Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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April 4, 2017 | #1 |
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Any Idea What Variety this Might Be?
In the 2014 MMMM I received two packets of seeds labeled Maglia Rosa. I don’t know who sent them in. I grew plants from both in the summer of 2015. One was true to type and the other was a very strong growing, rangy indeterminate that produced large numbers of bright orange, cherry-size, very sweet, great tasting fruits. I saved seed because I thought it was the best tasting cherry tomato I’d grown. I had both Sungold F1 and SunSugar F1 growing in the same garden and liked the unknown better than either one. I labeled the seed “Maglia Rosa (NOT)” because I didn’t know if it was a random cross or something mislabeled. But I was sure it wasn’t Maglia Rosa.
I grew it out again in 2016 and 2017. It was true to type both years - and outproduced any other cherry I grew both years. I assume it must be a stable OP that was mislabeled by someone and sent in to the swap – but I have no idea what variety it is. Both seasons, I thought it was the best tasting cherry in the garden - and I grew Sungolds, most of the Ambrosias and several others cherry varieties those years. The photo shows - from right to left - various stages of ripeness with the fully ripe on the left. It also has good shelf-life. What variety might it be? I hate having multiple names on the same variety - and this one is too good not to share. |
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May 4, 2017 | #3 |
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The fruits in the photo look different than pretty much everything we grow. I would guess it is a seed mix-up that occurred somewhere else.
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May 4, 2017 | #4 |
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Dan if you are sharing I would love to try them if they aren't splitters like sungolds are.
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May 5, 2017 | #5 |
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Is it a bad idea to give it a name yourself? If it is so tasty and sweet it would be a pity not to give it an identity.
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May 6, 2017 | #6 |
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May 6, 2017 | #7 | |
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Perhaps I'll send seeds to a few different people to see what they think. I have one other member growing it this summer. If they like it as well as I do, we can come up with a name. Last edited by dfollett; May 6, 2017 at 02:56 PM. |
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May 6, 2017 | #8 |
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thanks, Dan. Sungold splits! I can't hardly get any picked without them splitting. even green they seem to have high percentages of splitting.
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I sent seeds saved in 2015 and 2016 - not sure where the 2017's are. |
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May 6, 2017 | #10 |
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thank you. I will give it a try. I assume you planted them out and not in a tunnel or greenhouse? I am planning on in a tunnel or greenhouse. where ever I have room.
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May 6, 2017 | #11 |
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I don't think this one has that problem. But I've never grown it for market and always have too many, so if I see a split one I toss it. Hope it does well for you. It really grows wild and produces heavily (at least here).
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May 7, 2017 | #12 |
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To your original question, those might be one of the Ambrosias - they're really tasty and productive.
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May 7, 2017 | #13 |
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May 9, 2017 | #14 |
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thanks Dan. seeds are going to the greenhouse as soon as I am done typing this.
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