Comments on: Rouge d’Irak: Hanna’s Tomato Tastings 2007 http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2007/08/rouge-dirak-hannas-tomato-tastings-2007.html Gardening isn't a hobby, it is an obsession Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:09:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: rowena http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2007/08/rouge-dirak-hannas-tomato-tastings-2007.html/comment-page-1#comment-4777 rowena Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:57:53 +0000 http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2007/08/rouge-dirak-hannas-tomato-tastings-2007.html#comment-4777 Wow. I was just googling for an image of a Rouge d'Irak tomato and got sucked into the mire of tomato propoganda. I'm a year late but I'm certainly glad that I followed the link to this post (from <a href="http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=197" rel="nofollow">this</a> link). I bought the Iraqi tomato seeds from Rareseeds this past February, for the exact same reasons that you stated. It was odd to see it written here that they were no longer available. Of course a year has passed since you posted this so perhaps they (Rareseeds) decided to make them available again. Thanks for such an informative post! Wow. I was just googling for an image of a Rouge d’Irak tomato and got sucked into the mire of tomato propoganda. I’m a year late but I’m certainly glad that I followed the link to this post (from this link).

I bought the Iraqi tomato seeds from Rareseeds this past February, for the exact same reasons that you stated. It was odd to see it written here that they were no longer available. Of course a year has passed since you posted this so perhaps they (Rareseeds) decided to make them available again.

Thanks for such an informative post!

]]> By: Terry http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2007/08/rouge-dirak-hannas-tomato-tastings-2007.html/comment-page-1#comment-1854 Terry Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:59:27 +0000 http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2007/08/rouge-dirak-hannas-tomato-tastings-2007.html#comment-1854 Very interesting site. After reading just a few sections I am very curious about your bio. Do you have a picture and any background info online? Why do you like tomatoes so much? How many varieties have you grown? What is your favorite variety? Do you have a greenhouse? Why not get a summer home in Florida and grow in the winter there? Very interesting site. After reading just a few sections I am very curious about your bio. Do you have a picture and any background info online? Why do you like tomatoes so much? How many varieties have you grown? What is your favorite variety? Do you have a greenhouse? Why not get a summer home in Florida and grow in the winter there?

]]> By: Hanna http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2007/08/rouge-dirak-hannas-tomato-tastings-2007.html/comment-page-1#comment-840 Hanna Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:21:31 +0000 http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2007/08/rouge-dirak-hannas-tomato-tastings-2007.html#comment-840 rosemary harris - Hey, thank you for stopping by! It sounds like your book will be very interesting to read! Robin (Bumblebee) - Tired of tomatoes!?! Never! Robinson - I actually don't understand why there needs to be a law at all. It seems just stupid to make laws resricting what people can grow. Janet - Thank you for stopping by! Wow, organic horticulture. I have often thought that someday I would like to go back to school to get a degree in horticulture. I hope you get your garden soon. :) rosemary harris – Hey, thank you for stopping by! It sounds like your book will be very interesting to read!

Robin (Bumblebee) – Tired of tomatoes!?! Never!

Robinson – I actually don’t understand why there needs to be a law at all. It seems just stupid to make laws resricting what people can grow.

Janet – Thank you for stopping by! Wow, organic horticulture. I have often thought that someday I would like to go back to school to get a degree in horticulture. I hope you get your garden soon. :)

]]> By: Janet http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2007/08/rouge-dirak-hannas-tomato-tastings-2007.html/comment-page-1#comment-730 Janet Sat, 25 Aug 2007 03:11:26 +0000 http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2007/08/rouge-dirak-hannas-tomato-tastings-2007.html#comment-730 Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, right? Interesting catalog. Lots of variety but no mention of what zones the seeds do well in. I appreciate your tomato taste reviews! Here in WA, it's been so cloudy and drizzly that my tomatoes are just now starting to turn colors. I envy your garden, and when I finish studying organic horticulture, I will have my own. I like your blog so much, I may have one of those too. Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, right? Interesting catalog. Lots of variety but no mention of what zones the seeds do well in. I appreciate your tomato taste reviews! Here in WA, it’s been so cloudy and drizzly that my tomatoes are just now starting to turn colors. I envy your garden, and when I finish studying organic horticulture, I will have my own. I like your blog so much, I may have one of those too.

]]> By: Robinson http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2007/08/rouge-dirak-hannas-tomato-tastings-2007.html/comment-page-1#comment-726 Robinson Sat, 25 Aug 2007 01:45:07 +0000 http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2007/08/rouge-dirak-hannas-tomato-tastings-2007.html#comment-726 That's interesting about the new seed laws in Iraq. Apparently they are allowed to save their 'traditional' seeds but not seeds from new varieties. And it seems like a pretty silly rule considering that only the traditional varieties will produce the same product the next year. The seeds from the new varieties won't produce anything like what they came from. Silly bureaucrats. That’s interesting about the new seed laws in Iraq. Apparently they are allowed to save their ‘traditional’ seeds but not seeds from new varieties. And it seems like a pretty silly rule considering that only the traditional varieties will produce the same product the next year. The seeds from the new varieties won’t produce anything like what they came from. Silly bureaucrats.

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