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One of my "True North Tomatoes"
F5 potato leaf tri coloured heart with a clear epidermis.
That's a lot of recessive genes and I am very proud of this. I believe it to be a unique tomato.
From my very first cross of Ludmillas pink heart x Captain Lucky.
KarenO

It looks really good Karen. Congrats.

very pretty

How many days to maturity ther Karen?
What a beaut!

About 72 days.
KarenO

Pretty, and thank you for showing a bit of the epidermis peeled back. Is that at full ripeness?

I can see that pretty mater working a nice summer salsa.Good stuff,nice work.

How does it taste? Hopefully as good as it looks.

[QUOTE=imp;658187]Pretty, and thank you for showing a bit of the epidermis peeled back. Is that at full ripeness?[/QUOTE]

No, this is just ripe enough to eat, they show a lot more pink inside when riper. I was anxious to taste it, to see if as good as the F4, it is. Smooth and tangy sweet like captain lucky but meatier less gel.

I'll take more pics of various ripeness later on . When dead ripe the whole exterior is dark pink with the green and yellow marbled pink interior. Later fruits will have a bit more gel and more seeds but still very solid.

KarenO

As well as being beautiful it looks like it has good size too. Looking forward to more pics as it ripens.

You do such interesting crosses that turn out pretty and tasty. I admire that.

Congrats. A nice one.

I don't know about Ludmias but to me the flesh similar to Captain Lucky.

BTW: Is this part of your KARMA project ?

very nice, very nice

[QUOTE=Gardeneer;658213]Congrats. A nice one.

I don't know about Ludmias but to me the flesh similar to Captain Lucky.

BTW: Is this part of your KARMA project ?[/QUOTE]

No, this is a separate line, a different cross, This project is all large potato leaf hearts. there are others, I will post photos of the sister lines to this one as well once I have some nice ones ripe. there are several threads here on TV about this project. if interested, search True north tomatoes or look at my FB page Northern Gardener
[url]https://www.facebook.com/NorthernGardenerCanada/[/url

My avatar is a picture of one of the sister lines to this one.

I can't wait to see a fully ripe one because this one is so beautiful.

Very nice work.

Thank you all for the comments and encouragement. It has been a labor of love and an exercise in patience over these past years. Making crosses is easy. Stabilizing them with the qualities you desire is the hard part for sure but it has been fun and rewarding.
KarenO

It's a real beauty, congratulations for the wonderful work you've done!

[QUOTE=GrowingCoastal;658203]As well as being beautiful it looks like it has good size too. Looking forward to more pics as it ripens.[/QUOTE]
Size range about 8-16 oz a few have been over a pound

The one in the pics looks seedless.:?!?:

Drooling, and me suffering with off season now. Where"s that dang mango I put away. Lol!

Speaking of mangoes Marsha, I was wondering how you are able to slice them so thin?
KarenO

Wow Karen, that looks awesome! Please post more pics when you can.

I was admiring the photos, when it occurred to me. I don't see any seeds in that fruit, at all. Am I just being blind?

[QUOTE=Darren Abbey;658416]I was admiring the photos, when it occurred to me. I don't see any seeds in that fruit, at all. Am I just being blind?[/QUOTE]

in that particular fruit no seeds at all. happens quite a lot with all of my first hearts. Zena's gift too. later fruits have normal numbers.these earliest would have set in quite cold night temps, down to less than 10 C. I won't make my fortune selling seeds of these. all my hearts have very solid structure with few seeds. it is a feature I find to be a big positive for cooking especially. They aren't dry though or mealy. smooth texture.
KarenO

even happened in some cherries this year. I'm quite convinced it is weather related although i'm not scientist. I have seen it a lot over the years in my Canadian gardens. [url]https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/20374697_927670580707464_3942463000709475775_n.jpg?oh=e7dc89bf2eaafacc1ef905fbe2d74b92&oe=59F68DE0[/url]

KarenO

[QUOTE=KarenO;658326]Speaking of mangoes Marsha, I was wondering how you are able to slice them so thin?
KarenO[/QUOTE]

They actually start out 8mm thick before dehydration. I just peel the whole mango, then successive slices across the broad sides until I hit the seed. A whole mango is about 8 slices.

It's certainly a gorgeous tomato! Great work, Karen!

Steve

Much of my earliest fruit is sparse or void of seeds. Pinks more, potato leafs more. And if it's misshapen fruit on the first truss, guaranteed no seeds. My observation here.

Wow that is one gorgeous tomato! Congratulations!