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imp August 4, 2017 11:31 PM

Oh my, part of me wants to get you back to work on that pink skinned apricot fleshed cherry that I am so wanting, but then another tasty heart to think about....woe is me, temptations abound!!!!

KarenO August 4, 2017 11:49 PM

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Have those too, :) and a bunch more besides.
Getting a bit behind with photos. Doing major renos and leaving for Edmonton Sunday for a few days too. Where does the time go?
Here are a couple of really big fruits of true colours. They can get a good size :)
KarenO
Watch the Karma thread for more pics coming soon

imp August 5, 2017 07:24 PM

You DO like to torment me so. Have a good trip and be careful.

efisakov August 8, 2017 07:34 AM

KarenO, that is a huge heart. Excellent job. Congratulations.

In all your crosses you selected multiple interesting varieties. It must be enormous amount of work. And they are PL too. You Go Girl!

crmauch August 10, 2017 01:25 PM

Parentage
 
Karen,

I know that you started with Ludmilla's Pink Heart X Captain Lucky
and Delicious X Captain Lucky. Are most of your True North Tomatoes descended from LPH or Del?


Chris

KarenO August 10, 2017 08:05 PM

These are all loh x cl.
I have not gone beyond F2 with the delicious crosses because I didn't have room and could not focus on all of them properly. There are some fabulous beefsteaks in the delicious cross f2's. Some are very unique and with wonderful flavours. Now that these are approaching stable I will start work on the next group soon. I intend to honour my late father with the naming of those.
KarenO

Spartanburg123 August 11, 2017 07:06 AM

Good luck with the naming Karen!!;)

KarenO August 11, 2017 11:31 AM

[QUOTE=Spartanburg123;659646]Good luck with the naming Karen!!;)[/QUOTE]

"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet"
Doesnt apply to tomatoes.
KarenO

crmauch August 11, 2017 11:32 AM

[QUOTE=KarenO;659592]These are all loh x cl.
I have not gone beyond F2 with the delicious crosses because I didn't have room and could not focus on all of them properly. There are some fabulous beefsteaks in the delicious cross f2's. Some are very unique and with wonderful flavours. Now that these are approaching stable I will start work on the next group soon. I intend to honour my late father with the naming of those.
KarenO[/QUOTE]

I'm impressed how well your breeding and selection has resulted in very intriguing tomatoes. I look forward to seeing your final results. :yes:

KarenO August 19, 2017 01:00 PM

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When i made the cross I was imagining a fancy potato leaf heart. One that would be different than anything else out there. I really didn't think this was possible.
True colours F5. Potato leaf clear epi green and pink and yellow hearts. Delicious sweet rich flavour.
One more season and Mission accomplished with F6 seed (what little there us if it :)) saved.
I will do a big grow out and make stable F7 seed available next year.

:)

KarenO

Spartanburg123 August 19, 2017 01:21 PM

Wow, that is a gorgeous tomato!!! I have never seen a color combination quite like that. Kudos to you!!

ginger2778 August 19, 2017 02:07 PM

True colors is gorgeous and unique. You can really see the Captain Lucky heritage too. Congratulations on this very very special tomato, you have a lot to be proud of.

ddsack August 20, 2017 01:21 AM

How great to see these colors in a large heart! I am so impressed with your keeping us informed along the way about the development and progress and how quickly you will be getting them to F7. That's real dedication to a goal!

NewWestGardener August 20, 2017 11:41 AM

Beautiful work Karen! Do you grown them in the greenhouse or in the garden? It seems that Nanaimo grows earlier tomatoes than Vancouver. Likely much better than Edmonton. Nice move for you! I only have a few big ones coloring up out of nearly 100 plants.

KarenO August 20, 2017 03:48 PM

They are all outdoors , in beds and one in a pot. I don't have a greenhouse anymore. Seed planted March 21, transplanted about may 20. Same as I used to do even in Edmonton. These are pretty consistently "early" for large tomatoes with the first ones ripe about 72 days and peaking about now. I had no new fruits set during all that heat though but that's not surprising. They seem to have done well for me in both places, if anything better in Edmonton without the heat and drought
KarenO


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