40 or 50 Tomato Varieties I am Growing This Year: My Tomato Addiction and Methods

40 or 50 Tomato Varieties I am Growing This Year: 

My Tomato Addiction and Methods

So I will admit I am addicted to gardening and will seed start more tomatoes than I need. Well I need them, I just don't have room for them. Or maybe I do. I think. It is denial as I always rationalize my way out of reality and into this ignorant fantasy garden bliss. I do have an annual tomato and vegetable plant yard sale, so a lot go to the sale. But even in keeping 1 plant per variety.... well you can can count the numbers that I will have in my raised beds, containers and land I am trying to annex from a neighbor.

I start 95% of my tomato seeds indoors. I always end up buying a couple of plants. It is an impulse buy, however, they are varieties I do not  have... denial. Here is how I seed start my tomatoes and an introduction to seed starting supplies.

I did purposely buy over 15 varieties of small and cherry type tomatoes this year as I felt they would make a good focus for several videos. As my addiction only comes, to help you all out in your gardens. So, I guess I do need to grow all these tomato plants. Well maybe. It is fun.  Here is what I am growing this year. They are all being stagger started over the first 10 days of March. Most of them are heirlooms

My Standards I Grow From Saved Seeds

Abraham Lincoln Indeterminate Medium

Aunt Ruby's German Green Indeterminate Large

Aussie Indeterminate Large

Baxter's Bush Determinate Cherry

Black Cherry Indeterminate Cherry

Black Krim Indeterminate Medium

Black Plum Indeterminate Plum

Boxcar Indeterminate Medium

Brandywine Red Indeterminate Large

Brandywine Yellow Indeterminate Large

Cherokee Purple Indeterminate Medium

Glacier Determinate Cherry

Homestead Semi-Determinate Medium

Kentucky Orange Indeterminate Large

Matt's Wild Cherry Indeterminate Currant

Principe Borghese Determinate Plum

Russian Bicolor Ox-Heart Indeterminate Large

Virginia Sweets Indeterminate Large

My New Seeds for 2014 Trials

Arkansas Traveler Indeterminate Medium

Copia Striped Indeterminate Medium

Fireworks Indeterminate Medium

Heinz 1439 VFA Determinate Medium

Indigo Apple Indeterminate Medium

Japanese Trifele Black Indeterminate Medium

Matina Indeterminate Small

Neves Azorean Red Indeterminate Large

New Big Dwarf Determinate Large (Might Be Fun)

Orange Banana Indeterminate Plum

Sioux Indeterminate Medium

Todd Country Amish Indeterminate Large

Zapotec Pink Ribbed Indeterminate Large

Well I have lost count. Here are the currant, cherry and other small tomatoes I will be growing for a long series of videos. Selected for color shape and general tomato coolness.

The Currant, Cherries and Smalls (Notice the Colors and Shapes)

Blush Indeterminate Blush Pink Streaks and Red Grape

Brandysweet Plum Indeterminate Elongated  Pink Cherry

Coyote Indeterminate Indeterminate Ivory  Cherry

Flamme Indeterminate Orange Cherry

Grape Tomato Indeterminate Brilliant Red Elongated Cherry

Indigo Blue Berries Indeterminate Purple/Black and Brick Red Cherry

Kimberly Indeterminate Potato Leaf Red  Cherry

Isis Candy Indeterminate Yellow Gold with Red Marbling Cherry

Mint Julep Indeterminate Green Yellow Streaks Plum

Purple Bumble Bee Indeterminate Dark Puple/Black with Green Streaks Cherry

Red Pear Indeterminate Red Pear Shaped

Riensentraube Cherry Red Oval Clustered Grape

Sweet Pea Currant Indeterminate Red Currant

Yellow Currant Indeterminate Yellow Currant

So that is what is going on at The Rusted Garden. If you have grown any of these before please comment and let me know your likes and dislikes.

Good Luck in Your Gardens

Gary

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