2020 MMMM variety questions & maybe answers

[Tormahto]

This will be the thread for asking about varieties received. It's best to at least attempt an internet search, first.

[TLC333]

I received my envelope! Thank you for all the hard work, very impressed.

I have had great success finding all but one tomato variety. That would be Krentje. I was trying to find the post in the wish list that talked about it but no luck. I did find a website in another language and I was able to translate beefsteak but a few sentences later cherry came up, and now I'm a bit confused.

I am mostly wanting to know basics... Indet or det? Color? Size? Maybe flavor? Days?

Appreciate the help!

Tristin

[wykvlvr]

I ran a search in the forum and found the post. It is from [mention]clara[/mention] and she said

Krentje - hanging basket or staked, I've tried both. Very small red, a bit elongated cherries, extremely sweet, and what makes this variety so extraordinary, you can let the tomatoes dry on the vine and you'll get kind of tomato raisins. As the dried fruits tend to fall down, you should put a foliage under the plant, so that they don't get dirty in the soil - if your guests/visitors haven't cleared the vine before because of the sweetness of the tomatoes...
https://www.vreeken.nl/291435-bestomaatje-krentje

[Rockoe10]

Curious about LADY'S FINGERS ( Damskye Palchiki)
I did a search and they look like Roma tomatoes. The label with them says "Olpaka on steroids" which leads me to believe it's something more like a 6" long tomato.

Anyone have experience with this one?

[steve ok]

What was the name of OhioGardener's Nifty Fifty tomato? I'm not sure if it was in my pack.

OhioGardener
Nifty Fifty (50 packs):
The variety will be a surprise, but it's an ultra-early dwarf, 14 – 16 in., that produces a massive amount of 2" red tomatoes and actually has a very good flavor. I received it in 1993 in Moscow without its original name and have been stewarding it ever since.

[Pokemato]

I made a post to the tomato talk area earlier today about how I stumbled upon the history of one of the varieties I received and how I connected with the man who named it today. The variety was Aunt Eula's Rockhouse Yellow. After I shared the story, I had a request from another member for the seed and while I am happy to share, I only have the one packet of seed from the swap. I wanted to first thank the member who shared this variety to preserve it and it's unique story and to see if that member is on here, if they might have any additional seed inventory of that variety they'd like to share. The gentleman who named the variety after his Aunt actually has only a few seed himself, as he wanted to share out the tomato and her legacy as widely as possible, so he didn't have any he could pass along. He would love for anyone who grows it, if willing, to share some seed back to him so he can continue his mission with it. I can get his contact info if anyone is interested in doing that. Thank you!

[Tormahto]

I made a post to the tomato talk area earlier today about how I stumbled upon the history of one of the varieties I received and how I connected with the man who named it today. The variety was Aunt Eula's Rockhouse Yellow. After I shared the story, I had a request from another member for the seed and while I am happy to share, I only have the one packet of seed from the swap. I wanted to first thank the member who shared this variety to preserve it and it's unique story and to see if that member is on here, if they might have any additional seed inventory of that variety they'd like to share. The gentleman who named the variety after his Aunt actually has only a few seed himself, as he wanted to share out the tomato and her legacy as widely as possible, so he didn't have any he could pass along. He would love for anyone who grows it, if willing, to share some seed back to him so he can continue his mission with it. I can get his contact info if anyone is interested in doing that. Thank you!

The participant who shared it sent it in as a Nifty Fifty variety. My guess is that they have more seed. I have more seed, as I'm not up to 50 packages sent out.

[Tormahto]

What was the name of OhioGardener's Nifty Fifty tomato? I'm not sure if it was in my pack.

OhioGardener
Nifty Fifty (50 packs):
The variety will be a surprise, but it's an ultra-early dwarf, 14 – 16 in., that produces a massive amount of 2" red tomatoes and actually has a very good flavor. I received it in 1993 in Moscow without its original name and have been stewarding it ever since.

Premus

[Tormahto]

Curious about LADY'S FINGERS ( Damskye Palchiki)
I did a search and they look like Roma tomatoes. The label with them says "Olpaka on steroids" which leads me to believe it's something more like a 6" long tomato.

Anyone have experience with this one?

After sending out your package, I received another 20 packs of Lady Fingers. Your 2 old seeds might not cut it, so I'll send more.

[Pokemato]

I made a post to the tomato talk area earlier today about how I stumbled upon the history of one of the varieties I received and how I connected with the man who named it today. The variety was Aunt Eula's Rockhouse Yellow. After I shared the story, I had a request from another member for the seed and while I am happy to share, I only have the one packet of seed from the swap. I wanted to first thank the member who shared this variety to preserve it and it's unique story and to see if that member is on here, if they might have any additional seed inventory of that variety they'd like to share. The gentleman who named the variety after his Aunt actually has only a few seed himself, as he wanted to share out the tomato and her legacy as widely as possible, so he didn't have any he could pass along. He would love for anyone who grows it, if willing, to share some seed back to him so he can continue his mission with it. I can get his contact info if anyone is interested in doing that. Thank you!

The participant who shared it sent it in as a Nifty Fifty variety. My guess is that they have more seed. I have more seed, as I'm not up to 50 packages sent out.

Great! [mention]bjbebs[/mention] was hoping to get some seed if someone could share a small pack with him. I was happy to share from what I received, but if there is another pack up for grabs, that would be great so that both of us could grow out this variety.

