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- From: Deb Taft <growbd AT aol.com>
- To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] monsanto varieties
- Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2011 11:06:16 -0500 (EST)
I'm bummed to see Celebrity on it. It's one of the hybrids I like to grow because it's determinate. I try to have at least one row that doesn't need a big ol' trellis.
Anybody have other determinate tomato varieties they like? Not necessary red slicers. I also grow Roma, Taxi for their compactness.
I like Table Queen better than Table Ace acorns too.
Thanks,
Deb
Mobius Fields
Sleepy Hollow NY
-----Original Message-----
From: Road's End Farm <organic87 AT frontiernet.net>
To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:00 am
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] monsanto varieties
From: Road's End Farm <organic87 AT frontiernet.net>
To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:00 am
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] monsanto varieties
On Feb 4, 2011, at 10:02 PM, Ryan Wood-Beauchamp wrote: > The following is a list of Monsanto varieties stocked by Johnny's I > was disappointed to learn that Big Beef was one. Does anyone know a > good replacement? > > I'd like to know the answer to that one also; I've been trying to find one for several years. I have heirlooms that have better flavor than Big Beef; but it's hard to find Big Beef's combination of earliness, flavor, and production of large standard round, red, smoothly shaped tomatoes for those customers who are unwilling to buy anything that doesn't look like their idea of "perfect tomato". Matchbox is nearly as good as Super Chili; average size of peppers and production may both be slightly less, but not by much. Peacework is a very good early red sweet pepper, but seed isn't really available this year; try Fedco next year. Johnny's own strain of Delicata has always done better for me than Bush Delicata anyway. (Are you sure Bush Delicata is now Monsanto? Did you get the list from Johnny's?) And I like Table Queen better than Table Ace. (Let me note here also that I know there are people on this list who see no reason not to buy from Monsanto. This is a concern for some of us, but not others, for various reasons; I'd rather not have the list get into a debate on that issue. If someone has had a bad experience with any individual company, for whatever reason, and wants to discuss alternative varieties they could source elsewhere, I think that's a legitimate question to ask on the list, even if others are happy with the specific company. Could we treat this question in that fashion, please?) -- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostly Fresh-market organic produce, small scale _______________________________________________ Market-farming mailing list Market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming Market Farming List Archives may be found here: https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/market-farming/ Unsubscribe from the list here (you will need to login in with your email address and password): http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/market-farming
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[Market-farming] monsanto varieties,
Ryan Wood-Beauchamp, 02/04/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] monsanto varieties,
Todd Lister, 02/05/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] monsanto varieties, Don Lareau, 02/05/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] monsanto varieties,
Road's End Farm, 02/05/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] monsanto varieties,
Deb Taft, 02/05/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] monsanto varieties, Etienne Goyer, 02/05/2011
- [Market-farming] a little Monsanto research., Leigh Hauter, 02/05/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] monsanto varieties,
Bill Shoemaker, 02/05/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] monsanto varieties, Road's End Farm, 02/05/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] monsanto varieties,
Deb Taft, 02/05/2011
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