On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:08:49 -0600, zxcvbob wrote:
> General Schvantzkoph wrote:
>> Are there any varieties of tomatoes that are late blight resistant
>> besides Legend? I've been hunting around the net and there seems to be
>> some promises of new varieties this year but I haven't found a source
>> for anything except Legend. I'm going to order a pack of Legend seeds
>> but I'd like to have a few more options.
>
>
> I grew Legend last year and was not impressed -- although the weather
> was so bad for tomatoes and peppers it might not have been a fair test.
> The few fruit that I got tasted good, but the plants were eat-up with
> blight just like any other tomato, and the yield was not all that good.
> However I also grew some Porter tomatoes and those plants were big and
> healthy (they have no particular resistances, but were bred to tolerate
> poor weather.) So I'll probably plant the Porters again this year, and
> maybe a few Better Boys. Go back to what works.
>
> Giving the plants lots of nitrogen early in the season so they grow big
> and lush seems to help. Then stop with the N once they start blooming.
>
> Or you can just plant tomatillos instead of tomatoes. ;-)
>
> Bob
I sprayed last year but I wasn't happy about it. I managed to arrest the
blight enough so that I got some tomatoes but growing your own fungicide
covered tomatoes defeats the purpose of having a home garden.
I've ordered seeds this year. Last year's massive late blight infestation
was blamed on the big box stores selling tainted plants. I bought plants
from both of them as well as from local garden supply stores. This year
I'm going to do everything from seed.
I've ordered a packet of Legends as well as several heirloom varieties,
Black Sea Man Tomato, Organic Yellow Pear, and Italian Grape.
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>> Are there any varieties of tomatoes that are late blight resistant
>> besides Legend? I've been hunting around the net and there seems to be
>> some promises of new varieties this year but I haven't found a source
>> for anything except Legend. I'm going to order a pack of Legend seeds
>> but I'd like to have a few more options.
>
>
> I grew Legend last year and was not impressed -- although the weather
> was so bad for tomatoes and peppers it might not have been a fair test.
> The few fruit that I got tasted good, but the plants were eat-up with
> blight just like any other tomato, and the yield was not all that good.
> However I also grew some Porter tomatoes and those plants were big and
> healthy (they have no particular resistances, but were bred to tolerate
> poor weather.) So I'll probably plant the Porters again this year, and
> maybe a few Better Boys. Go back to what works.
>
> Giving the plants lots of nitrogen early in the season so they grow big
> and lush seems to help. Then stop with the N once they start blooming.
>
> Or you can just plant tomatillos instead of tomatoes. ;-)
>
> Bob