After 24 years of growing mostly OP tomatoes (the occasional hybrid get tossed into the mix just to see why people still insist on round, red, developed for the commercial tasteless market), this will be the second year of dropping back from thirty varieties to a more manageable twenty.
My age and physical condition had plenty to do with the decision. Since November I have dropped twenty-five pounds which helps my outlook so now I need some physical activity.
My tomato growing list got a little easier after sharing seeds from my inventory...only two hundred varieties to choose from rather than the 350 from last year. I see several threads on dwarfs. Of those listed so far on lists, about half I had a part in developing. What a fun time it was. All those seeds which were mostly early to mid stage growing are also gone. A couple I took part in the final stages but they, too, are gone from inventory. Good luck with your dwarfs.
My list this year will be mostly blacks and hearts with an orange or yellow thrown in for more variety. The list has been cut from the first run 50 varieties down to thirty-five. Who knows, if I feel as good as I do now the number may just pop back up to thirty. Stay tuned...never met a hybrid I could stand! Sorry Rita.
