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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Idaho
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This is one of those crosses I made on looks alone. I wanted to see what a cross of two of the coolest looking tomatoes I know of looked like crossed. Pretty cool as it turns out.
![]() I loved how much variety I'm got in the growouts from this line.Here's the first to ripen. Pretty good taste in most of these. ![]() ![]() FY 3-1, 3-6 and 3-3 FY3-3 is getting carried forward for sure. Very nice, acid taste, also pretty early. My tasting notes say "GROW IT" ![]() ![]() L 10-1 Later in the season, but looks and taste are both there. ![]() ![]() FY 3-6 Taste was a 6/10. Great antho, very nice production, could be earlier. ![]() ![]() L 10-3 By far the biggest surprise to come out of this line this year. White fruit (they mature to a very pale pink) with black stripes, on a VERY dark plant. Super cool. The others - ![]() ![]() |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: ohio
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wow! interesting colors. I wish I had more time and space to grow more than I am. maybe next year I will try a couple more for you though. I didn't do the dwarf project due to time constraints with taking care of my inlaws but... these looks so cool, very tempting!
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Tomatovillian™
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Here's some F3's out of this cross -
![]() L 9-16 - When I first made this cross, it was all about looks, and this has the looks! The flavor'sl just OK, but I have hope... ![]() FY 3-9 ![]() FY 3-5 ![]() FY CH Good flavor. ![]() L 6-11, L 6-12 -both very early, 6-11 had good taste, 6-12 wasn't so good. Kind of a mushy texture. ![]() L 6-4 - good looks, tough skin, taste 7.5/10, very early. ![]() ![]() L 9-1, L 6-13 L 6-13 taste 6.5/10 early; L 9-1 taste 5/10, early. ![]() ![]() L 6-6,L 6-1, L 6-9 - L 6-1 taste 8/10, early. L 6-6 - pretty, tasty, early. L 6-9 was a no save. ![]() ![]() L 9-10, L 6-4, L 6-7 L 6-7 - a bit bigger taste 7, early. L 9-10 - coral interior, meaty, taste 6, early. ![]() FY 3-6 ![]() T 4-2 ![]() T 4-3, T 15-1 T4-3 taste 5/10; T15-1- nice, lemony. ![]() T 4-2 (2), T 15-4, T 16-7 ![]() L 9-5 |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: ohio
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beautiful. All are very interesting... especially the black foliage and pale yellow one.
Do you have an issue with drosophila fly getting into your late fruiting plants? We really had a mess with them this year. Very wasteful. I struggled to get the seeds you sent me to do anything. I planted them in pots... just a bit later than I wanted, but I didn't expect it to be soooooooo dry here. We had an inch of rain all Summer. When it came it was too little to late. I watered but it was too hot and too dry to produce much and then the drosophilas invaded and destroyed the few that I managed to get to grow.. I hate spraying but next year I might just to kill off some of those nasty pests. Sorry. I know there are a few seeds out there if you want them back, but it isn't much. I will try to keep those pots specifically for growing this variety next year since I know there must be a few seeds in the soil. I really wanted to try them, too. Sorry!
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Idaho
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![]() Let me know if there's any seeds I can send you to try again. |
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