First time growing from seed as well. I'm on Vancouver Island, Canada in the cooler PNW. Here's my list:

IN GARDEN:
Azoychka
Sunset's Red Horizon
Black Cherry
Wisconsin 55
Sun Gold
Pruden's Purple
Paul Robeson
Moskvich
Opalka

IN CONTAINERS:
Demidov
New Big Dwarf
Kalinka
Mini Rose
Grushovka
Sprite

It's a shorty:

Arkansas Traveler
Paul Robeson
Eva Purple Ball
Black Sea Man
Lemon Boy

I just realized all my tomatoes have sort of people-y sounding names.

I'm starting from seed & most of them are popping up this week. I'm trying for the first time to cram six plants into my teeny garden - repurposing a former flower garden, and putting a cherry in a big container. I've got:

Italian Heirloom
Silvery Fir Leaf
Siberian
Dr. Wyche's Yellow
Mexico Midget
Nebraska Wedding (I'm starting this one for my sister as a bridal shower gift! And hoping I'll get two good seedlings so I can have one too. Her shower is Memorial weekend, so perfect timing for her to get it in the ground.)

These are all new to me, I've only been tomato gardening for a few years & I get so excited about trying new varieties that so far I've never repeated a variety!

I truly wish I had 5 times the amount of garden space available to grow all I want....but alas I dont so I grow a few new varieties each season.
So this season I am going to grow about 2-6 each of the following :
San Marzano 6
Principe Borghese 2
Black Cherry 3
Clementine 3
Mystery Red Grape 3
Cherokee Purple 3?
Aunt Ruby's German Green 2?
Earl of Edgecomb 2
Fireball 3
Olena Ukrainian 3

Stupice
Brandywine
Kellog's BK
Green Zebra
Tiny Tim
Extreme Bush
Siberia
Stump of the World
Long Keeper
Aunt Gertie's Gold
Schwarze Sarah
Kimberly
Cherokee Purple
Black Krim
Polish Giant
Black Cherry
Early Girl
Delicious
(plus 8 others I got at the farmers market- surprise)

Oh, this is a great excuse to actually look at what I sowed this year... here's my list:

Riesentraube
Brandywine pink
Tigerella
Earl's Faux
Red Ponderosa
Ceylon
Carbon
Chapman
Brandywine red
Brandywine yellow
Pineapple
Polar Star
Fireworks
Prarie Fire
Legend
Early Wonder
Glacier
Florida Petite
Sweet Million
Gregori's Altai
Grushovka
Stupice
Sugar Lump
Polar Baby
Husky Cherry
Sugary
Cherry Grande
Isis Candy
Sweet Gold
506 Bush
Black Cherry
Paul Robeson
romas
Giant Valentine
Bush Champion
Watermelon
Lemon Boy
Black Krim
Ugly
Cherokee Chocolate
Jolly
Florida Basket
Red Currant
Green Zebra
Costoluto Genovese
Sweet Pea Currant
Yellow pear
Banana Legs
First Prize

I tried to get some that would come in early, and some that would come in late, as last year, they all kinda came at the same time and it was tomato overload (though I did learn to can! just ate some too! tasted just like summer!).

I'm actually only going to be able to plant about 30 plants this year, though I've got containers ready for the little dwarfs... if they all come in, I'll be giving plenty away to friends as I double up on sowing all of them.

Good luck everyone!

Ok, here's my teeny tiny list:

Stupice(every year)
Marglobe(2nd year)
Black Sea Man(new this year)

experiments:
Chocolate Cherry/Brown Berry(seeds from farmers market fruit)
Sunsugar(seeds saved from neighbor's fruit just to see what I'd get)
Campari(seeds saved from purchased fruit just to see what I'd get)

HERE IS MY LIST FOR 2008
Big Beef Hybrid
Brandy Boy
Brandywine
Bush Early Girl
Cherokee Purple
Porterhouse
Super Beefsteak
Sweet Tangerine
Ultra Sweet

Okay, here's my list. It's pretty aggressive for someone who usually only has 10 plants each year, but my list just kept growing with each post I'd read, and well, you know how it is! And besides, I have 5 kids who eat tomatoes like candy. But the biggest reason I have for growing so many is that I now live on 40 acres and plan to do some much needed canning. :) So without further ado (and in no particular order):

