Mt. Magic F1 at TGS

[carolyn137]

There are several who have been asking about the availability of this hybrid, bred by Randy Gardner, especially those who got it from my free offer for it and Smarty F1 and Plum Regal F1.

I'ts already been noted that Mt. Magic will be available at Seedway, 100 seed minimum for about $33, so I was so pleased when I spoke to Linda at TGS this morning that she was able to get some seeds from her Bejo rep.

She said that seeds were in limited quanitities and she hasn't received them yet but would probably offer them in smaller packs,no price decided on right now. When I talked with Linda earlier in the year I had asked her if she had a Bejo rep, she said she did, and so the contact was made.

Several of us have been in contact with Bjo reps and have urged them to make Mt Magic, especially, more available in less than commercial seed quantities. One rep said that there's an outside probability that Johnny's might also have them, not known at this time. And Johnny's also sells seeds for Randy's new grape tomato Smarty F1.

Several folks who trialed these this past summer from my seed offer here, and I agree, said that even when full red it's best to keep them a few days before eating them b'c the flavor seems to improve a lot.

Linda and I had many topics to cover, such as varieties for me to send her for trial b/c she was so behind in trials I didn't send her anything for trial for this past summer. But I can tell you when the catalog goes to print, which is Dec 3rd, I think I remember, and she flys to where it's set up to approve the color contrast on the pictures and has done so for many years.

She said to start expecting catalogs in mid- December and the website should be updated at that time as well.

Hope that helps for those of you who have been asking about availability of some of Randy's newer hybrids, two of which have some great disease tolerance genes bred in ( see the specs in my Spring seed offer for these ), and I know some want them for use in their own breeding projects for those disease genes.