So, germination, right/wrong leaf form, you know, all the regular feedback stuff on these varieties. LOL

it might be helpful to indicate the age of the seeds since some were very recent and fresh and others rather old. I wrote the year on each pack I sent down. Such info may well help folks, and me, better understand the germination results.

Thanks so much.

Carolyn

The following is my TOMATO MASTER. Everything but those at the foot of the copy are at the second transplant stage. I am heading away for a week soon. So I plan on a second sowing with those varieties listed under the heading below that reads: Second Sowing.

At the end I have compiled a list of what you and Craig have sent me this year. If there is anything in particular that you would like me to grow please indicate that and I will add it to the second sowing.

Quite a few of my seedlings are earlies or destined for pots and they will be replaced with those from a second sowing. I also have to make two new beds on the lawn. Will head to hardware for timber edging soon.

Herewith the MASTER LIST!
Cheers, :)Grub~

TOMATO 2005 MASTER LIST

NOTE: The following did not germinate and therefore need to be scrapped from the list – 3, 7, 16, 48 :(

1.Akers West Virginia (late and delish, Mantis ex TGS)
2.Arkansas Traveller (heat resistant, Rosco)
3.Brandywine OTV (TGS)
4.Brazilian Beauty (Korn)
5 Box Car Willie (Rosco)
6.*Faux Box Car Willie Faux (not, but nice, from last year)
7. Burracker's Favourite (Add this bicolour: check supplies from Korney)
8.*Cherokee Purple (Rosco)
9.Crnkovis Yugoslavian (HT)
10.*Dr Neal
11.Earl's Faux 2003
12.*Faux Cuostralee
13. Marianna's Peace (Real Deal ex Rosco)
14.Livingtson's Favourite (Rosco)
15.Kellogg's Breakfast x Akers West Virginia
16.Kornesevvsije
17.Lithuanian
18.Lucky Cross Pink F4 - Craig
19.Mortage Lifter Ester's Strain
20.Mule Team
21.Olena Ukrainian (Disease resistant)
22.Picardy
23.Red Brandywine
24.Russian Red
25.*Soldacki

Earlies & Determinates
26.Jaune Negib (early)
27.*Jaune Flammee
28.Kimberly (early)
29.New Big Dwarf
30.Mountain Princess (early)
31.Sophie's Choice (early)
32.Stick
33.Totem

Hearts (some are not hearts and I will need to move them but you kinda get the idea)
34.Polish (Earl)
35.Ernesto
36.Rinaldo
37.German Red Strawberry
38.Prue
39.Wes

Other Colours
40.Golden Monarch
41.Golden Queen
42.*Grub's Green
43.Hughs

Cherries/Currants
44.Broad Ripple Yellow Currant
45.Sungold
46.Matts Wild
47.Quartz Multiflora
48.Sara's Galapagos

Pots
X 10 from above tba

SECOND SOWING
1A. Velvet Red (Dr C)
2A. Neves Azorean Red (Dr C)
3A. Box Car Willie (Dr C)
4A. Grandfather Ashlock (Craig)
5A. Green Giant (Craig)
6A. Ashleigh (Dr C)
7A. Yasha Yugo (Dr C)
8A. Reisentraube (Dr C poss cross)
9A. Black Cherry (Spatz)
10A. Anna Russian (Spatz)
11A. College Cropwell (Ray South)
12A. Australian Giant Oxheart (Ray South)
13A. Grub Mystery PL (ex Denise)
14A. Lucky Cross Pink F6 Black Fruit PL (Craig in Oz)
15A, Hughs/Basinga? Green! (Craig in Oz)

NEW SEEDS FROM AMERICA

Thankyou Carolyn Male for:
Yasha Yugoslavian 97
Mary Italian 97
Indian Stripe 03
Kelleher’s Oxheart 04 (poss, X)
Ashleigh
Riesentraube (poss. X)
Victorian Dwarf 95
Cuor de Bue (95)
Noire de Coseboeuf (95)
Orange Oxheart (95)
Yellow Belgium (95)
Dr Lyle (96)
Khirhiv (96)
Basinga (97)

Thankyou Craig Le Houllier for:
Pearl’s Yellow Pink (05-46)
Grandfather Ashlock (05-53)
Green Giant (05-13)

(Ends for now)

Golden Ponderosa 10 up from all the seeds
Mary Italian 4
Victorian Dwarf 5
Croatia 1

I haven't done nearly so well with germination this year as in the previous 2 years for the older seeds - my desk lamp heat source is kaput!!! So I soaked the old seeds overnight as usual, but this year I sowed them straight into seedling mix rather than doing my "pre-germination" method in moist cotton Dove squares and keeping them warm 24/7.

