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Some beautiful tomato plants have been put up for adoption at Geordie's Home Grown General store in Halifax. These plants have been donated by Ruth Lapp's farm in Hant's county. The germination rate was good this year so after hundreds of little ones were transplanted into the field there are some leftover. There are some interesting varieties to choose from, some of them are from the Terra Edibles people. Their catalogue features heritage, heirloom, and open pollinated seeds. (this means you can save the seed.) So here are some descriptions to tempt you: YELLOW CURRANT Fruit is small, about 2 cm in diameter and very intense in flavour. Ripens mid-season. Plants reach 3 - 6 feet in height and have delicate leaves. (Terra Edibles) YELLOW PEAR an old heritage variety, known since the early 1800s. Very low in acid and easy to grow. Small pear shaped fruit. Long rambling 6 foot vines. Lots of tomatoes. Tends to ripen a bit later. PURPLE PRINCE Heritage variety from Siberia where it is a market favourite. Sets fruit in cold weather. Tennis ball sized fruit turns deep red brown when ripe. Stake well. PRINCIPE Open pollinated, mid season. A compact bushy plant spreading 3 feet. Bears a large crop of small 1 oz red fruit. Used for dried tomatoes in Italy, also good in salads. (terra edibles) PERON SPRAYLESS Late, open pollinated. From Argentina. Large 13 oz red fruit with tart flavour and no cracks or green shoulders. A reliable producer in the cooler weather of fall. (Terra edibles) RIESENTRAUBE Mid season. German heirloom, its name means "giant bunch of grapes" Bears 1 oz pear shaped fruits in large clusters of 20 - 30. Hundreds per plant. RITA'S ROMAS These are from a friend on the west coast. Her original seeds are from Italy. Good for canning. ** If you come across any unlabelled plants they will likely be Rita's. RED ROGUE ROMAS An experiment from last season. Volunteer plants from an old manure pile. The fruit were like small bright red romas. Very good keepers and they tasted great. Hopefully the offspring will be somewhat like the parent plant. There are also beefsteak, early cascade and scotias which many people are familiar with. -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- The preceding message was posted on Sustainable Maritimes (sust-mar) -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- A word from our lawyers ... Don't forget ... COPYRIGHT material, such as newspaper/magazine articles cannot be posted on sust-mar without the owner's permission. It's against the law. CROSS-POSTINGS (messages from other lists) are also discouraged. In either case, why not tell us something about the issue in your own words? Or ... send a clipping along with the URL where the original can be found, or directions how to join the list it came from? Takes a few more minutes, but makes for a more interesting sust-mar ... :)
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