Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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November 28, 2016 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Indiana
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F1 Hybrid Heart?
Is anyone aware of any hybrid heart-shaped tomatoes? I don't recall any, and I do like most heart types that I've tried. Dwarf Pink Passion is now the best Project Dwarf that I've grown. edging out Perth Pride this past summer.
-GG |
November 28, 2016 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Vancouver Island
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The only one I know of is a cherry size called tomatoberry or tomatoberry garden. Haven't grown it myself.
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November 28, 2016 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Indiana
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Yes, I've grown that (unique) cherry-type. Quite decent, and a good-sized cherry. But I'm really looking for a full-sized heart.
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November 28, 2016 | #4 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Alabama
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I haven't seen any commercially sold, but it would be simple to make a hybrid using one of the potato leaf heart shaped as female parent and crossing with pollen from a regular leaf heart.
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November 28, 2016 | #5 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Vancouver Island
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Lots of great OP hearts out there, what is the reason you are hoping for a hybrid? Disease resistance?
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November 28, 2016 | #6 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: Indiana
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In most cases I have had better success with hybrids. If there is a hybrid of the type I'm looking for, it will be the one I try first. The fruit are generally more uniform and better looking, they hold up a bit longer against disease, etc. Certainly not always the case, but that has typically been my experience. In this case, there may be no hybrid, so I may end up with something like Nicky Crain or Pink Heart. Or stick with Dwarf Pink Passion.
-GG Last edited by Greatgardens; November 28, 2016 at 04:40 PM. |
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