Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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August 31, 2017
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: France
Posts: 688
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Lucky Tiger wins !
Very big tomatofest in Bruxelles, Belgium last weekend. Tomatolovers from all over Europe come to this event.
There is a concours for the best tasting tomato and LUCKY TIGER won it. Michel Laus brought it to the tasting. Congratulations also to the breeder of Lucky Tiger, Fred Hempel ! |
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August 31, 2017
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Vancouver Island
Posts: 5,931
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I saw this in a couple of pages on Facebook. Very cool.
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August 31, 2017
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: France
Posts: 688
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I just got the information that second place went to MAGLIA ROSA and third place to BLUSH
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August 31, 2017
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Sunol, CA
Posts: 2,723
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The fix is in...
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August 31, 2017
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: France
Posts: 688
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Other tomato participants were VERTE DE HUI, SUMMER OF LOVE, KING PINEAPPLE, SUNRISE JAZZ, GREEN DOCTOR FROSTED
That's all my friend can remember but there were more... |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Sunol, CA
Posts: 2,723
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Were any of the Bumblebees entered (specifically Sunrise Bumblebee)?
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August 31, 2017
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Sunol, CA
Posts: 2,723
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Interestingly, Maglia Rosa was used to make Blush, which was used to make Lucky Tiger. If only these tomatoes were round...
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September 1, 2017
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: France
Posts: 688
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September 1, 2017
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Vancouver Island
Posts: 5,931
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September 1, 2017
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Newfoundland, Canada
Posts: 6,794
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Kudos once again, Fred!
 I grew the Pink Tiger this year, and have a lot of good things to say about it. It wasn't happy in the crowded greenhouse in early summer, so it moved outdoors and endured a couple of close to frosty nights. It loved the outdoor sunshine but wasn't at all pleased with the near frost and turned quite purple. Finally I found the perfect compromise position - my old wood stacker which has a roof but still admits all the westerly sunshine. Pink Tiger was very happy there and set lots of fruit and they are truly beautiful, hanging in great clusters off the plant, and could ripen a pound of fruit by the end of labor day weekend.... Through it all, an excellent resistance to foliage disease in spite of all the stresses in this environment. 
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August 31, 2017
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Posts: 564
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Congratulations to the International fame, Fred!
Last year, Green Tiger was the best of all. This year, Maglia Rosa tops all for me. |
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August 31, 2017
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Sunol, CA
Posts: 2,723
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Thanks NewWest!
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August 31, 2017
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Greenville, South Carolina
Posts: 3,099
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First time I actually agree with the results of a tasting....
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August 31, 2017
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Burton, TX
Posts: 294
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We really enjoyed Maglia Rosa this year. Wish we had canned some. They would have been beautiful and delicious-next year. Great container plant.
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August 31, 2017
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Greenville, South Carolina
Posts: 3,099
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I think I'm going to do about 25 maglia rosa next year. Customers went nuts over them.
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