Paste tomato cultivar recommendations?
oakiris
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Golden David
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Cultivar recommendation for earlier green-up
Comments (8)freezetag, If you're not 100% opposed to synthetic, the one time a year to use it is the very last fall application. The key here is to apply a quick release fertilizer such as Urea 46-0-0 at about 1.0 to 1.25 lbs. / 1,000 sq. ft. after your grass has stopped growing, but is still green. When your grass reaches that point depends on where you live and your climate. For me in KS, it's usually around the last week in November, or first week of December. Because the soil/air has gotten too cool at that point for shoot growth, all of the N is stored in the root system until it warms up. At the first signs of warming weather in the Spring, the lawn wakes up and jumps straight out of bed. :-) Two other nice benefits from that fertilization are that the grass stays green a bit longer into Winter, and you don't need an early Spring application to wake the grass up (which usually results in reduced root growth due to heavy top growth). I tried it for the first time last Fall, and this Spring my grass was a solid deep green 4 weeks before my neighbors grass even started turning green (they all have the same cultivars as I do). We all have TTTF. I didn't mention it in my first post, but Spring green-up can differ between cultivars. Some will green-up quicker than others. But, the test that I did was pretty successful in proving that the late app of quick release N definitely does allow the grass to green-up much earlier since the lawns I'm using for comparison are using the exact same cultivars as mine. As far as overseeding goes, I think what dchall was talking about is the way in which KBG spreads. It spreads via rhizomes, whereas most TTTF does not. This allows the KBG to fill in bare spots easily over time. Note that I said "most" TTTF. There are newer cultivars of TTTF that spread via rhizomatous activity, and because of that, they can spread to fill in bare spots, albeit not as quickly as KBG (two of the cultivars in my TTTF are of that variety). So, what dchall means is that as long as your KBG is healthy, you shouldn't need to overseed every Fall; your lawn should take care of that itself....See MoreRecommend good paste tomato for central NC (hot/humid!)
Comments (1)You have already mentioned the 2 varieties that get the most recommendations whenever this question comes up - Opalka and San Marzano. Locale doesn't really have much of an effect on either of them. It is very hot and humid here as well and both have consistently done well for me over several years of production. Dave There are a few other recommendations in these threads: Best paste variety Maximum paste tomato production...See Morerecommendations pls - have Super italian paste and Giant strawber
Comments (3)This sounds like a Walmart-Burpee seed pkt. In which case I don't know and never will. If you're looking for an oxheart/paste, it's best to wait for digdirt or Carolyn Male's response. Hungarian-Italian maybe what you're looking for in a solid paste type with good tasting results. Since you're in L.I.,NY try directing possibilities to Trudi at Wintersown.org OR you could look at offerings ar mariseeds.com Italian culinary...See MoreWhat kinds of paste do you use/recommend?
Comments (13)I'm going to look for the Turkish red pepper paste - I have some Korean chili paste, but I think the Turkish paste will have a different flavor. I also have the "Black Bean Garlic Sauce" (Lee Kum Kee brand) that is very salty and also too lumpy to be a paste, although I sort of use it that way. One of the Japanese pastes that I have is called "Yuzu Koshou", and it has an unusual citrus flavor, I guess from the Yuzu. Now that I know what the Yuzu tastes like, I might buy a Yuzu tree - I do like the flavor, and it is very distinctive and different - about as different as lemons are from oranges. I have another Chinese condiment called "Vegetable champignon" that is a bit thinner than a paste, but otherwise very similar and almost as intense. It has a unique mushroom flavor that enhances wood-ear mushrooms and tastes very good in soups. It's made in Taiwan instead of China. The Lee Kum Kee sauce is from Hong Kong, which is now China. Since I have two garlands of garlic, I will not be buying garlic paste, and I have to say that I prefer tomato powder to tomato paste, even to the Amore brand in the tube. I buy the two pound jars from Harmony House, and I also buy dried vegetables from them, which I find convenient to add to Japanese noodle soups on a whim. Lars Here is a link that might be useful: Harmony House tomato powder...See Moreinbetweendays
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