Large Cabin Tomatoes this Year + Saving Seeds Round 1

16 Jul

Large Cabin Tomatoes this Year + Saving Seeds Round 1

Posted July 16, 2012 by Jimmy Cracked-Corn in DIY, future plans, garden, seed saving, urban homestead, vegetable gardening. Tagged: cabin, heirloom, indeterminate, potato-leaf, seed saving, tomato, tomatoes. 15 Comments

I have been seeing some Cabin tomatoes that are much larger than the last 3 years. I guess when they get full sun they produce at a better size!

I saved seeds from these two tomatoes. They are fermenting in this jar on my counter. Soon I’ll clean them and dry them.

Only 4 of the 8 people who said that they wanted to grow Cabin tomatoes next year have sent me their mailing address. If you are interesting in growing Cabin and you didn’t reply to my e-mail last week, please comment here.

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15 responses to this post.

Posted by bringmemycoffee on July 16, 2012 at 8:14 pm

I’d like to grow cabin tomatoes! I just found your blog earlier today. Sheri

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- Posted by Jimmy Cracked-Corn on July 17, 2012 at 6:28 am
  
  Ok, I’ll be in touch in the next couple weeks. Thank you.
  
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  - Posted by bringmemycoffee on July 17, 2012 at 8:35 am
    
    WooHoo! I’m happy to swap if you’d like. I can let you know what there is (once they survive this heat wave!). Thanks!
    
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    - Posted by Jimmy Cracked-Corn on July 19, 2012 at 10:49 pm
      
      No need to swap, but I am willing to try a new variety! You’re welcome. I have saved and dried my first batch of seeds, and there are more tomatoes coming along.
      
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      - Posted by bringmemycoffee on July 19, 2012 at 11:06 pm
        
        We had a late start, marglobes, cherokee purple and (mind just shut down) went in eventually but we’re still waiting for the greenies to ripen!
      - Posted by Jimmy Cracked-Corn on July 25, 2012 at 5:58 pm
        
        Those tomatoes sounds great! I hope they ripen well for you.
Posted by Growing Up in the Garden on July 17, 2012 at 10:28 pm

I must have missed your email. I am still very interested.

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- Posted by Jimmy Cracked-Corn on July 19, 2012 at 10:50 pm
  
  I got your e-mail reply! I’ll send seeds out in a month or so.
  
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Posted by Kim W. on July 18, 2012 at 1:34 pm

I’m interested too!

We’ve had an unseasonable cold and cloudy summer here in Northern California (apologies to the rest of the U.S.), so our plants are growing and growing, but still barely flowering. Our tomatoes will likely ripen in late September.

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- Posted by Jimmy Cracked-Corn on July 19, 2012 at 10:51 pm
  
  I’ll get ahold of you soon! Thank you.
  
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Posted by Paulette on August 4, 2012 at 10:46 am

Jimmy, I’d love to try your Cabin seeds next year if you have any left! I have always wanted to try seed saving, is there a website you can recommend that can walk me through the steps? I planted some amazing (and hard to find seeds) Sarah’s Gallapago’s this year and would love to figure out how to ensure that I can get them next year! Thanks so much!

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- Posted by Jimmy Cracked-Corn on August 5, 2012 at 9:31 pm
  
  Paulette, I’ll link you to a page with instructions identical to my seed-saving process: http://www.tomatodirt.com/save-tomato-seeds.html
  
  Do this 2 or 3 separate times, in case one batch doesn’t turn out well.
  
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  - Posted by Paulette on October 12, 2012 at 5:58 pm
    
    Thanks so much! Going to give it a try now! Hope your harvest was good!
    
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Posted by Dwight on January 18, 2013 at 4:53 am

I would like to give Cabin tomato a try in my garden.

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- Posted by Jimmy Cracked-Corn on March 27, 2013 at 4:17 pm
  
  Sorry, I sent out all the seeds in one big batch.
  
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