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- From: road's end farm <organic101 AT linkny.com>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Seed saving
- Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 09:37:36 -0500
On Dec 14, 2005, at 8:32 AM, Lucy Goodman wrote:
I don't do hydroponics but I do save seed.
Ditto, on a few varieties at least.
On tomatoes (which I think is what the question was), a variety given me by a neighbor which I know only as Mrs. Horst's Oxheart. Indeterminate plant, large fruit, some the classic oxheart shape and some round (Mrs. Horst said to save seed from some of both shapes). Flavor is fantastic. Production can be heavy. They are somewhat liable to cracking and blossom end rot; but I have a couple of customers who used to only buy Brandywine, and they now prefer Mrs. Horst's. These will sell even with some cracking to people who have once tasted them.
However: in my experience tomato flavor varies drastically with location. The best-flavored variety on one side of the hill may be bland grown even on the other side of the same hill if soil conditions/microclimate are different.
-- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostly
Fresh-market organic produce, small scale
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[Market-farming] Hydroponics,
Adriana, 12/13/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Hydroponics,
Tradingpost, 12/13/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Hydroponics, Brigette Leach, 12/13/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Hydroponics, Brigette Leach, 12/13/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Hydroponics,
Willfindley, 12/13/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Hydroponics, Matt Cheselka, 12/13/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Hydroponics,
Paul Bucciaglia, 12/13/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Hydroponics,
David Inglis, 12/13/2005
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[Market-farming] Seed saving (was Hydroponics),
Lucy Goodman, 12/14/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Seed saving, road's end farm, 12/14/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Seed saving (was Hydroponics),
Allan Balliett, 12/15/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Seed saving (was Hydroponics),
David Inglis, 12/15/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Seed saving (was Hydroponics), Tradingpost, 12/15/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Seed saving (was Hydroponics),
David Inglis, 12/15/2005
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[Market-farming] Seed saving (was Hydroponics),
Lucy Goodman, 12/14/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Hydroponics,
David Inglis, 12/13/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Hydroponics,
Marty Kraft, 12/14/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Hydroponics, road's end farm, 12/14/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Hydroponics,
Marty Kraft, 12/14/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Hydroponics,
David Inglis, 12/13/2005
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[Market-farming] Hydroponics,
Steve Diver, 12/14/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Hydroponics, Allan Balliett, 12/15/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Hydroponics,
Tradingpost, 12/13/2005
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