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Old August 3, 2015   #1
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I just planted an Alston's Red Cherry plant. I got the seeds from Worth. I asked him about wording on the seed pack, it reads, "Alston's Red Cherry 03" meaning the seeds were saved in 2003. Every seed I planted came up and the plants are growing like weeds in their solo cups.

When I Google searched them, I found Alston's Everlasting instead. A couple of examples: http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Alston's_Everlasting and http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=34268

I have 4 plants. The one I planted in a raised bed this morning and 3 more to grow in-ground in our garden. I try to always save seeds, so if they produce, I'll have seeds to share.

I am wondering if any of you have grown Alston's Red Cherry / Everlasting? What did you think of it?
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Old August 3, 2015   #2
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I just planted an Alston's Red Cherry plant. I got the seeds from Worth. I asked him about wording on the seed pack, it reads, "Alston's Red Cherry 03" meaning the seeds were saved in 2003. Every seed I planted came up and the plants are growing like weeds in their solo cups.

When I Google searched them, I found Alston's Everlasting instead. A couple of examples: http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Alston's_Everlasting and http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=34268

I have 4 plants. The one I planted in a raised bed this morning and 3 more to grow in-ground in our garden. I try to always save seeds, so if they produce, I'll have seeds to share.

I am wondering if any of you have grown Alston's Red Cherry / Everlasting? What did you think of it?
In the SSE 2015 Yearbook the only one listed is the Everlasting one, same background as Tania's link.

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Old August 3, 2015   #3
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i am growing alstons everlasting. i was forced to winter cuttings indoors due to lousy tomato growing weather. i kept taking cuttings until the weather turned favorable.
i think it is a decent cherry tomato. my first saved seeds this year came from plants growing indoors. i should have seeds to spread around too.



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