Cuostralee

[pmcgrady]

Got some Cuostralee seeds in a swap, started 6 all germinated pretty much at the same time... 5 RL, one PL... Does Cuostralee ever throw an occasional PL?

[LindyAdele]

I have not experienced a potato leaf, but only grew about 10 plants of tat variety. I will add that for me, even Coustralee seedlings are fairly dense, large leaved stocky plants compared to other similar varietirs.

[gssgarden]

Never had one either but enjoy it!! If you get a good plant, it's a heck of a tomato!!

Greg

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by pmcgrady

Got some Cuostralee seeds in a swap, started 6 all germinated pretty much at the same time... 5 RL, one PL... Does Cuostralee ever throw an occasional PL?

I've known Cuostralee since 1992 when it was sent to one of us,meaning the 4 folks that Norbert in France contacted,and have grown it a lot since then,for SSE listings and seed offers,and have never seen a PL.

http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/wiki/Cuostralee

Tania left off Bill Minkey and Joe Bratka from that history and Joe sent all of his to me and the rest of us SSE listed all of them.

I'm not that enthusiastic of getting seeds via swaps/trades You never know the background of the seeds as to possible seed associated disease problems which to me is most important,nor how the plants were grown as to possible cross pollinations.

One exception for me is that if anyone sends me seeds for a previously non distributed family tomato heirloom I give them a choice of getting 2 or 3 back from me as thanks.

Carolyn

[Lee]

Originally Posted by pmcgrady

Got some Cuostralee seeds in a swap, started 6 all germinated pretty much at the same time... 5 RL, one PL... Does Cuostralee ever throw an occasional PL?

Nope, never. The PL plant is most likely a mixed up seed, as a cross with Cuostralee would not produce a PL plant. Although, it is possible it's an F2 from a cross, as the resulting hybrid would at least be red and RL like Cuostralee.... not as big though, so it should have been noticed......

My bet is on a mixed seed... Hopefully the others are the real deal because... see my signature.....

Lee