Harzfeuer

[slugworth]

I was teased with a Harzfeuer tomato plant today.Never heard of it.
The garden club was setting up for a sale tomorrow on the town green so I would have to go back tomorrow in the rain (10 miles one way)
There is no guarantee the plant will be there tomorrow when I get there.

[Rockoe10]

They look like a beautiful, globe tomato. Cool history too. "Resin Fire"

[slugworth]

supposed to be good for our climate around here

[slugworth]

Some sites list it as F1,others say OP heirloom

[slugworth]

I ordered OP heirloom seeds for next year

[slugworth]

Seeds are on there way from Oregon.
Should get them next week.
I may start 5 or 6 for a fall crop.

[slugworth]

I got the seeds today,stuck 6 in the tray on a heating mat

[slugworth]

The plants may be big enough to plant outside if I can find the room.
I used all my skills and all my powers to accelerate the growing process 1 month stage.
5 out of 6 seeds popped.

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[Setec Astronomy]

I may start 5 or 6 for a fall crop.

Fall crop? In CT? How does that work?

EDIT: Oh, sorry, I see you are going to plant them out now.

[slugworth]

15 hours of light per day LED hurt you eyes light, no cells just lots of soil.
lights are about 14 inches over the plants.
6500K strobe light 1 sec on 1 sec off 24hours a day until recently 1 week in direct sunlight.
Supposed to rain next 2 days so I brought them indoors.

[slugworth]

don't be sorry,hurricane season may do me in.
it is just 2 weeks past the traditional planting time,so not that late.

[slugworth]

before global warming, I used to have tomatoes until frost.

[slugworth]

Nighttime temps are in the 50's F so I put a curfew on the plants and get them indoors before dusk.
I put them back in the sun the following day.
Monsoon expected today so they will keep me company indoors.

[mama_lor]

This tomato is probably OP. Maybe it was at some point F1, but I don't think anyone is still producing the seed. Some say it's the same as Moneymaker, others that one of the parents is moneymaker. In any case it has a similar growth pattern, with stiff leaves that grow upward, high production, and sensitive to sunscald.

[slugworth]

The history says the guy had to change the original name and just picked that name back in 1959.
The seedlings look like a standard PL plant nothing exotic.

[slugworth]

plants have blossoms now.

[Tormahto]

The history says the guy had to change the original name and just picked that name back in 1959.
The seedlings look like a standard PL plant nothing exotic.

I would say something exotic, as Harzfeuer should be a regular leaf.

[slugworth]

all PL,maybe I should do a grip and rip now,drought conditions.

[Tormahto]

all PL,maybe I should do a grip and rip now,drought conditions.

I hear you on the drought conditions. I'm lucky to gather enough grass clippings in the neighborhood, for mulch. The way things are going, there won't be a lot of mowing down the road.

If it were me, I'd save at least one, not knowing if a treasure would be thrown away. And saving two, you'd likely know if it was something stable or not.

[asmx92]

There are 2 different "Harzfeuer"
Harzfeuer rotfrüchtig NL from our German Genbank

Harzfeuer samenfest PL