TOMATOES                        Approximately 10,000 seeds per oz.        
A little over 100 years ago tomatoes or Love Apples as they were called then, were grown for ornamental purpose and not for food.
They were looked upon with suspicion as the cause of various diseases & were through to be poisonous. First used as food in Italy,
then France and England. Modern types appear to have come on the market in this country during the 19th century. The first
record of this fruit quoted on the market was in New Orleans in 1812. Seedsmen first offered tomato seeds in 1818.
PLANTING; Start seeds indoors, 5-7 weeks before transplanting outdoors. Use Jiffy 7's or flats with inserts  with a good soil substitute,
like Berger BM-2. Do not use field or garden soil as it may harbor a disease. Place seeds 1/4" deep. Cover lightly. Keep moist, not
wet. Germinate at 80F until emerge. Do not start tomato seeds in a cold frame if soil temperature gets below 70F at anytime after
your seed has been sown.  After emerge  reduce temperature to 60-70F until transplanted outdoors after all danger of frost is past
and soil has warmed up. Place plants 18-24" apart in a row spacing of 4-6' apart. If plants are planted into plastic mulch, make sure
you have a water supply source like, a drip line under the plastic mulch. Plants can be caged or staked for support. If using the
stake method, you can use the weave method. Place a stake in between every 2nd or 3rd plant. Now start at the beginning of the
row at first stake, tie your string to 1st stake. Take string around the outside of plants on one side to next stake. Wrap string around
stake 2 or 3 times. Now continue down the row with string on the same side of row until you reach the end. Wrap string around last
stake 3 or 4 times and now go back up other side and do the same. When you are done, your tomato plants should have a string on
either side of them to give them support. Repeat this process as plant grows. Strings should be 6" apart. Tomato tying twine is found
in the supply section of this catalog. To make stringing easier, do the following; take a 3/4" PVC pipe about 3' long. From top down
and bottom up, 4", drill a 1/4" hole. Run your string in top of pipe and out top hole to bottom hole, into it and out bottom of pipe.
Now you have a handy tool and a time saver. Follow above tying instructions. This tool works as a handle. When you get to a stake,
put hand or fingers over string on outside of pipe. This works as a brake to tighten up your string.  HARVEST; Pick gently when fruit
is fully developed and of a good color. Use fresh, or can for later use.

After each tomato variety, you will find a letter or a row of letters. See below for examples and what they mean.

MOUNTAIN FRESH F1         D         VFF                                                GOLDEN JUBILEE OP I A        
             1           2           3                                        
1)         F1        Hybrid. Greatly improved over open pollinated types. Seeds will not be true if  saved from these fruits.                        
           OP        Open pollinated. Also called Heirlooms. Seeds can be saved.                                                
PVP      Plant Variety Protected. Do not save seed from this variety. It is an open pollinated variety that is protected by law                
             from seed saving. Not a heirloom plant.                                                
2)        D          Determinate. Plant habit where vine ceases to grow once it reaches a particular size. Sets fruits at one time and        
                        then tapers off. A good choice for short stakes.                                                
I            Indeterminate. Plant continues to grow and has fruit set in all stages, from blossom to matured. Most varieties are                 
             bred  for a home garden and have soft fruits.                                                
3)                     Plants are resistance or can tolerate the following disease;                                                
A = Alternaria                F= Fusarium wilt race # 1                                FF= Fusarium wilt races 1 & 2
L= Septoria leaf spot     N= Nematodes                                                  V= Verticillium wilt
ST= Stemphylium         T= Tobacco Mosaic virus                        
PKT size;  F1 or hybrids, 25 seeds or 1/450 oz       Rest     about 100 seeds or 1/70 oz.                                                                
You will need 12 to 16 plants per 25 foot row or 3,400 to 4,500 plants per acre.  
BEEFMASTER F1 I VFAN  80 days. Large, red fruits, up to 2 pounds each. Deep oblate green shouldered and roughened
fruit. Soft tomato with a good taste. Seed maybe treated.
Price
BEEFSTEAK OP I   80 days. Favorite with home gardeners wanting large red tomatoes. Fruit is flattened and prone to
cracking. Good flavored soft fruit. Untreated.
