Tomato variety "Jetsonic"

I cannot make a sensible contribution but I can wonder about the name. Are you sure these are tomatoes and not some kind of lentils or beans?

I wouldn't wait too long to plant them as the seeds will already be less than 100% viable.

i think you've slipped a cog here David, the company name _Totally Tomatoes_... and, i'm pretty sure most gardeners can tell the difference between a bean/lentil and a tomato seed.

this part i do agree with. :)

songbird

Google is your friend. Lots of info there.

Really? I found lots of hits but almost *no* info. (most of the hits were computer generated gibberish: When leaving the boat one of the jetsonic volunteers took by mistake seeds the lighter result no cooker no coffee no hot meals also the autopilot did...

Bob

Well Bob...using 'jetsonic tomato' I found a few leads such as:

I'd be willing to try them if I was given free seed...for sure.

I got a sample packet in 2009 according to the date. It says that they are supposed to mature in 68 days after transplanting. I evidently planted them in 2009 but my spreadsheet for that year seems to end in early July with none picked. Since I did not plant them again I must have decided that they were not spectacular.

My Better Boy packets say that they mature in 78 days.

I have decided that Early Girls do not mature enough earlier than Better Boys to make it worth the trouble.

Thanks Susan. I will plant them next year, but will also plant a few BB's just in case the Jetsonic are a bust. (there might be a reason the variety disappeared -- like if they are mushy, or all red and no flavor)

Bob

If I can find a later version of my 2009 spreadsheet I can get an idea of how productive (or not) they were.

Where are you located? My tomatoes are just about done for. There are a few plants with small green ones on them. I don't think that there will be any more sets since the night temps are getting down into the 50's. Peppers and okra are still happy.

I'm in SE Minnesota. Zone 4. My okra and peppers have been producing for about a month, but are just now kicking into high gear (I think it's a daylength thing.) I think my squash is finished, but that's mainly because the dogs kept running through it. The okra is too big to trample, and the peppers and tomatoes are in wire cages.

Next year I will try harder to keep the dogs out of the garden, but also will crisscross everything with wires so it's no fun to run through.

Bob

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I planted them 4yrs in a row but could never find new seeds. A fantastic tomato: slightly acidic with strong "old fashioned" flavor. I saved seeds from the last picking so still grow them. Very good germination rate from saved seeds. I LOVE THIS TOMATO.

This appears to be a hybrid variety - so any child/seed will be different than parent. You may get something that you like, but it won't be the same.

There are so many great hybrids that have long since vanished!

I hate getting some seeds, loving the outcome and then not being able to ever find the seeds again. One of these was Oliver Brussels Sprouts. Another is Lutz Green Leaf Beets. But for tomatoes, I have managed to stick with heirloom varieties. New one from last year is a Polish heirloom variety that came to this country (supposedly) in the early 1900's called Opalka (Solanum lycopersicum). Named after the family that brought them here. Very meaty, dry and few seeds. I got a drop tomato from my neighbor and have had an 100% germination rate this year.