This is my first year to grow some heirloom tomatoes and thought it would be cool to exchange some seeds around CP, with other vegetable gardners.
Anyone else growing any heirloom tomatoes? There is a lady here in Tulsa, that grows heirloom vegetables and here are her descriptions and what I'm growing this year:
THE YELLOW 1884 PINKHEART: (No Acid and early set) This one was the heaviest producer in the 2012 heat! Even people who have never cared for yellow tomatoes have voted this one into a high position in our “Top-Ten”, some even tell me it is their very favorite! It was developed by my Dad from a chance cross between “The 1884 Tomato” and an unknown yellow. We have been selecting seed for 12 years and have stabilized it to produce a light yellow skinned tomato with pink on the blossom end and pink striations in the meat and sometimes a pink splotch right in the middle of the meat. It has a creamy smooth, sweet flavor. Prolific, and I mean prolific, production; one of the best producing tomatoes that I grow. Early on the tomatoes are up to one lb. and oblate in shape. Seems to do best if planted early in the season!
OREGON SPRING: Determinate. As we all know the last two years have been so hot that most tomato plants have had a hard time producing. Not this one! These compact plants, developed by Oregon State University, produced concentrated sets of medium fruit that are nearly seedless. Reddish fruit is juicy and tender and produces early, 58 days. They can be eaten out of hand, sliced or processed for canning. A great main crop tomato for all occasions. My friend and fellow grower, Scott Blackburn of Sand Springs, OK. gave me a few plants in 2011 to grow out. I am truly impressed.
Yellow Pear (Beam’s): Dates prior to 1800. Thomas Jefferson grew at Monticello in the 1780’s. Miniature pear-shaped, 3/4 inch fruit, tart sweetness in flavor, and a good preserve maker. A heavy and continuous harvest, sometimes referred to as “The Light-Bulb Tomato”.
Anyone else growing any heirloom tomatoes? There is a lady here in Tulsa, that grows heirloom vegetables and here are her descriptions and what I'm growing this year:
THE YELLOW 1884 PINKHEART: (No Acid and early set) This one was the heaviest producer in the 2012 heat! Even people who have never cared for yellow tomatoes have voted this one into a high position in our “Top-Ten”, some even tell me it is their very favorite! It was developed by my Dad from a chance cross between “The 1884 Tomato” and an unknown yellow. We have been selecting seed for 12 years and have stabilized it to produce a light yellow skinned tomato with pink on the blossom end and pink striations in the meat and sometimes a pink splotch right in the middle of the meat. It has a creamy smooth, sweet flavor. Prolific, and I mean prolific, production; one of the best producing tomatoes that I grow. Early on the tomatoes are up to one lb. and oblate in shape. Seems to do best if planted early in the season!
OREGON SPRING: Determinate. As we all know the last two years have been so hot that most tomato plants have had a hard time producing. Not this one! These compact plants, developed by Oregon State University, produced concentrated sets of medium fruit that are nearly seedless. Reddish fruit is juicy and tender and produces early, 58 days. They can be eaten out of hand, sliced or processed for canning. A great main crop tomato for all occasions. My friend and fellow grower, Scott Blackburn of Sand Springs, OK. gave me a few plants in 2011 to grow out. I am truly impressed.
Yellow Pear (Beam’s): Dates prior to 1800. Thomas Jefferson grew at Monticello in the 1780’s. Miniature pear-shaped, 3/4 inch fruit, tart sweetness in flavor, and a good preserve maker. A heavy and continuous harvest, sometimes referred to as “The Light-Bulb Tomato”.
