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May 2024 Plant Exchange Update

Posted on May 13, 2024

Looks like we’re having another great plant potluck coming up. Santa G can’t make it, but is bringing us some starters. I’ll be there with some caladium and canna lilies. Ed says he might be able to make it too. He’s the guy with the giant bromeliads and incredible airplants. I’m guessing our YouTube stars from 808.ladybugs will be there also. Here’s what Santa G sent as a likely list for tomorrow (Tuesday). Looking forward to seeing everyone.

TypeName#Comments
BananaDwarf Nam Wah Plants3Bunches of desert fruit in about a year. (AKA Musa)
BasilCorsican2Deep purple with green highlights. Aromatic with classic basil taste
BeanLong11AKA long-podded cowpea, asparagus bean, snake bean, or Chinese long bean.
CosmosRubenza3Deep cranberry to rose. Blooms for several weeks if cut or deadheaded. 
Cucumber Marketmore 761Parthenocarpic-Dark green even in hot weather, sweet mild flavor
Cucumber Sweet Success Hybrid10Parthenocarpic-Burpless-tast good-CMV, S, TLS
Dragon FruitRed8CUTTINGS The more rare red and this variety is extra sweet.
Dragon FruitRed2PLANT The more rare red and this variety is extra sweet.
Dragon FruitYellow15CUTTINGS This variety is very sweet.
LilikoiYellow Passion Fruit CUTTING STARTS10Provide a trellis for vines to climb. Harvest March to September. 
PepperYellow Monster68×4″-Green>Yellow – Did Best in 21
TomatoAbe Lincoln (I)416oz – excellent disease-resistance for an heirloom
TomatoAmish Paste (I)5Best 4 Dehydrating-OP-8-12oz
TomatoArkansas Traveler (I)2Sweetest Tomatoes per Epic Tomatoes Heat Tollerent 
TomatoAzoychka (I)610-16 oz – lemon yellow with sweet, citrusy, and complex flavors
TomatoBisignano Paste (I)74 to 8 oz-buttery smooth w/ balance of sweetness, tartness
TomatoBrads Atomic Grape (I)6Elongated cherries in clusters. olive-green, red, & brown/blue stripes when fully ripe.
TomatoBrandywine (I)1One of the sweetest large tomatoes.
TomatoBush Champion II (D)1Good yields of 8-12 oz very meaty & flavorful. Widely adaptable
TomatoCampari (I)7Noted for juiciness, high sugar level, low acidity, and lack of mealiness.
TomatoFlavor Bomb Red Cherry (I)18A hybrid from France. Very little info.
TomatoGiant Belgium Pink (I)4Beefsteak sweet, mild flavor and meaty flesh, low in acid. 1-5 lbs! 
TomatoGolden Jubilee (I)26-8 oz. Slicing tomato, gold tomato won AAS in 1943
TomatoKellogg’s Breakfast (I)516-32oz – spectacularly flavored beefsteak tomato
TomatoOpalka Paste (I)1Best 4 Dehydrating-OP-4-8oz 3-6″
TomatoOwen’s Purple (I)116-16z. Most 10-14oz. very nice tasting, black variety.
TomatoPeron Sprayless (I)7Good crack & disease resistance. Deep-red 10oz. Outperforms many hybrids.
TomatoSudduth’s Pink Brandywine (I) 6Good in HI high temp & humidity. Excellent, rich & delightfully intense, upto 2 lbs
TomatoSweetie (I)1Red 1-1.5″ – ASC
TomatoThornburn’s Terra Cotta (I)8An incredible rich, sweet flavor. (copper brown skin, pink flesh, & green inside)
TomatoUnicorn Hybrid Cherry (I)2Red Cherry FNT
TomatoWisconsin 55 (I)4Juicy, vigorous, crack-resistant, high-yielding, stores well. Disease resistant

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