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| Now I realise this is opening a can of worms, but does anyone know which tomatoes are more suited to cold climates. ?. I've heard it's the black ones and the white ones. Does anyone know for sure.?. what do you grow in Tassie, Derby?. |
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| Hi Adamus We grow the same tomatoes that you do...Some do better than others...I personally like the black and purple toms for the flavour. helen |
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| Hi Adam Here is a list of some of the ones I grew this year... Amish Paste and a couple more I did not do so well at...for a variety of reasons (no pun) Bush Varieties (particularly early types) seem to do very well and so do some of the very large plants that have thick foliage...these tend to sometimes survive the light to medium frosts and they have enough leaves to recover Your situation depends on how well you do here in Tasmania...some areas do not vary much from some mainland places except for day length but others are very poor...I do not know of one tomato growing lover from Strahan (for instance)where they get 200 days of rain per year As for the colour ...I doubt it is a factor There was a guy who crossed many of the Siberian sourced (no pun) tomatoes (which were early and cold tolerant) with yellow vars. (sweet vars) in order to increase the flavour of the Siberian vars...one of these is Oregan Spring and any tomato with Oregan in the name is supposed to one of these |
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| Adam, you'll be right with most tomatoes. Just avoid late-season ones, unless you've got a greenhouse where you can get them started early. The late-season ones I grew last year (all courtesy Patrina) would have done better if they had been much bigger when I planted them. I took cuttings of those and they are now in my greenhouse. They are doing fine so far, but the winter has just started. So let's see what they look like in spring. Don't be tempted to plant them out too early. If the soil and/or weather is still pretty cold, it sets them back several weeks. Don't be tempted to start them too early either. I did that last year, and I didn't gain anything. I think it rather set them back a bit. Have fun! (Good to see you back online. Do send our love to Ray, too.) |
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| Thanx guys and gals for all the input. I was sorely tempted to move to Tassie last year, Derb, to a little town called Derby, up on the North coast, on top of the mountain. 'Praps you've heard of it?. There was a church or two for sale in town for next to nothing. It just happened I met the wrong people and had my heart broken, so decided against it. Also wanted to move to Binalong bay, or there abouts. Anyway, thanx for all the advice. I will start the tommies at the right time, not too early, Haste makes Waste, as my Mum used to say. We get frosts in Armidale sometimes even into october. Most of the locals plant their tommies on Cup day or the weekend closest. Ray's all set to force them to grow early, so it will be an interesting comparison. We have an open block so get all the sun that's available. Can't wait to get started, I've really missed the winter growing. I'll have to wait 'til next year for my root vegies.* curse curse, mutter* |
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| Hi Adam Of course you know that that is my town...you must tell me all about your visit and why you did not drop in to see me...in a town of only 150 souls how could not know them all...as for the churches for sale...oh what a tale I could tell you...who and what do you mean by..."met the wrong people and had my heart broken"...oh my god I am dying to know that story cheers Peter |
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| Bourke's Backyard did very well through the cooler than usual summer we had last. If I recall correctly you liked them at our taste-fest in Rutherglen. I can send some seeds if you like. |
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