Sweet baby girl

Kongobongo · July 21, 2015

Hello.from what I've read this cherry tomato is a hybrid.so if I save some seeds from my plant I won't get the same plant as I have now?is this correct? Thanks.

Labradors2 · July 21, 2015

That is correct. You will not get exactly the same plant again. That said a lot of people grow F2's and find that there's not a lot of obvious difference, so if you wanted to experiment.......

Linda

Gardeneer · July 22, 2015

There is a probability that you might get exact them same thing but that is a low probability.
So if you plant a multitude of F2 seeds there will be some like F1 plants.
That is how they stabilize hybrids to produce an OP. Of course the process is not as simple as I said.

Gardeneer.

Kongobongo · July 22, 2015

Thanks for the replies.it's such a vigorous plant I definitely want to save some seeds for next year.

Mojave · July 22, 2015

I can see why you want seeds, SBG is a great tomato!

NarnianGarden · July 22, 2015

*goes to Google*

dfollett · July 22, 2015

I am growing the F4 generation of a volunteer SBG that grew where only Sweet Baby Girl had grown the previous year. I don't have any of the original seed to grow for comparison, but these are very much as I remember SBG - with only some slight variation in fruit size between plants and no significant variation in color or flavor (I grew out 4 F3s). I believe I sent some F3 or F4 seed into the MMM swap experimental category.

Mac-77 · December 1, 2016

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Originally Posted by dfollett

I am growing the F4 generation of a volunteer SBG that grew where only Sweet Baby Girl had grown the previous year. I don't have any of the original seed to grow for comparison, but these are very much as I remember SBG - with only some slight variation in fruit size between plants and no significant variation in color or flavor (I grew out 4 F3s). I believe I sent some F3 or F4 seed into the MMM swap experimental category.

Do you have any F4 sweet baby girl seeds left?

I would like to buy some from you

Gardeneer · December 5, 2016

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Originally Posted by Labradors2

That is correct. You will not get exactly the same plant again. That said a lot of people grow F2's and find that there's not a lot of obvious difference, so if you wanted to experiment.......

Linda

I have grown F2 from store bough Kumato. I did not observe any difference.
Saved seeds and planted F3 last year. Again no difference, same brown tomatoes, same shape, size, taste. Now I have F4 seeds.
It has been fun thing to do otherwise Kumato is not the best tasting brown/black tomato. But I bought it from store in the middle of winter. It was ok then.

dfollett · December 5, 2016

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Originally Posted by Mac-77

Do you have any F4 sweet baby girl seeds left?

I would like to buy some from you

PM me your address and I'll send some F4 and F5 seed.

July 21, 2015	#1
Kongobongo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Manitoba,Canada Posts: 79	Sweet baby girl Hello.from what I've read this cherry tomato is a hybrid.so if I save some seeds from my plant I won't get the same plant as I have now?is this correct? Thanks.

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Mojave Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: SF Bay area Z9a Posts: 821	I can see why you want seeds, SBG is a great tomato! __________________ Bill _______________________________________________ When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe. -John Muir Believe those who seek the Truth: Doubt those who find it. -André Gide

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July 21, 2015	#2
Labradors2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,898	That is correct. You will not get exactly the same plant again. That said a lot of people grow F2's and find that there's not a lot of obvious difference, so if you wanted to experiment....... Linda

July 22, 2015	#3
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,924	There is a probability that you might get exact them same thing but that is a low probability. So if you plant a multitude of F2 seeds there will be some like F1 plants. That is how they stabilize hybrids to produce an OP. Of course the process is not as simple as I said. Gardeneer.

July 22, 2015	#6
NarnianGarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Finland, EU Posts: 2,550	goes to Google

July 22, 2015	#7
dfollett Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Utah Posts: 693	I am growing the F4 generation of a volunteer SBG that grew where only Sweet Baby Girl had grown the previous year. I don't have any of the original seed to grow for comparison, but these are very much as I remember SBG - with only some slight variation in fruit size between plants and no significant variation in color or flavor (I grew out 4 F3s). I believe I sent some F3 or F4 seed into the MMM swap experimental category.