[Market-farming] Am I crazy? re: tomatoes

Beth Spaugh lists at rhomestead.com
Wed Jan 28 12:18:26 EST 2009


I am considering growing all my indeterminates in the hoophouse and only
determinates outside. I have never gotten the outside tomatoes well
trellised, but can do "Florida weave". This means though, not growing Big
Beef or Jetstar. I was planning on trying Lola from High Mowing since they
say it actually tastes good (I haven't tasted a greenhouse variety yet that
I thought was good. I realize the greenhouse varieties yield more. I realize
Big Beef and Jetstar produce more than the heirlooms. I also know most of
our conventional veg growers around here grow determinates.

 

So, I am looking at Mountain Fresh and Polbig as my first, along with Orange
Blossom (which I really liked last year). Then Celebrity as my later season
and larger, maybe along with a second planting of MF or Polbig. I also have
seeds of Marglobe Supreme and Oregon Spring to throw into the mix.

 

I tell my folks I select varieties for flavor, and when I look at the
determinates in the catalogs I see a lot about how hard they are (as if that
was good), but not anything about flavor. I am ordering from High Mowing,
Johnnys, Fedco, and since I want Cream of the Crop squash which is hard to
find, E&R.

 

Thank you for sharing your experiences.

 

Beth Spaugh

Rehoboth Homestead

Peru NY

http://rhomestead.com

 

"How we eat determines, to a considerable extent, how the world is used." -
Wendell Berry

 

"Without power over our food, any notion of democracy is empty." - Frances
Moore Lappe

 

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