Kellogg's Breakfast
Roma
Brandywine (Sudduth Strain)
Marianna's Peace
Neve's Azorean Red
Aunt Ruby's German Green
Black Krim
Aunt Gertie's Gold
Aker's West Virginia
Pantano Romanesco
Anna Russian
Mortgage Lifter
Kiev
Opalka
Kosovo
Better Bush
Better Boy
Park's Season Starter
Park's Whopper
Principe Borghese
Livingston's Oxheart
Livingston's Magnus
Livingston's Favorite
Marcellino
Red Grape
Black Cherry
Sugary
Sweet Baby Girl
Sungold
Sweet Million

All purchased in 1.8 pint containers or smaller, at least 6 inches tall from various local commercial sources. Plan on making a web-log of the growing season, photos and methods. Will post that link asap. Follwing list is in order of purchase/transplant.

Early Girl
Bush Early Girl
Patio
Lemon Boy
Roma
Cherry
Cherry Bush
Mr. Stripey
Beefsteak
Better Boy
Celebrity Hybrid F1
Sweet 100
San Francisco Fog
Green Zebra
German Orange Strawberry
Super Steak
Mortgage Lifter
Granny Smith
Cherokee Purple
Jetsetter
Caspian Pink
Big Beef
Roman Roma
Abe Lincoln
Celebrity Purebred
Beefmaster
Mama Mia
Persimmon Tomato
Pineapple
Banana Legs
Green Grape
Yellow Peach
Sun Gold
Oregon Spring
Sugar Snack

2008 list includes:

Cherokee Purple
Purple Calabash
Stupice
Costoluto Genovese
Box Car Willie
Coustralee
Reisentraube
Fourth of July
Momotaro
Early Cherry
Chocolate Cherry
Mortgage Lifter
Giant Beefsteak
Mule Team
Brandywine OTV
Marion

Nearly an even split between returning favorites, new varieties (for me), and previous years' efforts that I thought deserved a second (or third) chance.

There are a few I just have a blindspot for and keep growing (more accurately, trying to grow)...Coustralee fits this category as it is one of the more downright attractive tomato plants I have ever grown...production for me has been below average, but I just can't help myself.

Final List:

Paul Robeson
Black Prince
Chapman
Brandywine Sudduth
Opalka
Flamee
Crimson Carmello
Brandyboy
Sunset's Red Horizon
Matina
Stupice
Lemmon Hill
Kellogg's Breakfast

This is my first time to try heirlooms. Only second year to try a garden. Last year had horrible results with plants bought and seeds started. Hungry raccoons! Hopefully will be better this year. All heirlooms are being started by seed.

Amana Orange (90 days)
Pineapple (85 days)
Pink Accordion (80 days)
Great White (85 days)
Italian tree (85 days)
Black Krim (75 days)
Cream Sausage (73 days)
Tobolsk (86 days)

Hybrid plants
Celebrity (1 plant)
Yellow pear (1 plant)

some other plants are from seeds in a rainbow assortment that the package got thrown away. It will be a big supprise! If anyone has tried these and had results let me know!

As this is my first post, let me introduce myself. My name is Steve and I'm a tomatoholic. Or at least I thought I was until I saw this thread. ;)

My roundup of seed started tomatoes this year:

Roma (10)
Principe Borghese (6)
Sungold (2)
Stupice (4)
Brandywine Red (2)
Cherokee Purple (2)
Abraham Lincoln (2)

Same as last year but I added one new variety. I'm heavy on the hybrids, but I have good luck with them and we like them, so that's how it is:

Early Girl
Early Challenge (Probably won't grow this again--using up the seed) (Early Girl is higher yielding, bigger, nicer tomatoes for me) (I'll probably replace with a full-size yellow next year)
Celebrity
Ildi
Large Red Cherry
Roma
Plum Dandy
Park's Whopper
Beefy Boy
Brandywine
Delicious
Jet Star (new for me, but Grandma grew this for years)

Early Girl- These things produce like crazy! Not too bad tasting for an early...sure beats the supermarket.

Brandyboy- still my all around favorite. These plants are about as hearty as they come. Some fruits prone to catfacing, but certainly no more than the typical beefsteak. These boys put out some fruit!

