's a new plant to be grown?
-Mike |
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RE: How many varieties have you grown?
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| Up to this season, I've experimented with 78 varieties. I've got new seeds in this year that will put me over 100. Hardly a drop in the bucket for alot of the folks here, and I plan to keep on trying new ones every year. For me, the fun part is the search. |
RE: How many varieties have you grown?
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| To date I've grown about 2500 different varieties and continue, always looking for that next new favorite. Carolyn |
RE: How many varieties have you grown?
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| Just a guess - 300-400 over 40+ years. Have my tried and true regulars each year but usually plant at least 20-25 varieties and an average of 100-150 plants each year so each year has room for several new (to me) varieties. why I grow so many different kinds Because we do a lot of canning and canned tomato products, in any form, taste best when made with mixed varieties. We also do a lot of our own taste tests so summer meals commonly feature a big plate of mixed variety slices. Even a BLT with 2 or 3 different varieties on it tastes better than the same sandwich with only 1 variety on it. ;) Dave |
RE: How many varieties have you grown?
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| Guesstimate: About 200. Got 7 or 8 new ones this year... |
RE: How many varieties have you grown?
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| 17. Well technically, that's not even true. I have 17 that I am trying to grow for this year. Last year I grew two hybrids (from Home Depot) that I did not like the flavor of. This year is my first year growing tomatoes from seedlings and I have 17 varieties growing into little tomato plants that are about ready to be put in the ground (I'm in AZ and I am hardening off as we speak). I guess my answer is 0 until the end of this year. LOL. |
RE: How many varieties have you grown?
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| I'm probably between 150-200 that I've tried. I do have less of an urge to try so many like I used too as I've found 4-5 varieties that do so well for me. I've also cut back to about 20 plants from 44 a few years ago. But, I will probably always have 3-4 new ones every year in my garden just to see if I might have found "the one." This year's first timers look to be: Cowlicks Brandywine, Missouri Love Apple, Gigantesque, Sandul Moldavan, and Isis Candy. |
RE: How many varieties have you grown?
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- Posted by bets z5A ID (My Page) on
Tue, Feb 9, 10 at 17:57
| In the last 3 years that I gardened (had a spell that we didn't plant a garden for various reasons such as work and health) I have planted 239 varieties. I plant 60 - 100 varieties each year, with about 20 - 30 of them being repeats, either becuase it is one we like or one I want to give another chance too. I usually try to have between 120 - 150 plants in the garden. I didn't include the season the deer ate just about everything to a nubbin. Anything further back I didn't care to dig the old lists up. Right now I have seeds for over 450 varieties. Yes, I still look for more to try. Bets |
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