2023/2024 spoiler alert

[JayneR13]

I'm working on my packages slowly but surely! Many of them are varieties I got in last year's swap and just had to try. I saved seed and conducted germination tests on every single one. That information will be noted on the package label.

Tomatoes:

Black strawberry
Amish paste
Japanese black trifele
Amethyst jewel
Green zebra
Lava flow
red Siberian
Karma purple
Gothic (red dwarf)
Firebird Sweet
Glovel
Miss Scarlett
Jaune Flamme

Beans:

Early bush Italian
Michigan Indian bush

Squash (pending successful germination testing)

Hopi pale grey
delicata

Squash (commercial seed)

Mexican gray
Long white Palermo
Costata Romanesca zucchini

Peppers:

Prairie spice
Jamaican bell
Jupiter

Hopefuls:

stevia
globe radish
spinach

I too plan to clean out old seeds that might still be viable. I've made four packages for each of the above so hopefully good seeds will be passed around. I can't wait to see what I get to try next year!

[karstopography]

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Put this in the mail today addressed to Westfield. Tomatoes, okra, zinnia, and lemongrass are un-bagged saved seed. Peas, beans, and peppers are commercial seed vendor seed.

[KarenO]

Hi G the gardener,
None of my dwarfs that you mention are micros Ruby slippers, emerald city, yellow brick road and Sweet Baby Jade.
They are all productive patio size plants though. Good for pots, best outdoors. Range from 2-3’ tall
Karen Olivier

quote=Gthegardener post_id=108053 time=1696999888 user_id=276]
Hello! I'll be sending in the following:

Flower:
1. Giant African Marigold (mine were 4 feet tall and some are still blooming!)

Peppers:
1. Naga Smooky Rainbow
2. Black Thai
3. Turkish Cayenne
4. Hallow's Eve

Micro Tomatoes:
1. Tartufo
2. Ruby Slippers
3. Emerald City
4. Sweet Baby Jade
5. Yellow Brick Road

Indeterminate Tomato:
2. Rebel Starfighter Kayleigh Anne

Greens:
1. Blue Scottish Curled Kale
2. Rainbow Tatsoi
3. Wasabi arugula
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[rxkeith]

i will have beurre de rocquencourt bush wax beans.
also will have uncle steve pole beans.
plenty of seeds from my gina/steve cross, but apparently NO ONE grew the seeds i sent in
last year, so until ya do.......

i will send in some squash seeds for experimental category. the seeds will be from hybrids
in my garden that will be a hubbard type. the squash the seeds came from will be
in the very good eating category. you can expect to be surprised.

tomatoes,

not telling



keith

[Gthegardener]

Hello! Thank you for the reminder/info! Two of your babies were quite short for me! I added their max heights, but I won’t judge them based on this year as it was a terrible year for me due to the weather!!

Hi G the gardener,
None of my dwarfs that you mention are micros Ruby slippers, emerald city, yellow brick road and Sweet Baby Jade.
They are all productive patio size plants though. Good for pots, best outdoors. Range from 2-3’ tall
Karen Olivier

quote=Gthegardener post_id=108053 time=1696999888 user_id=276]
Hello! I'll be sending in the following:

Flower:
1. Giant African Marigold (mine were 4 feet tall and some are still blooming!)

Peppers:
1. Naga Smooky Rainbow
2. Black Thai
3. Turkish Cayenne
4. Hallow's Eve

Micro Tomatoes:
1. Tartufo
2. Ruby Slippers
3. Emerald City
4. Sweet Baby Jade
5. Yellow Brick Road

Indeterminate Tomato:
2. Rebel Starfighter Kayleigh Anne

Greens:
1. Blue Scottish Curled Kale
2. Rainbow Tatsoi
3. Wasabi arugula

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[sfoeyl]

Tomato:
Aladdin's Lamp
Jutland
Piennolo Visuvio Giallo
Rosa di Benvento (drying)


Other:
Oregon Sugar Pod II

[Stitchingmom]

Hi G the gardener,
None of my dwarfs that you mention are micros Ruby slippers, emerald city, yellow brick road and Sweet Baby Jade.
They are all productive patio size plants though. Good for pots, best outdoors. Range from 2-3’ tall
Karen Olivier

quote=Gthegardener post_id=108053 time=1696999888 user_id=276]
Hello! I'll be sending in the following:

Flower:
1. Giant African Marigold (mine were 4 feet tall and some are still blooming!)

