From The Vine
Grow Something Out of the Ordinary in your garden
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Updated Friday, June 27, 2008
· Thanks to
all of our great friends who stopped by for seedlings in the spring of
2008. May you all have your best tomato
harvest ever! We are having a good
season so far – no tomatoes yet, but hot peppers are all over my plants, tiny eggplant have formed, and there are green tomatoes
everywhere! The deer visited only a few
times and didn’t overeat….there are a few instances of Tomato Spotted Wilt, Fusarium Wilt, and just plain stress from the incredible
heat.
· The Big
Deal just ahead is Tomatopalooza 6 , which will take place on Saturday, July 26, at
the same incredibly perfect location as last year, Efland, NC. For further info (which will develop as the
season progresses), see our main tomato information page, http://www.nctomatoman.topcities.com/nctomatomanWebPage.htm. Briefly, if you want to taste lots of
different kinds of tomatoes, just be there, and bring a few samples of whatever
you have growing, if you can. One favor – if you are planning on attending,
please email me at nctomatoman@gmail.com
and let me know the number of attendees, so we can best plan for the
event. We really hope to see you there!
· We will
be back at it again with our seedlings next year on Saturdays from mid April
through mid May at the NC State
Farmer’s Market, Lake Wheeler Road, Raleigh. We never know where we will be, so check this
website early on Saturday mornings our specific spot will be listed (updated
each weekend)
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The variety descriptions
below can be found here by category, so you can print them out (please note
that these are the 2007 lists; I will update them as they become revised
following germination and transplant)
2008 Tomato List
2008 Pepper List
2008 Eggplant List
Variety List for
2008
Tomatoes (74
varieties)
Red Fruited:
Abraham Lincoln – from 1923, large oblate red, delicious
Aker’s West Virginia – very large fruit,
great flavor
Amish Paste – elongated, not a paste, all uses, delicious ….gone
Andrew Rahart’s Jumbo Red –
another great large fruited red
Box Car Willie – uniform, medium round fruit,
productive, delicious …gone
Cuostralee – huge red fruit, one of the largest,
tasty, very tall vigorous plant nearly gone
Druzba – reliable medium sized, perfect
fruit, very tasty and productive
Dwarf Stone – medium red fruit on a compact dwarf
plant, great for pots 6 left
Kimberly – best flavored early red – potato leaf, medium
small fruit
Marmande – determinate, from France, prolific
medium oblate red, nice flavor
Martino’s Roma – a great Roma type, prolific
Mexico Midget – pea sized fruit, wildly productive plant, make room for this one!
Delicious! Just a few left
Mule Team – similar to Box Car Willie – medium sized, round,
productive, tasty
Nepal – one of my favorite tomatoes, medium round red fruit,
very flavorful just a few left
Neves’ Azorean Red – another huge oblate red
tomato with great flavor
Opalka – very long red paste type fruit, tall
plant, flavor superior to Roma types…nearly gone
Ozark Cherry – nice old fashioned large red cherry tomato
Rasp Red – another fine medium sized productive red, great
flavor
Red Brandywine – very productive medium sized, slightly
oblate red, delicious, reliable
Red Robin
– very short plant perfect for pots, a first early cherry tomato
…sorry – sold out!
