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Wed, Nov 26, 14 at 21:39
| If you thought the new Burpee exclusive - Jersey Boy Hybrid seed - at $6.95 for 25 seeds was expensive - take a look at Johnny's new introduction of Marbonne (F1) at $9.95 for 15 seeds !! I do want to try it though - it just looks like it tastes good? I love the ribbed look and deep red color. Has anyone tried the French Heirloom Marinade from which this new hybrid is a version? The seed for Marbonne is already back ordered until the middle of December - guess I better get my order in soon! Apparently - this variety does better in a protected environment - may be a great variety for our GH. |
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- Posted by Hudson...WY 3 (My Page) on Wed, Nov 26, 14 at 23:16
| Johnny's also has a Rebelski (F1) GH tomato for market growers - This one is $18.95 for a pkg of 15 seeds. Has anyone tried this variety. it may be worth the cost? The price is high enough for the Rebelski that I would definitely like to hear from someone who has grown this variety before I would pay that much money for seeds. Please let us know your opinion of Rebelski if you have grown this variety. |
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- Posted by Hudson...WY 3 (My Page) on Sat, Dec 6, 14 at 10:04
| Please help me out here if you can - hasn't anyone tried the Johnny's GH tomato seed collection?? Are these varieties for commercial Greenhouse producers? I do not see the varieties offered in any catalog but Johnny's and no one is talking about these varieties on GardenWeb?? They have great write-ups and look very tasty - as anyone tried them? Please pardon the fact that I posted a similar thread on the Greenhouse and GH Structure forum - because they are Greenhouse varieties - I wanted make sure both GH and Tomato Growers were aware of the thread. I think I will try at least one of the varieties this coming season but your experiences with these Johnny's GH Tomato Varieties - may change my mind. Thanks! |
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| From what I have read about them (on other tomato forums), yes they are produced for the commercial grower's market primarily. And they have only been available for last season's growing so actual experience with them will be very limited. Seed demand is likely just based on photo appearance at this point. As a small commercial/market GH grower I prefer to stick with proven and known-to-be-salable varieties rather than waste limited space on new unproven varieties. JMO Dave |
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- Posted by Hudson...WY 3 (My Page) on Sun, Dec 7, 14 at 17:42
| It makes sense to stick with the proven varieties - I experiment with only one plant and am not a market grower so except for the cost of a seed pkg and my time - it is not much of a gamble. I wonder if Johnny's charges a high price for these GH tomato varieties to discourage the home gardener from growing them - giving the commercial grower an exclusive in the market? Just a thought |
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| Well, like you said Hudson, it is not a big gamble other than the cost of seeds. Even then if you use couple of seeds and it turns out what you like, you will have enough seeds left for then next 4, 5 years. In my case, I don't have the space to try out too many new ones. This coming year I will add Brandy Boy ( your and Daniel's recommendation), Rutgers (old time favorite) and Kellogg's Breakfast (well reviewed and popular). Seysonn |
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