The ground is covered with snow and we're told to expect 12 to 16 more inches of it before the night is through, so I've turned my mind to warmer days ahead and the seedlings I'll want to start this spring. Lately we've been feeling that our "potato-tomato" strain has been slowly changing due to cross pollination. I want to get back to the original type of fruits that Eric Troyer gave me some 25 years ago and asked him for suggestions. He didn't have anything to give me at the moment but told me that I could get seeds that are of the exact same strain from Amishland Heirloom Seeds:
The entire site is well worth reading. I learned some new methods that I'll put to use this spring in the Seed Starting & Growing Tips section which explains why I'm accumulating a rather large bag of crushed egg shells in the freezer. The strain I need is called Red Brandywine Tomato (Scarce Local PA 1889 Heirloom). There are other varieties here that I want to try along with some Amish Mennonite strains of vegetables. Here is the tomato menu:
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Of course we are jealous that we cannot import seeds across the border, but this sounds promising. I also like the bleakness of the snow in your back yard which is devoid of the picnic table laden with foods and surrounded by friends. They tell me the days are getting longer, but I sure don't notice it.
Mark, I'm sure you did that blog just for me! I have an old seed saver catalogue that someone gave me, and I am trying to determine if anyone has the same lettuce that we have in our family. I'd love to be able to grow some of the "Amish" tomatoes that are on the web site, of course, but they wouldn't work on my plot of land. The days are still short and dark here and no snow to brighten things up, but we have flowering jasmine!
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