Shannon’s – new this year, family heirloom, large plum
shaped red for eating as well as sauce. Sold out
Sophie’s Choice – compact, short plant produces quite large
red fruit, good for pots, tasty… nearly gone
Sweet Million F1 – the classic red cherry tomato, produces
like crazy
Veeroma – another good compact growing red
Roma type, prolific …nearly gone
Pink Fruited:
Anna Russian – medium to large tasty pink heart shaped
fruit, a favorite ….nearly gone
Arkansas Traveler – medium sized round pink, prolific, mild
sweet flavor
Brandywine – large pink, potato leaf plants, many people’s
favorite tomato nearly gone
Earl’s Faux – similar to Brandywine – large delicious pink
potato leaf nearly
gone
Eva Purple Ball – perfect medium smooth pink globes, very
tasty
German Johnson – familiar large pink tomato, NC
heirloom nearly
gone
Granny Cantrell – family heirloom, large tasty sweet pink fruit nearly gone
Hege German Pink – new this year, family
heirloom, large oblate pink, superb flavor… sold out
Mortgage Lifter – huge pink sweet fruit on a huge plant….sold out
Mortgage Lifter, pale leaf mutant strain – same
fruit, but on an odd pale green leaf plant…nearly gone
New Big Dwarf – surprisingly large oblate pink fruit on a
very compact plant perfect for pots, delicious….5 left
Rose Quartz – super productive small
pink cherry tomato, amazing number of flowers in a cluster. …just a few
left
Winsall – famous tomato from 1924, large pink
sweet fruit, does very here in this climate….1 left
Purple/Brown Fruited:
Black Cherry – true purple cherry tomato, absolutely
delicious
Black Krim – large oblate purplish
fruit, on the tart side, productive and early
Black from Tula – another good medium large early purple,
delicious
Cherokee Chocolate – brownish large fruit, tall plant,
wonderful flavor, mutation of Cherokee Purple
Cherokee Purple – my favorite tomato – named by me in 1990 –
large delicious purple fruit, thrives in NC nearly gone
JD Special C-Tex – very similar to
Cherokee Purple (a relative), large flat purple firm delicious fruit.
….sold out
Paul Robeson – medium oblate brown tasty tomatoes on a
vigorous plant, quite early ….4 left
Purple Russian – delicious purple long fruited paste type,
plant is wispy looking, prolific ….4 left
Green Fruited:
Aunt Ruby’s German Green – large smooth oblate green fruit,
delicious, fruit barely changes color when ripe!...1 left
Cherokee Green – descended from Cherokee Chocolate, amber
skin, green flesh when ripe, superb flavor
Green Giant – very unusual large green fruit on a potato
leaf plant, winner of taste contests, superb …sold out
Green Grape – small bushy plant, loads of large grape sized
green fleshed fruit with an amber skin, snappy flavor
Green Zebra – well known variety – medium, green with gold
stripes, green flesh – tart, snappy flavor
Lime Green Salad – very compact plant, great for pots, loads
of tasty medium small green fleshed fruits!
Spears
Yellow/Orange/White Fruited:
Anna Banana Russian – brand new this year, bright yellow
version of Anna Russian – heart shaped, delicious 5 left
Aunt Gertie’s Gold – famous large
golden variety, potato leaf plant, superb flavor…..sold
out
Coyote – tiny, pea sized, ivory fruit, rampant plant, nice
flavor, produces tons sold out
Dr. Wyche’s Yellow – very nice,
pale orange, oblate fruit, green shoulders, large size, tasty 8 left
Elbe – another potato leaf, large fruited, delicious golden
colored tomato sold out
Golden Dwarf Champion – compact dwarf plant great for pots,
bright yellow round medium delicious tomatoes
Hugh’s – immense pale yellow fruit on a very tall plant,
superb flavor, one of the best yellow tomatoes
Jaune Flamme –
large cherry size, pale orange, flesh is pink in the center, on the tart side, prolific 9 left
Kellogg’s Breakfast – very large orange beefsteak type
fruit, mild delicious flavor, productive, impressive
Lemon Boy F1 – prolific bright yellow medium sized tomatoes,
delicious, a long time favorite
Lillian’s Yellow Heirloom – best flavored bright yellow
fruit, large, potato leaf, late, one of my favorite tomatoes sold out
Malschor Isura –
immense yields of small, grape shaped bright yellow fruit, mild and sweet
Orange Heirloom – similar to Kellogg’s Breakfast, very large
orange fruit, delicious, western NC heirloom 7 left
Sungold F1 – hands down best cherry to my
taste, prolific, orange fruit, indescribable flavor!
