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- From: Pat Meadows <pat AT meadows.pair.com>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Heirloom Tomatoes
- Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 08:06:28 -0400
On Sun, 22 May 2005 21:08:18 -0500, you wrote:
>Regards to the list:
>
>This year, we're growing more heirlooms than ever before. I appreciate
>the information about tomato stakes for them. Usually, all our tomatoes
>go in one big field. When we plant all we have of one variety, we
>finish the row with another and on and on. With heirlooms, should we
>plant them in blocks instead of rows along with all the others or what?
>Any comments from heirloom growers would be appreciated.
>
Unless you are planning on saving seeds from the heirlooms,
I see no reason to treat them any differently.
Tomatoes are (largely) self-fertile in any case, but any
(insect-pollinated) crossing that might occur will only
affect the seeds. It would not affect this year's crop.
If I were planning on saving seeds for my own use, I'd
separate the different varieties as much as possible.
If I were planning on saving seeds *to sell as seeds*, I
would not only separate, but also cage, the particular
plants whose seed would be saved (using floating row cover).
Pat
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[Market-farming] RE: Tomato Stakes,
Stephanie Nosacek, 05/21/2005
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[Market-farming] Heirloom Tomatoes,
Marie Kamphefner, 05/22/2005
- [Market-farming] Re: Heirloom Tomatoes, Tom at Limerock, 05/23/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Heirloom Tomatoes,
Pat Meadows, 05/23/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Heirloom Tomatoes,
Tradingpost, 05/23/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Heirloom Tomatoes, Pat Meadows, 05/23/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Heirloom Tomatoes,
David Tannen, 05/23/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Heirloom Tomatoes, Tradingpost, 05/23/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Heirloom Tomatoes,
Allan Balliett, 05/23/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Heirloom Tomatoes,
David Tannen, 05/23/2005
- [Market-farming] Going Squanto was Heirloom Tomatoes, Allan Balliett, 05/23/2005
- [Market-farming] planting holes for Heirloom Tomatoes, Tradingpost, 05/23/2005
- [Market-farming] Re: Going Squanto, Tom at Limerock, 05/24/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Going Squanto was Heirloom Tomatoes, Willie McKemie, 05/24/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Heirloom Tomatoes,
David Tannen, 05/23/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Heirloom Tomatoes,
Tradingpost, 05/23/2005
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[Market-farming] Heirloom Tomatoes,
Marie Kamphefner, 05/22/2005
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