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Botany

(77,863 posts)
Mon May 4, 2026, 11:55 PM May 4

Tomato List 2026

Cherokee Purple
Sun Sugar ….. I guess this is the replacement for Sun Gold
Brandywine ….potato leaves
Mortgage Lifter
German Johnson
room for one more it is between Green Zebra and Black Krim

Other plants peppers; Serrano, California Wonder (green pepper), and red cayenne Joe’s Long
great for drying and using fall, winter, and spring. Seed Savers exchange.

Basil: Thai Cinnamon and San Genovese.

Sugar snap peas. 2 crops now and in the fall

Cilantro

Swiss Chard. Rhubarb… seed savers exchange.

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Tomato List 2026 (Original Post) Botany May 4 OP
i had a little salad for lunch. beautiful creole tomato just picked rampartd May 5 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m May 5 #2
Experimenting Keepthesoulalive May 5 #3
Jet Star is a great tomato Botany May 5 #4
Last year we were in the 90's for close to month Keepthesoulalive May 5 #5

rampartd

(5,045 posts)
1. i had a little salad for lunch. beautiful creole tomato just picked
Tue May 5, 2026, 12:19 AM
May 5

i've got the creoles, "early girls," and 3 "better bush" in containers.

not very exotic but the hornworms seem to like them.

do you grow egg plants?

Response to Botany (Original post)

Keepthesoulalive

(2,414 posts)
3. Experimenting
Tue May 5, 2026, 06:09 PM
May 5

Berkeley tie dye
Rutgers
Jet star
Sungold
Terracotta

Different cucumbers and melons, sweet peppers and sweet potatoes.
More tomatoes but that’s what I remember without looking at tags.
Good luck with your harvest.

Botany

(77,863 posts)
4. Jet Star is a great tomato
Tue May 5, 2026, 10:04 PM
May 5

Developed by Ohio State in the 60s or the 70s for the Midwest. Much better than the
big boy, better boy, or early girl varieties.

Keepthesoulalive

(2,414 posts)
5. Last year we were in the 90's for close to month
Tue May 5, 2026, 11:04 PM
May 5

The jet star and Rutgers survived it and grew until early November. The fruit is so bad in stores I had to put the tomatoes I know produce with the others I would like to try. Good harvesting.

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