Taxi – nice short compact plant, bright yellow fruit, very
early, tasty, perfect for pots just a few
Yellow
Yellow Pear – old timer, plum shaped bright yellow fruit and
lots of them, mild flavor
Striped or streaked:
Hillbilly – by request, old heirloom, large
sweet yellow/red bicolor fruit…sorry – sold out
Little Lucky – potato leaf, small to medium red/yellow
bicolor, superb flavor, my own creation
Lucky Cross – large fruited sister tomato to Little Lucky – tastes like a bicolored
Rainbow Bicolor – very productive bicolored cherry sized tomato, unusual oblate shape, tasty.
Just a few
Regina’s Yellow – another large fruited yellow/red bicolor,
nice fruity, sweet flavor. Sold out
Tiger Tom – very prolific, small golf ball shaped tart
fruit, red with gold stripes, a favorite
Sweet Peppers (24 varieties)
Blue Jay F1 –lavender purple bell shaped fruit ripen through
orange to red – striking!
Chervena Chusaica –
prolific carrot shaped, long, green fruit ripen red, very sweet
Chocolate Beauty F1 – blocky dark green bell ripens
chocolate brown, sweet
Chocolate
Corno di Toro –
large, long deep green peppers ripen red, very productive
Cubanelle – also prolific, pale, lime green
frying peppers ripen orange
Early Sunsation F1 – blocky green
bell ripens a rich yellow, productive, sweet
Golden Marconi – similar to Corno di Toro, but ripens from green to bright yellow
Gypsy F1 – appears to be a hybrid version of the Cubanelle type – yellow, ripens to orange red, prolific
Islander F1 – similar to Blue Jay – amazing color changes as
it ripens from lavender to red!
Italia – classic long Italian frying pepper, dark green
ripening to red, very sweet
Jimmy Nardello – insane yields! Tall plant yields dozens of long, slender,
twisty green fruit that ripen red
Jupiter – large blocky green bell ripens red, very popular
variety from the 1950s
Lipstick – compact plant, loads of elongated dark green
fruit ripen deep red, very sweet
Marconi Red – similar to Corno di Toro – similarly flavorful, productive – green to red
Orange Bell – blocky green fruit ripens deep orange,
incredible flavor, my favorite bell
Purple Beauty – blocky dark green fruit ripen to nearly
black purple, then deep red, very prolific
Red Belgium – very early and compact, pale yellow long bells
ripen red orange (very few available)
Sarga Czeresdyne –
very unusual; small top shaped green fruit ripen to deep orange, spicy, sweet,
peppery
Super Shepherd – a great long frying type pepper, ripens
deep green to deep red
Super Stuff – new this year, pale yellow long bell type
ripens red orange, great flavor
Sweet Hungarian – the classic long pale yellow sweet banana
pepper, ripens orange to pale red
Tawny Port F1 – long bell shaped green fruit ripen to rich
brick red/brown, very prolific
Yellow Belle II – also new this year, green bell ripens
yellow, tasty
Hot Peppers (26
varieties)
Note – many are getting low in number!
Ancho – (aka Poblano)
– heart shaped deep green fruit ripen brown to deep red, mildly hot sorry – out for this
year
Billy Goat – deep green, top shaped, Habanero
relative, incredible heat, ripen red (just a few)
Bird – tiny, pea shaped lime green fruit, blush purple in
the sun, ripen gold, Habanero
heat!
Bolivian Rainbow – small flame shaped peppers, purplish
foliage, peppers go yellow, purple, orange, to red
Bulgarian Carrot – new this year, medium long green fruit
ripen rich orange, rich but spicy flavor sorry – sold out
Centennial Rainbow – green leaf, white flowers, bullet fruit
pale yellow to lavender to orange to red, very hot! – sorry, sold out
Festival – purple/green foliage, purple flowers, multicolored bullet shaped fruit
Fish
–
foliage green and white; Jalapeno shaped peppers green/white striped, ripen red
sorry, sold out
Five Color - tall plant, purplish
foliage, very hot, purple to ivory to yellow to orange to red!
