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  • Sungold 6 plants, moneymaker 2 plants and san marinzo 4 plants.
    Most will stay 8n greenhouse. If run out of room will move outdoors

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    • Originally posted by Ms-T View Post
      i really liked Orange Banana, and will be growing them again this year.
      I am also a fan of these although somewhat prone to BER in my experience.
      Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made
      By singing-'Oh how beautiful!" and sitting in the shade,
      While better men than we go out and start their working lives
      At grubbing weeds from gravel paths with broken dinner-knives. ~ Rudyard Kipling

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      • This year I'm growing:

        Kumato
        Orange banana
        Green neck
        Dark Southern Nights
        Amish Paste
        Aranyalma
        Sungold
        Cherry falls
        Chocolate stripes
        Noire de Crimée
        Black cherry

        Will probably end up with another one or two when I've swapped a couple of spares.
        Last edited by mrbadexample; 12-04-2018, 10:23 PM.
        Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made
        By singing-'Oh how beautiful!" and sitting in the shade,
        While better men than we go out and start their working lives
        At grubbing weeds from gravel paths with broken dinner-knives. ~ Rudyard Kipling

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        • oooo, Dark Southern nights, love that name. you need to join the seed swap mr BE

          google only giving me "southern nights"
          Last edited by jackarmy; 13-04-2018, 08:42 AM.

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          • Originally posted by jackarmy View Post
            oooo, Dark Southern nights, love that name. you need to join the seed swap mr BE

            google only giving me "southern nights"
            Must admit dark southern nights caught my eye as well. But have avoided the urge to google

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            • Originally posted by jackarmy View Post
              oooo, Dark Southern nights, love that name. you need to join the seed swap mr BE

              google only giving me "southern nights"
              I have swapped seeds here before (although I'm usually a bit bone-idle about actually saving them) but also disappear for quite long periods.

              This is the DSN packet. Only had 15 seeds to start with, to be sown before 2012. Sowed the last two and one germinated, so might be another of this year's Lazarus plants.

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              I don't see it currently listed at Pennard Plants though. From what I remember, I wasn't overstruck which might be why I haven't used them repeatedly. I'm bone-idle about making notes too though, so I'm looking forward to testing them again this year.
              Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made
              By singing-'Oh how beautiful!" and sitting in the shade,
              While better men than we go out and start their working lives
              At grubbing weeds from gravel paths with broken dinner-knives. ~ Rudyard Kipling

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              • More varieties germinated. List so far:

                Black Icicle
                Buffalo Horn
                Jubilee
                Oranze
                Red Cherry
                Roma
                Spanish Big Globe
                Sun Baby
                Survivor Red Cherry
                Yellow Furry Boar

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                • Originally posted by mrbadexample View Post
                  I am also a fan of these although somewhat prone to BER in my experience.
                  When I grew orange banana in a pot they suffered BER,people on here said they don’t suffer from it in the ground,so last year I planted them in the ground & none of them had BER! Thanks for tip Scarlet & VC I think
                  Location : Essex

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                  • Originally posted by Jungle Jane View Post
                    When I grew orange banana in a pot they suffered BER,people on here said they don’t suffer from it in the ground,so last year I planted them in the ground & none of them had BER! Thanks for tip Scarlet & VC I think
                    Hmmm...I've never grown a tomato in the actual ground before. Might be worth a go if I can find a spot to put it.
                    Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made
                    By singing-'Oh how beautiful!" and sitting in the shade,
                    While better men than we go out and start their working lives
                    At grubbing weeds from gravel paths with broken dinner-knives. ~ Rudyard Kipling

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                    • Update: list now up to 29 varieties.

                      Azoychka
                      Black & Brown Boar
                      Black Icicle
                      Black Prince

                      Buffalo Horn
                      Cascade Lava
                      Cherry Roma
                      Chocolate Cherry
                      Dixiewine
                      Gardener's Delight

                      Golden Sunrise
                      Jubilee
                      KBX

                      Mini San Marzano F2
                      Orange Banana
                      Oranze

                      Paul Robeson
                      Peacevine Cherry
                      Red Cherry
                      Rio Grande
                      Roma
                      Rosella
                      San Marzano
                      Spanish Big Globe

                      Sun Baby
                      Sunset's Red Horizon
                      Survivor Red Cherry

                      Tumbling Tom Yellow
                      Yellow Furry Boar


                      Plus no germination from some old seeds:
                      Alicante
                      Burbank Bush


                      But I've got enough plants now, plus a few spares that will find new homes locally.
                      Last edited by Chris11; 20-05-2018, 02:30 PM. Reason: Update

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