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Hello from Vancouver Island

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 7:58 pm
by Blackbear
I have decided to show up here as well as Tville ,
I sure recognize familiar personalities...of the Tomato Clan.
I am only growing 40 op varieties this year as an act of extreme restraint .
I hope to continue to gleen all the Tomato wisdom and tips here ...lol :lol:

Re: Hello from Vancouver Island

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 8:05 pm
by pondgardener
Welcome to the Junction! Love your avatar!

Re: Hello from Vancouver Island

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 8:32 pm
by mikestuff49
Welcome Blackbear!

Re: Hello from Vancouver Island

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 8:42 pm
by MissS
Welcome Blackbear. It's great to see you here and I love your new outfit!

Re: Hello from Vancouver Island

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 9:37 pm
by eyegrotom
Welcome to the Junction

Re: Hello from Vancouver Island

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 10:02 pm
by Blackbear
yup ...same Name

new outfit ...lol :lol:

moderated number of varieties to grow in a year :roll:

but the same style goofy comments and questions ….

thanks to everyone in advance for all your ideas and advise etc.

Re: Hello from Vancouver Island

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 11:55 pm
by AZGardener
Welcome to the Junction!

Re: Hello from Vancouver Island

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 12:12 am
by Whwoz
Welcome to the Junction from Down Under Blackbear

Re: Hello from Vancouver Island

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 3:58 am
by tomike
Welcome, I'm also from Canada (near Ottawa)….

Re: Hello from Vancouver Island

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 5:16 am
by PlainJane
Welcome from N. Florida!

Re: Hello from Vancouver Island

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 6:53 am
by bower
Ahoy Bear! :) Good to see you here. I look forward to hearing all about that ahem paltry 2020 collection of varieties... no chance of squeezing a few extras in? :lol: :twisted:

Re: Hello from Vancouver Island

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 9:53 am
by Blackbear
Bower wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2020 6:53 am Ahoy Bear! :) Good to see you here. I look forward to hearing all about that ahem paltry 2020 collection of varieties... no chance of squeezing a few extras in? :lol: :twisted:
ah ha you are soooo funny Bower …. :lol:
sad to say I have to hold the line this year ….and see how it goes …
but I can always use a tip of successful varieties in a maritime climate ….
your tips and recommendations from east coast have been of excellent results
here on the west coast :)

Re: Hello from Vancouver Island

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 9:58 am
by Blackbear
all you of the Tomato clan have a great day ….

my seedlings have seen to be doing ok ...beyond the 3 leaf stage just in time for daylight savings day .

Re: Hello from Vancouver Island

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 10:46 am
by Dee
Hello from northern BC, Blackbear. (Snowing and -20 C here today.)

Nice to meet you!

Re: Hello from Vancouver Island

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 7:47 pm
by Sue_CT
Welcome!

Re: Hello from Vancouver Island

Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2020 2:45 am
by Blackbear
Here are my 40 OP varieties of Tomatoes Grow out for 2020. :geek:
(All seeds are from my private stock from previous grow out years ) :roll:

Black Bear
Black Cherry
Boronia
Brandy Fred
Budai Torpe
Buck Bee (from Tatiana's)
Bundaberg Rumball
Cavelero Chinese
Chernamor
Chibikko
Coastal Pride Orange
Danko
Dwarf Adelaide Festival
Dwarf Arctic Rose
E.M. Champion
Fargo
Fuzzy Wuzzy
Glacier
Grushuvka
Kimberley
Latah
Matina
Puck
Rejina Red
Rejina Yellow
Rose Quartz (Multiflora)
Rosella Purple
Sarandipity
Sarev Stoikiy
Silvery Fir
Sophie’s Choice
Stick
Unikainyi
Velmozha
Yaponskyi Karlik (Japanese Dwarf)
Yellow Pygmy
Yukon Quest
Zinulya
Zluta Kytice
Zolotoe Serdtse

Re: Hello from Vancouver Island

Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2020 12:16 pm
by Nan6b
BlackBear, welcome! From your list I'm growing Rose Quartz Multiflora & Sophie's Choice. I remember you extolling the virtues of EM Champion, and we had a thread here where other people said similar things. I'm going to have to grow it sometime, based on all the glowing reports.

Re: Hello from Vancouver Island

Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2020 1:56 pm
by Blackbear
Nan6b wrote: Sat Mar 07, 2020 12:16 pm BlackBear, welcome! From your list I'm growing Rose Quartz Multiflora & Sophie's Choice. I remember you extolling the virtues of EM Champion, and we had a thread here where other people said similar things. I'm going to have to grow it sometime, based on all the glowing reports.
Yup...I guess if one had the above 3 OP varieties and a few hybrids like Juliet and Big Beef and Sungold

There would be no shortage of Tomatoes …. :)

Maybe a perennial shortage of processing time and storage space after the Overproduction begins again ! :lol:

Re: Hello from Vancouver Island

Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2020 2:24 pm
by Nan6b
Oh, I'm growing a lot more varieties, so there's the perennial lack of space under grow lights, and space in the garden, as well as the abovementioned!

Re: Hello from Vancouver Island

Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2020 11:48 pm
by hdrider
Welcome to the Junction, I can only dream about 40 different varieties at the same time.