Brandywine Sudduth's- First time last year. More vigor and better production than the standard Brandywine. I'm a fan!

Cherokee Purple- good taste, good production, I can think of several others I like better. But, I can make room for this one. ;)

Rutgers- an ol' faithful, probably my least favorite of the group

Jet Star- Very nice tomato. Productive, pleasant taste, not strong tasting, but still very good. Nice variation from the stronger tasting beefsteaks.

Kelloggs Breakfast- Big orange tomatoes. Good slicer. Low production. Good taste. Prone to rot.

Mortgage Lifter- Last year was not as good as years past, but I still love this size and taste of it. Now THIS is a beefsteak!

Big Beef- Good production and vigor. Nice, round, uniformly sized, fairly large size, decent taste.

Red October- A first this year. Had this pack for a couple years now, thought I'd finally give it a go.

I started seeds a little early this year, Jan. 22 instead of Feb. 15 since I wanted to take some plants to San Francisco. I will start planting out under tunnels next week, April 7.

Juliet
Legend
Kora
Kharborovsky
Bushy Chaborovsky
Oregon Spring
Big Mama
Martino's Roma
Dox Doights
Baylor Paste
Lebiajinski
Volgradsky
Momotaro F2
Matina
Eva Purple Ball
Pink Ping Pong
Chico
Siberian Pink
Clear Pink
Gregori's Altai
Principe Borghese
Golden Treasure
Lucky Cross
Herman's Yellow
Red Strawberry
Verna's Orange Oxheart- fabulous

I got started a little late, but all the seedlings have finally come up.

San Marzano- Was a great producer last year, I'm going to try drying them this year.

Striped Roman- Pretty and tasty. Was super easy to deseed, too.

Eva's Purple Ball- All around lovely and a good producer even in the heat.

Reif Red Heart- I love hearts!

Gran Assaso- I'm pretty sure I just misspelled that, but it's a great pear.

Cherokee Chocolate- I enjoyed Cherokee Purple so much I thought I'd try this one

Juane Flamme- New this year, so I don't know what it'll be like yet.

Garden Peach- Novelty, think I'll make tomato jam this year.

My list has change a little from when I made a "2008 dream list" but I think these are quite adequate. Some on this list were suggested by Darrel which is a good reason I like ordering from him because I'll tell him a variety I want to try and he'll say "I know one that's even better than that" so this way I get to experience some of the best tomatoes from an expert.

The only tomato missing from my list this year that I really wanted on there is Dr. Lyle but it will be on next years list for sure.

Anna Russian

Dr. Carolyn Pink

Galina

Heidi

J.D's Special C-Tex

Kellogg's Breakfast

Kimberly

Mortgage Lifter Halladay

Opalka

Paul Robeson

Polish

Polish Ellis

Purple Haze

Sutton White

Tastiheart

Aunt Ruby's German Green
Beefy Boy (my boyfriend got to pick one tomato and this is what he chose!)
Black Krim
Cherokee Purple
Black from Tula
Eva Purple Ball
Super Sioux
Arkansas Traveler
Traveler 76

Abe Lincoln
Ildi
Yellow Stuffer
Marglobe
Orange Oxheart
Sungold
Red Chief
Siletz
Oregon Spring
Celebrity
Cherokee purple

Bradley
Marion
Husky Cherry
Matt's Wild Cherry
Fox Cherry
Thessaloníki
Black Krim
Black Prince
German Red Strawberry
Jaune Flamme
Jetsetter
Solar Fire
Red Fig

I had an incident and had to replace almost all of my seedlings, but I have:
Red Brandywine
Yellow Pear
Celebrity
Costoluto Genovese
Golden Rave
Supersweet 100

The supersweet 100 is the lone tomato survivor of the original seedlings that I planted. It's been uprooted by the dog and force fed "blue stuff" by the BF and is still going strong. I'm worried that it's going to start hogging the remote next. :)

Black Krim
Speckled Roman
Big Mama
Black Cherry
Atkinson
Super Sioux
Oxheart
Riesentraube
Galina
Sweet Million

I am heading up to one of my favorite garden centers in Indianapolis in about two weeks or so and might pick up a couple more types if anything catches my eye.

