FYI : Copy:OSSI-designated list of Dwarf Project varieties

**Patrina_Pepperina** · December 10, 2015

(This is a copy of a post in the Cross Hemisphere Project forum, but I also need this info to be in a place where non-members can read it, so here seems logical.)

The list below is for reference so that everyone will know which varieties from the Dwarf Tomato Project are being released via the Open Source Seed Initiative OSSI designation.

In a nutshell, this OSSI designation is where breeders have made an agreement with OSSI for their new varieties to be 'open source' via a pledge which should be passed down with seeds of these varieties for future generations.

The OSSI Pledge

You have the freedom to use these OSSI-Pledged seeds in any way you choose. In return, you pledge not to restrict others’ use of these seeds or their derivatives by patents or other means, and to include this pledge with any transfer of these seeds or their derivatives.

The OSSI website lists the breeders and the varieties that have been pledged along with the seed companies who have made a commitment to sell the seeds with an OSSI designation. At this stage only the new releases from my crosses are involved, but hopefully other breeders may choose to release their varieties in future via OSSI too.

Varieties designated as OSSI are:

Adelaide Festival
Coorong Pink (for release 2016)
Dwarf Golden Gypsy
Dwarf Lemon Ice
Dwarf Mahogany
Dwarf Orange Cream
Dwarf Russian Swirl
Dwarf Scarlet Heart
Kangaroo Paw Brown
Kangaroo Paw Green
Kangaroo Paw Red (for release in 2016)
Kangaroo Paw Yellow
Kookaburra Cackle
Loxton Lad
Loxton Lass
Mallee Rose (for release in 2016)
Maralinga
Sturt Desert Pea
Tanunda Red
Uluru Ochre
Waratah
Wilpena (for release in 2016)

BIG thanks to all of you who have worked on these varieties with me and named some of them too. We have been benefiting biodiversity in the process!

Patrina

Desert Jonathan · December 10, 2015

Hello Patrina.
I live in Beautiful HOT, DRY Tucson Arizona, USA. I'm finding that Dwarf Type Tomato plants grow very well in the Desert. Apparently the smaller plant is under less stress from the dry heat than a larger 6 or 8 foot vine is under. Thank you for making these available to those of us who are Desert Rats.

-Jonathan.

**Patrina_Pepperina** · December 11, 2015

Agreed Jonathan, they performed well in the ground in hot and dry Adelaide where I lived for the first 8 years of the project. Where I now live I get a bit more summer rain and decided to quit watering to see what would happen during the last 2 and a half months of the season. Even though they were planted on a slope, they continued to produce without watering.

They can cope with it if they are planted in the ground, but in containers they more easily get stressed so I avoid container growing whenever possible. I just don't get good results in containers - probably because I don't water enough!

Patrina

Desert Jonathan · December 12, 2015

I am SLOWLY but surely learning how to container grow peppers and a tomato or two. I've had really good experience's growing Punta Banda in a large pot. It only grows to about 24 inches tall so it likes being pot bound.

Pm me an address and I'll send you some fresh Punta Banda seeds.

-Jonathan.

December 10, 2015	#1
Patrina_Pepperina Cross Hemisphere Dwarf Project™ Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New South Wales, Australia Posts: 3,094	FYI : Copy:OSSI-designated list of Dwarf Project varieties (This is a copy of a post in the Cross Hemisphere Project forum, but I also need this info to be in a place where non-members can read it, so here seems logical.) The list below is for reference so that everyone will know which varieties from the Dwarf Tomato Project are being released via the Open Source Seed Initiative OSSI designation. In a nutshell, this OSSI designation is where breeders have made an agreement with OSSI for their new varieties to be 'open source' via a pledge which should be passed down with seeds of these varieties for future generations. *The OSSI Pledge* You have the freedom to use these OSSI-Pledged seeds in any way you choose. In return, you pledge not to restrict others’ use of these seeds or their derivatives by patents or other means, and to include this pledge with any transfer of these seeds or their derivatives. The OSSI website lists the breeders and the varieties that have been pledged along with the seed companies who have made a commitment to sell the seeds with an OSSI designation. At this stage only the new releases from my crosses are involved, but hopefully other breeders may choose to release their varieties in future via OSSI too. Varieties designated as OSSI are: Adelaide Festival Coorong Pink (for release 2016) Dwarf Golden Gypsy Dwarf Lemon Ice Dwarf Mahogany Dwarf Orange Cream Dwarf Russian Swirl Dwarf Scarlet Heart Kangaroo Paw Brown Kangaroo Paw Green Kangaroo Paw Red (for release in 2016) Kangaroo Paw Yellow Kookaburra Cackle Loxton Lad Loxton Lass Mallee Rose (for release in 2016) Maralinga Sturt Desert Pea Tanunda Red Uluru Ochre Waratah Wilpena (for release in 2016) BIG thanks to all of you who have worked on these varieties with me and named some of them too. We have been benefiting biodiversity in the process! Patrina __________________ Truth is colourful, not just black and white. PP: 2005

December 11, 2015	#3
Patrina_Pepperina Cross Hemisphere Dwarf Project™ Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New South Wales, Australia Posts: 3,094	Agreed Jonathan, they performed well in the ground in hot and dry Adelaide where I lived for the first 8 years of the project. Where I now live I get a bit more summer rain and decided to quit watering to see what would happen during the last 2 and a half months of the season. Even though they were planted on a slope, they continued to produce without watering. They can cope with it if they are planted in the ground, but in containers they more easily get stressed so I avoid container growing whenever possible. I just don't get good results in containers - probably because I don't water enough! Patrina __________________ Truth is colourful, not just black and white. PP: 2005

December 10, 2015	#2
Desert Jonathan Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Arizona, USA Posts: 130	Hello Patrina. I live in Beautiful HOT, DRY Tucson Arizona, USA. I'm finding that Dwarf Type Tomato plants grow very well in the Desert. Apparently the smaller plant is under less stress from the dry heat than a larger 6 or 8 foot vine is under. Thank you for making these available to those of us who are Desert Rats. -Jonathan.

December 12, 2015	#4
Desert Jonathan Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Arizona, USA Posts: 130	I am SLOWLY but surely learning how to container grow peppers and a tomato or two. I've had really good experience's growing Punta Banda in a large pot. It only grows to about 24 inches tall so it likes being pot bound. Pm me an address and I'll send you some fresh Punta Banda seeds. -Jonathan.