Peppers:
1. Naga Smooky Rainbow
2. Black Thai
3. Turkish Cayenne
4. Hallow's Eve

Micro Tomatoes:
1. Tartufo
2. Ruby Slippers
3. Emerald City
4. Sweet Baby Jade
5. Yellow Brick Road

Indeterminate Tomato:
2. Rebel Starfighter Kayleigh Anne

Greens:
1. Blue Scottish Curled Kale
2. Rainbow Tatsoi
3. Wasabi arugula

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AHH! I've been wanting the Oz dwarfs for a long time!! I already sent my package and my wish list!

[AKgardener]

Ironically I just found the oz variety as well down the rabbit hole I went and purchased 3 of the varieties. Can’t wait to try them

[Moth1992]

I need to get started!!

I dont think I saw Brown Sugar (Korichnevyi Sakhar) in the list, so I can send that one in.

I also have lovely fragant white stock seeds

[Seven Bends]

Here's what I sent in on 11/29/23. Ten packs of each unless noted.

Tomatoes, Heirloom/OP:
Blue Ridge Mountain - Pink PL large
Bolgarskoe Chudo (Bulgarian Miracle, Bulgarian Wonder) - Pink RL large
Bulgarian Old Sort No Name - Red RL large
D.B. Cooper - Black PL med/large
Der Kleine Doctor - Black (purply) RL large cherry/small saladette (20 pks)
Gallego - Red RL large (20 pks)
Italian Sweet - Pink PL large
Lucky Cross - Bicolor PL large (20 pks)
Oaxacan Jewel - Bicolor RL large
Pineapple - Bicolor RL large
Polish (Elles) - Sand Hill Preservation name, presumably Polish (Ellis) - Pink PL large (20 pks)
Rebel Yell - Pink PL med/large
Summer Cider - yellowish orange (kind of school-bus yellow early, to apricot when fully ripe) PL large (20 pks)

Experimental:
Pink Volunteer Cherry (7B's 2023) - Pink med/large cherry (not saladette), sparkly skin, delicious, productive - wonderful volunteer in my garden this year, unknown parentage. Posted more info about this one separately, with pics.

Commercial packs of tomato seed, hybrids:
Jersey Boy Hybrid (Burpee) - 1 open pack of 21 seeds
Burpee's Early Pick VF Hybrid - 1 open pack of 57 seeds
Heritage Hybrid (Burpee) - 1 open pack of 28 seeds

Peppers, Hot:
Ancho San Luis - ancho/poblano

Peppers, Sweet:
Gatherer's Gold
Petit Marseillais

Cucumbers, commercial packs of seed:
Burpee Pickler - 1 pack of 115 seeds
SMR 58 (51 seeds) - 1 open pack of 51 seeds

Other commercial packs of seed:
Kohlrabi, Konan hybrid - 1 open pack of 80 seeds
Rutabaga, American Purple Top - 1 open pack of 220 seeds
Tomatillo, Toma Verde - 1 sealed pack of 25 seeds
Asparagus, Mary Washington - 1 pack of 93 seeds

(Edited this post on 11/29/23 to add the "other commercial packs" info and make a few other minor changes.)

[FatBeeFarm]

Headed to the post office in the morning to send in:

Eggplant:
Kamo
Mitoyo x3
Shiromaru x3 (my favorite)
Nagasaki Long
Thai Long Green x2

Sweet Peppers:
Jimmy Nardello x2
Banana x2
Corbaci x2
Lipstick x2
Habanada x2

Hot Peppers:
Aji Pineapple (makes the best hot sauce)
Anaheim
Sheepnose Pimento
Sugar Rush Peach x2
Craig's Grande Jalapeno
Datil x2
Tabasco x2

Tomatoes:
Chef's Choice Red (c)
Chef's Choice Yellow (c)
Chef's Choice Green (c)
Chef's Choice Orange (c)
Chef's Choice Black (c)
Hillbilly
Jersey Devil
Lida Ukrainian
Paul Robeson
Dr. Wyche's Yellow
Ananas Noire
Thorburn's Terracotta
Green Zebra
Bonny Best
Moskvich

I'm also sending in 10 packages of Scarlet Runner Beans. I always plant a bunch every year around my tomatoes. They bring swarms of hummingbirds all summer, zooming and rocketing around, working beside me all day long. They hit the scarlet flowers while I work on the tomatoes. The only thing better than a day on the garden, is a day in the garden with hummingbirds and fat bees.