No germination after waiting 2 weeks, so I started a few more seeds of each, soaked overnight, then placed them between moist cotton in ziplocs, and sat them on top of the computer monitor. That kept them warm throughout the day, but they cooled off overnight when the computer was off. But thankfully I did get a few to germinate. Some are still likely to germinate hopefully, but I'll give you a more detailed account in the morning of what's up so far. A few of the first sowing did eventually pop up too.

I must get that lamp fixed for next year!

PP

Carolyn, I checked out the young seedlings this morning, and here's the germination results:

Yellow Beauty '95 - 4/8
Golden Ponderosa '95 - 5/8
Golden Glory '95 - 4/8, one of which is damaged
Ideal '95 - 2/8
Noire de C. '95 - 3/8
High Crimson '95 - 3/8
Orange Oxheart '95 - 2/8
Cuor de Bue '95 - 2/8, one of which is damaged
Yellow Belgium '95 - 1/8 maybe, alive but not fully emerged
Victorian Dwarf '95 - 2/8
Peace '95 - 0/8
Mariette '95 - 0/8
Grosse Violette '95 - 0/8

Noire de C. and Ideal only succeeded when pregerminated in moist cotton.

It's certainly a far cry from the more-often-than-not 100% germination I've had previously! In fact, these results compared with the past 2 years suggest to me that the older seeds respond best in an environment of even humidity and warmth 24 hours a day until they sprout and emerge into the light. I'll have to plan better for next year when I try your 1996/97 seeds!

Patrina, who just realised she forgot to sow some F2s of the Mortgage Lifter Pesta Strain Heart from last year... more late tomatoes this season, do'h!

Interestingly, I have several blind seedlings and one "alien", meaning that it has a single antennae type growing tip with a circular leaf on the end - it's one of the Ideals. The blinds with cotyledons only are 3 Golden Ponderosa, 2 Yellow Beauty, 1 Golden Glory and 1 Orange Oxheart.

All seedlings are RL.

PP

I meant, all remaining seedlings are RL! Silly me... The ones with no leaves have NO leaves, for cryin' out loud! LOL

PP

Jen

All seeds were soaked in jars of warm water for nearly 15 hrs before being placed into clip lock bags with a little warm water and then puffed up with air (I breath into them and when inflated I clip them shut...each morning I fill the cliplock bag with fresh warm water and immediately drain it off and refill with air...these bags are kept on a screen above the fireplace (the air temp is about 22C during the day ) and can get quite cool at night (we did have a mild frost one night but the kitchen is slightly warm still
So all in all it is not real good conditions but the best I can provide

As soon as some seeds start to sprout I plant all the seeds of that variety into punnets of soil (mix) and place these punnets inside polystyrene corn boxes on the rack above the fire

When the majority of seedlings have opened their cotyledon leaves I bring them into the light (in the polybox in front of the window) and place glass over the box in order to strengthen them...as the day dims I place them back near the fire again

I have successfully germinated about half of the seeds at present and only a few remain unplanted in their punnets

The following are all of those relating to Patrina for bulking...

Chalks Early Jewel...Sandhill...dated(Rec)08/03....9 so far

Northern delight.....Sandhill... " " ....12 "

Cuostralee...........Sandhill... " " ....7 "

Burpees Quarter Century..Sandhill " " ....10 "

Moldovan Green.......Sandhill... " " ....10 "

Dakota Gold..........Sandhill... " " ....8 "

Nebrasca Wedding.....Sandhill... " " ....8 "

Lutescent............Sandhill... " " ....4 "

Purple Calabash......Sandhill... " " ....5 "

Giant Fiolet.........Sandhill... " " ....4 "

June Pink............Sandhill... " " ....7 "

Earle of Edgecombe...Sandhill... " " ....15 "

Mary Italian.........Carolyn Male '97 ....1 "

Green Giant..........Craig L H.. Labelled 05-13....1 of two seeds sent...I have to confess to having lost the other seed (probably)down the sink.

The following have not as yet successfully germinated...

Early Pink Cherry..........Sandhill none as yet

Pale Perfect Purple........Sandhill "

Livingston's Golden Ball...Sandhill "

Pearly Pink Cherry.........Sandhill "

Golden Ponderosa '95.......Carolyn Male "

Yellow Belgium '95.........Carolyn Male "

Golden Glory '95..........Carolyn Male "

High Crimson '95..........Carolyn Male "

White Oxheart 05-7.........Craig L H. "

cheers
Peter

The cotyledons tend to grow a bit thicker than regular ones. Sometimes if you wait long enough, a growing tip eventually emerges. I had one last year that started growing leaves several weeks later.

Actually, it's all a bit difficult to see now that I've reduced the pic size.

PP