Mr. Darwin, what do you think?

[dcarch]

This is my first year in growing heirloom varieties. I have never really learned to use any disease spray other than some aphid spray. With the bad weather and crowded growing conditions, near the end of the season, basically everything died from various fungal and blight infections.

Everything but one!

I planted a whole variety of heirlooms and hybrids. There is one which almost completely wilted has come back strong and it is a Brandywine! It is sending out new growth and blossoms all over again.

Ironic with all the complains about BW being fussy and difficult.

Do I have somehow end up with a disease resistant mutation of BW by natural selection/evolution?

Unfortunately there are many green ones on the vines which I don’t think will make it thru Z6 approaching winter to get ripe. In any case, because I have been using an electric vibrator to pollinate, I don’t think the seeds would be true BWs.

dcarch :wink:



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