Heirloom Tomato Seeds??

FBH44 · Jun 26, 2018

My Cherokee Purple tomato seeds or Carolina Purple or whatever they are called, have each year produced less and less. This year nothing. I guess I'll go back to store-bought Big Boys. Anybody have similar luck? Non-luck?

Charlie M · Jun 26, 2018

That's one of problems keeping seeds from seeds from seeds. If over the years they get any kind of disease eventually you get the problem you have. Potatoes are a good example. It pays every few years to get new seed potatoes and start fresh.

Jim in NC · Jun 26, 2018

Try the Black Krim variety. It is a purple tomato. We like it and save our seeds. It is susceptible to the blight, but performs well. It's plant structure and stems are stronger than the Cherokee Purple.

Traditional Farmer · Jun 26, 2018

Do you have other varieties of tomatoes you're growing? If so they may be cross pollinating and you're actually saving the seeds from a hybrid of the two or how many other varieties you have in your garden.Hybrid seeds do not replicate the originals.

FBH44 · Jun 26, 2018

Thanks, guys. No. I don't have any other varieties. I'll try the Krim variety, thanks, and yes those Cherokees do bend and break over a lot.

rrlund · Jun 26, 2018

If you need some fresh seeds to start over,let me know and my wife can send you some. She has over 1000 other heirloom varieties too if you want to try something else.

old · Jun 26, 2018

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sourgum · Jun 26, 2018

We have a Cherokee Purple heirloom transplant in the garden not grown from seed. It has only been in the ground 30 days and has 15 flowers on it. Have hybrid tomatoes growing right next to it ,one of them has 29 flowers on it. So far the Purple looks great but no fruit showing, have heard as season goes on heirlooms are susceptible to diseases, wilt, blight, cracking. We cage all our tomatoes they are only 36 inch high now,except cherry tomatoes, much taller. Have had almost ideal growing conditions, they are forecast very high temps this weekend. (IN)

FBH44 · Jun 26, 2018

E-mail sent, thanks a lot.

RJKeith · Jun 26, 2018

My first year planting Cherokee Purple. Planted three plants and have several green tomatoes, with the first ones just starting to ripen. I suppose I will plant again next year, but in a different place. I have been told heirloom or hybrid, do not plant Tomatoes in the same place one year to the next. move them and everything else around to reduce the incident of insects and dieses.

rrlund · Jun 26, 2018

Got it. She emailed you back through my email address.

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