[Seven Bends]

TOMATOES

RED
Abraham Lincoln
Brandywine from Croatia PL
Daetwyler
Géante de Hutt
Grosse de Rodelle
Oncle Remi
Red Rose
Royal Hillbilly
West Virginia Sweetmeat
Yasenichki Yabuchar

@Toomanymatoes, that's a great list of tomatoes you're sending in for the swap! One question: you have Royal Hillbilly and West Virginia Sweetmeat listed as red, but my reading (Tatiana's Tomatobase and other places) tells me they are pink. Were your tomatoes for both of these definitely red, meaning yellow epidermis? Thanks.

[Toomanymatoes]

TOMATOES

RED
Abraham Lincoln
Brandywine from Croatia PL
Daetwyler
Géante de Hutt
Grosse de Rodelle
Oncle Remi
Red Rose
Royal Hillbilly
West Virginia Sweetmeat
Yasenichki Yabuchar

@Toomanymatoes, that's a great list of tomatoes you're sending in for the swap! One question: you have Royal Hillbilly and West Virginia Sweetmeat listed as red, but my reading (Tatiana's Tomatobase and other places) tells me they are pink. Were your tomatoes for both of these definitely red, meaning yellow epidermis? Thanks.

You are correct. I made a mistake in my inventory sheet. I double checked my seed sources and they were listed as pink. I record that information after I purchase seeds and it is not based on my personal observations. I did not check the epidermis of the tomatoes I grew, but the fruits were a darker pink for Royal Hillbilly from my recollection. I planned on taking pictures but just never managed to do it.

[MissTee]

@Toomanymatoes not to highjack this thread, but would love to hear a review about your year somewhere on TJ. The varieties you are sharing look fantastic. As one Ontario grower to another, are there some that you highly recommend?
Thanks!
T

[Toomanymatoes]

@Toomanymatoes not to highjack this thread, but would love to hear a review about your year somewhere on TJ. The varieties you are sharing look fantastic. As one Ontario grower to another, are there some that you highly recommend?
Thanks!
T

My year was mediocre (deer, wet season), but I still managed to get plenty of good tomatoes and peppers.

I keep forgetting to bring the sheet I recorded my ratings down to my computer. I will let you know. I had many 8/10 for taste, but not many above that.

Off the top of my head, Eva Purple Ball was really good and productive as was El-Amar.

[Viv]

Should hopefully get them mailed Monday.
Tomatoes:
-42 Day
-Gold Nugget
-Florida Petite
-Jochalos
Beans
-Provider
-Kentucky Wonder
-Red Noodle
-Blue Lake
Brassicas
-Bok Choy, White Stem
-Broccoli, Waltham 29
-Cabbage, All Seasons
-Cabbage, Mammoth Red Rock
-Cauliflower, Snowball Y Improved
Okra
-Emerald Green Velvet
-Clemson Spineless
-Eagle Pass
-Charles Wright's Pot Belly
-Jing Orange
Herbs
-Dill
-Cilantro, Slow Bolt
-Basil, Sweet
-Basil, Italian Genovese
-Perilla, Korean
Flowers
-Marigolds, Mix
-Zinnias, California Giants Mix
-Morning Glory, Blues Brothers
-Blue Flax
Other
-Watermelon, Holoprystanskyy
-Melon, Sakata's Sweet
-Spinach, Bloomsdale Long Standing
-Cucumber, Lemon
-Lettuce, Leaf mix saved from plants grown from Gurney's premium lettuce blend
-Lettuce, Freckles Romaine
-Lettuce, Leaf, Maricella
-Eggplant, Pandora Striped Rose
-Eggplant, Black Beauty
-Amaranth, Red Leaf
-Tomatillo, Gigante Verde
-Onion, Bunching

[Gthegardener]

Hi G the gardener,
None of my dwarfs that you mention are micros Ruby slippers, emerald city, yellow brick road and Sweet Baby Jade.
They are all productive patio size plants though. Good for pots, best outdoors. Range from 2-3’ tall
Karen Olivier

quote=Gthegardener post_id=108053 time=1696999888 user_id=276]
Hello! I'll be sending in the following:

Flower:
1. Giant African Marigold (mine were 4 feet tall and some are still blooming!)

