Market Farming

["Bill Shoemaker" <wshoemak AT inil.com>]



You're right, varieties can make a big difference. there was an old variety called New Yorker that I grew 20 years ago. It was a very early variety, but not earlier than early blight. It always defoliated before it matured the crop. I guess its a good demonstration of the valuable role of genetics.

 

Bill Shoemaker, Sr Research Specialist, Food Crops
University of Illinois - St Charles Horticulture Research Center
www.nres.uiuc.edu/faculty/directory/shoemaker_wh.html

 

Well, I think it is disease too...but the bummer of it all is...I do mulch with hay around the plants and they are planted in black plastic mulch.  But the plants that are next the Principe...are fine???????  I just think it is the plant.  Not sure if i will try them again next year or not. 

On a good note...I did win the best tasting tomato contest at market last weekend with my Julia Child Tomato!  It is awesome and I highly recommend growing it next year.  Nice big pink tomato with excellent flavor!  The seeds were very pricey at $4.50 for 15 seeds.  But well worth it now!


Courtney
Herb Thyme
Middlefield, Oh

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