Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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October 12, 2008 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Campbell, CA
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Purple Haze F-1 Now Producing Fruit
Thanks to a kind Forum member, I was sent some of his suckers from plants he got from Laurels, and guess what - - they have taken off like weeds (photo taken today):
The first fruit is now blushing (about golf-ball sized) so it will be interesting to compare taste with my other Purple Haze plants from F-2 seed: Ray |
October 13, 2008 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Zone 4 Lake Minnetonka, MN
Posts: 967
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Looking very nice Ray!!! Will be interested to hear the taste comparisons.
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October 13, 2008 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: florida
Posts: 126
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Yes i agree with go big,thems some healthy looking plants you have Ray.
kirk |
October 14, 2008 | #4 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Campbell, CA
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go big and kirk,
Thanks, the Purple Haze is one of my Fall crop where I am trialing a new design EarthTainer II, Water-mizer Edition that now has 20% more potting mix and parses out the water in a more controlled basis. I'll be posting the new design as Freeware later this season, once I am certain that I've got all the design parameters optimized and verified. Cut open my first F-1 tonight and it was quite good. Lots of green gel and seeds and as I recall in a post Morgan made a while back, this is indicative of a good tasting tomato. Ray |
October 14, 2008 | #5 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Saumarez Ponds, NSW, Australia
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Great looking plants Ray. I have a dwarf that I'm keeping going by propagating cuttings so that I can compare subsequent generations. Maybe that's the way to go with Purple Haze so that you'll always have the original to compare the growouts with. Just a thought.
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October 15, 2008 | #6 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Medbury, New Zealand
Posts: 1,881
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Thats a good idea Ray,i could do that with Dizzy F2 as i`m aiming to get two generations this season.
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October 15, 2008 | #7 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Riverside, CA
Posts: 942
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Ray,
I am glad you are getting fruit off those suckers. I killed the other ten I kept for myself!!! However I saved lots of F2 seed and was able to get one cross from the pollen of the clone mother. I thought about asking you to send me back a cutting, but decided it was to late now. Maybe you should try to keep that clone alive through the winter(role it inside at night). If you succeed in doing that, I will definitely ask you for a cutting in the spring. Cheers. Best,
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October 15, 2008 | #8 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Campbell, CA
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Hi Vince,
I'll be happy to return the favor, and send you some suckers! These two plants are growing like wildfire, and I am planning in late November to take cuttings and try to over-winter, to preserve the F-1 characteristics for 2009 planting. Ray |
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