Peppers:
1. Naga Smooky Rainbow
2. Black Thai
3. Turkish Cayenne
4. Hallow's Eve

Micro Tomatoes:
1. Tartufo
2. Ruby Slippers
3. Emerald City
4. Sweet Baby Jade
5. Yellow Brick Road

Indeterminate Tomato:
2. Rebel Starfighter Kayleigh Anne

Greens:
1. Blue Scottish Curled Kale
2. Rainbow Tatsoi
3. Wasabi arugula

AHH! I've been wanting the Oz dwarfs for a long time!! I already sent my package and my wish list!
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Hi @Stitchingmom! I can send you some if you’d like! Message me if you are interested!

[Stitchingmom]

Hi G the gardener,
None of my dwarfs that you mention are micros Ruby slippers, emerald city, yellow brick road and Sweet Baby Jade.
They are all productive patio size plants though. Good for pots, best outdoors. Range from 2-3’ tall
Karen Olivier

quote=Gthegardener post_id=108053 time=1696999888 user_id=276]
Hello! I'll be sending in the following:

Flower:
1. Giant African Marigold (mine were 4 feet tall and some are still blooming!)

Peppers:
1. Naga Smooky Rainbow
2. Black Thai
3. Turkish Cayenne
4. Hallow's Eve

Micro Tomatoes:
1. Tartufo
2. Ruby Slippers
3. Emerald City
4. Sweet Baby Jade
5. Yellow Brick Road

Indeterminate Tomato:
2. Rebel Starfighter Kayleigh Anne

Greens:
1. Blue Scottish Curled Kale
2. Rainbow Tatsoi
3. Wasabi arugula

AHH! I've been wanting the Oz dwarfs for a long time!! I already sent my package and my wish list!

Hi @Stitchingmom! I can send you some if you’d like! Message me if you are interested!
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Really? That would be amazing! I would love to give you my list for trading. I have almost 1000 varieties now, I think. If not, I'll definitely send a SASE!! Thank you!!

[MissTee]

Will be sending a series of envelopes (5 in total) via Letter Mail this week.

Tomatoes

Black
Black Sea Man (also Determinate)

Blue
Helsing Junction Blue

Cherry/Currant
Amy’s Apricot
Ron’s Carbon Copy
Santiam Sunrise
White Currant

Determinate
Mountain Princess

Dwarf Tomato Project
Dwarf Franklin County
Dwarf Mary’s Cherry

Eastern European
Bolgarskoe Chudo

Tatiana Seed Growout via @HL2601 offer (Eastern European):
Solokha (Pink)
Yaryk (Red)
Zhar (Pink)

Green
Green Gables

Heart
Grandee (also Determinate)

Red
Cyril's Choice

Striped
Candy Sweet Icicle
Carneal Tiger (aka Big Cheef Stripes)

Yellow/Orange/White
Summer Cider

Peppers
Aleppo (the long thin one, originally from Hawthorn Farm)
Padron
Sweet Paprika

[DriftlessRoots]

Package set to go in the mail. I focused on specific requests then filled it out with things I especially like myself or that I had success bagging. Had a lousy year as far as bagging goes.

Tomatoes:
Black:
Ukrainian Purple

Pink:
German Lunchbox
Stump of the World
Brandywine Cowlicks
Iva's Red Berry
Pomodoro Cuore Antico di Acqui Terme
Daniel Burson
Gardener's Sweetheart

Striped:
Rebel Starfighter Prime

Yellow/Gold/Orange/White/Bicolor:
Thorburn's Terra Cotta
KBX
Blondkopfchen
Fred's Tie Dye

Peppers:
Biquinho, Red
Bridge to Paris
Chile de Arbol
Fire and Ice
Fish
Hikelhatz
Jamaican Bell
Kambuzi
Peachadew
Serrano

Misc:
Nigella, Blue
Celtuce