Fusarium Wilt

AlittleSalt · June 6, 2017

Cole, I would save seeds from it too.

Bill, we were writing at the same time - it just took me longer. I always ferment seeds too. The bleach step sounds good.

I've been watching the tomato varieties in the raised bed very carefully and have been wondering something along the same lines. The two Sweet Million plants I had to pull were on the end. Three feet away are Anna Aasa and Brad's Atomic Grape. Then 3 feet from them were two other plants that had to be pulled. The ones in the middle Anna Aasa and Brad's Atomic Grape look perfectly fine and are producing well. We/I read that Fusarium can be hit and miss, but it still seems odd to me.

There are two other varieties that have my attention. Japanese Pink Cherry and Sweetie grew and produced well in an area of the main garden that most of the rest of the tomato plants wilted and died. This year, they are growing the same and producing prolifically. I am wondering if one or both of their parents were VFN varieties? I have not found much info about Japanese Pink Cherry, but Sweetie is a commercial OP variety.

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AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	Cole, I would save seeds from it too. Bill, we were writing at the same time - it just took me longer. I always ferment seeds too. The bleach step sounds good. I've been watching the tomato varieties in the raised bed very carefully and have been wondering something along the same lines. The two Sweet Million plants I had to pull were on the end. Three feet away are Anna Aasa and Brad's Atomic Grape. Then 3 feet from them were two other plants that had to be pulled. The ones in the middle Anna Aasa and Brad's Atomic Grape look perfectly fine and are producing well. We/I read that Fusarium can be hit and miss, but it still seems odd to me. There are two other varieties that have my attention. Japanese Pink Cherry and Sweetie grew and produced well in an area of the main garden that most of the rest of the tomato plants wilted and died. This year, they are growing the same and producing prolifically. I am wondering if one or both of their parents were VFN varieties? I have not found much info about Japanese Pink Cherry, but Sweetie is a commercial OP variety. Last edited by AlittleSalt; June 6, 2017 at 09:38 PM.