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I want to know about Maxifort too, Fusion!

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and Carolyn -

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Originally Posted by NarnianGarden
There is a question I've been wondering about regarding the F1 seed production: What happens to all the tomato fruits needed to create parental lines? Does anyone ever eat them, or are they all processed for seeds? It seems like a huge waste if they all go uneaten

Don't laugh at me, I am very economical and hate to see anything even slightly edible be thrown away

Could you clarify for me?

I don't know if you're referring to those hybrids that were some of the earliest ones offered to the public which have just two parents, such as Big Boy F1 or if you're referring to more modern F1's where yes, there are two OP lines with several different parental inputs in each line and the final OP in each line is then crossed with the final OP in the other line to create the F1 hybrid, which is much more complex.

Carolyn

I took Narnian to mean what happens to any/all of the tomato pulp left after seeds and liquid are removed to extract the F1 seeds. Like does it go to compost, or more thriftily thrown in a pot to cook up a thick sauce for the field workers spaghetti supper!