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Old March 14, 2020   #1
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Default I received rare tomato varieties a decade ago and am looking for

Around 2010 I responded to a thread on here for rare tomato varieties These were at least rare at the time. One was Goji Faranji which I can find a little info. The other was Tanggula which I have not. Is anyone growing either. My seeds are old but I have planted some of both and hoping for germination.
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check out saltoftheearth they offer Tanggula - and provide a pic
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Thanks, going there now.
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I grow Goji but don't have any pics. It's a decent sized beefsteak type if I remember right. Tomatobase has a page for it.

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I have grown Tanggula and like it a lot.

My description: From the Philippines by way of Canada. Documentation suggests it is a stabilized cross between Earliana and Harrow from around 1960. Medium sized plants with medium to heavy fruitset of orange-red beefsteaks that resist cracking and blemishes yet still have thin skins and soft flesh. I attribute this ability to the relatively small amount of gel in these fruits. Delicious flavor that is just slightly on the sweet side of balanced. Great slicer, only slightly juicier than most oxhearts. I never saw any fruit like this in Manila or the provinces so I would assume that this was an experimental cultivar that was most likely not well suited for mass agriculture in a tropical climate.
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I have grown Tanggula and like it a lot.

My description: From the Philippines by way of Canada. Documentation suggests it is a stabilized cross between Earliana and Harrow from around 1960. Medium sized plants with medium to heavy fruitset of orange-red beefsteaks that resist cracking and blemishes yet still have thin skins and soft flesh. I attribute this ability to the relatively small amount of gel in these fruits. Delicious flavor that is just slightly on the sweet side of balanced. Great slicer, only slightly juicier than most oxhearts. I never saw any fruit like this in Manila or the provinces so I would assume that this was an experimental cultivar that was most likely not well suited for mass agriculture in a tropical climate.
Thanks for the description, I had lost track of this thread and started searching for the variety and it brought me back here! I didn't get any germination from my attempts this year but I will make it a must for next year.
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I have tried to grow Goji Faranji, unfortunately it didn't germinate for me (my fault, not the seed's). I think I got the seeds from someone at SSE, there is probably more info there in past yearbooks.

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I have tried to grow Goji Faranji, unfortunately, it didn't germinate for me (my fault, not the seed's). I think I got the seeds from someone at SSE, there is probably more info there in past yearbooks.
I have only grown it once back between 2010 and2012. This year I have three plants, one has succumbed to some disease but the other two are okay I think. I will post a photo when one ripens. I do have plenty of seeds from back then and will save some this year if possible.
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