I am growing: Suddith Brandywine Red, Caspian Pink, Cherokee Purple, Prudens Purple, Tennessee Britches (new this year to me), Aunt Gerties Gold (new to me this year), and Black Cherry. I'm trying Stupice for an early tomato, but I haven't been pleased with it before.

But, why not try and try again. I'm giving it "best soil" this year. If it doesn't work this year, I'll toss the seeds.

My seedlings are about the best I've ever had. I put mirrors behind and before the seedlings, so they got more light than usual. I think that is helping. 5 pairs of leaves and only 6" high. I've been subjecting them to an hour of an oscilating fan most days. The stems seem thicker.

I like the mirror and fan idea, yardman thanks for sharing that. :)

Also, like you I wanted a good early tomato and thought Stupice would be a good choice but Darrel who I ordered my plants from said he had an even better one than that just wish I could remember if it was Kimberly or Galina, lol

I just started a second batch of seeds, just in case I have any disasters like last year that leave spots open.

Kellog's Breakfast
Neve's Azorean Red
Riesentraube
Pruden's Purple
Cherokee Green
Pale Perfect Purple
Sprite
Black Cherry.

All but Black Cherry are first-timers. I basically took most of the extra seed packets in a drawer that I never got around to opening. Some of these seeds (the Pruden's and the PPP) are kind of old.

They are meant to supplement (should the need arise) the mature plants I planted in the ground March 3:

Brandywine Sudduth
Galina's
Gardener's Delight
Brown Berry
Black Pineapple
Sungold
Snow White
Druzba
Indian Stripe
Burgundy Traveler (a favorite)
Paul Robeson
Crimson Cushion

I've started seeds of the following varieties, and hoping to keep it to 32 in the ground this year:

Early:

Bloody Butcher
Moskvich
Sweetie*
Early Rouge*
Early Wonder*
Bush Beefsteak*
Superbec*
Maskabec*
Fireworks II*
Northern Exposure F1*
Orange 1

Black:

Black Giant
Black from Tula*
Cherokee Purple

Pink:

Brandywine
Momotaro
Gary O'Sena*
Soldacki*
Winsall PL
Winsall RL*

Red:

Campbells 1327
Campbells 146*
Old Brooks
Box Car Willie
Ramapo F1
Ramapo F4
Ramapo F7*
Big Zac F1
Original Goliath F1*

Cherry:

Red Robin (in pots)
Sun Cherry (pot)
Black Cherry

Others:

Kelloggs Breakfast*
Lucky Cross*

* First time ever

For my cool zone garden in Idaho

Seattle's Best Of All
Washington Cherry
Gem State
Shoshone
Latah
V.R. Moscow
Benewah
Cougar Red
Ida Gold
Sandpoint
Kootenai
Moscow (Idaho) aka Utah Canner
Clockman's

For my warm zone gardens in Washington

Stupice
Virginia Sweets
Ildi
Red Target
Picardy
Ponderosa
Matt's Wild Cherry
Persimmon
Honey
Grose Lisse
Orange King
Lucky Leprechaun
Clockman's
Bulgarian #7 (best tasting 3 years in a row)
Rose Quartz Multiflora
German Red Strawberry
Zhung Shu #6
Russian #117
Tegucigalpa
Jack
Yellow Bell
Stump O The World
Church
Hog Heart Paste
Lucky Cross
Green Giant (loved this one last year)
Brandy Boy
Green Zebra
Strawberry Margarita
Purple Russian
Carbon
Yasha Yugoslavian
Box Car Willie
German Red Strawberry
Orange Russian 117
Ugly Ripe
Polish
Aunt Ginny's Purple
Sungold
Chocolate Stripes
Kumato
Riesentraube
Isis Candy
Black Cherry
Cherokee Purple
Paul Robeson

Now I just need to explain to my parents why their lawn must be dug up this year to make room for all these tomatoes.

