Tomatoes

This is another variety I happened upon a Seedy Saturday in Nelson, BC – but I never had an opportunity to grow it until over four years later. What I have discovered is that this particular variety I grow isn’t like the ‘Perestroika’ detailed by …

No, those colours aren’t processed to make them look more vibrant – if anything, the photo doesn’t quite do it justice. This is another variety I picked up on a whim, not knowing anything about it. I acquired these seeds originally in 2009 from a …

This was the big stand-out winner for my garden in 2014, and a new absolute favourite for me. I was lucky enough to happen upon some seeds that Tatiana (of Tatiana’s TomatoBASE) was selling, and bought them more or less on a whim. I’m not …

Tomato ‘German Cascade’ Here’s my thought process when I see tomato seeds for sale. 1. “Oooh, what’s that?” 2. “Well I’ve never heard of this…” 3. “I guess I better buy it.” So as one could imagine, I have quite a variety of tomato seed …

Tomato ‘Tsygan’ aka ‘Zigan’ aka ‘Gypsy’ The seeds for this tomato were sent to me by Dan & Val, two lovely folks who live a few hours away from me and have one of the most wonderful gardens I’ve ever had the pleasure of visiting. …

Tomato ‘Dr. Wyche’s Yellow’ Earlier in the year, when I was first doing my grand list of tomatoes to grow (which eventually grew to some 33 different varieties with varying success over the course of the summer), this one popped out at me. Generally, I …