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To: Pete from Shawnee Mission

Celebrity tomatoes.
Various hot and bell peppers.

We’ve been growing, drying and grinding paprika peppers and now have a lifetime supply of orange spice.


45 posted on 04/25/2021 7:06:13 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

You should be good for a few years!

70-75 day hybrid with disease resistance and large fruit!

Sounds good!


48 posted on 04/25/2021 7:54:22 AM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

“root-knot nematode resistance sets it apart from most tomato varieties.”

https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2021/03/25/celebrity-tomato-latest-texas-superstar/

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“The Celebrity tomato was first hybridized and produced in the U.S. by Colen Wyatt. The seeds were commercially distributed in the late 1980s by Petoseed Co. and today by Seminis Vegetable Seeds.

In 1984, the plant was judged by various horticulture experts and recognized with an All-America Selections award due to its favorable characteristics compared to other tomato cultivars.

Stein said Celebrity’s root-knot nematode resistance sets it apart from most tomato varieties.

“For gardeners who plant tomatoes in the same spot year after year, they have to have root-knot nematode resistance,” he said. “That and its yield, fruit size and quality make Celebrity a must for gardeners.””
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“Plants are perennial but grow as an annual in Texas due to the cold. They are determinant, or grow as a bush, but will easily reach 4-6 feet tall.” ...


49 posted on 04/25/2021 7:59:56 AM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission
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