Price
BETTER BOY F1 I VFN  70 days. Juicy, meaty, round red fruit averages 1 pound. Fruit is globular in shape and just right for
slicing. A soft type. Seed maybe treated.
Price
BIG BEEF F1 I  VFFNTAST   73 days. Big Beef has that old time flavor plus large size! 10-12 oz deep oblate to globe
shaped fruit. Big Beef is an improved Better Boy.  Seed maybe treated.
Price
BIG BOY F1 I  78 days. The super red hybrid sandwich slicer. Extra large, 12-16 oz red fruit is juicy and just perfect for
slicing. Seed maybe treated.
Price
CELEBRITY F1 VFFNT   70 days. Popular hybrid with 7 oz, deep red, firm and very flavorful fruit. A top choice for a home
garden or roadside stand. Seed maybe treated.
Price
EARLY DOLL F1 I VF  52 days. True to it's name, Early Doll is early. Keeps right on producing all season long. 6-8 oz tasty, red
fruit that is almost round in shape. Seed maybe treated. Every grower or gardener needs an early maturing variety like this one.
An early tomato with flavor is a real find.
Price
EARLY GIRL
75–80 days. A widely adapted variety for early tomato production. Indeterminate plants bear 4–5 ounce red, globe-shaped
tomatoes early in the season. Great for snacking and salads.
Price
FIRST LADY F1 I VFNT  66 days. Extra early, full season producer of midsize, smooth, tasty red fruits. Crack resistant and
perfect for a home garden. Seeds maybe treated.
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GOLIATH HYBRID I VFFNTAST 65 days. Beautiful, smooth, bright red, 10-15 ounce fruit. Sweet flavor and almost
blemish free fruit. Tall vigorous plants produce until frost. Seed maybe treated. Can not be exported. USA only.
Price
JULIET F1 I  60 days. A larger grape tomato type. Mini, red, roma like, 1 oz fruits with great taste and yield. Holds longer
on vine with less cracking then most others. Treated seeds.
Price
PATIO F1 D F  70 days. Perfect for containers. Very compact, upright, sturdy plant. Small to medium sized red fruit. Seed
maybe treated.
Price
SUPERSONIC F1 I VF
79 days. Supersonic produces heavy yields of 8-9 oz, deep, globe shaped, red juicy fruit. Fairly crack resistant.
Treated seed.
Price
SUPER SWEET 100 F1 IVF   65 DAYS. Staked hybrid plants produce long strands of 100 or more, super sweet flavored
cherry tomatoes, 1" diameter. Extra high in Vitamin C and and great for salads.  Treated.
Price
FOLI-CAL                This is a liquid calcium formulation based on 10% calcium acetate.  Foli-cal will correct calcium         
 deficiency disorders such as blossom-end rot on tomatoes, peppers, eggplants and bitter pit in apples.  Foli-cal works on      
 vegetables, tree and vine crops as well.   Concentrated pint size.
See fertilizer section for other liquid calcium products in bigger sizes.
Price
RED PLASTIC MULCH        
Increase tomato plant yield by up to 12%. Reflects red light back to plants which stimulates plant growth. Retains moisture,
controls weeds, warms soil.Each package contains 8 pre-cut  3' X 3' sheets, perforated to allow water  and air to reach the
plants roots. #
TOMATO FERTILIZER PACK                                                
Grow great tasting & good looking tomatoes this year. This is the same mix the commercial growers use to grow them good
tasting, good looking tomatoes. Directions enclosed with each pack. Each pack will feed 24 plants or 48 pepper plants.
Each pack contains 1 LB of each of 4-18-38 tomato special fertilizer and calcium nitrate. PKT weight is 2 1/4 lb.     
TOMATO WATERING TRAY                        
The lazy gardeners way of watering and feeding your tomato or pepper plants!!  This neat little device automatically waters
and feeds your plant, plus forms a weed barrier and cutworm protection around plant. Just fill the tray up with water and       
fertilizer and it does the rest. 3 trays per pack.                        
Price
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