Galapagos tomato info please

Jeannine Anne · May 20, 2011

Hi, I have a packet of seeds that were sent to me from Australia a couple of years ago.

They are marked Galapagos.

For some reason I have lost the original packet but there was one.I clearly remember it said from the Island of Galapogos on it, but there was also something about not to be confused with the variety???.then my memory fails me. Salt seems to rind a bell too, wether it said will stand salt or not the type that stands salt I can't remember.

I have googled and have read so many conflicting descriptions it seems as if there are several types of Galapogos tomatoes some wild, some apparently have to go through the digestive system of a tortoise to germinate I am more confused than ever.

Amy Goldman has one she calls Saras, picked wild from the island apparently and she named it.. could this be the same one, in which case it had a name so I am confused about that too.

Due to the tortoise thing I have never bothered growing it and am reluctant if it is a wild one as I have read they are bland.Also I read somewhere that there may be extensive crossing if I grew it near my others.

Can anyone tell me about ANY Galapagos tomatoes they have grown please

Thank you

XX Jeannine.

May 20, 2011	#1
Jeannine Anne Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 1,553	Galapagos tomato info please Hi, I have a packet of seeds that were sent to me from Australia a couple of years ago. They are marked Galapagos. For some reason I have lost the original packet but there was one.I clearly remember it said from the Island of Galapogos on it, but there was also something about not to be confused with the variety???.then my memory fails me. Salt seems to rind a bell too, wether it said will stand salt or not the type that stands salt I can't remember. I have googled and have read so many conflicting descriptions it seems as if there are several types of Galapogos tomatoes some wild, some apparently have to go through the digestive system of a tortoise to germinate I am more confused than ever. Amy Goldman has one she calls Saras, picked wild from the island apparently and she named it.. could this be the same one, in which case it had a name so I am confused about that too. Due to the tortoise thing I have never bothered growing it and am reluctant if it is a wild one as I have read they are bland.Also I read somewhere that there may be extensive crossing if I grew it near my others. Can anyone tell me about ANY Galapagos tomatoes they have grown please Thank you XX Jeannine.