tomatoes for the future

This post on Blogging New Orleans has inspired me to try growing Creole next year. On the north shore of lake pontachartrain, you'll often see roadside vegetable stands. The fruit is "branded" on the signage-- Ponchatoula Strawberries, for example-- and Creole Tomatoes. I wonder how well that creole tomato will do in Kentucky?

I'd like to try Hillbilly. I'd like to grow Stupice and Anna Russian again. I think I'll be growing some tomatoes at my place, so I know I'll be growing hybrids this late in the game, so maybe among the better boys, i'll also try a streaked hybrid called Mr. Stripey.

Of course, there's my three old favorites of Brandywine (Sudduth's strain), Amish Paste, and Riesenstraube.

I've learned over the years that our garden is suceptible to fungal Wilts. VFN Hybrids make sense for us. I remember that Beam's Yellow Pear and Pricipia Borghese both got killed early by the wilt-- while fruiting.

I'm glad we didn't move the tomato and pepper seedlings outside as planned this week. It would have been a waste-- the cool temperatures of 50s and 60s would have stunted the growth. Keeping them inside in the warmer temps under the grow lights will help.