[Tormahto]

I made a post to the tomato talk area earlier today about how I stumbled upon the history of one of the varieties I received and how I connected with the man who named it today. The variety was Aunt Eula's Rockhouse Yellow. After I shared the story, I had a request from another member for the seed and while I am happy to share, I only have the one packet of seed from the swap. I wanted to first thank the member who shared this variety to preserve it and it's unique story and to see if that member is on here, if they might have any additional seed inventory of that variety they'd like to share. The gentleman who named the variety after his Aunt actually has only a few seed himself, as he wanted to share out the tomato and her legacy as widely as possible, so he didn't have any he could pass along. He would love for anyone who grows it, if willing, to share some seed back to him so he can continue his mission with it. I can get his contact info if anyone is interested in doing that. Thank you!

The participant who shared it sent it in as a Nifty Fifty variety. My guess is that they have more seed. I have more seed, as I'm not up to 50 packages sent out.

Great! @bjbebs was hoping to get some seed if someone could share a small pack with him. I was happy to share from what I received, but if there is another pack up for grabs, that would be great so that both of us could grow out this variety.

He's in the swap. I'll send him extra seed so he can pass some back to you.

[Pokemato]

I made a post to the tomato talk area earlier today about how I stumbled upon the history of one of the varieties I received and how I connected with the man who named it today. The variety was Aunt Eula's Rockhouse Yellow. After I shared the story, I had a request from another member for the seed and while I am happy to share, I only have the one packet of seed from the swap. I wanted to first thank the member who shared this variety to preserve it and it's unique story and to see if that member is on here, if they might have any additional seed inventory of that variety they'd like to share. The gentleman who named the variety after his Aunt actually has only a few seed himself, as he wanted to share out the tomato and her legacy as widely as possible, so he didn't have any he could pass along. He would love for anyone who grows it, if willing, to share some seed back to him so he can continue his mission with it. I can get his contact info if anyone is interested in doing that. Thank you!

The participant who shared it sent it in as a Nifty Fifty variety. My guess is that they have more seed. I have more seed, as I'm not up to 50 packages sent out.

Great! @bjbebs was hoping to get some seed if someone could share a small pack with him. I was happy to share from what I received, but if there is another pack up for grabs, that would be great so that both of us could grow out this variety.

He's in the swap. I'll send him extra seed so he can pass some back to you.

THANK YOU for all you do to make this swap work AND all of the extra stuff, like this! You are the BEST!

[Rockoe10]

Curious about LADY'S FINGERS ( Damskye Palchiki)
I did a search and they look like Roma tomatoes. The label with them says "Olpaka on steroids" which leads me to believe it's something more like a 6" long tomato.

Anyone have experience with this one?

After sending out your package, I received another 20 packs of Lady Fingers. Your 2 old seeds might not cut it, so I'll send more.

That's wonderful! To be honest, i was feeling a bit of pressure with having the last two seeds hahaha.

[guruofgardens]

Tormato, Lady's Fingers sounds like an excellent tomato for us. If there are extra, could you please add it to my stash of seeds? Thanks.

[Tormahto]

Tormato, Lady's Fingers sounds like an excellent tomato for us. If there are extra, could you please add it to my stash of seeds? Thanks.

I mailed your package a minute before reading your message. I can see the mailbox from here. If I dive in and retrieve it...

[Amateurinawe]

This evening, the US Postal Service in conjunction with the US federal services have arrested someone trying to intercept the US postal services....The post must get through.....

[Tormahto]

This evening, the US Postal Service in conjunction with the US federal services have arrested someone trying to intercept the US postal services....The post must get through.....

Speaking of US Postal Services, and before I get the cavity search, do you think mail is getting to the UK with much of the world locking you down?
Your package is ready (tomatoes and peppers, anything else?), but I'm waiting to hear if business is normal.

[Gabby1]

I made a post to the tomato talk area earlier today about how I stumbled upon the history of one of the varieties I received and how I connected with the man who named it today. The variety was Aunt Eula's Rockhouse Yellow. After I shared the story, I had a request from another member for the seed and while I am happy to share, I only have the one packet of seed from the swap. I wanted to first thank the member who shared this variety to preserve it and it's unique story and to see if that member is on here, if they might have any additional seed inventory of that variety they'd like to share. The gentleman who named the variety after his Aunt actually has only a few seed himself, as he wanted to share out the tomato and her legacy as widely as possible, so he didn't have any he could pass along. He would love for anyone who grows it, if willing, to share some seed back to him so he can continue his mission with it. I can get his contact info if anyone is interested in doing that. Thank you!

Hello! I answered in “tomato talk”! Thank you!

[Amateurinawe]

lol [mention]Tormato[/mention] I have no idea. Amazon seems to make it through the covid barrier and i do see the post man from time to time posting through the letter box and then running away pretty quickly. So excited that there may be a package for me, i guess add it to the queue - as long as it is from west to east then covid restrictions are not a problem - just don't send it once around the world as that will really confuse things.

oh a couple of dwarfs would be good - not the Gimli kind thou...

[guruofgardens]

Tormato, Lady's Fingers sounds like an excellent tomato for us. If there are extra, could you please add it to my stash of seeds? Thanks.

I mailed your package a minute before reading your message. I can see the mailbox from here. If I dive in and retrieve it...

No dumpster diving!! I'm sure my tomato stash will have wonderful choices for 2021's tomatoes. There's always next year . . . .
Thanks for the wonderful growing opportunities.