Maglia Rosa is excellent for containers and small spaces - Page 11

Labradors2 · July 30, 2017

Well this is weird. I picked two MR that were blushing and left them to sit for a few days. Just ate them for lunch and they were absolutely delicious. The odd thing is that they are yellow with red mottling and the two that I picked today are all yellow. They look more like Blush!

Seeds were my own, saved last year. Hmmmm!

Linda

gorbelly · July 30, 2017

Interesting! Is this consistent for this plant, or did a plant that was producing normal pink/yellow fruit just start doing this?

Labradors2 · July 30, 2017

The plant produced normal (pink) Maglia Rosa tomatoes last year and I saved seeds from it. I did not save any seeds from Blush (because I preferred the taste and height of MR) so I didn't mix up the seeds(!) and Blush was growing way down the garden, far away from MR which was growing in a container on the deck.

This year, the plant is 5' tall, but we've had a lot of rain. Last year it was 4' tall. I used a cage and a tall wooden stake.

Linda

clara · July 30, 2017

I have Maglia Rosa in a hanging basket, as every year. But this year, it has got a new basket with a water reservoir. And holy moly, it is already producing like crazy! Although the season has just started, I could already pick about 25 tomatoes. My record last year was 61 tomatoes on ONE single day and from ONE single plant. Do I need to say that we love the taste?

Fred Hempel · July 30, 2017

Not surprising. It was bred by a German American.

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Originally Posted by clara

I have Maglia Rosa in a hanging basket, as every year. But this year, it has got a new basket with a water reservoir. And holy moly, it is already producing like crazy! Although the season has just started, I could already pick about 25 tomatoes. My record last year was 61 tomatoes on ONE single day and from ONE single plant. Do I need to say that we love the taste?

clara · July 30, 2017

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Originally Posted by Fred Hempel

Not surprising. It was bred by a German American.

LOL! Seems to be an excellent combination!

BTW, Maglia Rosa AND Blush are a standard in my garden!

KarenO · July 31, 2017

enjoying mine, doing very well in a pot that's actually too small.. delicious and so pretty.
KarenO

gorbelly · July 31, 2017

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Originally Posted by Labradors2

The plant produced normal (pink) Maglia Rosa tomatoes last year and I saved seeds from it. I did not save any seeds from Blush (because I preferred the taste and height of MR) so I didn't mix up the seeds(!) and Blush was growing way down the garden, far away from MR which was growing in a container on the deck.

This year, the plant is 5' tall, but we've had a lot of rain. Last year it was 4' tall. I used a cage and a tall wooden stake.

Linda

I notice that sweat bees really like my MR blossoms, and they pollinate by chewing the anther cone, which often exposes the stigma and makes crossing more likely. Does blush have similar flowers? If so, maybe the sweat bees were trafficking back and forth between the plants, even though they were far apart.

Regardless, sounds like a beautiful and delicious surprise! Take some pics for us if you can.

Labradors2 · July 31, 2017

Ah! Sweat bees with a passion for Artisan flowers

Who can blame them? That would explain why they would have selected Blush out of the 18 varieties in growing in my veggie garden and then made a bee line for the Maglia Rosa growing on the deck

We have all kinds of bees here, but I've noticed the bumbles are making the rounds of all my tomato flowers right now. I'll only dare to save seeds from the first fruits of all my varieties - if they ever ripen!

Linda

Labradors2 · July 31, 2017

Here are two "Maglia Rosa's" that look too yellow.

Linda

GrowingCoastal · July 31, 2017

"I'll only dare to save seeds from the first fruits of all my varieties"

Care to elaborate? I'm guessing that they are more likely to be self pollinated?

gorbelly · July 31, 2017

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Originally Posted by GrowingCoastal

"I'll only dare to save seeds from the first fruits of all my varieties"

Care to elaborate? I'm guessing that they are more likely to be self pollinated?

More likely to be pollinated before the bees are out in force.

gorbelly · July 31, 2017

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Originally Posted by Labradors2

Here are two "Maglia Rosa's" that look too yellow.

Linda

Pretty!

GrowingCoastal · July 31, 2017

"More likely to be pollinated before the bees are out in force. "

How reliable is that? I see that some of my bagged blossoms may not have mature fruit to get seed from.

KarenO · July 31, 2017

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Originally Posted by Labradors2

Here are two "Maglia Rosa's" that look too yellow.

Linda

Very pretty, give them a few more days, see what colour they are fully ripe.
Check the epidermis Linda, both blush and ML have a clear epi. Perhaps this has a yellow epi?
KarenO

July 30, 2017	#151
Labradors2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,895	Well this is weird. I picked two MR that were blushing and left them to sit for a few days. Just ate them for lunch and they were absolutely delicious. The odd thing is that they are yellow with red mottling and the two that I picked today are all yellow. They look more like Blush! Seeds were my own, saved last year. Hmmmm! Linda

July 30, 2017	#152
gorbelly Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Southeastern Pennsylvania Posts: 1,069	Interesting! Is this consistent for this plant, or did a plant that was producing normal pink/yellow fruit just start doing this?

July 30, 2017	#153
Labradors2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,895	The plant produced normal (pink) Maglia Rosa tomatoes last year and I saved seeds from it. I did not save any seeds from Blush (because I preferred the taste and height of MR) so I didn't mix up the seeds(!) and Blush was growing way down the garden, far away from MR which was growing in a container on the deck. This year, the plant is 5' tall, but we've had a lot of rain. Last year it was 4' tall. I used a cage and a tall wooden stake. Linda

July 30, 2017	#154
clara Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 1,351	I have Maglia Rosa in a hanging basket, as every year. But this year, it has got a new basket with a water reservoir. And holy moly, it is already producing like crazy! Although the season has just started, I could already pick about 25 tomatoes. My record last year was 61 tomatoes on ONE single day and from ONE single plant. Do I need to say that we love the taste?

July 31, 2017	#157
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,931	enjoying mine, doing very well in a pot that's actually too small.. delicious and so pretty. KarenO

July 31, 2017	#159
Labradors2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,895	Ah! Sweat bees with a passion for Artisan flowers Who can blame them? That would explain why they would have selected Blush out of the 18 varieties in growing in my veggie garden and then made a bee line for the Maglia Rosa growing on the deck We have all kinds of bees here, but I've noticed the bumbles are making the rounds of all my tomato flowers right now. I'll only dare to save seeds from the first fruits of all my varieties - if they ever ripen! Linda

July 31, 2017	#161
GrowingCoastal Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Vancouver Island Canada BC Posts: 1,253	"I'll only dare to save seeds from the first fruits of all my varieties" Care to elaborate? I'm guessing that they are more likely to be self pollinated?

July 31, 2017	#164
GrowingCoastal Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Vancouver Island Canada BC Posts: 1,253	"More likely to be pollinated before the bees are out in force. " How reliable is that? I see that some of my bagged blossoms may not have mature fruit to get seed from.