Heart Tomatoes

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by Tormato

My faulty memory over you introducing Lithuanian, not Lithuanian Crested Pink. If you look at Tatiana's pictures of LCP, at least I got the ribbed heart right, in my memory.

I'm not so sure it's always ribbed and here's why.

If you look at Tania's pictures you'll see two pictures taken one day apart, one smooth, one not.

I told you I had two Crested Pinks on the countertop so when I was out in the kitchen I looked at both. They were two different sizes, The larger one was smooth and the smaller one was ribbed.

Freda never should have picked them since they were grass green but I was asking her if she could check to see if there were any Verde Claros, oval and GWR and Emeald Pears, small and pear shaped and GWR. Not all the labels survived, I would have known Verde Claro ASAP so asked if there was a label with the two she brought in and there it was, Lithuanian Crested Pink.

Then I wondered where I got it from and after checking, it was one of the seeds donated by Lee Goodwin of J and L seeds and since I'd not grown it before, being a dedicated heart lover I said why not.

So we have me with one smooth and one ribbed and Tania with the same, so then I did a Google IMAGES search and this is what I found.

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...an+Pink+tomato

Some ribbed, some smooth and some not the right variety, always have to put your mouse over a picture to check.

So is it always ribbed? Nope.

And why not?

My default answer in situations such as these is..... it must be the weather.

Carolyn

[Spartanburg123]

Carolyn- are you planting the Not Omar's Lebanese Heart that I sent you in the fall? I'm interested to see if it's just an environmental change. If not, then it could be a really nice variation on a great variety that you introduced to the US via Mr. Saab of Lebanon. Thanks!! Darin