Long Keeper Tomatoes
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Comments (1)I have some. I sent you an email....See MoreRecommended tomato varieties for Central Florida
Comments (23)long time, no post. glad to see many familiar names in the post. as this is a topic near and dear, my two cents: i plant different varieties every year, though i have a few favorites (tomande, sungold, juliet in constant rotation). i shop for varieties as follows: only hybrids, only tomato varieties with several resistances (VFN at a minimum). only medium-bodied tomatoes, which set better and produce better here in fla. and only mid-season tomatoes, as they split the difference in terms of flavor and maturity date. i also always plant several cherry (small-bodied) tomatoes to extend my season. tomato growers supply is the best source for seeds i've found. generally, i don't worry too much about fertilizing &c. 10-10-10 and lots of compost. nor do i ever spray anything more than insecticidal soap and some copper. my season here in deland runs from late-april to mid-july, though this year things are really delayed. when the tomatoes get too diseased or buggy, i rip them out and eat eggplants and okra instead... Here is a link that might be useful: some tomatoes......See MoreWhen do we start tomatoes
Comments (3)Terrence, I'd start them mid- to late-May with the intention of getting them into the ground in mid- to late-June. That will guarantee the plants will be large enough to flower and set fruit before a freeze hits. Remember that if you want to grow some of the same varieties that you grew for spring tomatoes that you can take cuttings and have rooted plants in 2 weeks or less. (It is quite amazing!) Since you are in zone 6, I think it might be best to stick with some of the tomatoes that mature fairly quickly. Bloody Butcher is a good one for that, as is Fourth of July. You might want to try some of the "early tomatoes" like Stupice, Matina or Kimberly. Celebrity is a good reliable hybrid, as is Merced, if you can find it (the seed company discontinued it, but some wholesale growers stocked up on a LOT of seed so they could continue producing it for a few years). Both Russian Persimmon and Nebraska Wedding have always set well in really hot weather for me, as has Dr. Wyche's Yellow (an Oklahoma heirloom). Sioux might be a good one for fall although I have only grown it as a summer tomato. If you have trouble getting tomatoes to set in your area's August heat and humidity, you might want to try one of the hybrids specifically bred to flower and set fruit in such weather. These hybrids tend to have "Heat" or "Sun" in their name....Heat Wave II, Sunmaster, Sun Leaper, etc. If you want long-keeper tomatoes that you can pick green just before the first freeze and store, wrapped in newspaper, for an extended period of time, Red October is a good one, as is Longkeeper, and George says Sunray keeps a long time as well. Or, go to the website for the Sand Hill Preservation Center and see what they have in their longkeeper section. And, don't forget the bite-sized cherry, currant and grape tomatoes. All of them produce fruit fairly quickly, and I always have to have Black Cherry and SunGold for the fall. I hope that gives you some good ideas. Dawn...See MoreQuestion about Long Keeper
Comments (5)Alison, The way I understand it is that some of these non-ripening or ripening-inhibitant mutants have genes that either delay or prevent the fruit from advancing to the fully ripe stage. A friend gave me a Granny Smith that he said was table ready. It was still very green and hard. I kept it on the counter for several days, and it only got a wee bit yellow but remained very hard. I sliced it open and found it very white and hard to the core with a funky looking gel around the seeds that seemed only slightly gelatinous compared to other tomatoes. Really, the Granny Smith looked like something I would only consider fit for fried green tomatoes ... and it tasted rather blah. I know nothing about Long Keeper, but here is a link to something you might find http://aggie-INFORMATIVE and RELEVANT to your question. Bill...See More- 16 years ago
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