As I have noticed, many gardening people here don´t care what variety of plants they have. One my workmate told she has hers own garden and she grows tomatoes there. So I asked what varieties she has. She answered: "Erm... just tomatoes."
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As I have noticed, many gardening people here don´t care what variety of plants they have. One my workmate told she has hers own garden and she grows tomatoes there. So I asked what varieties she has. She answered: "Erm... just tomatoes."
This no offense, is when people don't understand gardening i guess. When somebody would ask me what variety, i assume they know one or two things about tomatoes to begin with. Which means they maybe are interested to try a certain variety tomatoes because of the distinct taste or so. I haven't been a gardener for even 1 years, but these things are just logical to think about.
My guess is you yourself sister herb haven't tried all the tomato varieties out there. However you at least have 1 variety that you keep sowing each year..which is i guess the money maker. However if you would experiment with other tomato varieties besides the money maker and come to experience a variety that is that a bit more larger, more tastier, more harvest and can withstand diseases better. There is a big chance you would replace the money maker with that one.
Maybe i am wrong to assume such a thing as i am planning to do that. As i already said in one of my previous comments that i am not planning to sow the little cucumber anymore. Too much for to little. In the end i would be having.
Also about knowing your pepper variety i was maybe planning to buy also those seeds and have that pepper variety also grafted on the bell pepper tree. With less space but a tree that gives you 4 types of peppers.. (little space x (2trees grafted with 4 pepper varieties) = (more satisfaction+more experience)
Yep, I like money maker but I have few others too. I have gardened already about 30 years but actually, this is just only the 4th year I grow tomatoes and I know there are hundreds of different varieties. Every year I try to find something new to my garden. It may be a tomato or herb or something else.
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We have suffered too much for too long. We will not accept apartheid masked as peace. We will settle for no less than our freedom.
Yep, I like money maker but I have few others too. I have gardened already about 30 years but actually, this is just only the 4th year I grow tomatoes and I know there are hundreds of different varieties. Every year I try to find something new to my garden. It may be a tomato or herb or something else.
Today i give myself the permission to say that you are WEIRD.
HOW ON EARTH HAVE have you been able to grow all kind of things..but not tomatoes. I'm sorry but you have put yourself in the category of weird and totally crazy. A garden without tomatoes is not a garden..it is just some ground with weeds
I already have some varieties, but i don't think those varieties can tolerate cold. This year was not that much harvest, but next year in'sha'Allah if i have decided how much soil/space the roots need, then the year next to that, i am planning to also experiment with varieties that can tolerate less heat.
I would need varieties which are resistant against grey mold. It´s common disease here specially during the summers like this one (cold and rainy). I have already learnt that 100s&1000s tomato is quite good with that but it´s fruits are so tiny.
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We have suffered too much for too long. We will not accept apartheid masked as peace. We will settle for no less than our freedom.
I would need varieties which are resistant against grey mold. It´s common disease here specially during the summers like this one (cold and rainy). I have already learnt that 100s&1000s tomato is quite good with that but it´s fruits are so tiny.
Aren't the F1 hybrid varieties against all kind of diseases? As far as i have heard is the F1 hybrid varieties especially made against diseases etc.
Have you planted them for the sake of beauty or to get sunflower seeds (snacks..).
BTW, how was this season to your garden? warm? wet? cold? Because where i live we had acceptable temperatures but not a lot of sun, especially in august. It was very cloudy. Almost whole September A LOT of rain. I am glad about this season being not too good for the plants as i have learned a lot from it, so next season in'sha'Allah, i will start them way sooner. This way they can develop better and when early summer starts already starts producing. If next august/september will be the same as this years, then at least have more harvest. If those months are better than i will only benefit from even more harvest in'sha'Allah.
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