Vegetables Gardening - Growing Organic Vegetables

Bernard, you ask good questions... I like that... :)

I could speak for an hour on this.. (a lot of words) but in summary..
my own definition of hoarding is when there is a shortage of something, and one
individual has the resources to remove what has limited availability from
circulation. I would say that is a hoarding individual in that case. In times as
they are, by laying aside goods that you will need for the care of yourself and
your loved ones, you are being both frugal and thrifty, and personally
responsible and accountable. There is not enough of that in this world of
"cradle to grave" socialism and reliance on nanny state to provide for our care.
It's my personal philosophy that it is everyone's duty and responsiblity to feed
themselves... and that doesnt mean entirely buying commercially produced things
they try to call "food" but literally growing some of your own. It is our duty
to teach the next generation the value of food, including how to grow it.

( required plant chatter below ...LOL)
With the climate that it was this summer, we grew around 16 varieties of
heritage tomatoes. Below is a list of the varieties we had available at the
local ( 2 hrs drive) organic nursery...
We had no heat, not much of it ripened.. so we are making green tomato relish
for most of it..

Out of all of these, best producers were Bonny Best, John Baer, Old Brook,
Purple Russian. Harbinger didnt produce a single tomato, the Polish was a
washout from anthracnose ( too much rain pooling on the tomato fruit, it might
be a good plant, but I'll stick to what worked in the bad climate we had.....
the chadwicks cherry was a terrific morning breakfast feast from the planters on
the deck.., and I've saved seeds from all of the varieties that did manage to
ripen, and hope to be able to try again next year.

Next year, I'll follow MGM.. to the letter.. we did an MGM garden last year and
got great results ( more heat, less rain helped a lot..) this year we did
conventional in ground )because of lack of available time and the rains were so
bad)..., without leveling and berming the beds, and the crop is reasonable, but
MGM wins my commitment for life.

This year we planted the garden in between the downpours of rain.. sometimes
getting over 3 inches of rain in a single day. my corn was under water for 3
weeks, but still came up, and we hope to be harvesting the ears of corn tomorrow
and see what we got.. not expecting much..but hoping..we had to hard frosts the
past 2 nights..

I sent my MGM gardening method to my daughter,, I hope she follows up with a
garden.. I'll be needing some new books this winter while we plan next years
garden...

Thanks for your work, Jim... It's wonderful to have such a great mentor and
teacher to help out this couple of pilgrims..

Cheers.. Tim and Susan
SK Canada

Baxter's Bush

Early. Tasty and firm 1" cherry.
Vigorous and prolific. Determinate plants. No staking needed.

Beefsteak

Mid season. A large red juicy, rich flavoured tomato. Reliably
high yields.

Big Rainbow

Mid-season. Large,delicious, and sweet. Pretty yellow tomato with neon red
streaking.

Black Cherry

Early to mid season. Cherry tomato with black skin and deep red flesh. Sweet
and smoky

Black from Tula

Mid season. Medium sized flat reddish black tomato with a delicious , sweet
spicy flavour. Good yields on large plants.



Black Krim

Late. Dark,meaty tomato. Grows large fruit even under dry conditions. Smoky,
salty flavour. Very productive.

Bonny Best

Mid season. Great flavour. Produces a heavy yield of medium sized fruits.

Chadwick's Cherry

Early.1" round red cherry tomatoes borne in clusters of 6.Large prolific
plants require staking

Cherokee Purple

Late. Unique dusky rose colour
with a sweet, rich smoky flavour. A heavy producer of large fruit. Withstands
dry conditions well.

Gardener's Delight

Mid season. A large red cherry with sweet tangy flavour. Heavy yields on a
large plant.

Harbinger

Early. Terrific flavour. A reliable producer of medium sized tomatoes. Cool
hardy.

Isis Candy Cherry

Mid to late season. 1"yellow cherry with red/pink marbling. Exceptionally
sweet and fairly productive.

John Baer

Mid season. Bright red, smooth meaty fruits with very good flavour. Great for
salads or canning.

Latah

Early. Tasty, small, highly productive tomato ideal for a short growing
season. Semi- determinate.

Manitoba

Mid season. A fairly compact plant with 3' vines. Ripens most of its fruit at
once. Good crops of medium round red fruits. Developed for prairie conditions.

Money Maker

Mid season. An old English heirloom. Produces flavourful,intensely red globes.

Mountain Gold

Mid season. Beautiful 4" round orange fruits with a mild sweet flavour.
Resists cracking. Above average yields.

Nepal

Late. A long vined plant that bears beautiful medium sized fruit with a unique
flavour. From the Himalayas.

Nyagus

Late. A medium sized cluster tomato with a deep red/black colour. Meaty and
flavourful with a somewhat longer shelf life than most tomatoes.Early

Old Brook

Early. One of the earliest full sized tomatoes. Large 1# fruit is delicious
and juicy. Resistant to blossom end rot. Long vines.

Oxheart

Mid season. Large solid pink, heart-shaped fruit weighing up to 2# with few
seeds and sweet flavour. 3' vines.

Polish

Mid season. Compact 3' plant is loaded with large pinkish fruit. Very
productive.

Pruden's Purple

Mid season. Medium to large dark reddish purple fruits. Juicy and flavourful.
Excellent producer.

Purple Russian

Mid season. From the Ukraine, this purplish egg-shaped tomato is great for
fresh eating and preserving. Unbelievably sweet tasting. Very productive. A
personal favourite.

Red Brandywine

Late. A famous Amish heirloom with large beefsteak type fruits up to 1#. The
winner of many taste tests with bright tangy flavour. Not a heavy producer.

Roma

Mid season. A quality paste variety with thick flesh and few seeds in a 2-3"
plum shape. Great for sauces, and drying. Prolific producer.

San Marzano

Mid season. The original Italian paste tomato. A heavy producer of meaty
fruits ideal for canning, saucing, or drying.

Striped German

Mid season. Gorgeous bicoloured 1-2# fruits with superb flavour. Marbled red,
yellow and orange.

Sweet 100

Early. Small, round sweet cherry tomatoes produced in clusters. Prolific.

Taxi

Early. Smooth, round, yellow fruits on highly productive plants. Medium to
large sized. A mild, low- acid tomato.

Yellow Pear

Late. Very old variety. Low in acid, and easy to grow. Fruits are
pear-shaped,sweet, small and juicy. Productive, long 6' vines.

Black Pear

Mid season. Dense, dark brown ,large, pear shaped fruit. Very productive and
flavourful.

Cheers.. Tim
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