Frustration

333.okh · May 14, 2010

Here is the deal. I bought Giant Yellow toma seeds from Sand Hill Preservation Center and I cannot get them to come up. On the flip side I spread some compost out in the 'new' garden area that was not completely done...well I have easily over 500 tomatillo starts now.

I got some old verde seeds to come up, but not he Giant Yellow???

Also, has anyone tried this one:
http://www.adaptiveseeds.com/node/28

veggie babe · May 14, 2010

haven't tried that one sounds interesting
good luck

Neva

333.okh · May 14, 2010

Well, I complain and now they came up in thier little pots in my growlight cube.

lj in ny · May 15, 2010

Murphy's law! Good luck!

333.okh · June 3, 2010

Okay...so we are still raining in Northern California....a lot! I have three tomatillo plants that made it. One is a yellow, one is a verde and one is a purple.

I know that a tomatillo has to have a neighbor to pollinate, but there should not be any problems between the colors right?

I do not really care if they cross. I just want some tomas this year.

**carolyn137** · June 4, 2010

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Originally Posted by 333.okh

Okay...so we are still raining in Northern California....a lot! I have three tomatillo plants that made it. One is a yellow, one is a verde and one is a purple.

I know that a tomatillo has to have a neighbor to pollinate, but there should not be any problems between the colors right?

I do not really care if they cross. I just want some tomas this year.

Right, no problem between the colors. it's not a crossing problem, it's b'c the blossoms of an individual plant are self infertile. Somewhere in this Forum I linked to an excellent article about tomatillo biology, etc.

Edited to add, now that I think about it a microsecond more I assume that purple pollen fertilizing the ovules of a verde plant would give verde fruits, but since I've only grown on variety at a time I can't say for sure.

clara · June 4, 2010

Thanks for the link to adaptiveseeds! I've found interesting varieties there, but shall order there only later this year. clara

333.okh · June 5, 2010

I am good with that. I actually wanted two of each, but we had two inches of rain yesterday and it is not good for the tomas.

May 14, 2010	#1
333.okh Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2010 Location: NorCal Posts: 110	Frustration Here is the deal. I bought Giant Yellow toma seeds from Sand Hill Preservation Center and I cannot get them to come up. On the flip side I spread some compost out in the 'new' garden area that was not completely done...well I have easily over 500 tomatillo starts now. I got some old verde seeds to come up, but not he Giant Yellow??? Also, has anyone tried this one: http://www.adaptiveseeds.com/node/28

May 14, 2010	#2
veggie babe Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: east texas Posts: 686	haven't tried that one sounds interesting good luck Neva

May 15, 2010	#4
lj in ny Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: NY Posts: 58	Murphy's law! Good luck!

June 3, 2010	#5
333.okh Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2010 Location: NorCal Posts: 110	Okay...so we are still raining in Northern California....a lot! I have three tomatillo plants that made it. One is a yellow, one is a verde and one is a purple. I know that a tomatillo has to have a neighbor to pollinate, but there should not be any problems between the colors right? I do not really care if they cross. I just want some tomas this year.

June 4, 2010	#7
clara Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 1,351	Thanks for the link to adaptiveseeds! I've found interesting varieties there, but shall order there only later this year. clara

June 5, 2010	#8
333.okh Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2010 Location: NorCal Posts: 110	I am good with that. I actually wanted two of each, but we had two inches of rain yesterday and it is not good for the tomas.