Gemstone – small compact plant, purple foliage, five colored fruit,
lovely
Golden Cayenne – longer than the red Cayenne – deep green
ripens to bright yellow sorry, sold out
Gumdrop – green leaf, white flowers, round yellow fruit
ripen lavender through red, very hot!
Jalapeno M – just a good productive strain of the classic sorry – sold out
Kung Pao – big bushy plant
provides loads of slender green chiles that ripen red sorry, sold out
Leslie’s Anaheim – very nice version of the long chile pepper, mild, green ripening red, prolific
Little Nubian – great plant – purple foliage and flowers,
mini black bells ripen red, very hot
Malu Miris – from
a friend from Sri Lanka – long pale green, ripen orange, delicious sorry – sold out
Peter – wrinkled, somewhat obscene shaped green fruit ripen
red, extra hot (very few available)
Pretty Purple – plant is all purple
– foliage, flowers, fruit black purple ripening deep red. Great ornamental.
Purple Robe – similar color to Pretty Purple, but plant is
taller, peppers smaller cones.
Scotch Bonnet – wrinkled green top shaped fruit ripen golden
yellow orange. Fiery hot sorry – sold out
Skinny – very small plants with tiny upright green peppers
ripen red, plant is loaded – great for containers
Spectral – deeper foliaged version of Five Color – lovely plant.
Trifetti – small, spreading variegated foliage
plant with small dark purple peppers, ripen red, very ornamental
Variegata – darkest purple foliage of all,
especially in full sun, small black cones ripen red.
Vietnamese Multicolor – dark foliage, multicolored fruit,
lovely plant, very hot
Eggplant/Other (22
varieties)
Batu – from a friend from Sri Lanka,
prolific, long white fruit blushed with pale violet, similar to Bride
Bianca di Imola
– long oval shape, pure white, very tender, sweet and mild, rare
Bride F1 – loads of slender white fruit blushed with pale
lavender
Calliope F1 – small round eggplant that are white with
distinct purple stripes. Striking (just
a few, though)
Casper – smooth oval pure white fruit, productive, sweet
mild flesh
Early Green Giant – large oval medium green fruit, prolific
and delicious
Lavendar Touch F1 – very beautiful white oval
fruit blushed with pale lavender
Louisiana Long Green – long, slender green skinned fruit are
tender and sweet
Machiaw F1 – an improved Asian type, very long
and slender, medium purple fruit
Neon F1 – bright, intense lavender fruit, oval shape, productive sorry – sold out
New York Improved – the classic bell shaped black eggplant,
grows quite large, tall plant, superb for slicing
Ping Tung Long – slender medium purple Asian type, prolific
and tasty sorry –sold out
Prosperosa – old Italian variety, round, large
purple fruit, tall vigorous plant, large leaves
Ripples - oval white fruit are striped with dark purple,
lovely variety, very productive
Rosita – lavender bell shaped large fruit are tender and
delicious
Zebra F1 – one of the most beautiful, lavender with white
marbling, oval shape, all purpose, prolific
Other
Cossack Pineapple ground cherry – large spreading plant
loaded with fruits that form in husks that dry to brown and fall off, fruits
are small and pale orange, unique fruity flavor – many uses.
Information Resources on the Web:
A good
resource for pictures of varieties that we carry, but have yet to photograph:
Is the link to the web site
for the Tomato Growers Supply Company. They have
pictures of most of the varieties we carry. They are also a superb source for
seeds.
Other seed companies that I highly recommend
Johnny’s Selected Seeds – http://www.johnnyseeds.com/welcome.html
Victory Seeds – http://www.victoryseeds.com/
Sandhill Preservation - http://www.sandhillpreservation.com/
Seed Savers Exchange - http://www.seedsavers.org/Home.asp
Heirloom Seeds – http://www.heirloomseeds.com/
Marianna’s Heirloom Seeds - http://www.mariseeds.com/
A source for tomato seedlings in
My friend, Jeff Fleming –
click here
for the link.
And, a source for tomato
seedlings in
