Lucky Tiger -- Farmer/Breeder 2015 select

[Gardeneer]

I am not stealing the name
Finally I cut one of mine and here it is.

sep 13 - tiger 2.jpg

the taste was pretty good. I call it well balance old fashion tomato taste. I like it.

[charline]

I dont think it is Lucky Tiger
none of my tigers had all red flesh like yours. They have green flesh marbled/striped with red

[Gardeneer]

Originally Posted by charline

I dont think it is Lucky Tiger
none of my tigers had all red flesh like yours. They have green flesh marbled/striped with red

Yes, you are right. All the Green tigers posted have green flesh.
So I will give it another name.
I have searched in Google and have not seen anything like it.

[Fred Hempel]

How do you know it is an OP? Was it advertised as such?

Originally Posted by Gardeneer

I am growing this variety from the saved seeds from store bought OP cherries that have same shape and color as the one discussed in this thread.
Here a picture of one that is not quite ripe yet but the pattern is showing.
What do you thinks ?

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The other tomatoes are just for color comparison.

[Fred Hempel]

There are alot of varieties that are available to growers, that are not easily searchable on Google.

I was talking with a grower today who has found at least 3 varieties that are similar to Purple Bumblebee, and sold by smaller seed companies that most of us are not familiar with and do not have much of a web presence.

With regard to naming it

1. If it is OP it probably already has a name.

2. If it is a hybrid, it will segregate into many different unstable lines in the next generation, and I think naming is best held off until the line is reasonably stable.

Originally Posted by Gardeneer

Yes, you are right. All the Green tigers posted have green flesh.
So I will give it another name.
I have searched in Google and have not seen anything like it.

[Hunt-Grow-Cook]

Originally Posted by Gardeneer

Yes, you are right. All the Green tigers posted have green flesh.
So I will give it another name.
I have searched in Google and have not seen anything like it.

Lucky Tiger and Green Tiger are two seperate varieties. Yours is neither.

[Fred Hempel]

Of course, I am expressing a "breeders" point of view.

I would not be happy if my varieties were renamed, just because a farmer (or grocery store) sold them in a mixed basket of tomatoes.

[Gardeneer]

Originally Posted by Fred Hempel

How do you know it is an OP? Was it advertised as such?

All I know is that the tomato was sold as "heirloom".
Probably it meant OP. But grocery stores never sell anything as OP.

I planted just one and it is 100% true to its mother. So I am reasonably sure that it is OP. I will grow it next year again.
Since I am not a fan of GWR, I like this better.