Tomatoes in main garden site (2 each)

Aker's West Virginia
Arkansas Traveler
Big Beef
Black From Tula
Cherokee Green
Cherokee Purple
Crnkovic Yugoslavian
Eva Purple Ball
Flathead Monster
German Johnson
Green Giant
Green Zebra
Gregori's Altai
Mama Leone
Manyel
Marianna's Peace
Milka's Red Bulgarian
Mortgage Lifter
Mrs. Maxwell's Big Italian
Mule Team
Neve's Azorean Red
Pantano Romanesco
Franchi Red Pear
Spudatula Black
Stump of the World
Uncle Charlie's Giant Italian Pear
Watermelon Beefsteak
Yellow Mortgage Lifter

Tomatoes in raised bed

Black Cherry
Santa
Sungold

Tomatoes in containers (2 each)

Tschorni
Lida Ukranian
Martino's Roma
Lime Green Salad
Immun

Still no germination on marglobe--guess that one's out.

Big Boy
Bigger Boy
Biggest Boy
Bush Big Boy
Bush Bigger Boy
Bush Biggest Boy
George W Bush
Bush Boy
Better Boy
Best Boy
Bush Best Boy
Better Bush Boy
Beefy Boy
Bush Beefy Boy
Better Beefy Boy
Bush Better Beefy Boy
Better Bush Beefy Boy
Early Boy
Later Boy
Seeya Later Boy
Last Boy
Bush Early Boy
Bush Early Beefy Better Boy
Better Bush Boys
Big Beefy Boy
Bigger Beefy Boy
Biggest Beefy Boy
Boy Oh Boy
Ultra Boy
Ultra Early Boy
Ultra Better Boy
Ultra Beefy Boy
Ultra Bush Better Beefy Big Boy
Boy George

Tomorrow I do the Girls

Wait--you left some out.

Boy-Z Potato Leaf
Boys Club
Boylent Green
Boysenberry Cherry
Boys2Mennonite

Hi all

I'm doing 3 types, all from Heirloom Seeds.

Old Virginia
Big Red (from seeds I saved last year)
Giant Beefsteak (free seeds)

Mick

Next year, I'm only going to grow tomatoes named after people's aunts. I hope I can find space.

bigdaddyj,

You forgot Beastie Boy, Fat Boy, Sissie Boy, Gay Boy, and last but not least, Who You Callin' Boy.

And,

That'ta Boy
Boy Howdy
and Muddy Water's personal favorite,
Mannish Boy

Oh man, look how many 'boyz' I forgot! Thanx to all who reminded me of the one's I missed....:)

And how about:

BOY Friend
BOY Scout

Never mind. Both are lame...:)

Boy-Z Potato Leaf my fave so far. Nice work trudi! Beastie Boy close second...LOL

We're starting small this year. Next year I hope to have many more. That is if this year goes well.

Pink Brandywine
Brandywine
Old German
Aunt Ruby's German Green
Better Boy
Arkansas Traveler
Black Krim

By the time I went to get Cherokee Purple they were out. :( I was looking forward to that one. And Kellogg's Breakfast.

Vintage Wine
Paul Robeson
Cuostralee
Julia Child
Anna Russian
Marianna's Peace
Druzba
Purple Haze
Mortgage Lifter
Black Zebra
Carbon
Kellogg's Breakfast
Cherokee Purple
Platfoot Brandywine
Ben Quisenberry's Pink Brandywine
Orange Ox Heart
Goose Creek
Brandy Boy
Green Giant

Trying a lot of new to me varieties this year:

Big Rainbow
Brandywine Black
Carbon
Fireworks
Lemon Boy
Murray Smith
Rose
Sioux
Unknown (labeled Box Car Willie, isn't)

In previous years I have coddled my tomato babies and used different contraptions to protect them from inclement weather. I usually have great success. This year, I can barely spare 5min away from my baby girl to sneak into the garden to see how the maters are doing. They aren't doing so great. So, from my original list, I have had to do a few replacements with whatever I could find from the "big box" stores or local plant sales.

