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To: Qiviut; cherry

I’ll chime in on the ‘Celebrity’ tomato, too.

It was the ONLY tomato my FIL grew for market and sold to local restaurants. Excellent production, no cracking, good keeper, in just about any type of soil or growing conditions.


128 posted on 05/13/2020 5:36:18 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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129 posted on 05/13/2020 5:37:20 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin; cherry

Not only do they grow well for me, but they are “gorgeous”, too! Prettiest tomatoes I’ve ever grown. Of course, “pretty is as pretty does” & I’m happy with everything else about them as well.

I had to run to the store for my folks earlier & had enough time to take a 15-20 minute trip to a little country produce market that, according to my SIL, had some plants. I “lucked out” and found one 4-pack of Celebrities .... the only reason it was still left, I’m sure, is because one of the tomatoes was broken off, leaving 3. Well, I have one of my original tomatoes hanging on for dear life, so I only really need 3 ... at $1.00 per 4-pack, only having 3 wasn’t a problem! No pepper plants, daggone it.

So I still had some time .... ran by the nursery that is 5 minutes from home to see what they have. The answer to that was “almost nothing”. Only a few tomatoes & not varieties I’m interested in. No peppers other than a couple of habanero & hot banana pepper 4-packs ... maybe 4 of each. Herbs - no 4 packs. They had cukes & maybe some squash. Poor to no selection. I am SO glad I went to the farm stand & snagged those 3 little Celbrities. They are currently in a semi-shady spot, acclimating. I know to do that, but got lazy with the first 4 and the sun scald with the cold on top of it, was deadly.

The weather is going from cold to warm/hot this week - I knew that was going to happen!!


131 posted on 05/13/2020 9:54:21 AM PDT by Qiviut ("I have never wished death upon a man, but I have read many obituaries with pleasure" Mark Twain)
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