First crosses harvested

frogsleap farm · July 11, 2009

Today I harvested the first ripe fruit from spring crosses: Bloody Butcher x Large Barred Boar and Stupice x Freckled Child. I'll try to turn around F2 seed this summer/fall for these. I also made my last group of crosses for the season. I have over a hundred different crosses set, and other than special projects, most crosses were designed to get earliness, shorter stature, stripes, and/or flavor. I am thankful to the several web resources on crossing technique. It took me a while to get the hang of it, but I've been hitting 80-90% success rate the last few weeks.

Raymondo · July 19, 2009

Good to hear of your success. Hope you find what you're after in the crosses. It's an enjoyable pastime.

pbud · July 25, 2009

Nice work -- good success rate. You're gonna need a ton of space to grow those out. I'll look forward to hearing about promising new lines coming out of MN.

amideutch · July 25, 2009

Maybe you ought to thank the donors of the several crosses your growing this year. Ami

sprtsguy76 · July 25, 2009

I too myself grew out some F1 seeds from a cross made last year between AGGXSM. It actually made a nice hybrid. I've got 20 F2's sprouted and I'm seeing 20% PL. I hope I can grow maybe 2 PL and 2 RL of these and get some fruit to sample before the season ends here which isn't until Oct or Nov. I cant wait!

Damon

frogsleap farm · July 26, 2009

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Originally Posted by amideutch

Maybe you out to thank the donors of the several crosses your growing this year. Ami

Ami - Certainly the F2 populations I am growing out this year from pv, pbud and vince the chemist got me hooked - for which I will be eternally grateful. The crosses I made this summer are new and unrelated, and will keep me busy for a long time. I've certainly learned a great deal this past year at Tomatoville, and hope I can eventually contribute more information than I take away.

Frogz

Vince · July 26, 2009

Frogs,

It is a certainly addictive yet healthy pasttime. It is probably one of my most enjoyable recreational activities. So far all of the blossums that set fruit, which I have cross pollinated, were succsessful crosses. One point of unsolicited advice... You can emasculate flowers alot later than is described in the posts I have seen. Typically I do this well after the flower opens. The key is to yank the stamens when they are still green yellow and not deep yellow and bursting open with pollen. Emasculation is much easier for me, at this stage. Also the stigma is usually sticky and ready to go at this point so I just drown it with pollen once right after emasculation. This is just what is easiest for me and has worked so far.

frogsleap farm · July 27, 2009

thanks Vince, I've noticed the same thing. When I am making a RL x RL cross I emasculate a little earlier. Until I grow these out I won't know for sure.

Raymondo · July 28, 2009

I haven't tried emasculation at the stage you do it. Sounds like it would work fine. Thanks for the tip.

July 11, 2009	#1
frogsleap farm Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 568	First crosses harvested Today I harvested the first ripe fruit from spring crosses: Bloody Butcher x Large Barred Boar and Stupice x Freckled Child. I'll try to turn around F2 seed this summer/fall for these. I also made my last group of crosses for the season. I have over a hundred different crosses set, and other than special projects, most crosses were designed to get earliness, shorter stature, stripes, and/or flavor. I am thankful to the several web resources on crossing technique. It took me a while to get the hang of it, but I've been hitting 80-90% success rate the last few weeks.

July 19, 2009	#2
Raymondo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Saumarez Ponds, NSW, Australia Posts: 946	Good to hear of your success. Hope you find what you're after in the crosses. It's an enjoyable pastime. __________________ Ray

July 25, 2009	#4
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	Maybe you ought to thank the donors of the several crosses your growing this year. Ami __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!' Last edited by amideutch; July 26, 2009 at 03:03 AM.

July 26, 2009	#7
Vince Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 942	Frogs, It is a certainly addictive yet healthy pasttime. It is probably one of my most enjoyable recreational activities. So far all of the blossums that set fruit, which I have cross pollinated, were succsessful crosses. One point of unsolicited advice... You can emasculate flowers alot later than is described in the posts I have seen. Typically I do this well after the flower opens. The key is to yank the stamens when they are still green yellow and not deep yellow and bursting open with pollen. Emasculation is much easier for me, at this stage. Also the stigma is usually sticky and ready to go at this point so I just drown it with pollen once right after emasculation. This is just what is easiest for me and has worked so far. __________________ Vince

July 28, 2009	#9
Raymondo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Saumarez Ponds, NSW, Australia Posts: 946	I haven't tried emasculation at the stage you do it. Sounds like it would work fine. Thanks for the tip. __________________ Ray

July 25, 2009	#3
pbud Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bay Area Posts: 173	Nice work -- good success rate. You're gonna need a ton of space to grow those out. I'll look forward to hearing about promising new lines coming out of MN.

July 25, 2009	#5
sprtsguy76 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Santa Clara CA Posts: 1,125	I too myself grew out some F1 seeds from a cross made last year between AGGXSM. It actually made a nice hybrid. I've got 20 F2's sprouted and I'm seeing 20% PL. I hope I can grow maybe 2 PL and 2 RL of these and get some fruit to sample before the season ends here which isn't until Oct or Nov. I cant wait! Damon

July 27, 2009	#8
frogsleap farm Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 568	thanks Vince, I've noticed the same thing. When I am making a RL x RL cross I emasculate a little earlier. Until I grow these out I won't know for sure.