Rare Tomatoes

betsylt · April 23, 2006

Okay, here's a challenge. I have been trying to get some seed for "fruity orange" cherry tomato, bred by Tim Peters in the 90's. Unfortunately, Tim no longer shows it in his catalog, and all my old SSE yearbooks are in Alaska (whilst I am in California). Is anyone still growing it? The problem with the "fruity" series is that the cherry tomatoes tended to split, but the flavors were very sweet and unusually "fruity" tasting. If nobody here has a lead on seeds for Fruity Orange, I probably should drop Tim a note now that most of the push of the season has lifted.

There are other varieties I'd love to find again as well.

-blt

April 23, 2006	#31
betsylt Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Fairbanks, AK & Silicon Valley, CA Posts: 83	Okay, here's a challenge. I have been trying to get some seed for "fruity orange" cherry tomato, bred by Tim Peters in the 90's. Unfortunately, Tim no longer shows it in his catalog, and all my old SSE yearbooks are in Alaska (whilst I am in California). Is anyone still growing it? The problem with the "fruity" series is that the cherry tomatoes tended to split, but the flavors were very sweet and unusually "fruity" tasting. If nobody here has a lead on seeds for Fruity Orange, I probably should drop Tim a note now that most of the push of the season has lifted. There are other varieties I'd love to find again as well. -blt