Crossing an F1 with an open pollinated - Page 2

PureHarvest · July 24, 2018

I’m catching on. If the mother was YB and it selfed, the seedlings would be PL.
Didn’t think of that. Thanks for the tip.
I picked the OJ as the mother because I figured the fruit to get the f1 seeds would ripen at least a week or two than YB.

PureHarvest · August 27, 2018

Brief Update (Orange Jazz x Yellow Brandywine F1):

4 plants in the ground for about 3 weeks now.
2 have flowers about to open.
If they can open in the next week and get pollinated, I think I should be well ahead of cold weather and get fruit. Plus they are in my high tunnel for a bit more control.
Stay tuned.

Rajun Gardener · August 27, 2018

Good Luck!!!! I have some F-2's started now and hope to harvest seeds to get a jump on next season.

PureHarvest · April 26, 2019

Here is a pic of my F1 of Orange Jazz x Brandywine Platfoot, planted in bags in my high tunnel last week. Can't wait to see how they fruit and taste.
I have 3 bags with two plants per bag.

I did not get to taste the F1's from last year because they did not ripen on the vine before the days got cold and short. They were not striped but did start to go orange. They ripened inside the garage but were rock hard and had no flavor, hopefully from being picked green in November.

I did pull some seeds from those though and sowed 18 of them. Only half came up. Not sure if the seeds weren't ripe, or the fermentation i did was incomplete and the gel is inhibiting the germination.

I will plant those outside and see what surprises they bring.

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bower · April 26, 2019

The F1's sure look great! It does sound like your fruit may not have fully ripened, hence the low seed germination. But still, even with a few, the surprises will be fun!

PureHarvest · May 23, 2019

Here's an update. Man have they jumped in 3 weeks!
Fruit are coming on. Ribbed a little on top like parent Orange Jazz.
The leaves are regular, but have a definite potato leaf look to them by my eye.
This is fun. Can't wait for fruit to get ripe and do a tasting.

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The plants are the row to the right of the orange bucket

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xellos99 · May 23, 2019

That is a good hoop house you have there

PureHarvest · May 23, 2019

Thanks Xellos. I'm pretty proud of it, as I built 90% of this one by myself. My wife helped me put the plastic on.
It's probably the 10th or so I've built over the years, so that helps.
It's just a giant Lego kit as far as I'm concerned.

bower · May 23, 2019

As always, PH you've got a beautiful setup!

Those fruit are looking nice, too!

KarenO · May 24, 2019

Gorgeous plants, super healthy.good luck with your project, it is a lot of fun is t it

KarenO

PureHarvest · June 3, 2019

Getting so close to first taste...

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August 27, 2018	#18
Rajun Gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Tomato Cornhole Posts: 2,550	Good Luck!!!! I have some F-2's started now and hope to harvest seeds to get a jump on next season. __________________ Rob

May 23, 2019	#21
PureHarvest Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Mid-Atlantic right on the line of Zone 7a and 7b Posts: 1,369	Here's an update. Man have they jumped in 3 weeks! Fruit are coming on. Ribbed a little on top like parent Orange Jazz. The leaves are regular, but have a definite potato leaf look to them by my eye. This is fun. Can't wait for fruit to get ripe and do a tasting. LOW fruit 5-23-19 b.jpg LOW fruit 5-23-19.jpg LOW 5-23 a.jpg The plants are the row to the right of the orange bucket 5-23-19 a.jpg 5-23-19 b.jpg LOW 5-23 b.jpg Last edited by PureHarvest; May 23, 2019 at 09:48 AM.

July 24, 2018	#16
PureHarvest Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Mid-Atlantic right on the line of Zone 7a and 7b Posts: 1,369	I’m catching on. If the mother was YB and it selfed, the seedlings would be PL. Didn’t think of that. Thanks for the tip. I picked the OJ as the mother because I figured the fruit to get the f1 seeds would ripen at least a week or two than YB.

April 26, 2019	#19
PureHarvest Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Mid-Atlantic right on the line of Zone 7a and 7b Posts: 1,369	Here is a pic of my F1 of Orange Jazz x Brandywine Platfoot, planted in bags in my high tunnel last week. Can't wait to see how they fruit and taste. I have 3 bags with two plants per bag. I did not get to taste the F1's from last year because they did not ripen on the vine before the days got cold and short. They were not striped but did start to go orange. They ripened inside the garage but were rock hard and had no flavor, hopefully from being picked green in November. I did pull some seeds from those though and sowed 18 of them. Only half came up. Not sure if the seeds weren't ripe, or the fermentation i did was incomplete and the gel is inhibiting the germination. I will plant those outside and see what surprises they bring. IMG_1677.JPG

April 26, 2019	#20
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,794	The F1's sure look great! It does sound like your fruit may not have fully ripened, hence the low seed germination. But still, even with a few, the surprises will be fun!

May 23, 2019	#22
xellos99 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: wales uk Posts: 236	That is a good hoop house you have there

May 24, 2019	#25
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,931	Gorgeous plants, super healthy.good luck with your project, it is a lot of fun is t it KarenO

June 3, 2019	#26
PureHarvest Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Mid-Atlantic right on the line of Zone 7a and 7b Posts: 1,369	Getting so close to first taste... IMG_1731.jpg IMG_1732.jpg