1.Great White (need a beefsteak) UPDATE - DEAD
2.Purple Calabash (hoping for taste since I liked purple prince) UPDATE - 1 barely alive (Jbox)
3.Green Sausage (novelty) UPDATE - DEAD
4.Purple Prince (LOVE the taste) UPDATE - DEAD
5.Polish Linguisa (need a paste!) UPDATE - Pretty sure it will be dead when I get home today.
6.Black Cherry (hoping for taste and early) UPDATE - Really DEAD
7.Sungold (last year sucked, give it another chance) UPDATE - One of 4 tomatoes I had in 2 J-Boxes(Josho) that is alive
8.Stupice (early) UPDATE - Not sure actually. Suckers are forming where the original branches were sunburned and windwracked (Jbox)
9.SilveryFirTree (for the foliage) UPDATE - I give it 45% survival chance at this stage
10.Oxheart (need a regular red!) UPDATE - ALIVE! One of 4 in jbox.
Managed to find
- Red Zebra
- Amish Paste
Box Stores
- Lemon Boy
- Sweet Million
Will probably get something like beefsteak etc. .Will cross my fingers and pray the rest survives!

Here's what's in the ground (*means I started these from seed):

One each of these:
June Pink*
Great White*
Big Zebra*
Red Oxheart
Black from Tula
PL Kellogg's Brkfst (KBX)
Neves Azorean Red
Early Girl
Cherokee Green
Black Cherry
Galina
Dr. Caroline Pink
Sweet Thing Grape (maybe - the label was crossed out and written on and we couldn't read what was written)

2 - Yellow Oxhearts*
4 - Golden Jubilee
4 - Mortgage Lifter (generic... sigh... my Estler's seeds didn't sprout)
I also lost all my Ultimate Giant and Red Oxheart seedlings to Dampening Off, but I still have several seeds saved back, so I will try again next year now that I know what I did wrong (thanks, Darrel!), but at least I did find one Red Oxheart plant at a greenhouse.

I love going through everyone's lists and see which names keep popping up... I already have some more varieties I want to try next year! :^)

Super Beefsteak

Supersonic

Amish Paste (2)
Window Box Roma (4)
Tumbling Tom (3)
Red Alert (4)
Glacier (2)
Cherokee Purple
Red Zebra
Green Zebra
Black Zebra

I'm zebra crazy this year, I guess.

Ok, so after my wilty leafed, dead seedling fiasco LOL...here is what made it into the garden from the seedlings that survived ( and I am very happy with getting them hardened off and in the ground even if it is fewer than I would have liked....I consider this a great learning year).

Started from seed at home:

San Marzano 1 out of 6

Cherokee Purple 4 instead of the expected 3

Aunt Ruby's German Green 2 out of the expected 2 and possibly a third..it is still small so I held back on it

Olena Ukrainian 2 out of the 3

Campari F2?- 3 : Was sent the seeds(thank you Rocklandguy) and planted them late by the WS/SS method at the end of April. I had doubts, but they are now looking like they will be big enough in a week or 3 to go into the garden, better late than never ...Wooohooo :)

From the store:

Mr Stripey- 1
Better Boy- 6
Golden Girl- 3

Sun Sugar- 1
Sweet 100's- 2

I love seeing what everyone is growing!! I can't wait to see some more pictures too :)

Planted out May 17th; all doing well here in NE Colorado:

Bonnie Best
*Boxcar Willie
Chico
Costoluto Genovese
Marglobe
Mortgage Lifter
Nicholson's Yellow Cherry
*Romeo
*Rose de Berne
Sprite
*Yellow Stuffer

FAILED:
Giant Oxheart (but the Romeo takes its place!)

This is our first year EVER to grow all tomatoes from seed; some were "wintersown" thanks to Trudi D's group; and others sown "under the lights". All were first transplanted before April 15th and were consequently exposed to the elements with only burlap sheeting for cover during our early spring snow, hail & wind. NP, of some 12 dozen or more seeds sown, I have sold or given away more than half... **Anyone need starters?** They travel well... :)

Brandywine

Brandywine Pink

Giant Belgium

Porterhouse

Giant Delicious

Box Car Willie

Red Rose

Cherokee Purple

Brandy Boy

Orange Wellington

Kellogg's Breakfast

Sun Gold (cherry tomatoes)

Black Cherry (cherry tomatoes)

Can't wait to see the results in the garden, sometimes sowing seeds indoors and growing seedlings can be challenging, but also very rewarding!

A vantage thread... Interesting how some old popular ones are still around this season after SEVEN (7) years. They must have have passed the test of time and the test of TASTES. .

But , as it is always the case the gardeners get a lot of enthusiasm about planning and planting BUT don't like to come back and evaluate how their choices did in the real garden and real life.

Seysonn