“Sounds like a great tomato to try for indoors, especially like the 48 days to maturity. I don’t usually plant anything but heirlooms, because I like to save the seeds, but this hybrid sounds very tempting.”
I am not letting heirlooms rule my planting world. When I order those tomato seeds, I’ll get several envelopes and put them in a quart canning jar in the freezer to make sure I have them for a long time. I’m doing that with any non-heirloom seeds that are special. Some time ago I put a chart on here about how long various seeds would last. Guess I should post that again. I’m sure it’s on my computer. Another one is the Deck Corn seed that is non-heirloom. I definitely don’t want to run out of those seeds if the SHTF.
Vegetable seed is not as fragile as some think. Here is a list of the average life of various veggie seeds.
Vegetable Seed Average Number of Years and Maximum Number of Years
Angelica 9- 10
Bean 3- 8
Basil 8- 10
Beetroot 6- 10
Borage 5- 10
Broccoli 5- 10
Cabbage 3- 4
Caraway 7- 9
Cardoon 4- 10
Carrot 5- 10
Cauliflower 8- 10
Celery 2- 6
Chicory 6- 8
Coriander 2- 4
Corn 10- 10+
Cucumber 6- 10
Eggplant 10- 10+
Endive 4- 7
Fennel 6- 10
Gourds 5- 10
Kohlrabi 1- 3
Leek 3- 9
Lettuce 5- 10
Mustard 4- 9
Okra 5- 10
Onion 2- 7
Parsley 3- 9
Pea 3- 8
Pepper 4- 10
Pumpkin 4- 9
Radish 5- 10
Rhubarb 3- 8
Sage 3- 7
Spinach 5- 7
Squash 6- 10
Thyme 3- 7
Tomato 4- 10
Turnip 5- 10
Asparagus 3
Brussels sprouts 4
The writer says: “The table above has been drawn up from a combination of personal experience, talking to other gardeners and researching in books and on the internet.”
Well, I don’t let heirlooms rule me either, but that is my preferred choice for most stuff, mostly because I am cheaper than dirt.
Hubby plants enough non heirloom stuff for both of us.LOL