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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1814189" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>There is a greenhouse here closeby (20+) miles that grows all sorts of starter plants... 4 packs were 2.99 this year I think... up from 2.49 they used to be. I have 10 varieties of tomatoes in the garden this year.... Way more than I ever need but sometimes some varieties fail. I have grown the great white and they are very very light colored and make huge tomatoes. I especially like some of the Amish ones... German Johnson, Mr Stripey... both are a red/yellow striped ones with very good flavor. I grow Belgian Giants... I grow Yellow pear and Red pear for salads.... I also grow Hillbilly, Big Zac, and I like the Brandywines... red and yellow and they have a black that is smaller. I've grown an Oxheart that is meatier than some... and I grow 2 or 3 types of paste... Roma and an Amish Paste... tried a speckled roma but don't like the way they look but they might taste good once ripe. Want the meaty ones for canning. </p><p>I switch around and vary some varieties year to year. </p><p></p><p>Tomatoes have been very late right here due to the exceptionally cool June.... and no rain until the end and then we have been getting decent rain along. </p><p>Just now picking my first tomatoes and ate 2 yellow pear in the garden yesterday....</p><p>I also like the old fashioned plain Beefsteak ones... </p><p>I plant few, if any hybrids.... </p><p></p><p>I have also had the strange occurrence of the tomato seeds starting to sprout and grow inside tomatoes from the store and they (tomatoes) taste bitter. </p><p></p><p>I would suggest a couple of places for seeds... Johnny's in Maine is good... Fedco also in Maine is also good. Have gotten seeds many times from Gurney's also.....and usually I just get seeds at the store when there isn't anything I need to make an online order worth it, and I like Harris seeds....plus we have a "local" seed distributor here... Wetsel Seeds.... in Harrisonburg Va... been here over 100 years.... usuall very good but have gotten some "string beans" in with the tendercrop green beans seeds and they are a pita to string when wanting to put them up... heard that from a couple of other farmers too... but that is the first time I have ever complained about their seeds.... I buy 1/2 lb bags and use the seeds for 2 or 3 years with very good germination... I think they ship all over....</p><p></p><p>I have 15 varieties of potatoes; I got most from Fedco because I wanted to try different varieties and want to have some to sell at a local farmer's market... about 20 ft rows of each... plus a couple of old standbys like red pontiac and kennebec...Mostly for some income....and they do not require alot of work once they are up and mulched heavy....</p><p>Deer and ground hogs do not bother the potatoes... they are eating the beans and the sunflowers and the developing butternut winter squash... Pi$$ing me off... </p><p>I have caught 2 coons, 3 possums and 4 ground hogs in the live traps... and saw another ground hog the other day but he is trap shy.... he just took some bites out of some butternut squash developing.... </p><p></p><p>Most farmer's markets here, early in the spring, will have started plants... many sell 4 packs ... and $3-4 for a 4 pack is still a good deal. Or $2 for a started plant....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1814189, member: 25884"] There is a greenhouse here closeby (20+) miles that grows all sorts of starter plants... 4 packs were 2.99 this year I think... up from 2.49 they used to be. I have 10 varieties of tomatoes in the garden this year.... Way more than I ever need but sometimes some varieties fail. I have grown the great white and they are very very light colored and make huge tomatoes. I especially like some of the Amish ones... German Johnson, Mr Stripey... both are a red/yellow striped ones with very good flavor. I grow Belgian Giants... I grow Yellow pear and Red pear for salads.... I also grow Hillbilly, Big Zac, and I like the Brandywines... red and yellow and they have a black that is smaller. I've grown an Oxheart that is meatier than some... and I grow 2 or 3 types of paste... Roma and an Amish Paste... tried a speckled roma but don't like the way they look but they might taste good once ripe. Want the meaty ones for canning. I switch around and vary some varieties year to year. Tomatoes have been very late right here due to the exceptionally cool June.... and no rain until the end and then we have been getting decent rain along. Just now picking my first tomatoes and ate 2 yellow pear in the garden yesterday.... I also like the old fashioned plain Beefsteak ones... I plant few, if any hybrids.... I have also had the strange occurrence of the tomato seeds starting to sprout and grow inside tomatoes from the store and they (tomatoes) taste bitter. I would suggest a couple of places for seeds... Johnny's in Maine is good... Fedco also in Maine is also good. Have gotten seeds many times from Gurney's also.....and usually I just get seeds at the store when there isn't anything I need to make an online order worth it, and I like Harris seeds....plus we have a "local" seed distributor here... Wetsel Seeds.... in Harrisonburg Va... been here over 100 years.... usuall very good but have gotten some "string beans" in with the tendercrop green beans seeds and they are a pita to string when wanting to put them up... heard that from a couple of other farmers too... but that is the first time I have ever complained about their seeds.... I buy 1/2 lb bags and use the seeds for 2 or 3 years with very good germination... I think they ship all over.... I have 15 varieties of potatoes; I got most from Fedco because I wanted to try different varieties and want to have some to sell at a local farmer's market... about 20 ft rows of each... plus a couple of old standbys like red pontiac and kennebec...Mostly for some income....and they do not require alot of work once they are up and mulched heavy.... Deer and ground hogs do not bother the potatoes... they are eating the beans and the sunflowers and the developing butternut winter squash... Pi$$ing me off... I have caught 2 coons, 3 possums and 4 ground hogs in the live traps... and saw another ground hog the other day but he is trap shy.... he just took some bites out of some butternut squash developing.... Most farmer's markets here, early in the spring, will have started plants... many sell 4 packs ... and $3-4 for a 4 pack is still a good deal. Or $2 for a started plant.... [/QUOTE]
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