Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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March 16, 2009 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
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How is your bi-color grow out going? (Working name - Emma)
Don, I will be planting a couple of seedlings in the garden in the next day or two. They are both PL.
Thanks for the seeds! I sent you seeds for a couple of varieties I like a week or two ago, even though you didn't ask for anything in return. Hopefully at least one of them is something you might want to try and don't already have. (note: Don originally started this thread w/post #4, but I moved some of the updates we were posting on the trade thread to here - Suze) |
March 18, 2009 | #2 |
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Thanks for the updates!!
I have 8 of the bi-color plants going as well (all PL). I also grow all of the SUPER hot peppers, so I have over 100 pepper plants to baby-sit as well.
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March 18, 2009 | #3 |
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So if we are all getting potato leaf seedlings... that is even more curious!
when my daughter showed me where she got it, pointed inthe direction of NAR, Carbon, Paul Robeson, and Marriana's Peace! HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
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March 18, 2009 | #4 |
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How is your bi-color grow out going?
For those of you that are growing out my mystery bi-color, I started this thread for us all to compare notes.
I think I have about 15-20 people testing this seed this year. The first report I got is that it is a potato leaf plant. That makes me believe that it may have come from Marianna's Peace. I grew many PL plants last year, but few in the area that my daughter reported finding the "striped" tomato in. The working name will be "Emma" since she is the one that found the fruit. Thanks Don
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March 20, 2009 | #5 |
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Starting my seeds this weekend. . . will keep you updated!
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March 20, 2009 | #6 |
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Awesome!
Thank you. The word so far is potato leaf Don
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April 5, 2009 | #7 |
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Odd-ball !
So out of the 12 I have growing, 11 are PL and one is somewhere between PL and RL.
I'll post picts soon.
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April 6, 2009 | #8 |
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Don, roger on the PL. Just transplanted them to 4" CowPots. Ami
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April 6, 2009 | #9 |
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They died in the frost that hit this area.
I have more seed though. Will try them again in late June. Too late to try again right now. Oh, they were all PL. ~* Robin
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April 13, 2009 | #10 |
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I just started my seeds a few days ago. I think I only have 2 sprouts so far and no true leaves yet.
I probably will have more seedlings than I can grow myself. I give away the extras to friends, coworkers and whoever will take them. I like to give a description and when possible a picture of what the tomato should look like to the adoptive tomato parents. Can you give me a description as to size of tomato, taste, any info is appreciated. Did you get a picture of it? Thanks. Jen |
April 14, 2009 | #11 |
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unfortunately I did not get any picts.
It resembled lucky cross (never grown it on this property so it's not an LC or an LC cross) The taste was very sweet, more of an oblate fruit, and not too large. about the size of a Paul Robeson.
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April 14, 2009 | #12 |
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Don,
Potato leaf so far. I'll keep you posted. |
April 18, 2009 | #13 |
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Thanks Don. That helps. I'll post again when I have any information.
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May 12, 2009 | #14 |
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My tomatoes are about 3' high now. The plants are very healthy -- straight stocky stalks, potato leaf....
They are just beginning to bloom and the flower looks like a double-type flower (double the # of yellow petals) versus a single-type flower like some of my other tomatoes. Also, it looks like 4 or 5 tomato blooms on one truss. How's everyone else's doing? I will try to take a couple of pics to post soon.
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June 18, 2009 | #15 |
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Hey Judy...
I have the same thing! 5-6 tomatoes per truss!!!!! ANy updates from you?
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